Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-10-16
Republican Candidate Begins Els
Campaign in the South.
ovATIoNs AT ALL STATIONS
Republicans Of Blue Grass State Give
Him Enthusiastic Reception.
BANK GUARANTEE DISCUSSED
Lessons from Practical Working of
Bryan Scheme in Oklahoma.
KENTUCKY ALMOST REPUBLICAN
Has Republican Governor, One United
states Senator, Several Congress-
men ana MIR. Taft Hopes IL
VIII Have More.

states senator, several Congress-
men ana MIR. Taft HOpes IL
VIII Have More.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, oct. 15.--Acting ON
his declaration that the south is part
of the union and as such is entitled TO be
considered in the presidential campaign.
Judge Taft spent the day talking in towns
and cities in Kentucky
He is the first republican presidential
candidate to campaign in the blue grass
state. Mr. Taft will be the first repub-
lcan presidential candidate TO carry his
campaign into Tennessee, North Carolina
and Virginia, which he proposes TO visit
in the next two days. His reception has
been a application Of proverbial southern
| hospitality. Large crowds greeted him
at the dozen places he spoke today. The
attention he received while expounding
republican doctrines was such as to indi-
cate more than passing interest
Impressed by Reception.
| Evidently impressed by his, cordial ro-
ception the candidate made many refer
ences to 1t during the day. At Lexing-
ton, where he addressed an immense au-
dience which filled the largest theatsr In
the city, he said:
Kentucky republican audience We en-
tered Kentucky at Ashland this morning
and we have every evidence that Kentucky
is awake to the Importance of placing
itself in the republican column on Mo-
vember next. / don't feel like putting
Kentucky in the solid south. l was born
within sight of Kentuckys hills. The
sacred soil was just across the river
from where I spent my boyhood days
I feel as II Kentucky had largely placed
itself in a position where we have
right to come to it and treat II as If IT
were a republican state 1t has re-
publican governor 1t has republican
senator and 1t has a number of republi-
can congressman, and hope It will have
lmore Assuming, therefore. that the pref
udices which affect states farther south
have little weight here, 1 want to invite
the attention fthe unprejudiced voter
next November election"
Bryan's Guarantee scheme.
For the second time since his work on
the stump began Mr.. Taft today, inede
reference TO the government guarantee of
bank deposits, which Mr.. Bryan is engaged
in urging In the west. On that subject at
Lexington he paid his respects to his op'
ponent as follows;
"Mr. Bryan has another proposition that
is going TO be the panacea the guarantee
Of bank deposits. BY that proposition he
is going to make every respectable honest
banker become the security Of anybody
that desires to go into the banking bust
ness with the idea OF getting large line
of deposltors with very small capital,
and the result of that don't think It takes
a very clear headed business man to See
Experience of Oklahoma.
| vrba ha4 try
out these experiments, they are now find
ing that banks are being organized with a
capital of $4,000 by persons that have
failed in the banking business before, by
men that are under charges OF embezzle-
ment, but who are able to get deposits by
saying to depositors: 4 am a good fellow
and want you to help mo. Put your money
In my bank because this million dollars
I'D here Of Mr. Smiths IL NV security
that you will get your deposit back
Now, that is not a joke, that is a real
genuine statement produced by that guar
antee of bank deposits proposition. do
not cite 1t as a real and vital issue in tho
campaign. because It can't be- but do
cite it as an instance Of the economic views
of Mr.. Bryan. and do cite II as another
case in which TO prove that with his views
to put him into power as the chief magis-
trate you will take away the confidence
of the sensible men Of the community. who
control the investments. and when you
do that you are going to bring us to four
years more OF financial depression"
The work of the day for Mr.. Taft was
begun early this morning at Hunting ton,
w. Va. where he was taken from the train
to a rink and received by thousands. Then
came his advent into Kentucky. At Ash
land the crowd was big and the cheers of
the dipping variety, which brings the smile
of qualification to the csmpaigner.
At East Kentucky Junction he told the
crowd that he believed Kentucky repub-
licans were almost better than other re-
pubiicans because they had to fight for
their doctrine.
Ovation at olive Hill.
At Olive Hill, he was again met by an
enthusiastic crowd. II thank you from
the bottom OF my heart for your cordial re-
ceptlon. l thank you because know II
indicates that you are republicans down
, TO the ground. and that you mean to fight
for the republican party and bring Ken
lucky into the republican column on this
third OF November I wish l had voice
= as strong as my hand and as strong as thS
muscles OF my arm because | would like
to have all hear me. / would like to shake
/ the hand of each one Of you because
know a thrill of repuhlicanism would rur
I from your backbone to mine and bach
Z again. All l can say Is how grateful l an
to you for coming here and giving US the
courage TO believe that repubiicahism II
g going to sweep south OF the Ohio rivei
and TO give the south the position II ough
r to have in this government"
At Salt Lick, the candidate told his audi
h.t h.. 10
I crowd and felt both pleasure and pride a
his reception from such men, and ther
a added:
THE republicanism Of Kentucky is trleC
and true. II took something to be re
publican IN the past and here 1 see in thi
crowd some old men who pride themselves
70 on having been republicans from the begin
, ming. I see that Old gentleman carrying IN,
! flag, I'll bet he has carried Il for THIRTY
Y years and has come good many miles I,
q testify TO his republcanism, and I thanl
q him for coming. believe that the indica
q tions that we have had today OF the In