The San Francisco call., 1908-10-16
TAFT INvADfS THE
SOUTHERN STATES
Republican Presidential Candi-
date Discusses Bank Guar
anty Hobby of Bryan
Resents Interruption During Ad-
dress at SheIbyville in
Emphatic Language

LOUISVILLE, KY, Oct. 15.-Acting on
| of the Union and as such entitled to
be considered in the national election,
Mr.. Taft spent the day talking in towns
and cities in Kentucky
He is the first republican presiden-
tial candidate to come to the Blue
Grass state.
He will be the first republican presi-
Dental candidate to carry his campaign
into North Carolina and Virginia, which
he intends visiting in the next two
days. His reception has been typical
of southern hospitality. The attention
he received while expounding republi-
can doctrines was such as to indica te
more than passing interest.
The candidate made many references
to his reception during the day.
For the second time since his work
on the stump began Mr.. Taft made ref
erence 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 opponent as follows:
Mr.. Bryan has another proposition
that is going to be the panacea for
bank deposits BY that proposition he
is going to make every respecta BILE.
honest banker be the security of every
body thatGesires to go into the banks
ing business, with the idea of getting a
large line of depositors with a very
small capital. and the result of that
l don't think it takes a very clear
headed businessman to see.
MANY BANKS ORGANIZED
In Oklahoma, the place where they
try out the experiments, they are now
f1nding that banks are being organized
with a capital of 100000 by persons
that have failed in the banking bust
ness before, by men that are under
charge of embezzlement, but who are
able to get deposits by saying to de-
positors. I am a 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 Sc
curity that you will get your deposits
| back
That is not a joke; that is gen.
uine statement of the condition that is
to be produced by that guarantee OF
bank deposits proposition"
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 heard by thou
sands. Then came his advent into Ken
lucky. He was heartily received in all
the towns.
That Judge Taft will not permit an
tagonistic partisan Interruptions while
| addressing an audience was illustrat ted
at Shelbyville, where the Special ar
| rived just at dark. He spoke in a hall
! which was crowded, and as he proceed
ed there were persistent cries OF
| Bryan" The judge referred to the in
terruption pleasantly at first, but as ii
continued he declared with some en-
phasis:
1T is just such instances as this
which show why it is that the demo-
cratic party never gets control of the
government. 1t has elements which
lack the slightest sense of Responsibilities
decency or courtesy"
Marching clubs with red fire escorted
the candidate from his train to the
Coliseum in Louisville tonight. Not
wfthstanding the rival political attrac-
tion of Congressman Champ Clark of
Missouri at the Masonic theater. there
was no mistaking the interest shown In
the candidate. His audience was treat
! ed to a discussion of the general issues
by the candidate. by Senator William
Alden Smith and by Leslie NJ Shaw.
former secretary of the treasury.