The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-08-27
TAFT APPEALS TO SOUTH
REPUBLICAN NOMINEE TELLS
vIRolNlANs HOW PRESENT
POLICIES HELP THEM.
GIVES TARIFF AS INSTANCE
Ne Argues That No Other Part Of the
Country Is More interested In
Proteetion--Raps William
J. Bryan's Ideas.

Hot Springs, Va, Aug. 22.-With q
review OF the work OF President
Roosevelt in office, William II. Taft,
Republican presidential nominee, APP
Dealed to the solid south in a speech
here Friday to break away from the
Democratic party.
He argued that the south was as
much interested in a reasonable pro-
tective tariff as any other section OF
the country He declared that great
many southern Democrats are op-
posed TO the present leadership Of
their party and would not be sorry
n Il were defeated.
He answered Mr.. Bryan's slogan.
'Rhall the People Ruler" by arguing
that through President Roosevelt their
will had been carried ont. lie re-
viewed the laws passed by Republican
congresses as proof
Finally he appealed to southern Re-
publicans 10 organize and nominate
good tickets.
Blamos Wilson Gill for Panic.
Reviewing the record OF the Demo
cratic party from the time Of the last
Democratic administration. 1898, Mr..
Taft said:
ut repealed the Mckinley tariff bill
passed In 1890 and enacted the Cor
man-Wilson tariff bill OF 1898 With
the prospect OF a Democratic tarin
for revenue and under the operation
of the Gorman-Wilson tariff bill sub
sequently passed. a period OF indus
trial depression set In which con-
finued through the next presidential
campaign Of 1896.
1.-THE remedy for this depression as
proposed by the Democratic party un-
der It's present leadership was a
change from the gold standard OF cur
rency and value which was the
measure OF all pecuniary obligations.
to q silver Standard change which
would have scaled the debts OF all by
quite 80 per cent and would have
produced a financial crash In which
the business disaster would only have
been exceeded by the injury to our
national financial honor"
As soon as the Republican party
came into power In 1897 he said. II
repealed the Gorman.Wilson tariff bill
and enacted the present Dingley tar
~ bill and with the assurance Of an
honest monetary standard confidence
was restored and a period Of business
expansion and prosperity followed 70
an eKtent never before known In the
history OF NE world.
Takes crsdlt for Good Wages.
Wages Wage never higher, he de-
oiAred. ana the average standard OF
living Of wage earners. farmers and
Of the businesS men in point OF com
fort and of enjoyment Of life was ad
vAnced beyond precedent.
Attending this great prosperity
abuses developed growing out of the
dishonesty Of some prominent men
entrusted with the management OF the
business OF others and out OF greed
Of financial power OF some. Stimulat'
- BY the eRermous successes In0ldOnl
10 the combination OF capital in Iargs
corporations"
These abuses. said MF. TAFT, chiefly
took the form of the violation Of the
aat-truSt laws and the granting of re.
bates aud Determinations by railways
10 large shippers When the extent
Oe thcss evils was brought hOne to
tie people, ~ said, President Roose-
Vslt evoked the attention OF congress
and the public - them and proceeded
to enforce the laws then on the stat
ute books.