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William Taft had a reputation for avoiding negative attacks on his political opponents in public. Writing his wife from the campaign trail, Taft commented on the physical rigors of campaigning and revealed his true feelings toward his opponent William Jennings Bryan as well as Bryan's dim prospects of victory. In the election of 1908, Bryan made his third unsuccessful attempt at the presidency as the Democratic nominee.
Tomorrow and next day are going to be hard days for me but I shall have the 21st for a complete rest... It is too much to speak so many times a day when I have to attend a big meeting each evening. My voice will give out constantly. |