New-York tribune., 1908-08-30
OHIO GIVES TAFT
A WARM WELCOME
RIG AUDIENCES CHEER
HIS SPEECHES.
Stands by HIS Record on InjuHctioHs
Dollar a Day for Labor
Story a Lie
Story a Lie.
IRy Telegraph 10 Tns Trfnune.I

IRy Telegraph Tns T1ouneI
Columbus. Ohio. Aug. 29-Wiliara H Iafe
played truant the national committee t'-
day. to use the expression of Arthur l. vorys-
and made a succession of exceptionally able and
effective speeches in the 18th Congress Dis
trict of Ohio the most forcefuI being that delfv-
cred to the four hundred members of the Taft
Club at Athens. Mr. Taf. here dealt with the
o1,e5tion Of injune.ions and their relation to
labor and capital, analyzed the declarations OF
the Repubysear and Democratic platforms on
the subject and explained the effect of the pro-
posed legislation.
II have issued iniunctions because the right
of the PLAINTIFF entitled him to one When
an, on the bench enforce the law. and have
no apology TO Offer he said and his audience.
composed largely of laboring men. cheered him
to the echo. Mr. Taft disposed OF the charge
that he had said that 81 day was enough for
my Iaborirs by the declaration that 1t was
"a 1ie' He said ne had time to discuss so
silly a charge further Tie explained the effect
OF the Injunction legislation proposed by the
two platforms. showing that any diminution OF
the poUer of the courts must operate more seri-
ousIy against the rights of the poor man. who
had neither the money to employ expensive
counsel nor the time to pursue a Ions Proseeu-
ton than against the rights of the wealthy
Iawbreaker, who could employ every device TO
defeat the ends of justice. Mr.. Tafts address
was fearless and powerful. and appealed with
great force to his auditors. was shown by
their generous applause and enthusiastic COM
ment.
ROOSEVELT POLICIES PRAISED
Following an Introduction by Arthur VOrys.
who limited that this might be good oppor-
tunity for the candidate to try his prowess a
political speaker with the view of inducing the
national committee to allow him to take the
foIl
The question is whether the mandate of power
shall be given again to the Republican party
shall IL be turned over to the Democratic party:
to the Republican party row led by Theodore
Roosevelt President OF the United States. or
to the Democratic party. led by Mr.. Bryan. who
has twice before been a candidate Of that party'
He enumerated the problems. beginning with
the Spanish war, the Panama Canal. Cuba, the
irrigation of arid lands. the reclamation service
all increasing the number of employees of the
government and the risk of scandal. and con-
tnued:
And yet. I ask you whether there is single
stain upon the escutcheon of the Republican
party under Theodore Roosevelt in meeting all
the new problems. Not only that. but in re-
spect foreign affairs, never In the history
of the nation has the standard of the United
States been higher before the nations of the
world than it is to-day
ago told that il Theodore Roosevelt
were put in power he would go around this
country with chip his shoulder and In
vOlve US in war; that he was waiting for some
body to tread on the tail Of his coat in order
that he might have fight. What was the re-
sult2 II is not necessary for TO detail it,
only TO state that before In the history OF
the world has President of the United States
and an administration or any emperor or mon
arch done more to preserve the peace of the
world than has Theodore Roosevelt
Under the Dingey bill Of 1891 We went ahead
to prosperity never before known In this
country. and. indeed never before known IN the
world The investment of capital and the
/ panSfOn
increased. and the standard of living of the
wage Garner of the business man and of the
farmer was improved beyond precedent But We
found in the business world that had
panded ourselves a little too far; that capital
had become fixed in enterprises that did not
make the return sufficient to induce further in
vestment Capital became frightened. and now
have had halt In that prosperity. Capital
is necessary if We are going and not embrace
socialism, and anything that is done to frghten
invested capital. anything that leads invested
capital to doubt whether fair return will be
paid. Injuries the wage earners the capitalist and
the farmer.
Now what say is that the Introduction into
power OF the Democratic party under its pres
ent leadership will create doubt of the future -
the minds of the people, in the minds OF those
who Will invest capital These not all mill
ionaires. The capitalists of this country largely
are the who contribute TO the savings
banks who contribute 10 make up In many
small amounts the great funds that are subse
quentIy invested In plants Now. unless yeu
assure capital a return. unless you can bring
about confidence in what Is to be done, you may
be certain that the return to prosperity which
is gradually assuming a definite form Will
halt again.
In this great development of wealth. this ex-
pansion of material prosperity. there crept in
abuses, abuses growing out of the greed and un-
scrupuous character of some of the prominent
men engaged in business They violated the
antitrust law and they violated the rebate law
All this was revealed early in this adninstra-
ton, and Mr. Roosevelt and the Republican
party took hold with a determination to stamp
1T out.
Now ask you. gentlemen, whether the
fn0x xxhe her he a
bill which the Republican party passed, whether
the pure food bill and the meat inspection bill
and all those great measures Of a Republican
Congress not an indication and follow
ing OF the moral awakening among the people
In order to make the corporations understand
that they must obey the law We don't wish to
destroy these great organizations that have a
large wage fund when they are prosperous ana
that add greatly to the prosperity of the coun-
try, but what we wish TO do is 10 keep tnem
within the law
REPUBLICAN PARTY LABORS FRIEND.
Rut I am asked what is the relation Of the
Republican party to labor / want TO make one
statement first That never in the history of this
country has there been an administration that
has passed more measures directly In the m
terest of the laboring classes than mas the pres
ent Republican, administration
Take the employers liability act. Congress
has passed a law now by which railroad men en-
gagged Interstate railroads snail De put on a
laveI with the corporation in dealing with II in
respect to the damages that they sustain grow
ing out of their employment This measure.
which for a teehnicalty was thrown OUT py .h1
Supreme Court has been repassed in lawful
form by the present Congress Then there are
also all of these safety appliance acts. which.
hope. will tend TO reduce the awfui sacrlnce ct
life among the employees of the railroad COM
panies Then, too. there are other measures.
the government employees compensation for IN
juries act. which requires Interstate commerce
| employees to only certain number OF
and