Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 October 1908 — TWO CHIEFS IN ACTION [ARTICLE]

TWO CHIEFS IN ACTION

Taft Begins a Political “Hike" That Will Continue Until the Election. , FIRST DAY OF HIS OHIO TQUR Makes Seventeen Speeches with Labor Largely Hu Theme. Bryan Addresses the Students of the University at Hie Home Town In Reply to Hughes—Gompers' Appeal. )

Akron, 0., Oct. 13.—Seventeen Ohio towns beard and saw’ Judge Taft yesterday. He talked from Cincinnati to Akron through a portion of the state conceded to have been a Foraker stronghold, with a portion of the territory Democratic. While there was not the same vim and snap to the enthusiasm which the candidate got in some i portions of the west, he was listened to by large crowds, numbering thousands in many places, and w’hat he said was well applauded and many cheers were proposed and executed with a will. There was no shout for Bryan heard. The important speeches of the day were at Zanesville, Cambridge and Akron, where, in each instance, the candidate left the train to meet his audience. In his Zanesville speech Taft w’ent after both Bryan and Gpmpers. Didn't Invent Injunctions. "Mr. Bryan goes around the country saying I am the father of injunctions,” declared Taft “It Is not true. I did not invent injunctions or injunctions in labor disputes. But it Is quite natural that Mr. Bryan should make the mistake, because In a letter he wrote to the district attorney of Belmont 0.. he said he had not read my decisions.” j Then he proceeded to show that the ! principles in injunctions laid down by i him have since been used by the I unions in their own defense and argued that instead of being considered an enemy to labor he should be considered Its friend. Beads a Labor Ix-ader's Letters. , At Canal Dover while making his labor speech the candidate was interrupted by an exclamation from the ' audience declaring: “Labor unions are gone.” “They are not gone,” replied Taft. "The Tabor organizations today are more prosperous, have more money have more influence. have more lawful I control than they ever had in their lives before.” At the Akron meeting Taft reiterated the {mints he had previously made on the labor question and read in his support recently published letters of Daniel J. Keefe, member of the executive council of the American Federation of Labor, and head of the International Longshoremen and Teamsters’ organizations. Foraker's Name Mentioned. Music hall was crowded to its capacity to hear Judge Taft and the welcome he received in the streets was most enthusiastic. United States Senator Charles Dick, whose home Is tn Akron, presided at the meeting. In his Introduction of Judge Taft he mentioned Senator Foraker’s name in a list of others who had appointed the judge to political positions. In doing so he •aid that Judge Taft bad made good tn every place he held, wlletter under the appointment of Arthur, Harrison. Foraker, McKinley or Roosevelt After his Music hall-speech, Taft spent a few minutes at an Italian hall, where he was enthusiastically received. During the day speeches were made at Morrow, Wilmington, Sabina, Washington Court House. Circleville. New Holland, Lancaster, New Lexington. Crooksville, Roseville, New Concord, Cambridge, New Comerstown, Canal Dover. Massillon and Akron.

BRYAN TO THE STUDENTS He Replies to Governor Hughes in a Speech at Lincoln. Lincoln, Oet. 13.—1 n an address at the state university William J. Bryan attacked the arguments of Governor Hughes, of New York, iu defense of the Republican platform, dwelling on difference between the two platform* relating to publicity of campaign contributions. and discussed the propriety of President Roosevelt supporting Taft. Delivered forcibly and in Bryan’s best style, bls speech was repeatedly cheered by the university students. In attacking the position of the Republicans in the tariff situation, he delivered epigrams which kept the studbats cheering for minutes. During tlie speech he took a vote of the students who wete for and against publicity of campaign funds, and those Who were for and against election of Senators by a direct vote. The principal part of the speech of the candidate was occupied by a reply to the arguments of Hughes, who spoke to university students a short Jime ago. and who was greatly admired by university people. Chicago. Oct. 13.—Declaring that government by Injunction, which he gays W. H. Taft originated, is step by gtep destroying government by law and threatens to replace democracy with despotism In this country. President Samuel Gompers, of the American Federation of Labor, has issued an appeal to organized labor to support Bryan for president. He says: "Despotic power under the ermine is as dangerous as despotic power Hinder the crown. To stay its progress some remedy must be had, and we. therefore, appealed to j the KeoublK-au convention.' 1 where, be

•ays: "We asked for bread and they •bowed us a whip." V The Injunction Issue Gompers declares to be the main Issue of the campaign. His appeal Is made in a letter •ent out from Democratic national headquarters, under date of Oct. 12He discusses the question of labor unions and politics as follows: ‘’Labor has been and will be accused Of partisanship, but in performing a solemn duty at this time in support of a political party, labor does not become partisan to a political party, but partisan to • principle.”

WITH THE SPELLBINDERS Doings Noted of the Principal Orators on Both Sides. Newark N. J.. Oct. 13. —Issues of the campaign were discussed from the same stage here by the present occupant of the vice presidential chair, Fairbanks, and the Republican nominee for that office, Sherman. In their addresses both alleged that the dominant issue of the present campaign Is the tariff. Elmira, N Y„ Oct Charles E. Hughes, who returned to New York state yesterday after a strenuous westerp tour, jumped right into th epolitical arena in this state without taking a 'breathing spell. He readied New York city in the morning, took only time enough to get breakfast and register befbre he was on a train again. The afternoon found him making speeches to enthusiastic crowds nt Owego and Waverly and at night be spoke here. - Salt Lake City, Oct. 13.—That if Bryan were elected his administration would be fought by a powerful element in his own party was the principal argument by Senator Beveridge’in his address before an Immense audience at the Sait Lake theater. Cincinnati, Oct. 13.—1 n a speech delivered here Judge Alton B. Parker discussed the disputed matter of the Republican campaign fund of 1904, in which he charges Roosevelt with using the money of the trust magnates to secure his own election. Watertown. N. Y., Oct. 13.—Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler, Democratic nominee for governor, was the principal speaker >at the largest Democratic massmeeting held in this city in years. Buffalo, N. Y., Oct. 13.—At a Democratic massmeeting here Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of I.al>or, called upon William H. Taft. Republican candidate for president, for specific details of untruths which Gompers said Taft ac-cused-hini of uttering.

HASKELL TO SUE HEARST Wants to Catch the Editor in Missouri for Legal Service. Gurthrie, Okla., Oct. 13.—Governor Haskell has left for Kansas City, where it is stated he will consult his attorneys concerning bis proposed suit against William R. Hearst, who gave publicity to the Standard Oil story that caused Governor Haskell to resign a.t treasurer of the Democratic national committee. Governor Haskell said that to sue Hearst in Missouri it would be necessary to get legal service upon him In that state. He was fearful that in returning from the Pacific coast to New York Hearst might dodge service in Missouri, which would delay the sulf. Would Save th* Elk. Lawton. Okla., Oct 13.—The national convention of the League of American Sportsmen has passed resolutions that the order cease the use of elks’ teeth as emblems, and discourage their sale as such among members, it being believed that the custom encouraged destruction of the atomala simply for the teeth. Candidate Debs Has a Cold. Newark. N. J., Oct 13.—Eugene V. Debs, nominee of the Socialist party for president, was compelled to cancel bis speaking engagements here because of a severe cold, which kept him in bed and in the care of a physician all the time he was here.