Show ill Il I t r THE TRUTH OF HISTORY r II The veteran editor of the Louisville Courier- Courier i 1 I Journal went to Europe early in the summer Judging by the editorials in that great newspaper newspaper news news- i paper he is still abroad In a recent issue we wei i find this paragraph j I Tens of thousands of Democratic ballots were cre cast by voters oters who were supporters of William II Taft in tho preceding presidential election I I I Where does the Journal Courier find its au- au for that statement Was not the Demo- Demo vote about the same in 1908 that it was if in though the almost certain promise of I victory called out the full party strength in the I later year It was las not the tariff issue that t elected Mr Wilson His victor victory was a. a s a minority minority minority minor minor- ity vi victory tory and he won not on his merits but butI I because the opposition to him had been divided by the treachery of one Theodore Roosevelt Had this last gentleman caught the sleeping sickness in the African jungles Mr Wilson never would Woula have entered the White House exI except except ex ex- I by courtesy The effort to make it appear I that Mr Ir Taft and the Republican congress did not keep their pledges to the country by passing passing passing pass pass- ing a revised tariff law falls to the ground r i when the facts are recalled I There was a strong effort by President Taft and the Republicans in congress to revise I I the tariff but every attempt was blocked by byI bythe I the Democrats They were determined to practically practically beat all protection out o of any measure I presented A tariff for revenue only was what 1 was in their minds Through the demoralization tion caused b by Mr l Roosevelt the Democrats t j were able to elect a president and now a tariff I r that warms all Bourbon Democratic hearts is J law B But t do not exult too much It is not inT infrequent infrequent in in- in- in T frequent to hear from a hospital that a capital operation was performed that it was a perfect r success ss but the patient died Some patients patients die of shock j I I 1 |