Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-17
FOUND KENTUCKY
A UNITED STATE
FACTIONS OF PARTY, NOW UNIT
ED HEAR CANDIDATE TELL
WHY DEMOCRATS CANNOT
GAIN CONTROL

Judge Taft's first argument to the
southern Democrats was delivered
here this morning to an audience
which packed the auditorium. The
candidate was met at the station by
a large reception committee composed
of as many Democrats as Republi-
cans, but all for Taft Taft will spend
the entire day in the state. His re-
ception here was characteristic of the
extremecordiality for which the south
is noted. He devoted his remarks to
discussion of the benefits accruing
to the south by the protective tariff
and the reasons for it's continuance.
Taft's Kentucky Reception.
Louisville, KY, Oct. 16.-Irrespon-
sible elements in the Democratic
party were declared yesterday after
noon by w. H. Taft to be responsible
for that party's failure to get control
of the government. He also, during his
first days tour of the south, where
Republican presidential candidates
never before have ventured, denounc-
/ ed Bryan's deposit guarantee sehesde
as an Invitation to failures aud crooks
to enter the banking business.
Throughout Kentucky Mr.. Taft was
received with hospitality and enthus-
iasm, but at Lexington a chair broke
under him, and at Shelbyville, where
| the train arrived just at dark, he
had to squelch persistent Interruptions
by scattered voices in cries Of
1 Bryan"
Mr. Taft referred to the annoyance
pleasantly at first, but as it con-
tinued he declared warmly:
''It is just such instances as this
which show why it is that the Demo
cratic party never gets control Of the
government. It has elements in it
which lack the slightest sense of re-
sponsibility, decency, or courtesy
Bryan's Plan Fine for Crooks.
For the second time since his work
on the stump began Mr.. Taft made
reference to the government guaran-
tee Of bank deposits. On that subject
at Lexington he paid his respects
to his opponent as follows:
"Mr. Bryan has another proposition
that is going to be the panacea for
everything, and that Is the guaranty
of bank deposits. BY that proposi-
tion he is going to make every respec-
table honest banker become the secu-
rity Of anybody that desires to go In
to large line of deposits with
small capital, and the result Of that
I don't think it takes a clear headed
business man to see.
"In Oklahoma, the place where they
try out these experiments, they are
now finding that banks are being or
ganized with capital Of $4,000 by
people that have failed in the bank
ing business before, by men that are
under charges Of embezzlement, but
who are able to get deposits by say
ing to depositors.
"' am good fellow and want you
to help me out. Put your money in
my bank, because this million dollar
bank up here of Mr. Smiths is my
security that you will get your deposits
, back
Not Cited as Vital Issue.
"Now, that is not joke; that is a
real, genuine statement Of the condi-
tion that is to be produced by that
guaranty Of bank deposits proposition.
I do not cite it as a real and vital is
: sue in the campaign, because it can't
be, but l do cite it as an instance of
the economic views of Mr.. Bryan, and
do cite 1t as another case in which
to prove, with his views, put him in
to power as the chief magistrate, you
? will take away the confidence of the
sensible men Of the community, who
control the investments, and when
E you do that you are going to bring us
to four years more Of financial de-
, preston
Mr.. Taft will tour Tennessee tomor-
row and during his southern trip will
canvass North Carolina and Virginia