Show RIDICULOUS t REPUBLICAN NEWSPAPER Omaha Bee Takes a Swipe at Tariff Plank of Its Par tys Platform THINKS IT EXTRACT FROM BRYAN SPEECH MUCH AMUSEMENT AT FAIR FAIRVIEW VIEW MR BRYAN TAKES AD ADVANTAGE ADVANTAGE ADVANTAGE VANTAGE OF OPPORTUNITY Fa Lincoln Neb Nob Oct 3 S There was much amusement at Fair Fairview Fairview view on the receipt of oC the Omaha pa papers pavers pers vers ers today todar In yesterdays Omaha Bee flee published by Victor Rosewater mem member member ber of C the Republican executive com cm committee and head of oC the Republican R pub publicity bureau there was an editorial criticising in vigorous rigorous larj laJ agO an ex cx extract extract tract from Crom a supposed speech of oC Mr Bryans In the tariff question The words complained of oC In the editorial were In all aU tariff legislation the true prin principle print t t ciple Is best maintained by the Impo Imposition Imposition of oC such duties as will equal the difference dl between the cost of ot production production tion and abroad together with reasonable profit to American indus industries Ind s tries trl cs The Bees Editorial In regard to this the Bee said ed editorially edItorially Nothing prettier in the catchall line has been offered In this campaign The rhe most hidebound stand patter In the country can accept that as aJ satisfactory and the tha rank can find lind de delight delight delight light In It The declaration means sim simply simply simply ply nothing An attempt to legislate along that line would simply open the way to interminable wrangling a ao to what constitutes a reasonable profit for hairsplitting on wages in one on in industry price of oC raw material in an another another other rebates and drawbacks in a third and so on through the list of fC thousands of articles that are now on the tariff Ji lists Under such proposition tin m at attempt attempt tempt at tariff revision at Bryans di direction dIrection direction would serve only to halt indu indus industrial trial and commercial progress and keep business unsettled during his term of oC office I Part of This mornings shows t tat flat lat the words complained of oC are ire not nota a 3 part of oC any speech of oC Mr 11 Aryans HIans hut but a part Dart of oC the tariff plank of f C the Republican platform and that the th head of the Republican Rep publicity bureau and member of ot the executive commit committee tee toe of the national committee had through the editorial columns of oC the paper published ed by him severely criticised sed one of oC the planks of oC the platform on which Mr Taft TaCt Is running Mr Bryan Surprised When hen Mr 11 Bryans attention was called to the Omaha editorial reproducing the Omaha Bees attack upon the Republican platform he said saidI I am very much surprised that Mr 2011 Rosewater who Is the editor of ot the Bee and also a member of oC the executive executive tive U committee of oC the Republican na national national committee and the head of or the Republican bureau of oC publicity should s t have attempted to misrepresent my m po position position A good many unfair things thin have been said but nothing more unfair than that said by b Mr Rosewater To accuse me of oC using the language of oC the Republican platform is an outrage He ought to apologize for this Injustice and explain to his readers that the lan Ian language guage which he criticises was taken from the Republican platform and not from Crom any an speech of oC mine Editorial 1 Was Right Mr Rosewater is right however in making fun of the language He is right In saying that nothing prettier in the catchall line has been offered off r d dIn in this campaign He is also right in saying that the most hidebound stand standpatter standpatter standpatter patter In the country can accept that as satisfactory and the rank free trader can find delight in it itHe itHe itHe He is right again In saying that the t e 4 declaration means simply nothing And he is right In saying saing an attempt to legislate along that line would sim simply simpI simply ply pI open the way to interminable wrangling as to what constitutes a reasonable profit for hairsplitting In wages In one Industry price of oC raw materials In another rebates and drawbacks In a third and so on through the list of thousands of articles that are nov no on the tariff lists list lists Confession Unexpected But I hardly expected from him so frank a confession as is contained in inthe Inthe Inthe the last sentence of his editorial under such a proposition an attempt at tariff revision he says at Bryans direction but would It not be true if done at Taffs Tafts direction would serve to halt Continued on Page 2 RIDICULOUS REPUBLICAN NEWSPAPER Continued from Page 1 Industrial and commercial progress and keep jeep business unsettled during his term tenn of office Republican Platform Absurd I This Is a rich find It shows how absurd the Republican platform looks to o a Republican R when the Republican has las a chance chancEl to look at it in a disinterested disinterested way When Mr Rosewater thought bought that the language quoted was taken from a speech of mine he could I see how ridiculous the language was wasI I hope that his opinion oft the language will wUl not change when We finds t d that he was shooting at his own on platform In Instead Instead instead stead of at me The amusing blunder of the Omaha Bee suggests a new di diversion diversion diversion version for tor the campaign Let the Democrats accuse me of using Various sections from the Republican platform and from Mr Ir Tafts TaUs speeches and see how the Republican n editors will ill rids ridi ridicule ogle cule the language lang i e |