The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-10-29

10 grow weak, the crowd began to
stnmp, and the building trembled from
the uniform pounding of thousands OF
feet,
The governor, who had spoken at
six meetings tonight before reaching
the Garden, paid a tribute TO Mr., Iatt,
and then took up the issues OF the slate
campaign.
cheers were heard outside and shouts
Of "Tnft, Taft, Taft, made him cut
his speech short Mr. Taft did not ap.
pear, however, and George A. Knight or
California was introduced rs the next
speaker.
1t was two minutes after II O clock
when Mr. Taft arrived. As soon as nc
was recognized there was tre-
mendous cheering. which lasted for
nineteen minutes The crowd shouted
Taft. Taft. Taft, Big Bill Tart,
and sang Yale songs while the band
PLAYED. but the instruments could be
only heard when the cheering died
down a bit. Mr. Taft stood on the plat
form with smile Of appreciation
wreathiug his round. good -natured face
As the cheering continued minute after
minute, Mr. Taft grew more serious.
and tried 10 compel silence by holding
up his hand. but this simpiy caused
more cheers than ever. Gen. Porter
StOod Desluc inc cdnulu1ier duu hhatiS
obtained comparative quiet, Then he
introduced Mr.. Taft as ''Our next
president and the cheering was re
sumed, When 1t stopped Judge Taft
started his speech. His voice was very
hoarse, and he made his speech brief.
His first words produced a general
laugh over his huskiness. When 1T sub
sided ne continued with much impress
siveuess.
Taft Throws Bouquets.
''The inspiration of this presence, no
matter what happens on November 3.
will be the sweetest memory of my
life said Mr.. Taft. This sentence
won the audience at once. He added:
1.-THE spirit of loyalty TO Republican
ism that is instinct in this audience
makes me rejoice that l have always
been a Republican
y moment later the candidate com
mcnded the Roosevelt policies and an.
other mighty shout Of approval went
up. When he said:
Bryan claims TO be the heir Of those
pohcles,' voice piped up, Eyes. hot
airf' and another big laugh was in
4 review of what the Republican
party has done was briefly given by
the speaker.
Mr.. Taft spoke for less than ten min.
utes because of the huskincss of his
voice.
He stood for few minutes on the
platform before leaving the hall, smil
ing broadly as thousands cheered him
and shouted that he would win.
From the hall he hurried to the rail
road station, where he boarded his spe-
cial train and began his journey up
the state,
Made Other Talks.
Before going to Madison Square gar
den. Mr. Taft spoke at Cooper Union
There he discussed the labor question
IN greater detail than heretofore He
discussed the labor decisions he made
while on the bench, which have been
the subject of political discussion. and
against him which he has heretofore
ignored. He indorsed the recent letter
OF President Roosevelt TO Mr.. BRYAN.
asking where the Nebraskan stood on
the bills favored by Mr. Gompers.
which are said clearly to demand legis-
latlon for labor as a class. Judge Taft
then took up the recent charge of Mr..
Bryan that during the hard times of
lS94-96 he had declined TO modify an
order or a receiver appointed by him as
Judge, reducing the wages of the en-
ployees of n certain railway 10 per
cent Judge Taft asserted that this
order was the last extremity which
p"i' 'c icoolCtu 10 10 save lne road To
the city of Cincinnati, the owner, and
thus make, 1T possible for these same
employees 70 obtain any wages at all,
In justification OF the iniunctions he
issued IN secondary boycott cases, Judge
Taft said that the best labor unions to.
day recognized that the use of the sec.
ondary boycott in industrial disputes is
bad policy, nm American. un- Republican
and an instrument OF tyranny
- And until Mr.. BRYAN answers Mr.
Roosevelt this question we must assume
that he also believes with Gompers in
the secondary boycott ~ he added.
During the evening Mr.. Taft also ad-
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