The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-26
Began Making Speeches Before
Eight This Morning.
HIS VOICE STILL BAD.
Five Stops in Minnesota Sched-
uled Before st. Paul.
He Plans to Spend Sunday in
Minneapolis.


indicated today that he would COM
inent on the statement issued by Sem
ator Foraker as soon as he was able
TO obtain full copy of the same. This
VIII be available when the Taft spec
ial reaches St Paul late this afternoon
II not before. Pending the perusaI of
the statement Mr.. Taft said he would
refrain from saying anything regard
Ing the matter.
The second day of Mr.. Taft's tour
or Iowa began with a short address bv
the candidate to an immense crowd at
Cedar Rapids before o'clock. The
carrying power of the candidates
voice was still notably deficient. In
explaining his condition Mr.. Taft told
the crowd that it twas because 1 talk
ed yesterday to about $4,000 good
Iowa Republicans"
1t was, he added, very trying not to
be able to impart his ideas satisfactor-
lily to the big crowds that greeted him.
put ne expressed the keenest apprecia-
ton OF the compliments shown him bv
the presence of the crowds and their
enthusiasm. When he concluded at
CEDAR Rapids his review of the duties
of good citizenship which he said in
cluded the selection of government
dSSLlS VINO naQ Deen tried and found
satisfactory rather than those who
made promises and prophecies which
time universally proved unscund, he
was requested to face the crowds on
all four sides of the raised platform
from which he spoke. AS he did this
he remarked with a smile:
Il feel like performing bear"
Well" was the retort from the
crowd, I'VE are going to give you the
blue ribbon all right
That's what want" rejoined the
candidate, 81 want Iowa to show the
rolling up hundred thousand Repub-
lican majority, which I believe she will
do"
Another big crowd awaited the spec
ial at Vinton, and from the rear plat
form the candidate made a brief talk
and was heartily cheered. Waterloo's
reception was another big affair and
here too, the crowd was demonstrative.
Senator Clapp of Minnesota, board
ed the special in Iowa to act as the
escort of honor after the Minnesota
line should be reached. Five stops
were scheduled in Minnesota, before
st. Paul is reached at 3 o'clock. Here
Mr.. Taft plans to deliver a speech on
postal savings banks and the guaranty
of bank deposits. He will go to Min
neapolis tonight, where he will re-
main over Sunday.
Speech at Vinton.
In his speech at Vinton, which gives
a good idea of Mr.. Taft's short talks,
he spoke as follows:
Il only want to say to those who are
farmers that they are in a very COM
Portable situation with reference to
their crops and their prices. That IL
they will look back IL years they will
find a situation under the German
Wilson tariff bill that was not quite so
comfortable when prices went down to
half of what they are now. and then q
panacea was proposed that we just cut
down half our debts by act of con-
gress and having thus paid off half, we
go on and struggle with the remainder.
Instead Of that, which was the recon-
mendation of the gentleman who Is
now my opponent, you went ahead and
pursued the honest policy of paying
your debts in the coin in which you
had contracted them and honestly
proved to be the best policy, necessary
with that and with the adoption Of the
Dingley tariff we went to prosperity
never before known in this country.
I'VE have had panic. We got too
far spread out, and in business circles
and in labor circles that panic is hurt
ing. But we are on the upgrade. And
If we can only keep the confidence of
those men who control capital so that
railroads may borrow money, so that
corporations engaged in industrial en-
terprises may borrow money, prosperi-
ty will come again. But my friends
ask you heart to heart. If you Were
alone in business would you select a
gentleman as your agent putting out
a man who had served you we'll? Would
you select a gentleman as your agent
to bring about confidence who had
made recommendations for IL years
with respect to economic systems and
economic plans and short cuts and nos
trums of prosperity, every one of which
has been refuted by the event. 1 be-
lieve the people of Iowa are a long
headed people. 1 believe that when
and 1 believe that they in next No
vember will show their common sense.
will show that they are still standing
where they have always stood, for good
government, for progressive govern
ment by voting the Republican ticket
and again bringing about prosperity"