Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-08-20

Columbus, Ohio, Aug. William
H. Taft, secretary Of war, made what
he was pleased to term Political
Confessions OF Faith, = in Memorial
Hall tonight. The auditorium, which
has a seating capacity OF over 5000
was packed to the doors and several
thousand people were unable to gain
admittance. 5., n 5s3as .s5s 9st
The secretary spoke under the aus
pieces Of the Buckeye Republican Club
and the address was notable from the
fact that 1T is regarded as the plat.
form upon which he will make his
campaign for the republican nomina.
ton for president. 81 55 ).
Mr.. Taft has made no formal an
nouncement of his candidacy, but
he was introduced by Governor Har-
ris as the next president, which was
the signal for a prolonged outburst
of applause. NJ. t.. T.
Special interest was manifested in
Secretary Taft's utterances on the
tariff. He reiterated his previous
declarations in favor of revision
and declared that 1t would be both
unwise and unsafe for the republi-
can party to fail to pledge itself to
revise the Dingley bill as soon after
the presidential election as posi-
Bile. yGs ~ 81 e & 455 n I'll $+ II Il
s st Mr.. Taft also declared in favor OF
imprisonment of individuals respon,
sible for violations OF the antitrust
law and for the giving or accept
ing Of rebates as more effective than az!
fines. # iS g ssSys & @5 sS MI
His defense a Of President Roose-
yelt's policies evoked enthusiastic
applause. u K NJ f "A . t n Il Il
Secretary Taft arrived in Columbus
this morning and conferred with
b Governor Harris and A. IVers re-
garding his presidential campaign.
Business houses were decorated in
his honor and everywhere he was re-
ceived with enthusiastic demonstra-
tions. This afternoon he held re-
ception He will leave for Cincin-
natl tomorrow morning. 1. III 4
The secretary spoke in part as fol i;
lows. SKI w s5a5ess. =
Members of the Buckeye Republic
can Club and Fellow-c citizens Of Ohio:
The present is a period of the
greatest prosperity, general comfort
and even luxury Throu ghout the
country, the demand for labor has
increased wages to a higher point
/ than ever known before. The com
pensation Of. skilled labor now IRE
quently exceeds that OF certain pro
LESSONS, like teaching and the min
istry. Wealth has accumulated enor-
Illously in the hands OF individuals
and never. before have rich men given
So freely Of their fortunes to educa-
sstional and charitable objects. Such
conditions are apt to dim and dull
the eye and ear of the people to
abuses and dish onesty in the body
i polite and social, 1t was such per
4 iods in the history Of ancient repub-
lies when their foundations were sap
ped and their fall ultimately brought
about. Prophets of evil have fore
4 told the same fate for this republic.
I they have been refuted In spite OF
Il the general comfort, there have been
made manifest by signs not to be
misunderstood. a quickining OF the
public conscience and a demand for
Ii the remedy Of abuses. the outgroWth
OF this prosperity, an for a higher
4 standard of business integrity. Ey-
cry lover of his country should have
feeling Of pride and exaltation ia
this evidence that our society is still
sound at the core.
Abuses III Railway Determinations,
have been invited by your body
/ to discuss the national issues. Some
OF these involve the abuses over
which the public conscience has been
aroused. and the proper remedies for
their removal. The first, and posi-
bly, the greatest. abuse has been in
the management Of the arterial sys
tenn Of the country which the inter
state railroad form. Any unjust
which transportation Of freight o.
q passengers Is afforded an individual
Or locality paralyzes and withere
the business OF the individual or the
locality exactly as the binding Of the