La Junta tribune., 1908-10-10
Taft on
Colorado Issues
SPEAKS FREELY ON sUsJEcrs OF
IMPORTANCE.

On his recent visit to Colorado Jsds.
Taft took occasion to puzzle his crit.
ics and enliEhten all concerned sy
some pointed remarks regarding mat.
ters Of particular interest to Colorado
people. He was frank and convincing
and left NO doubt ~ to the csmmen-
dabIe attitude OF the Republican party
on questions OF moment here.
This il the concise manner In which
Judge Taft stated his views on the
sugar question at Greeley:
Il understand you are interested
here \ good deal In beet sugar, and
also understand that some people have
iutimated that l was against beet su.
gar deny 1t.
Il would not do anything that would
injure the beet industry In any way.
and the Republican platform pledges
the Republican party to take no action
which will not leave adequate protec-
tidn for the beet sugar interests.
But l call your attention to the fact
that sugar is trust made product, and
that II Mr.. Bryan becomes President
and has control of the legislation, he
proposes TO put sugar on the free list
because 1t is trust made product.
Now tnAt 10 the character OF remedy
that he proposes to give to the truss.
I'VE say to regulate the trusts. TO.
stamp out their evil, but not TO pun.
ish the innocent with the guilty-not-
in order to bring the sugar trust within
the law. to destroy the farmers who
raise beet sugar. the men who work
in the beet sugar factories and the in
nocent beet sugar producers"
Judge Taft paid some attention 10.
Mr.. Gompers and the labor question.
The following is what he said:
.T am coming now to q question
which perhaps ought to treat from a
somewhat personal standpoint, to-wit
that of whether labor ought to vote
against me. I am told that they have
been told that was an enemy Of labor.
They have been fed that doctrine
through Mr.. Samuel Gompers. who has
delivered over all the labor vote In the
United States. taking It out Of his pock-
ct and putting It into Mr.. Bryan's
pocket.
What am anxious to do II 70 get
a little of the labor left over that
won't go into the pocket Of either gen
tleman. Ny impression il that the
laboring men Of this country. like other
citizens Of this country-and l hate
to distinguish between the two. for
really we haven't classes-the laborins
man OF this generation il the million
aire Of the next, and the millionaire's
son Of the next may be . laboring man
Of the next. and 10 1t ought to be. They
propose to vote. or Mr.. Gompers pro
poses to have them vote for Mr.. Bryan
on the theory that Mr.. Bryan and the
Democratic party are the real friends
Of labor.
when you are making selection OF
an agent. when you are deciding to
favor one side or the other, ordinarily
you look to see what has been done by
them in the past. That IL very good
proposition. I believe the Judgment
by record as good ~ any judgment
that we can have. II any friend of Mr..
Bryan or Mr.. Gompers would point me
to single line Of legislation on the fed
eral statute books passed by the Demo
cratic party when in power, in the in
terest Of labor. I shall be glad to have
him do 10. Mr.. Bryan was twice Con
gressman. served two terms. and II
any measure was proposed by him in
the interest OF labor should be glad to
have it."
Speaking on the tariff question in
Denver. Judge Taft made . few re-
marks. The following paragraph is
typical of his views on the subject:
"Mr. Bryan says he IL going to revise
the tariff in form. The Republican
party can be trusted to carry out its
platform declaration and hold = special
session for the purpose after March
4th. The Democrats promise you
gradual reduction to tariff for revenue
only. You tried that sixteen years
ago. Do you remember the nightmare
the farmers look back atf Al. but IT
h to be gradual this tims. They are
not going to cut the limbs an at once.
They are going to cut Z LEG OF IN arm
on every two yeArs. How mnch do
you think such practice voald contri-
butte to the commercial psacs Of the