The San Francisco call., 1908-11-03
TAFT'S LAST WORD
IS RINGING APPEAL
Preserve Prosperity, Industries
and Labor's Rights" Says
Candidate
Close of Campaign Is a Fitting
Climax in Enthusiasm
and Size

YOUNGSTOWN, o., Nov. 2.-The last
word of his campaign has been spoken
by William H. Tart, and he is. now
speeding TO Cincinnati to cast his vote
tomorrow.
Vote the republican ticket and pre-
serve prosperity. protection TO Amer
ican industries. business integrity and
the rights of labor"
This was the message with which
Taft finished his fight.
The close of the campaign in this
city tonight was, in magnitude and en-
thusiasm, a fitting climax to all that
has gone before. The six and a half
hours Judge Taft spent in Youngstown
were crowded with political events re-
splendent with the pomp and show of
party organizations and carnival of
hilarity, noise and general abandon by
the populace to the occasion.
Three speeches were required of the
candidate at the Park theater, the
grand opera house and in the public
square. Preceding these he reviewed
parade miles in length, composed Of
thousands of uniformed marchers. He
was then the guest of the prominent
republicans of the city at the Youngs-
town club for dinner, which was served
before the evening speechmaking be-
gan.
CROWDS INCREASE
The last day of the campaign for the
candidate was remarkable in that there
was an increase rather than a diminish
ing of the crowds and enthusiasm
wherever he went. Beginning his work
at Dunkirk, n. Y, this morning, he
made addresses at Westfield, n. Y.
Erie. Pa; Ashtabula, Garrettsville,
Cleveland and Youngstown, o. The
Cleveland meeting was a monster affair
and was preceded by parade which
was reviewed by the candidate, who
passed through the lines in an auto
mobile with Mrs. Taft
The meeting in the Cleveland armory
was presided over by A. L. Faulkner,
president of the national order of win
dow glass makers. Judge Taft's speech
here was a repetition of his arguments
TO show why there should be no change
in the policies of government as applied
by the present administration, in addi-
tion to which he took advantage of the
opportunity to emphasize, as he has
done throughout the day, that, not
withstanding opposition to him and the
republican party by Samuel Gompers,
he will, if elected, maintain his great
sympathy for and interest in the well
fare of organized and unorganized
labor, which he maintains his previous
record sustains.
Il want to say" he declared, that
it does not make any difference how
much Mr.. Gompers may misrepresent
my position; it does not make any diff
ference how much he misrepresents the
position of the supreme court of the
United States-I suppose 1 ought not to
feel hurt because 1 am running for
Office If these gentlemen had the pa
thence and justice to read my decision
when / was on the bench and when
had not the slightest idea of ever yield
ing TO the weakness of running for the
presidency, they would have found that
I have not changed from the principles
/ stated then. 1 have not turned an
iota from the principles 1 then estab-
lished and those principles, and those
principles alone, are the basis upon
which trades unionism can flourish in
this country"
HOW FAR CAN GOMPERS GOt
THE question of today" he added.
"is how far Mr.. Gompers is able by deed
of grant executed to transfer what he
has not got. Every misrepresentation
as to the attitude of the republican
party has been made 10 prejudice the
wage Garner of this country against
the party and it's candidates.
In this connection it was made known
that Representative Burton had infor-
nation from Daniel Keefe. president of
the longshoremen's union, that the tele-
graphed published statement from John
Mitchell to Samuel Gompers, in which
Mitchell declares himself in sympathy
and accord with the policy of the
American federation of labor, is gar
bled, inasmuch as 1t leaves out two inn
portant words, these words being, mon
partisan political" The text of the
telegram as IL should have been pub
lished was read as follows:
CHICAGO Oct 31.-Samuel Gompers, Wash
ington. d. c.. Telegram quoting what purports
10 be an extract from speech delivered by Taft
at Buffalo last night received. His statement
so far II relates 10 me conveys a wrong
impression. I in full sympathy and accord
with the nonpartisen political policy Of the
American federation Of labor as IL has been
outlined and promulgated by the executive
council. JOHN MITCHELL.
This city was alive with political
activity throughout the day. meetings
being in progress long before the Taft
special arrived at o'clock.
Among the prominent speakers at the
several meetings were United States
Senator La Toilette of Wisconsin, Sec
retary Garfield and Representative
Burke of Pennsylvania.
Judge Taft's special train left shortly
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