Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-02
Taft Speaks at Cities Between
Buffalo and Cleveland.
APPEALS TO LABOR VOTE
Declares His Friendship for the In
terests of Workingmen.
TO FOLLOW R00sEvELT's PATH
Promises a Square Deal-Extols the
Record of the Republican Party.
Glad Campaign Is Over.

BUFFALO. n. Y, November 2-Judge
Taft entered upon the last day of the
campaign this morning in as fine physical
condition, save for his hoarseness. he
was on the first day out. His itinerary
today includes stops at Dunkirk, Erie
AshtabuIa. Cleveland and Youngstown
where the night meeting will be held
and whence the party will depart for
Cincinnati at 1880 tonight.
Judge Taft early this morning was
joined by Mrs. Taft, who came on from
New York to accompany her husband
the last day of the campaign. as she
had done on the first day of his speaking
tour. en- route from Hot Springs to Mid
die Bass Island
Addresses Himself to Labor.
DUNkIRK. n. Y, November What
Judge Taft will talk about in the speech
IS he is to make today. all of which
are at labor centers. was outlined in what
ne said TO an audience numbering thous-
ands which listened to him here this
morning. Judge Taft Indicated that he
could not emphasize too strongly that his
friendly feeling for the interests of or
Eanized and unOrSaniZed labor Will not
be affected in the event of his election
by the fight that has been made on him
by Mr.. Gonpers.
Glad His Work Is Nearly Done.
Standing ON the rear platform of his
car. with Mrs. Taft by his side, he said
this:
Il don't know whether you are as glad
that tomorrow Is election day as / am.
If you are you are very happy. I am
delighted TO stand before an audience of
Dunkirk. the important town of western
II ,aI1x cto hofn
audience of workingmen. to assure
them that there are many reasons why
they should vote the republican ticket.
and that If that ticket is successful. as
I have doubt it will be. then we will
have nothing to regret in the victory.
first. because il viii preserve the pro-
tective system, second. because it Is not
menace to prosperity. and prosperity
viii return as we bad 1t two years ago
for a period of ten years. and. third,
because the republican party has shown
itself in the past to be a friend of the
workngman, and it will do SO in the
future.
Taft's Interest in Labor.
Il have been attacked unfair to
labor. I wish l could stop and dem
onstrate to you that of all the public men
you know there are very few who have
done more in the interest of labor than
I have. and I want 1t understood that if
I am elected the fact that Mr.. Gompers
has attempted to deliver over the labor
vote to the democratic pslrty and has at
tackled me bitterly and. with others, has
done me injustice. will not deprive me
OF the interest feel in labor in its at
tempt to get to higher things. and 1t will
give me the utmost pleasure to follow
along in the path of Theodore Roosevelt,
as have been associated with him in the
last four years. to bring to the attention
of nd Hxyo tfxHo 20
put labor on an equality with every other
class in the community.
IF I understand the position of labor
they don't ask to be put at an advantage.
They ask for a square deal; to be put on
a level The republican party In the last
ten years has passed ten statutes and the
democratic party not a single line in the
interest of labor. Under these circum-
stances / ask you to consider carefully
the question whether you wish to put In
the democratic party with its record and
ii promises untitled or the republican
party with it's records of things done"
An extra stop was made at Westfeld.
y. Y. where the train was Joined by
Representative Bates of Pennsylvania and
a number of local politicians. including
Judge E. A. Walling. State Senator Sis
son and Postmaster SObel of Erie.
Taft Speaks in Cleveland.
CLEVELAND. Ohio. November p
Judge Taft was today the central figure in
this final big republican demonstration In
this city. He arrived at noon from Buff
falo.
During the two hours Mr.. Taft was here
he headed a monster parade made up of
all of the local republican uniformed or
ganiZations besides many volunteer
marchers not in uniform. A meeting of
thousands in Central Armory was later
addressed by the candidate. who made a
general political speech, paying particu-
lar attention to the trusts"
After the meeting the Taft special left