The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-11-04
SECRETARY TAFT SPEAKS. I

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 for at least ten or a dozen years more. (Cheers.l He then began his address. Senator Platt said that he would not i feel justified in taking up time in dis lcussing the campaign issues when a man like Secretary Taft (applause) was present to do so.
 Continuing, the speaker said that he wished to speak briefly of man, in fact he said that he might say the man who was in the hearts of all true Americans tonight Theodore Rooose- Welt. Cloud applausel. The senator said that as the democrats had no other lreal issue they were making an issue by a personal attack on the character Of Roosevelt. He said that this would make no difference, however, as the
 American people were not to be deceiv-. led. They could not afford to turn their backs on Roosevelt who stood for the i prosperity of the country. Continuing, { he spoke feelingly about the death of i President Mckinley and how Roose- felt had acted s.the man" during the crisis. He then spoke of the great men
 of our country including Lincoln and
 McKiinley loud applausel, and lastly l Roosevelt. He then said that Roose- welt was carrying out the splendid pol iicy which Mckinley had started. He
 said that Roosevelt was carrying out
 just the policy which every thinking man in the United Staten wished him to do. Loud applause1. In closing he said Ithat some people were saying that
 Roosevelt was unsafe because he made mistakes. The speaker said thatt if he did not make some mistakes he iWould not be human, but. said he, Roosevelt has made less mistakes iii lthe last three years than Parker has lmade during the last three months"
 Cloud applause.)
 l Judge Harrison Eext introduced Sec lretary Taft as "a great American, and a man who has done great things
 As Secretary Taft arose to speak he twas given all ovation. Yale cheer after \ Yale cheer rang out, and when at last they subsided Senator Platt went to the
 front of the stage and said. Now, let's
 have three good old fashioned New Haven cheers for the secretary. They #Were given with a will. Secretary Taft
 said: T seem to have heard that cheer i before and it makes me feel very much at home. Loud appIause). This scene tonight carries me back about itWenty-five years during the Hayes ITilden campaign. I was a sophomore ithen, and was a republican. I have Alearned a little more than I knew at
 that time (applause from the college tmen), and am still republican. I remember attending a political rally at Ithat time m this city which was ad-
 dressed by Professor Woolsey, and he .ttold at that time why man should vote the republican ticket. The speech made a deep impression on me, and | have not yet forgotten it. I am glad to know that Yale is still republican, 4 and that 1t is for Roosevelt. Loud app
 plause). I am also glad that there are
 . few deriioerats there 10 add interest
 to the situation. They can do no harm < because Yale will always have a safe
 republican majority. Cloud applause). :.
 I agree with Senator Platt that there is
 no need to protect Roosevelt from a
 Yale gathering He is just the kind of
 man to appeal to the men of Yale. N ](Applause). Honest, fearless and up- right That's the true Yale spirit, and lthat IS tfie spirit which dominates
 Roosevelt. (Applause). President
 Roosevelt has true Yale heart,
 which beats for right and Justice. x \ G.oud applauseJ.
 ] Continuing, the speaker said, MT.
 Pinchot at a recent Yale banquet at ! Washington paid President Roosevelt l the greatest tribute which he has ever \ been paid, in my opinion. The speak
 er said that any man who could spend l four years at Harvard and still retain l the Yale spirit was man in the full
 est sense of the word. One who re-.
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