The Washington herald., 1906-10-27

Baltimore. oct 26.-Democrats jostled
and clbowed Republicans in the crush at
the Lyric tonight to see and hear Sec
retary Taft, who made his first appear
ancc in the campaign since his return
from Cuba The Democrats had their
curiosity satisfied. and the Republicans
had an opportunity to give vent 10 their
enthusiasm.
The meeting was the feature Of the
campaign IN Maryland Mr.. B0naparte,
the Secretary of the Navy, who will
soon become the Attorney General pre-
sided, and when the Secretary Of the
Navy introduced the Secretary OF War
the big crowd nearly raised the roof, and
both Cabinet officers looked supremely
happy
The Republican candidates for Congress
and Republican officials. including Mayor
Timanus, got as close to the War Secre-
tary as they could and showed their ad-
miration for him.
Rayner Defines Attitude.
While the attempt TO arrange jCiEt
debate between Senator Rayncr and Sec
retary TAFT failed. the Maryland senator
in his speech at the big Democratic meet
iuC last night declared tHat on the issue
which he claimed WAS developing the Re
publican party. Secretary Taft was as
good a Democrat as be- meaning that the
Secretary of War favored a radical re-
vision Of the tariff
The Democrats, including AIR Rayuer.
believed that 0Ir Taft would cvaGo this
Question, but instead the Secretary denied
that hc was opposed 10 the protective
policy OF The Republican party He dis
scctcd and replied 10 Rayuors argument.
and declared there were other ways 0i
getting q the trusts and regulating them
than by changing the tariff
Secretary Taft IN his speech went into
a discussion OF tho question of corporate
wealth and the use and abuse of such
corporate wealth. lie said that for q
number Of years jt had boon evident that
measures dealing with tho problem were
necessary, Ho said tho policy OF Prcsi-
dent Roosevelt had been a. devise ways
and md means 10 d0 away with the
abuses OF corporate wealth. and declared
That the Use of wCsslth as capital for
proper investment has been necessary in
our Union He declared that mon are
used 10 dcnouncing corporate wealth
without really knowing what they are do
Ing
Small savings Utilized.
One u the Secrctary's early points in
This connection was that by the means
Of corporate wealth the savings OF "A
great many men arc utilized in q fund
10 carry on great enterprises that furnish
labor, reduce the cost of production. aud
tho cost Of the commodity.
Any man" said the Secretary Of War.
who docs anything 90 reduce corporate
wealth is au arch conspirator against
the welfare Of his fnllow-msn"
He then Went on TO point out that be-
tween 1860 and le5 tho number of wage
earners had increased IL per cent and
wages had increased 81 per cent. in ~e-
Gucing this wealth. the Secretary said
care must be taken not to harm OF les
seu the products Of corporate wealth.
IF yoU hear men denouncing trusts or
corporations. ne said. "and they tell you
that tho government has nothing to DO
but dump them into the ocean. ask him
what ha means by e trust. And ask him
what IL Is ! ask fOr a specification,
Americans Can Get Work.
Nr Taft then touched on the Panama
! Canal, and in regard 10 the labor employ
ed there. nc said.
Any American who wants 20 work on
the isthmus can get it. il Is said that the
Americans can work where Americans
/ fight 1T is not so. You have got to get
on the canal class Of men who can
stand the climate. and what difference
does it make whether they are Chinese
[ or Japanese. or what not
As to the eight hours: What kind of
people are on the canal? They are ia
maican negroes. They begin work on
/ Wednesday and let go on Friday. so what
/ use is an eight-hoUr law 10 them?"
! In concluding the speech, Secretary Taft
( touched on several humors OF the cam
( paign.
can anything be more humorous than
| Herst and Murphy preaching purity from
the same platform "
He said: You should express in your
votes your confidence in Roosevelt and
the Congress you are about to elect. /
/ think the greatest hUmOr in the campaign