New-York tribune., 1908-10-26
TAFT HERE TO RETURN
HUGHES'S AID In WEST
NO DOUBT ABOUT OHIO,
CANDIDATE SAYS.
Willard f. Green's Charges on Ma
Mia 6 Dagupan Railroad Er-
pIoded Some Time Ago.

| home of hts brother Henry W Taft where he
| will stay until 1870 O'Clock this morning. when
| he will leave here for New Haven He viii re-
| turn at D. m. and this evening will carry OUT
| the programme arranged for him in Brooklyn
| The Taft special made the run from Gary. Ind
| an hours ride east Of Chicago. 20 New York IN
| nineteen hours No stops were made except to
| change locomotives
Judge Taft obtained considerable rest on the
trip Eat and is in excellent spirits and physical
| condition. except that his voice gives evidence
of the hard wear to which 1t has been subjected
| When speaking indoors. however, his vocal
| chords soon timber up and he has at all times
| been able to make an indoor audience OF any sizs
| hear him
| Confident that the battle IS won in the Vest
| ern states that Indiana, Ohio, Wyoming and
! other states claimed by the opposition TO bs
| doubtful safely Republican as PennsyI-
vania Mr.. Taft is determined 70 throw his entire
| energy during the present week into the fight In
New York He has received positive assurances
| that this state will give him comfortable ma
jority, but he will be satisfied with anything
less than substantial victory for both the state
and national tickets and considerable portion
| of his energy will be devoted 10 irnpressing on
the voters the importance OF re-electins Cow
ernor Hughes
Although little accustomed to public and es-
pecially political. speaking when the campaign
opened Mr.. Taft has now spent almost nvsf
weeks on the stump, and while he has neveE
sought to acquire the spread-eagIe style Of ora
tory. at which his opponent is so proficient hs'
has developed a trenchant style Of his own
which is most telling. and has enabled him To
win the respect and sympathy Of every audi
ence he has addressed no matter how hostile
the audience was when he began
ASSURES REELECTION OF HUGHES
The Indiana leaders who learned yesterday
that Judge Taft.purposed stoutIy 70 espouse tbs
cause of Governor Hughes his trip through
New York, declared their conviction that IL
would mean the election Of the Governor by an
ample majority. As has been told. the results
of Mr.. Tafts Western trips have been more far
reaching than his most sanguine advisers had
dared to anticipate Senator Hemenway. OF In
diana said last night:
Il understand that Judge Taft and Governor
Hughes will travel together. and that the Presi-
Dental candidate will support the Governor
That is a combination which simply cannot be
beaten Next to the Judge himself Governor
Hughes has been the most effective speaker in
support of the Presidential candidate in this and
other Western states. He is a forcefuI speaker.
and has doubtless made thousands OF votes for
Taft, and I that Taft viii make thou
sands for Hughes; and. after ALL New York
could not afford to permit Mr.. Hughes 70 be de-
feated. He is Republican of national pronnI-
nence and he stands for the best in Republic
canism and in our American civilization What
is more, I sure that he will be de-
feated"
There has been abundant evidence Of the effect
of Governor Hughes's Western trip. and Mr.
Taft is deeply grateful TO him He believes that
together they can sweep the Empire state. and
no effort to that end will be spared in the clos
ing week of the campaign.
The sensational complaint Of Willard r Green.
which appeared in a local paper yesterday, al
legfng unfairness in the granting OF the fran
chise to the Manila & Dagupan Railway. was
shown TO Judge Taft yesterday. bug he declined
to make any statement in reply He referred
inquirers however. 10 the reply he made TO Mr..
Bryan. who had voiced certain insinuations re-
garding this franchise. in speech addressed 20
the South Norwood Republican Club. which
called at the Sinton Hotel on September fs.
BENGUET RAILROAD FRANCHISE
Mr. Taft then spoke Of Mr.. Bryan's charge
that he had granted a perpetual franchise 70 the
"Benguet Railroad" and pointed out that the
Benguet road not railroad at all, but
public highway. which had been constructed
from Manila up the mountainside to Benguet-
He added however that Mr.. Bryan obviously
was trying 20 discuss the Manila & Dagupan
road and then went to outline the facts con-
nected with the granting of that franchise
Under the organic act OF 1902 the Philippine
Commission was authorized. he explained in the
speech 10 grant franchises to railroads in ths
Philippines No capitalist could be induced.
however. TO construct a railroad IN the Philip
pines on the same conditions as roads are con-
structed in this country. Mr.. Taft therefore,
represented 10 Congress the inability OF the COM
mission obtain any railroad construction un-
der the organic act. and on his recommendation
the commission was authorized 20 advertise for
bids guaranteeing per cent interest on ths
thirty-year bonds of any road constructed ac-
cording to its specifications Under this author
izatton three lines Of road or are being
constructed in the islands Of Negros, Panay and
Cebu
There was however. already in existence 4
line of road running out of Manila. built under
a Spanish concession which made the road a
partner of the government. This road had been
seized by the American military authorities
and held by them during the insurrectiOn It's
franchise guaranteed a fixed income and this
had not been paid since the capture OF Manila.
and the road had presented claim OF soma
81 500 OOO against the Philippine Commission
The road and its franchise were. Mr.. Taft
expressed il, in a most indeterminate cOndi-
ton"
The owners OF the road. therefore. made a
proposition to the Philippine Commission. They
would construct four hundred miles OF addt-
tonal modern road. in return for a franchise
which would cover their existing road and the
one they proposed TO build and would waive ali
claim TO the t per cent guaranteed interest on
the bonds of the portion- The commission
had ample aothority TO grant such franchise
under the organic act of 1902. and IL did so.
| MORE TINE FOR MR.. GREEN
| When the bids were about TO be opened un-