Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-18
APPEALS 10 TARIFF sEl1|hEl1
Richmond Receives Visitor In Horse
Show Bui!d:ns-Repeats in Sub
stance Other Southern Speeches
and Gees Into Labor and Tariff
Neutrality-suspicious. is Large.
nv Associated Press.)

10y AoSOSiAtCu AAOcc'
RICHMOND. VA, Oct. l7.-Judge
Taft today finished his campaign in
the South.
He will breakfast at the White
House tomorrow, and after spending
the day in Washington, leave there
at midnight for New Jersey to speak
through that State. Delaware, Mary
land and West Virginia, arriving at
Cincinnati Wednesday for one day.
rest.
The remaining three days of next
week he will give to Indiana. and the
bnlance c. the time until election
day to New York City and State.
Argued Business Principles.
AS he did in Kentucky and Tenhes-
see on Thursday and Friday. so to-
day Judge Taft urged the application
of business principles in politics
through North Carolina and Virginia.
AS on yesterday and the day before
there WAS no variance in the cordial
ty of the South today, In receiving its
first visit from q Republican presiden-
tial candidate. ,..
This was, q, frequent expression OF
the candidate during the day: Il
am very glad to come down here and
receive so cordial a welcome, cordial
not only from my Republican friends.
but from my Democratic friends, who
are still trying
AaAAR0
Judge Taft has been told by Re-
publican leaders in every one OF the
Southern states he has visited, that
his invasion of the South has been
most opportune, and will be bench
cial, not only in the present cam
paign, but will mark the beginning OF
real political awakening of the South.
He has also been told that real hopes
are eter.ained Of carrying Kentucky
and North Carolina. and that the Re-
publican sentiment is gaining rapidly
in Tennessee.
When Judge Taft began to speak
in Kentucky, he frankly said he did
not expect to get any ELECTORAL votes
in the territory he was to visit south
OF Ohio and Mason and Dixon's line.
and he has said nothing since to in
dictate a change in his expressions.
although he expresses the greatest
satisfaction ard encouragement as to
the whole trip.
No Republican Stronghold.
Unlike the two preceding days, not
a single Republican city. town or
community was within the radius OF
the Taft special today.
He traversed North Carolina from
west to east. beginning at Statesviile
before eight o'clock.
At Salisbury the candidate was
driven through the town and spoke
in the local tbeater. while former
Secretary Shaw addressed an open
air meeting
Lexington and High Point wer"
points Of brief calls. ]. Elwood
Cox. banker and manufacturer OF
High Point. Is the Republican nomi-
nee for governor.
His fellow townsmen were urged
by JC5Se IAlt 10 give Elm co'"e'
support.
An hour and a hal: was spent In
Greensboro and tao meetings were
held.
Committee Plans Changed
Mr. Taft. disregarding the plans o.
the local committee was granted the
privilege Of speaking IN the !cca!
ap, "a houss where he said he had
d livered his fiTst political speech
in the South. While this meeting
was progressing. Senator william
Alden Smith and Leslie N. shaw held
forth In the Auditorium. Herr Judge
Tar made again the poiais he yes
tcrday hrough, out at Chattanooga:
"If the South wants political in
nucnce she has got to exercise intel
Iigcnce in the discharxs Of her poll
ticsI duty
He followed this = declaration bv
indicating the kind Of inteiliycucc
he meant
Appss;s 10 Protection Sentiment.
TASK yourselves ~hsre would be
your cotton manufacturer. yosr- TO-
bacco industry and your furaifure
factories o. the Republican policy