Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-17
LE11(b OF RfeRt1 FROM TAFT
NEW Yorker Declares Democratic
Party Completely Dominated by One
Man-TeiIs of Achievements Of Re-
publican Party and Compliments
the Keystone STATES Loyalty.

"lllkES-BAkkE, IA. Sept. H.
The publican state and national
campaign was opened in the armorE
here tonight at 4 mass meeting at
tended by over 1000 persons. X. L.
Habgood. president of the state
!, ague of Republican clubs presided.
After reading letters of regret frcm
Judge Taft, Governor Stuart and 9th
ers he introduced James S. Sherman
who was warmly received
Il am .ralified with this opr0r-
tunity to come into the key>ion-
Stat. without the use CT a key. Your
splendid welcome is the opening of the
door. take ii to he not alone the
opening of the door of the State. but
as we'll, the opening of the door OF
your hearts. | Recognize" that TINS
opening to me is not as citizen or
your larger sister. the imperial En-
pire State of the Union. but to me as
one of the standard bearers of that
mighty instrumentalitr of economical.
commercial. educational and mora ad-
vancebent, the Republican party; tn"
party from whOSes national STANDARDS
PENNSYLVANIA has never departed; 10
whose candidates Pennsylvania has
given an ever increasing majority I'm
til il Is mountain higf-sO high that
ven must march through the clouds
to reach a greater altitude. and that
march will be made and that attitude
reached in November with the all OF
the mighty forces of the Pennsylvania
League Ct Republican Clubs.
Of rnptnf
date in Offering excuse for its attempt
ed belittling OF the late Pr 'sident
Cleveland's commcHGation Of NJ.
Taft's candidacy. SAYS:
"'There are thousands of "Oof
Democrats in the country who aP-
preciate and rejoice in the high al
tainmcnts OF Mr.. Taft The :nan Is
better than his part: 1t Is the parry
at whose hand he has conSentrd to
march. which the country has reasons
to fear.
Democrats in Same Boat.
What Inference can be drawn from
the Records words other than :ha'
with Democracy. the party is Letter
tnan the candidate-and if so, wha:
shall we say Of the candidate? MIR.
Cleveland received the support Of f'""
OF thousands Of American vo'"rS. be-
cause they believed him better IMAM
lis marty: b5cars, they hal -Hn1i-
dencc that whatever financial viSary
the Democratic party esDouiri. hc
would stand fer honest mcn'y and
would stand for the Nations noror.
would oppose with all the force of his
I,rsonality and the power Ct mis-
mighty office every proposition loo Il
i:.c TO the discharse of pubs? or pri-
,aic obligations in derrcCia'"j cur
rrncy. Mr. BRYAN in two camTd.ciS
las advocated with an ardor "ni aS-
tivity never cxceilcd. with u" the
per uasivcness Of his pleasing nra'or!.
the now abandoned issue OF 'i'e tc:h
age If silver IT ratio OF j" 10 /
Aid now abandoned why Not tt-
co.I,t CT its inherent dish1IIc ~. nJr
vet because experience has demon
stra,cd its absolute fallacy. hut aba''-
dCpcd because the American voters
having twice reru lat d ttc issue a.
unworthy il is no longer considered
eNp.dient to press it.
;U Mr.. Bryan's party bc better than
he. heaven pity Mir. Bryan. ana -
NOT better. what patriotic AMERICAN
what American who bc!i .y's in &c
summit, on or whcsr country is honor
cd the world over bCCau.c 81 IT what
man Who advocated iAe COLL standard
or Who in capital CT wage mas pro
f:tcd 10; its adoption. what man VINO
sen, ii danger IN Nr. TT. ans cahhr
darv in 1896 CT 1890. can nov con
uis,cut!y support him? DEMOCRACY O.
an. pres mt is Dry All. n. Never IN
our Nations existence has any parry
Lcpr 81 cumpI .ciy dominated ~ On"
nan a. Is todav's Democracy by VI.
Rryan. Ic Is toe party. the party -
he Wherein then Is tho one y u c.
wore than the ether In 1904 Demo
cracy r"pud:atrd Pryan and much ~
Rryapistn. bu; in 1908 Mr.. bryan
comes again into pozs"ssi,n 81 his
oxu VIVA; of his paramount tgsu"s
of 1856 and 1890? no Nc find thrfh
embodied in tho statutes 81 our c"'in'
,ry7 ~ pot. way ar" they not in his
p,atforp Of ioda~7 n both h"nr'
ana vice IN those was why r"i"
cate N IN 10 The political scrap heap
nov, n they then had 10th como
90.