The Glenwood post., 1908-10-31
TAFT MAKES REPLY
TO BRYAN SPEECHES
Saws He is Bold To Advocate Certain
Views That Are Opposed To
Monopoly

TROY, N. Y, Oct. 27.-The indus.
tries OF the cities and towns which line
the banks Of the picturesque Hudson
from Greater New York to Troy were
made the text of the speeches of W. H.
Taft today to the people Of these cit
ies and towns.
-Yonkers smiled on the big form of
the ohioan through shower. He
talked at length to As many as could
get into the largest theater. and then
addressed those who had stood and
waited in the rain, whose number was
even greater.
Nr. Bryan spoke in Yonkers yester-
day, and saying he understood his dis
tinguished opponent had charged that
the republican party had done nothing
for labor, Mr.. Taft first asserted that
the policies Of the republican party
had been chiefly devoted to the inter
ssts Of labor and then pointed out
that the protective policy made pos
sible the sugar refining industry, the
eholf enterprise OF tho city.
Says Bryan is Bold.
"Csrtainly Mr.. Bryan was a bold
man to advocate such views in town
like Yonkers," continued Mr.. Taft,
(Which I believe il one OF the greatest
manufacturing towns in proportion to
its size in the state of New York and
y dependent on the protective system. :"
As . sample Mr.. Taft said, of the
"utter Impractical, destructive char
acter of Mr.. Bryan's recommendation
with reference to economic reforms" :"
he would cite what Mr.. Bryan would
do with the Yonkers sugar refinery.
assuming for argument that the re-
Anesy VISA in "trust." Mr.. TAFT
said:
"He would take of the differential
on sugarthat protection which is
necessary to enable us to have any
sugar reAneries in this country. 1t
would cause the establishment of re-
Ansr;ea in Germany and all of your
population hero dependent upon this
refinery would be affected, and not
only would it destroy the trust, but
slss the Independent refneries.
OPPOSED 10 Monopoly.
republican party is just as
much opposed TO monopoly as the dem
oersts," aid Mr.. Taft. "It passed
snA enforced the antitrust law. It
believes in going directly at the evil
Of monopoly by furnishing men for eon'
tinuing it, rather than by destroying
tho industries and the great combina
tions Of capital that have much utility
and are Of such benefit to the wage
earners. It believes in stamping out
the evil and not stamping out the cor
poration.
Terrytown, Peekskill and Fishkill
Landing listened in the rain to short
q speeches delivered by the candidate
from the rear of his car. The dampness
did not seem to dull the ardor of the
citizens. When the Taft special
reached Poughkeepsie at l o'clock the
rain had just ceased and the sun came
out brightly.
He was driven to the Collinwood
opera house, which was crowded to the
very doors.
A class Of girls from Vassar college
tried to "get" Judge Taft's speech
in shorthand and an enthusiast in the
rs1lery attracted breif attention by
shouting:
"He surely wears 'the smile that
won't como Oh.
"It will still be there next Tuesday" ="
rsjoined Judge Tsft and in his hope,
the audience seemed to concur. Today
the republican candidate returned to
Mr.- Bryass issue, "shall the People
Rule."
Ieeus Has Stranded.
usOhall the people rule has
ttfsnded," hs declared. "The truth
4 that the proposition that the people
had not ruled up TO this date met with
20 much ridieuls that it has faded out
- IN iesus."
Mr.. TAFT wss 70 much in demand by
the immense crowd outside the theateI
when he emerged that he made a sec
o.d speech from the steps of the re-
Dubliean headquarters building.
UTICA, N. T., Oct. 2s.-Before leav
Ing here this afternoon to resume hi'
speaking tour through the state, J. s
: '6hsfnau, republican vice presidential
4. ea.dsdate, gave out . statement deal
Ing with the charges made public toda,