The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-09-30
TAFT TOUR BEGINS.
Candidate Makes First Speech to I'm.
mense Gathering of Indiana Farm

Brook, Ind, Sept. 23.-All this fore
noon from miles around the country
buggies, family carriages, hayracks
and farm vehicles of every descrip-
ton crowded the roads leading to
Hazelden the country home of Georg,
AIDE, where Judge Taft was scheduled
to deliver an address this afternoon.
When the candidate, seated in the
humorist's big automobile, reached
the farm, he was driven through a
ed to telephone poles, felce posts.
trees or anything else calculated to
restrain the horses.
Not only were AIDES neighbors pre-
sent in force, but there were delega-
tions from all over Indiana, and from
Cincinnati and Chicago. Combining
political symbolism with practical
hospitality. Mr.. AIDE furnished lunche
for all in full dinner pals"
In beginning his address, Judge
Taft alluded to his host as the In
diana Sultan of Sulu." and declared
that the Philippine original had no
advantage over AIDE as an entertain
er. Then with all the evidences OF
rural prosperity about him the can
didate began a discussion of political
conditions as they affect the farmer.
Judge Taft said
was told II / came here i sIouid
900 farmers of the state OF harrison
and Morton and seized tle opporlu.
ity to break my journey TO Chicago
in order to look into yodr faces aha
to ask you the question. whether you
experiences as farmers with Mr.. BY
an and your recollection Of his co1rs
since 1892 is such as to commend hin
to you as the person into whose
hands you wish to put the executive
power over the destinies OF this nat
ion Tor four years.
You began your acquaintance with
Mr.. Bryan in 1898. He was tneh a
member OF the house of representa-
tives and of the ways and means
committee of that body. AS such he
pressing the Wilson tariii Ind
when it was returned from Ine ss-.it
with 600 amendments as the Go. Liam
Wilson tariff bill, he was one VI .-Ae
the rules OF the house to preve-it a
discussion of any Of the GU ala Id
ments made TO the bill by the senate.
The rules of the house which permit
ted the passage Of these amendments
without discussion were those, the
use OF which in the present house OF
representatives, he and his party so
much deplOre as an evidence tnat the
people do not rule. Whether the PEG
pie ruled or not when this bill was
passed, it is certain that the effect
of the 600 amendments was such as
to make Mr.. Cleveland pronounce the
bill q perfidy aud dishonor.
This fact, however, did not prevent
Mr.. Bryan from great jubilation when
the bill passed. The certainty that
the bill was going to pass after Dem
ocratic success In November precipit-
ated a panic out of clear sky and
the subsequent passage of the bill
Frustrated all industries and brought
about four years memorable in the
history Of this country as the worst
financial disaster it has ever seen.
What did Mr.. Bryan propose as a
remedy for this? He urged the farm
ers of the country. who were groanin
under very heavy weight Of obliga-
ton, that the way out to produce pro
perity, the way to do Justice was TO
adopt the free coinage OF silver. So
in 1896 he traversed this country
tempting voters to sully the honor OF
the nation and pay off half of their
obligations by legislative fiat. He
professed that unless this was done
wheat would go below 90 cents and
that the condition of the farmer
would grow worse instead OF better.
He was defeated. The honor OF the
country was saved and every year OF
the twelve which have succeeded tina
campaign has produced to the farm
err irrefutable evidence Of Mr.. Bryan I:
failure as a political and economic
prophet.
II was put a short time after the
establishment of the gold standard
by the election and the passage OF
the Dingley bill in substitution Of the
German Wilson bill that farm prices
gradually bettered and the condition
of the farmer began to improve SO
that during the last two presidential