The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-01
Takes Roseate View of Situation
and Says His Majority Will
Be 100000.
MAKES MANY SPEECHES
IN CLOSING CAMPAIGN
Lays Stress Upon Statement
That Bryan's Election Would
Hurt Business.

ROCHESTER,, n. Y, Oct. 3l,-After
week g campaigning in New York
City and state, which ended here to-
night with a duplicate of the rousing
demonstrations he has inspired wher-
ever he went, William II. Taft, the Re-
publican presidential candidate, mado
this statement 10 the Associated Press;
ETbe state Of New York is the most
Republican part of the United States,
even moro Republican than PcnDsyl-
vania.
'Thcrc is every indication, through
that part of the state above the Bronx,
that there will be a majority for the
Republican ticket nearly equal to that
of Mr., Roosevelt four years ago.
1.-The Democratic majority of tho
city of New York will probably not
exceed 10000 votes. This will be over
come by the Republican vote above the
Bronx with such overwhelming force as
to give the Republican ticket in the
Empire state a clear majority Of from
100000 upward.
Takes Roseate View.
This roscate view of the candidate
has been reflected in each of the ten
speeches he has made today. Judge
Taft has had cordial receptions in FL
mira, Waverly, Oswego, Lcstershire.
thon, Cortland and Ithaca In this city
tonight his presence inspired a great
parade which he reviewed before going
10 Convention hall. where thousands
paid their tribute to his presence in n
demonstration of enthusiasm edualing
that of any audience the candidate has
addressed
After his meeting here Judge Taft
left on his special train for Buffalo,
where be will spend Sunday with Mrs
Taft. Mrs Taft will Join him there
and accompany him Monday 10 Ohio,
where he will speak in Cleveland at
noon and at Youngstown in the even
ing, going from there direct to Cincin-
natl.
After the election Judge and Mrs.
Taft will 90 to Hot Springs. Va.
where the candidate expects to gain n
few days OF absolute rest, that he NAV
recuperate from the arduous tasks of
the campaign.
When Bryan Wins.
Mr., Bryan has always won in Au-
gust and September said Judge Taft
in one of his speeches today. "This
grows out of the character OF the poll
cies he advocates. They are always
plausible, they are always useful for
The first two months on the stump. and
then the power of logical analysis
that the American voters bring to bear
IN the long educational campaign that
precedes o presidential election scatters
his policies TO. the wind, as they ought
TO be scattered: 1t does not happen by
accident. 1t happens because of tho
character of the man and the character
of the platform and principles advo-
Gated by the Democratic party.
cannot conceive how wage earuers
or business men that understand the
difference between the two parties as
to the tariff can vote for Mr.. BRYAN
under the circumstances OF course.
they might vote for him on the theory
that he could not do any harm, that
he would have a Republican senate
and so he could not do anything, and
we would satisfy our curiosity in know.
ing what he would do when he got into
the White house, toward which be has
been struggling so many years.
Not Wise to Change.
But 1t is not wise to make the er-
ror of supposing that the president Of
the United States has not an enormous
Influence IN respect 10 the business in
terests of the country. even without
icEatu w MS power over legislation
and ever the congress. Mr.. Bryan for
three years advocated the free coin
age of silver. and he urged it with all
of the vigor of which he is capable,
The third time the Democratic partv
refused to follow him. But we have
no reason that he has departed from
the faith. Suppose he were TO Get into
the White house and we had a mon
etary stringency, which might be like
ly TO follow his accession TO power, and
suppose there should be a drain on
arose whether the executive order now
in force in the treasury department, by
which gold is paid out for silver and
for other obligations Of the government
on demand, should be reserved ard
such payment refused. as IL might he
under the orders Of the secretary Of
the treasury. and, Of course. the secre-
tary of the treasury being nothing but
the finger Of the president, would obey
der these conditions the executive could
put us on a silver basis.
'Now, ] say that TO vote for Mr.. |
Bryan on the theory that he has no
power TO injure US by being president
by putting into force his peculiar eco.
nomic theories, is to assume a condition
that is not true. Then, in the course
Of an administration of four years a
great number of business questions
arse that require settlement by a man
with business sense and conservative |
foresight. and / regret to say that Mr.. |
Bryan in his history before this coun. !
try has not shown a capacity for not
a sound business principle !
when he meets it on the street,
Before reviewing the parade tonight. !
Judge Taft addressed a meeting com. |
Il.