The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-19
TAFT A BUSY MAN.
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the bureau of insular affairs. and Cen
eral Henry C. Corbin. called.
: At $50 o'clock, by appointment,
Mr.. Taft met the newspaper CORE
spondenta of Washington in the east
room at the White House. With most
of them he was personally acquainted
and many of them he greeted by their
first names.
Boys" he said ct haven't much
to tell you. You see l am here. 1
have had two meals in the White
House and I expect to have another
Els that all?" some one asked.
This question broke the ice. and
from this time forth there was a
quite free exchange of questions and
answers.
The conversation covered a wide
range. but Mr.. Taft declined to go
into details concerning his interview
with the president. "Our talk has
dealt largely with "reminiscences. but
we have discussed the campaign to
some extent. No, we have not dis
cussed future cabinets so much as
past cabinets
To Speak With Hughes.
He spoke of his voice, and said that,
Notwithstanding it has not been as
good as he would like. still it has
served all his needs. He referred with
some apprehension to his prospective
tour OF New 1Ork state, ana expressed
determination to make as many
speeches in small places as he has
been in the habit of making. 1t was
more satisfactory to him he declared,
to be travelling about the country do
ing his snare of the work than to sit
idle and content himself with listening
TO others.
He was asked if he intended to
speak for Governor Hughes in New
York state, and he replied that he be-
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Hughes on several occasions while he
was in New York state, the principal
meeting being the one in Madison
Square garden. New York city. Speak
ing of his southern tour, Mr.. Taft re-
marked that he was greatly pleased
with the reception he received in all
the cities in the south which he visited.
At dinner Secretary James r. Gar
field was guest of the. president.
After a full day at the White House.
the Republican candidate said farewell
to the President and Mrs Roosevelt
and went to the Union station, where
he boarded the special train which left
shortly after midnight for Newark,
N. ].
Taft's Newark Speech.
Newark. N J., Oct 19.AWnliam H.
Taft arriver her early today on the
first stage of a day of campaigning
that will embrace three states. A big
crowd gave Mr.. Taft an. enthusiastic
greeting on arrival. The reception
committee which met Mr.. Taft at the
train was headed by former Governor
Franklin Murphy. Among the other
guests were Senator Keene, former
United States Attorney General John
w. Griggs and Chairman Hitchcock
of the Republican committee. After
breakfast Mr.. Taft received several call
ers including Governor Fort and later
addressed a large gathering at Blaney's
which Mr. Taft OBJ
tanned over Sunday in Washington was
noticeable in his voice and spirits
The theater was filed and many una
BILE to gain admittance We're turned
away Mr.. Taft began his address, with
a brief review of the record of the Re
publican party, saying that he referred
to these accomplishments, including
the progress of the Philippines, Cuba,
Porto Rico and the Panama canal and
the control of corporations, TO snow
that the Republican party Is the party
that does things. He followed with
discussion of corporations controi,
comparing with what had been done by
President Roosevelt with Mr.. Bryan's
proposition to destroy every corpo-
ration"
Mr. Bryan's plan, said Mr.. Taft,
would result not only in destroying
the trusts. but would destroy independ-
emf competition On the other hand
+ba Renublican plan to control the cor
porations would be effective in stamp
ing out evils, but at the same time
would permit and encourage corporate
as we'll as individual enterprise.
Turning to the tariff, Mr. Taft said
revision was certain. 1t would result
in the majority of cases in reductions,
Int that the measure of protection
might be equal and some schedules
would doubtless be raised. He denied
MT, Bryan's assertion that the Re-
publican party would not give an hon
est revision.
The unanimous sentiment in favor
of tariff revision manifested in the
Chicago convention. Mr.. Taft declared,
vas ample evidence both that revision