The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-08
TWO SPEECHES BY
SECRETARY TAFT
Republican Candidate Places
His Party First in Replying
I to Mr.. Bryan.
FLING AT FREE COINAGE
TACOMA CITIZENS TURN OUT EN-
MASSE.

Tacoma. Wash, Sept. 7.-Secreary
Taft twice today lifted the gnge of con-
troversy hurled him by William Jen-
nings Bryan. He spoke at Olympia
and Tacoma to two big audiences. I'M
der the auspices of the chamber of
commerce of Tacoma. Mr.. Taft trav-
eled from Portland to Tacoma TODAY
and was the guest Of the same organi-
zaticn at banquet tonight. During
his stay in this city he and his family
were the guests of S. A Perkins, pro-
prietor OF the Ledger and News.
Ten thousand persons cheered here
this afternoon, in this city at Wright's
park, where he spoke in the open air.
where he said. IN part:
Party Man First.
Mr.. Bryan, in discussing some of
my views on the tariff and other mat
tiers, has done me the honor to call me
the great postponer' With respect 10
the tariff, I was in favor of revision
last year, and am still IN favor of re-
vision, but l am a party man, and, l
nope, practical man, and l realize
the lack of wisdom and the danger.
Doth 10 the party and to the country.
in attempting a revision of the tariff in
the midst of a presidential compaign.
am convinced that the Republican
party, as party. will come to a re-
vision of the tariff Immediately after
the next presidential election, and | am
IN favor OF practical results, not of
theories and platforms, of doing the
thing which should be done. If it can
not be done this year, 1 am in favor OF
doing it next year.
Crack at Silver.
For two presidential campaigns Mr..
Bryan urged, with all the eloquence
and force possible, the free coinage of
silver at Is to l. but now he is post
poning the issue until he can bring it
forward again as a panacea in times of
financial disaster, for which it is fitted.
not as real remedy, but as a means
of getting into power.
Secondly, he is now emphasizing the
subject of anti-imperialism and the op-
preston Of the FilipinOs, but he post
poned the issue of anti-imperialism I'M
til by his efforts the treaty Of Paris was
adopted and the sovereignty of the
Philippines was transferred from
Spain TO the United States. This is
really the only piece of actual aff1rma-
tive, constructive craftsmanship with
which Mr.. Bryans name has been con-
nected, and he has now for eight years
been engaged in attempting TO explain
that away. He postponed his anti-im-
perialism issue until he has fastened
the Philippines to the United States by
bonds that will not discovered until
we have discharged our full duty in
those islands.
Bryan Not Safe and Sane.
Mr.. Bryan went around the world.
1t was fondly hoped by the Democratic
party that, by reason of this experience,
he had become safe and sane and
l.
ments of the party. Instead of that,
he demonstrated that the trip had not
produced the hoped for result, and he
delivered in Madison Square Garden
his famous speech in favor OF govern
ment ownership. The effect was to de
stroy the rosy anticipations of his tri-
umphal candidacy. In many Demo-
cratic quarters the government owner
ship platform was repudiated, and so
what did Mr.. Bryan do? He postponed
that issue indefinitely. In the face of
this record, l submit that his courage
in calling another 'postponer should
command the greatest admiration
Site for Army Post.
En- route to Tacoma Secretary Taft
and party stopped at American lake,
twelve miles from Tacoma, where they
were received by a delegation Of Ia
coma business men in automobiles.
General Greedy and Lieutenant s. A.
Ferguson acted as the escort of Secre-
tary Taft in a ride over the Washing
ton state military grounds, and the pri-
vate property which 1t is proposed the
government purchase as a site for a
permanent army post and national
maneuver grounds. Secretary Taft
covered fifty miles in an hour and a
quarter.
1.-THE site is perfect" said he. 81 have
never viewed a wide eXpanse of ground
so we'll suited by nature for a location
of a big army post. There is no doubt
but that the next national congress
will consider the appropriation of a
million dollars for the establishment
of an army post in the northwest, and if
the site can be bought at fair prices.
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