The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-27
kern WELCOMED
BY GREAT. CROWD
Ohio State Campaign Formally
Opened at Mansfield With
Much Enthusiasm.
JUDsoN HARM0N's SPEECH
PROPOSITION TO THE REPUBLIC
ANS REGARDING TARIFF.

Mansfield. o., Sept 26.-The Ohio
state campaign was launched here to-
day at a monster mass meeting. at
tended by Democrats from all over the
state. Issues were discussed at great
length by Judson Harmon. candidate
for governor: John H. Newman, candi-
date for secretary of state: Timothy S.
William Burbank. candidate for au-
ditor. and David S. Creamer, candidate
for state treasurer.
Another big tent meeting will be held
tonight, at which John w. Kern. the
Democratic nominee for vice president,
and James E. Campbell. the Democrat
ic aspirant for the United States SEN
atorship. will speak.
Warm Greeting to Mr.. Kern.
Mr. Kern arrived to-day from his
campaign in Maryland. He was greet
ed at the station by large delegation
of Ohio Democrats and several brass
bands.
After luncheon he was escorted to a
stand overlooking the line of march to
review a parade of the clubs and coun-
ty delegations. Sa
The speaking this afternoon was
from a platform erected in the center
of Central park in the heart of the city.
Thousands of women were in the
crowd.
Mr.. Kern was given an ovation as he
was escorted to the platform by Mr..
Harmon, and when introduced it was
many minutes before he could make
himself heard. Although not on the
program for a speech, the crowd in
sisted upon hearing from Mr.. Kern,
and he spoke briefly.
Harmon's Strong Address.
Mr.. Harmon, in the course of an ex-
tended address. said:
when San Francisco had to be re-
built, congress was induced to aid the
unfortunate Inhabitants by exempting
an admission that those laws simply
impose burdens on the people. Why,
then, should not the millions whose
earnings are thus levied on by the
greedy beneficiaries of the tariff be re-
lieved also at least by reducing
charges?
II make this proposition. and am
confident Mr.. Bryan and every Demo-
crat will stand by 1t. Let Mr.. Taft
and the Republican leaders who con-
troll congress promise to secure verified
American and foreign workmen in ev-
cry protected industry, and to reduce
the tax in each instance to exactly that
difference, the tax to be increased or
lowered from time to time to meet the
changes in wages. But, says Mr.. Taft.
reasonable profit, besides, must be
provided by the tariff.
Pretense Punctured.
The pretense has always been that our
higher wages prevented competition
with foreign goods and that. with the
difference in wages made up by law.
the people would get the benefit of such
competition. Foreign goods would still
have the disadvantage of long trans
portation, and if they could carry that
load and still be brought over and sold
at a profit, surely there must be a still
greater profit on American goods. Why,
then, tax the people still further to
swell this profit? Simply because every
concern which gets the benefit of the
tariff has capitalized the special favor
thus granted 1t by law and will never
consent to a reduction Of dividends"
Mr.. Harmon charged financial mis-
management of the state funds on the
part of the Republican auditor, treas
urer and attorney general.
Charge of Graft.
John H. Newman, In the course of a
speech, said:
THE man who takes money from
the state Is worse than the man who
takes it from the Standard OIL COM
pany. The chunk Of s9S,091 lost to the
state of Ohio through carelessness,
criminal or otherwise. of officials is
much worse than a chunk of $50. 900
taken from the Standard Oil. even
though the intention was to subsidize
the press with it. A man who is chosen
for a United States senator because he
takes money from a trust, and with
smile gulps down q. state. iofficial
charged with grating by a,fegfslative
committee appointed to investigate
their conduct, is inconsistent If not dis
honest, and is unworthy of the conf
dence of a self-respecting people"