The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-22
AGAIN COMES
TO THE RESCUE
Of JUDGE TAT
Roosevelt Makes Savage At
tack Upon Foraker and In
cidentaIly Upon Bryan.
WILD STATEMENTS IN
THIS LATEST LETTER
SINISTER INFLUENCES ALLEGED
TO BE BEHIND DEMOCRATIC
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE.

Oyster Bay, Sept. Plate today Secre-
tary Loeb gave to representatives of the
press a formal statement by the presi-
dent. which was called forth by the re-
cent exchanges between William r.
Hearst and Senator Foraker of Ohio. Mr.
Hearst In public utterances had accused
the senator of relations with the Standard
Oil company inconsistent with his duties
as a senator and his attitude as a repre-
sentative of Republican policies and pro-
fessionS. In today's statement President
Roosevelt makes another appeal for the
support of Mr.. Taft and declares that his
defeat would bring lasting satisfaction to
but one set of men. namely, TO those men
who. as shown in the correspondence pub
lished by Mr.. Hearst, We're behind Mr..
Foraker. the opponent of Mr.. Taft with
In his own party and who are behind Gov
ernor Haskell and his associates, the op-
ponents of Mr.. Taft in the opposing
party"
ten by Mr.. Taft to a friend in Ohio on
July 20. 1897. in which the present Re
publican candidate for the presidency re-
fused to acquieSce in the plan of the Ohio
state central committee to indorse Mr..
Taft for the presidency and Mr.. Foraker
for reelection to the senate in a single
resolution. The president points out that
Mr.. Tafts attitude has been always di-
rectly opposed to that charged against
Senator Foraker by Mr.. Hearst regard
ing the moneyed interests. The president
where the agitation was phase of the
effort ''by the representatives of certain
law-defyinS corporations to bring dis
credit upon the administration 1t was.
he says, in large part. mot genuine
agitation on behalf of colored men at ALL"
! The statement follows:
Roosevelt's Statement.
I'm view of Mr. Hearst's disclosure
about Senator Foraker. L make public the
following letter written by Mr.. Taft on
| July 20. 1901. to a friend in Ohio promi-
nent in Ohio politics. who wrote him be-
| fore the meeting of the state central COM
rnittee asking whether he would object
to the committee passing a resolution in
dorsing Mr.. Taft for president and Mr..
/ Foraker for senator. In the interest OF
harmony. A copy of this letter was sub
/ mitted to me at the time. but after the
original had been sent. 1t was not intend
ed for publication. but it was understood
that If necessary it would be published.
Says He Knows.
II personally know that the strongest
| pressure by various leaders was brought
on Mr. raft at that time to consent TO
the proposed arrangement and he was in
formed by leading men from other states
that If he would consent to this arrange
ment all opposition on the part of Mr.
! Foraker and on the part of some of Mr.
Foraker's influential friends in the senate
and elsewhere would cease. and that Mr..
Taft's nomination for the presidency
| would be assured. But MT. IdIl ucCilIlcu
for moment TO consider any possible
advantage to himself where what he re-
garded as a great principle was at stake
His attitude on this question, as well as
on countless questions, convinced me that
of all the men in this union. he was the
man pre-eminently fit in point of up
rightness and character for fearless and
aggressive honesty. and of fitness for
championing the rights of the people as
! a whole, to be president
Goes After Haskell.
Senator Foraker has been a leader
among those members of congress of both
parties who have resolutely opposed the
great policies of internal reform for which
the administration has made itself respon-
sible His attitude has been that of GER
tain other public men. notably tas shown
in this same correspondence published by
Mr.. HearsO Governor Haskell of Okla
homa. There is a striking difference In
one respect however. in the present posi-
tions OF Governor Haskell and Senator
Foraker Governor Haskell stands high in
the councils of Mr.. Bryan and is the
treasurer of his national campaign com
nittee Senator Foraker represents only
the forces which in imbittered fashion
fought the nomination of Mr.. TAFT and
which were definitely deprived of power
within the Republican party when Mr..
Taft was nominated.
Justifies His Course.
1.-THE publication of this correspondence
not merely justifies in striking fashion
the action of the administration, but also
casts a serious sidellght on the attacks
made upon the administration both in the
Denver convention which nominated Mr.
BRYAN and In the course@of Mr.. Bryan
campaign. There Is but one way to pre-
serve and perpetuate the great reforms.
the great advances in righteousness and
upright and fair dealing. which nave
marked the management of the affairs
of the national government during the
last seven years and that is by electing
Mr.. Taft To defeat him will bring last
ing satisfaction to but one set OF men,
namely. to those men who. as shown in
the correspondence published by Mr..
Hearst. were behind Mr.. Foraker. the
opponent of Mr.. Taft within his own
party. and who are now behind Governor
Haskell and his associates. the opponents
of Mr. Taft in the opposing party.
THE great and sinister moneyed inter-
ests which have shown such hostility to
the administration. anu now to Mr. Taft.
have grown to oppose the administration
on various matters not connected with
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