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compelled by circumstances to absent himself
today, the spirit of his enthusiasm was voiced
by the Roosevelt family, who witnessed the,
contest from the deck of the presidential yacht.
Yale was more fortunate in having her distin
guished champion, Secretary Taft, present, in
reality the central figure of a group of collegians
aboard one of the observation trains, who shout
ed encouragement to the Yale crew as they sped
over the early reaches of the course and then
lapsed into glum dismay as Grlswold was seen
to fall over helpless In the Yale boat. The race
was rowed under the most favorable racing con
ditions, just as the sun was setting over the
picturesque Thames with the water broken only
by ripples, a cloudless sky and a light north
westerly breeze."
WADE H. ELLIS, Ohio's attorney general,
and spokesman for Mr. Taft, in defense
of the republican platform, gave to the Asso
ciated Press, under date of Columbus, Ohio,
June 23, this statement: "The .anti-injunction
plank, as finally adopted, was written by the
friends of Secretary Taft on the sub-committee
on resolutions and was approved by the secre
tary and the president before it was proposed
as a- substitute for the original plank on this
subject. In fact every plank and practically
every sentence in the republican platform, as
finally adopted, was approved by the secretary,
although those portions referring particularly
to the work of the administration were not sub
mitted to the president. Even the unimportant
verbal changes between the draft as published
before the convention and as finally adopted by
the convention were made with the secretary's
knowledge before the tentative draft was sub
mitted to the committee. This statement is
made in order to make clear the fact that the
republican platform contains no suggestions of
a retreat frohl the Roosevelt policies, stands
squarely by the progressive principles of the
party and was adopted because it had the em
phatic approval of the party's candidate."
SOME MISREPRESENTATIQN. -having been
made. concerning Mr. Taft's religious views,
, a Washington correspondent for the Baltimore
Sun, makes, this statement: "Within the last
few weeks there, have been many inquiries con
cerning the religious belief of the secretary of
war, In view of his prospective candidacy for
president. There is a widespread impression
that he is a Roman Catholic. There is no ground
for this belief except that it was probably duo
to the pleasant political relations of Secretary
Taft to prominent members of the Catholic
church as a result of the negotiations with the
Vatican and representatives of the church in
this country in connection with negotiations re
garding the. friar lands question in the Philip
pines and the settlement of various questions
connected with the Catholic church holdings in
Cuba. Within the last few weeks the query
editors of various newspapers have been show
ered with questions such as 'Is Mr. Taft a Cath
olic?' and 'What is the religious belief of Mr.
Taft?' The correspondent of the Sun has made
it his business to ascertain beyond doubt just
what is the religious affiliation of the secretary
of war. The result was the positive declaration
that Mr. Taft Is a member of the Unitarian
church. His father and mother .before him were
both Unitarians. Mrs. Taft is a member of the
Protestant Episcopal church and worships in
St. John's church, this city, where she has a
pew. The daughter is a member of that church."
A TALENTED YOUNG man won a notable
victory when Victor Rosewater, editor of
the Omaha Bee, was elected republican national
committeeman for Nebraska. When it was first
proposed that young Rosewater be chosen for
this position, there was general protest among
republican politicians, but after several adroit
moves, every republican leader in Nebraska was
found on his knees joining in tributes to the
young man, whom they had called impossible
so far as republican leadership is concerned.
Mr. Rosewater is now practically in control of
the republican machine in Nebraska. It will
not be questioned that so far as Nebraska is
concerned, he is the original Taft man, and it
is generally predicted by politicians that should
Mr. Taft be1 elected Victor Rosewater's name will
be first on the administration's calling list in
Nebraska, His father, Edward Rosewater,
founder anbV e'dltor of the Omaha Bee, strove
for thirty 'years and more, and in;Vain, to secure
the control' that the gon has secured in two short
years. When Edward Rosewater died his son,
Victor, succeeded him as editor of the Bee.
The son immediately took up the task thaftho
father had laid down, and began trying to se
cure control of the party machinery. At first
his efforts were laughed at, and the old-time
leaders who had feared the father jeered at
the idea of the son succeeding where the father
had failed. But the younger Rosewater set
about laying his hand upon the political wires
that led up to the management of the party.
Slowly but surely he got all of them in his
grasp, and today the son of his father has
gained complete control of the party which his
father loved and served so well, but which for
years resented his attempted leadership and
refused to honor when it was possible to not
only honor him but at the same time reflect
credit upon the state and upon the party. The
success of the younger Rosewater is one of the
remarkable political incidents of the present
year.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT issued tho follow
ing proclamation: "Grovor Cleveland,
president of the United States from 1885 to 1889
and again from 1893 to 1897, died at 8:40
o'clock this morning at his home in Princeton,
N. J. In his death the nation has been deprived
of one of its greatest citizens. By profession
a lawyer, his chief services to his country were
rendered during a long, varied and honorable
career in public life. As mayor of his city, as
governor of his state, and twice as president, he
showed signal power as an 'administrator,
coupled with entire devotion to the country's
good, and a courage that quailed before no hos
tility when once convinced where his duty lay.
Since his retirement from the presidency he has
continued well and faithfully to serve his coun
trymen by the simplicity, dignity and upright
ness of his private life. In testimony of tho
respect in which his memory is hold by tho gov
ernment and people of the United States, I do
hereby direct that the flags on the White House
and tho several departmental buildings be dis
played at half staff for a period of thirty days;
and that suitable military and naval honors,
under the orders of the secretaries of war and
of the navy be rendered on the day of the
funeral."
