The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-02-11
TAFT IS GIVEN
GREAT OVATION
At KANSAS CITY, MO.-GREETED
BY FIFTEEN THOUSAND
PEOPLE.
MAKES PRINCIPAL TALK
At Banquet of Missouri Republican
Ar'ociaticn a. Convention
HaIl--Defends Roose-
veit's Policies.


Kansas City, Mo- Feb 10--Secra-
tarv TAFT was given a memorable
ovation by fifteen thousand people IA
! convention hall tonight when he was
the grest of honor and principal
speaker at the most elaborate ban
qnet ever attempted in this city given
+ by the Association Of Young Republi-
! cans Ct Missouri and attended byf1.-
900 persons. many of who came from
! Nebraska Kansas, Oklahoma and dis
tant Missouri cities
Besides these thousands crowded
the galleries. The demonstration ac.
corded Taft when he entered the hall
end again when he rose to speak has
never been surpassed by the wei
come given any public man in the
history of this city. Taft's speech
was a general defense of the Republi.
can party and especially Of the poll
cies brought to the fore by the adj |
ministration of Theodore Roosevelt
In eulogizing Lincoln, the speaker |
said Lincoln was a party man, "as all |
n.en must be who expect to leave !
their individual impress upon the
political character of the nation"
Speaking of the recent panic and the
presidents late special message to
congress. the secretary said
"The message contains an answer
to the charges that the administra-
tion is responsible for the industriaI
depression and sharpness and empha-
sis with which this unYounded attack
is met have hardened the great body
Of the people as d bugle call to rel
newed support osSehe policies of thet'
policies Of the administration.
Taft referred to abuses that had
been practieed by corporations and
declared that the conviction had
seized the people that there were
many engaged in the management OF
corporate wealth who regarded the
statutes as dead letters, and them.
selves as privileged characters.
"We We're passing into a regime of
plutoeracy." said he.
and added, during the last four
years there has been great moral /
awakening to this danger among the
people, and the popular demand that ,
law breakers no matter haw wealthy
Or how high or powerful their position
shall be made to suffer Under the
leadership of Theodore Roosevelt, the {
Republican party mas not faltered in
t. deteTmnation to meet the require
nents of the situation and to enact
such legislation as may be necessary
70 bring to a close this period of
llegitimate corporate immunity"
Continuing he said:
There are those who have been Z
members of the Republican party who d
liffer with Roosevelt in respect to the (
proper course to he taken in stamp {
ng out these abuses of corporate ,
wealth. The great bulk Of the Repub.. 2
lean party, however. stands solidly a
Il his back in the work I'm which he V
md the representatives. of the par;y 4
n congress are doing" q
Concluding Taft said: b
Vigorous action and measures to r
tamp out the existing abuses and d
fleet reforms are necessary to vindi- b
ate society as ii is at present con
tituted. Otherwise. We must yield s.
0 those who seek to introduce a new d
rider Of things on a socialistic basis Il
The Republican party follows the n
upon this social and a
loral reform-appTove its attitude T
\ favor Of vested rights. Of main n
aiming power of courts. of Tenderingl
oral legislation a basis OF dealing =
etween employer and employe Of N
the regulative power "
yer railroads and other interstate
Operations, and of prosecuting a
hose law breakers who continue to
ely public opinion.
Roosevelt leads his party as Lin.
Oln led his-as Mckinley led his
; meet new issues presented. to arm 81
nr political civilization. and il will
P a bold front. to resist the attacks d.
socialism on the coming genera lo
ons and on the great institution Of II
vii liberty inherited from our ~
Ithers" TT