The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-09-29
THE BRYAN-RooSEvELT CON
TROVERSy

Mount Vernon, o.. Sept. 29.-Th
Foraker Roosevelt ryan-Haskell co
troversy has had two very importan
effects on the campaign in this state
In the first place, 1t reopened th'
breach between Foraker and Taft ant
that was important politically. II
must be remembered that Foraker
when Taft refused to affiliate will
him, threw down the gauntlet and IL
the state primary Taft's supporter
defeated Foraker's supporters in ey
cry precinct. 1t is now up to the Taft
men to make good by carrying the
state. or lose their prestige. Foraker
men. who thought the apparent re.
Iconciliation of the chiefs restored
them TO favor. must now join the
Taft organization in fighting to carry
the state and the legislature. For
aker says he will fight for the latter
organization. Other aspirants for his
toga with the friendship Of the Re
publican standard bearer also will
fight to carry the legislature. and the
factional struggle for control or IL
will be deferred until majority eau,
Gus is assured.
The attack on Taft and Roosevelt
has directed popular attention to per-
sonalities. and personal character and
performance are the strong points OF
both the president and the man he
favors for his successor. Everybody
knows that Hartman and the Stand
ard Oil crowd hate Roosevelt. and
have opposed Taft. No candidate
ever won a nomination in the face OF
more bitter opposition than did Taft
The principal arguments of his OPP
ponent are based on the issues raised
by predatory wealth against him
that he was the choice of the presi-
dent. Yet they did not present the
reasons why Roosevelt supports Taft.
Everybody knows that. too. The
president adopted a reform policy
that brought predatory interests up
short and that for the frs; time bid
fair TO stop the granting OF rebates
and criminal discrimination in freight
rates. His work ives not finished and
his term Is. He saw all that he had
done for the people about TO be vast
ed by a return 10 power of reaction
airy influences. backed by the offend
ed interests. Judge Taft had left a
comfortable and honorable position
on the bench TO undertake the oner-
Gus duties in the Philippines. and
Roosevelt recognized in Judge Taft
the one man in the country best
equipped and tested for the compile
ton OF the task of restoring the gov
eminent to the people. II was char
acteristic OF him that he threw HIM
self into the contest with all the sin
cerity and vlgor that was in him.
The man who attributes any less
patriotic motives to the president is
but repeating the words Of the Stand
ards emissaries.
That Bryan is not OF the Roosevelt
breed the president Is making appar-
ent. How Bryan can stand up and
declare that Roosevelt's method OF
probing railroad rebates caused a
panic. and then advocate a federal
invoice of railroad assets, arbitrary
reductions of stock, federal espoin-
age of private business. Limitation OF
legitimate business expansion. and
fiat reduction of tariff, regardless of
established wage scales. is beyond the
comprehension of a reasonable man.
Bryan's persistent probing beyond
what he claims caused financial COM
plications would PROSTATE the coun.
try. The farmer hasn't suffered yet.
He has benefited.
The controversy has made men
think. The workingman. too. Is be-
ginning to distinguish between in
dustrial conditions that benefit him
self and his family. and political con-
tingencies that benefit agitators.
Judge Taft is talking courageously
to the laboring man. He Is not
catering to class spirit. He Is meet
ing the situation just as he did when
he stood up at Akron. o., four years
ago and denounced the corrupt Re
publican machine; just as he did
when he refused to have his candl-
dacy coupled with that of Foraker in
order to secure a solid delegation
from his home state. He said then in
a private letter he would rather lose
the presidency than make such acom-
promise.
A man Ike that can stand a cam.
naiRn of nprqonalitiee "