HENRY WATTERSON pays this graceful trib
ute: "Mr. Cleveland was nothing of a
doctrinaire. He had never been a student. His
success was his integrity, his courage and his
common sense within the radius of his mental
vision. He was a good judge of men for work
ing purposes. Himself a kindly man, he wanted
to do generous things. Impatient of restraint,
he had a leaning toward the lowly and a dis
trust of the official great; somewhat over-quick
to resent advice and to regard It as intrusion.
In point of fact he was a sympathetic, though
not an emotional or effusive man, and as sensi
tive as a woman. The stories, of personal incon
sideration that were at one timo told to his dis
credit were wholly and most cruelly fajse. He
was, to make a picture in a sentence, a rough,
weather-beaten all-around man of all-work, self
willed, strong-minded and conscientious; and,
whilst he failed of the great policies to which
he addressed himself, he made the White House
and the departments hum with wholesome, clean
and busy life, and his name will go down to
history as that of one of our most patriotic, in
dustrious and useful presidents. The Courier
Journal tenders the noble lady whom he leaves
to mourn the loss of a faithful end tender hus
band, and a most loving father, the homage of
its profound and sincere sympathy. The differ
ences between it and Mr. Cleveland were wholly
public, never private or personal. Wo refer to
them only to say that, in the presence of death,
there are no discords, and that, with all the peo
ple, we follow with sorrow a great and a good
American to his last resting place."
NEWSPAPER reports seem generally to agree
that between Messrs. Foraker and Taft,
the hatchet has been buried. The New York
Herald says: "Senator Joseph B. Foraker, who
has just left Washington for an automobile trip
to Gettysburg and Bryn Mawr, in discussing
election prospects today emphasized tho impres
sion that the local war in Ohio between him
and Secretary Taft is at an end- When Secre
tary Taft was nominated Senator Foraker sent
him a brief but friendly note pf congratulation.
Secretary Taft replied ln: kind and acknowledged
that' his first political advancement was due to
Senator Foraker's assistance. Speaking" of the
republican nominees for president and vlco pres
ident, Senator Foraker sold: 4It will rcqiilro
work to elect them. I proforred Fairbanks,
Philander Knox or Cannon for president, but
since tho nomination went to Mr. Taft I am,
of. course, out for him to win. At this time Wo
are passing through a period of depression which
it can not bo said just camo by chance, and it
may be that the democrats will make capital
out of it before the election is over.' That Sen
ator Foraker will go on tho stump in Ohio and
make tho effort of his life to carry that state
for the republican ticket is confidently boliovcd.
There have been recent conferences among in
fluential republicans on national affairs, and
they have tended strongly to bring about this
result. On the other hand it is hoped by; his
friends that Senator Foraker is to have tho sup
port of Mr. Taft and other leaders in Ohio poll
tics for the senatorship."
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EECENTLY THE New York World pnlntecitan
editorial entitled "President Taft Roose
velt's rein of terror over." In that editorial -the
World says: "William II. Taft is tho next presi
dent of the United Statesprovided thq demo
cratic national convention nominates William J.
Bryan. It is an office for which Mr. -Taft has
conspicuous qualifications. But best of all his
nomination means tho end of Roosevelt and
Roosevoltism. It means tho end of personal
government, of autocratic regime, of militarism,
of jingoism, of Rough Ridorlsm, of administra
tion by shouting and clamor, tumult and denun
ciation. It means tho end of tho Roosevelt reign
of terror and tho restoration of tho presidency
to Js historical dignity under tho constitution."
REFERRING TO this editorial the Seward
(Neb.) Independent-Democrat addresses
its readers as follows: "Already through -this
central western country republican speakers and
newspapers have commenced to tell us that tho
nomination of Taft means that tho policies of
the president will be continued, and your votes
will be solicited on this theory. Not a stato
west of tho Mississippi rivor, where the Roose
velt policies are so popular, can be carrled"toy
any other argument, while throughout tho cast
the support will be asked for Taft on tho theory
that 'it means the dnd of tho Roosevelt reign of
terror.' But the New York World is not tho
only authority, for J. Pierpont Morgan has also
given his approval of tho Taft ticket. Upon
arriving in New York from Europe ho expressed
his pleasure at the outcome of tho convention,
and declared that 'it's good, good.' " ' ' '
WILLTAM BUWALDA, a private soldier in
the United States array, has been sen
tenced to three years' imprisonment on Alcatraz
Island, for a crime heinous In the eyes of Gen
eral Funston. Buwalda was sentenced for five
years, but General Funston reduced the term
to three years, "because of Buwalda's previous
clean record." Buwalda has fifteen years' ser
vice to his credit, during which time' ho has
kept his record clean. But in a moment? of
mental aberration he committed tho crime, for
which he must pay a heavy penalty. It seems
that Buwalda, anxious to become something
more than a private in the ranks, started to edu
cate himself. He began taking lessons in night
school, taking up stenography as one branch.
In order to secure practice he tried his hand at
reporting public speakers. Not being possessed
of great wealth he was unable to purchase fine
clothes, so ho found it necessary to wear his
uniform on duty and off. One night he went
to hear Emma Goldman lecture on "Peace," his
purpose being to take stenographic notes for
practice. Ho was much interested in tho lec
ture, and after it was over went upon the plat
form and shook hands with the lecturer.. Ho
was absent from duty on leave, attired in bis
uniform, attending a perfectly legal meeting
and listening to an eloquent lecture, But ho
happened to be listening to ono whoso utterances
do not "square" with the ideas of a certain small
but wonderfully influential element, so when ho,
still clad in his uniform, shook hands with the
speaker his crime was complete. For this hein
ous crime he was sentenced under Article 62 of
the Code. Article 62, we aro informed by Gen
eral Funston, Is a "blanket article" mado to
cover all offenses not particularly named in the
other articles. "Buwalda's case was a very piti
ful and unusual one," said General. Funston. It
will be admitted that it is most unusual.
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