The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-09-20
TAFT FLAYS BRYAN
ON HIS PAST RECORD
DECLARES DEMOCRATIC CANDI-
DATES RECORD WILL NOT
BEAR INSPECTION - ASSERTS
COMMONER CHANGED ISSUES.

+ CINCINNATI, Sept. 15.-Assert-
+ ing that his official record, his speech
of acceptance and subsequent utter
ances are ample indications of his
own political position, William II.
Taft today replied to Mr.. Bryan S
comment on the Roosevelt letter by
switching the spotlight of inquiry
back TO Mr.. Bryan's own political rec
ord and making an analysis thereof.
This rs Mr.. Taft's reply:
In my notification speech and in
other speeches made since, ! attempt
ed to make clear my position on a.,
of the issues of the campaign. IL
Mr.. Bryan has been unable TO under
stand them cannot make them clear.
stand on my record in the past and
what | have said.
ATTACKS BRYAN'S RECORD.
Mr. Bryan should devote a little
time to his own record, from which
he seems to be struggling TO separate
himself with all the adroitness ac-
quired in a | 2 years hunt for an is
sue on which he can be elected presi-
dent. The readiness with which Mr..
Bryan in successive presidential cam
+ paigns passes from one paramount
/ issue to another shows that the chief
consideration which affected his Sc
/ lection of an issue has been its plaus-
/ ibiity in attracting votes. He pre-
sents the remarkable spectacle of one
who has been seeking the presidency
/ for II years without success and
without the opportunity TO test the
various propositions which he has adj
vocated for reforms. and yet of hay-
/ ing the event demonstrate what CO.
lossal failure he would have made in
each instance had he been permitted
to carry his proposals into the poll
oies of the country. He does not say
whether he is still in favor of the
+ free coinage of silver. He does not
now answer the question whether II
/ he were president and an exigeney
should arise in which he would be
called TO exercise his discretion affirm
alive 10 maintaining the parity be-
tween gold and silver, he would ex-
excise that disposition. He has not
permitted himself to discuss in this
campaign the issue of anti-imperial-
t ism which was the paramount issue
( In 1900. as he declared, and in re-
speet TO which the policy of the Re
publican party has been indicated
/ by the event. so that tranquility and
a good government exists in the Phil
4 ippine islands and even the indie
pendistias prefer Republican victory
10 Mr. Bryans promises.
HIS LATEST ISSUES.
He now says he favors the more
rigid regulation of the railroads. In
4 1896 he expressed the view that the
railroads could not be regulated be-
cause the railroads would own the
regulators appointed by law and
/ therefore he was in favor of govern
ment ownership. We hear nothing
/ from him on this subject. Instead,
I by describing his platform not only as
an announcement of principles. but
as a protection against uncomforta-
4 bic issues, he has attempted to give
bond TO keep the peace with respect
{ to government ownership, which by
its entire announcement showed its
lack of vote catching quality. He
Processes TO have been the father,
and now to be the heir of the Roose-
Welt policies. and yet. In no cam
paign of three In which he has taken
part. and two OF which he himself
led did he make them the para
mount issue Instead. during the
Parker campaign, he took occasion
to charge Mr. Roosevelt with mill
tarism and with being completely
subject 10 the influence of corpora
I lions. only TO see him win the great
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