The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-03
TAFT MAKES HIS
FINAL SPEECH
Youngstown Steel Works in
the Parade Because They
Could Not Escape.
APPEAL FOR LABOR VOTES
"TRUSTY JIM" SHERMAN WINDS
up HIS CAMPAIGN.
APPEAL FOR LABOR VOTES

YOUNGSTOWN. o.. Nov. 2.-The last word
81 his campaign has been spoken Dy WI
liam Howard Taft and he is now speeding
TO Cincinnati 10 cast his vote tomorrow
Vote the Republican ticket and pre-
serve prosperity. protection to American
industries. business integrity ana tne
rights OF labor" This was the message
with which Mr.. Taft finished his fight
The close Of the campaign in thus CITY
tonight was. in magnitude ana enlhu-
siasm a fitting climax TO all that has
gone before. The six and One-half hours
Judge Taft spent in Youngstown were
crowded with political events. resplenoent
with the pOmp and show or party organ
izatiOns aud a carnival OF hilarity. noise
and general abandon by the spopulace 10
the occasion.
Three speeches were required OF the can
.didate at the PARK theatre. the Grand
opera house and ia the public square
preceding these he reviewed a parade
miles in length, composed Of thousands
a. ssgdfoYFaed marchers He was then the
guest OF the pror3nent Re - hsicahs OF the
city at the Youngstown Cluh Tor dinner
which was served before the evening
speechmakng began
Drew Good Crowds.
The last day Of the campaign for the
candidate was remarkable in that tore
was an increase rather than diminishing
OF the crowds and enthusiasm wherever
he went. Beginning his work at DunkirK'
y. Y. this morning, be made addresses
-
Garrettsville Cleveland and Youngstown.
The Cleveland meeting was monster ar
fair and was preceded by parade when
was reviewed by the candidate. who
passed through the lines IN an automo-
bile with Mrs. Taft
The meeting in the Cleveland srmory
was presided over by a. l.. Faulkner.
president OF the national order of Window
Glass Makers. Judge Tafts speech here
was a repetition of his arguments to show
that there should De no change in the
policies Of government as applied by the
present administration. in addition 10
which he took advantage of the oppor-
tunity to emphasize AS he has done
throughout the day. that Notwithstanding
opposition 10 him and the Republican
PARTY by Samuel GomperS. he Will, If
eIe.ted, maintain his great sympathy for
and in the welfare OF organized and UNI
organized labor. which he maintains his
previous record sustains.
Attacks Gompers.
Il want 20 say" he declared. that it
does rot make any difference row mach
Mr. C-ompers may misreprcsen- my posi-
ton: II does not make any difference how
much he misrepresents the position of the
supreme court of the United States-I sup
pose ! ought not to feel hurt because l
am plnnirg for office. II these gentle
men haS The patience and justice TO read
my DECISIONS when / was on the bench
and when | had not the slightest idea of
ever yielding to the weakness of running
for the presidency. they would have found
that I have not changed from the prin-
ciples | stated then. l have not turned
an iota from the principles l then estab-
lished and those principles. and those
principles alone. are the basis upon which
trades unionism can flourish in this eoun-
try"
Quotes Traitor Keefe.
..The question of today" he added. lis
how far Mr.. Gompers is able by deed Of
grant executed to transfer what he has
not got Every attempt made by misrep-
resentation and otherwise as TO the atti-
tude of the Republican party has been
made 10 prejudice the wage-earner of this
country against the party and its candi-
date"
In this connection il was made known
that Representative Burton had informa-
ton from Daniel keefe. president of the
LongshOremen's union. that the tele-
craphed published statement from John
Mitchell TO Samuel Gompers. in which Mr..
Mitchell declares himself in sympathy and
accord with the policy Of the American
Federation of Labor. is garbled. inasmuch
as IL leaves out the two important words.
these words being .'non-partisan politi-
cal The text Of the telegram as il
should have been published was read as
follows:
Chicago. oct. N.-Samuel Gompers.
Washington ID. G: Telegram quoting
speech delivered by Taft AT Buffalo last
night received. His statement so far as
10 relates To me conveys a wrong impress
sion. I am In fun sympathy and accord
with the non-partisan political policy OF
the American Federation Of Labor as it
has been outlined and promulgated by the
executive council JOHN MITCHELL"
This city was alive with political &C
tNity throughout the day. meetings being
in progress long before the Taft special
arrived at 4 O'Clock.
Among the prominent speakers at the
several meetings were United States SEN
atOr La Toilette of Wisconsin. Secretary
Garfield and Representative Burke OF
Pennsylvania
Judge Taft's special train left shortly
before II o'clock for Cincinnati. where it
viii arrive early tomorrow morning.