Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-28
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corperatfon has reason to fear the
direct effort of the antitrust reme-
dies which I favor, permit me to sug-
gest that your testimony on this SUBJ
ject is not conclusive. If you will name
a single officiaI connected with a law
defying corporation monopoly or trust
who has declared or will declare that
he is supporting me. will publicly
warn him that ! will enforce against
9,% aem as saen d in tn the
laws caa,aA1naesed,
II now remind you that your conven-
ton, deliberately rejected by vote of
to l. the plank favoring publicity as
to campaign contributions. Mr. Taft
has repudiated the action of the con-
ventton and rebukcd the members of
the convention by declaring himself
In favor of a publicity law. but he fla :
vors publicity after the election, while
We favor publicity before the election
Are you willing to say that any pub
lie interest was served in 1904 by con-
cealirg until after the election the con-
tributions made to the Republican
rampaign committee by Mr.. Hartman
and those collected by him for others
!" Are you willing to say that the pub
locations then made would have no eff
feet on the election?
I'm conclusion you say that you ask
support for Mr. Taft. because he
stands for the moral uplift of the Ma
ton. because his deeds have made
good his words. and because the poll
cies to which he is committed are OF
unreasonable consequence alike to the
honor and the interests of the whole
American people. l dare to compare
my efforts for the moral uplift of the
nation with his efforts. my deeds with
his deeds, and the policies to which
I am committed with the policies to
which he Is committed are of immeas
nrable consequence alike to the honor
and the interests of the whole Ameri-
can people ! dare to compare my ef-
fcrts for the moral upift of the ma
ton with his efforts, my deeds with
his deeds. and the policies to which
ain committed with the policies t.
which he is committed. and more thar
that. il may assume that he will fol-
low In your footsteps. l dare to com
pare my ideal of the Presidency with
his I do not regard it as proper for
the President to use his prestige his
influence. or his patronage to aid one
member of his party as against anOth-
er who aspires TO office. and l regard
IL as "A violation of the obligation that
the President owes to the whole peO-
pie to use an office that belongs t.
the whole people as party asset for
the advancement of a personal friend
o.,I a political prntppo
II believe that the occupant of Sc
high an office, with such enormous
power at his command, should be alb
solutely free to devote himself unset
fishly to his country's welfare. and
am sanguine enough to believe that if
entrusted with the power l would b.
able to make my administration 81
cussful that the members of my party
could. .wittI1ut interference from me
select the one most worthy to carry on
the w'ork ,lbegun by me-so successful
that the administration would speak
for itself and that it would not be
necessary f0E, me to defend it in bullc-
tins Or. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. I think
could in this way give to the members
of the opposite party. as well as to
the members of my own party, d
square deal
every truly yours,
"W. ]. BRYAN"