The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-24
Will the People Turn to a Party
Which Has Been Every
thing in Turn and Nothing
Long? Asks Taft.
ROOSEVELT HAS IDEAS AS
TO RIGHTFUL SUCCESSOR
In Speech of This Morning, Re-
publican Candidate Deals
With Many Questions Con-
fronting Nation.

i
troduced to the thousands that packed
all points of vantage by William Dud-
ley Foulke. of this city. Mr.. Foulke
is q personal friend of the republican
candidate. They have known each
other for years intimately. They have
been recognized among the valued
counselors of President Roosevelt
during his administration and both
were we'll acquainted with the presi-
dent before he became tho chief execu-
tive Of the nation.
Seated upon the platform was the
group of vice presidents for the occa-
sion and the newspaper correspondents
and political friends accompanying the
candidate upon his tour. This group
was situated so as to hear best the ad-
dress of Judge Taft, and it led in the
applause. The speakers platform was
decorated in bunting and pennahts
bearing the pictures OF the republican
candidates for president and vice pres
idet.
In introducing Mr.. Taft. Mr.. Foulke
said: Words are inspirations, but
there are also names of men that are
equally as great or greater than words
as inspirations. One of this class OF
men is Theodore Roosevelt, the presi-
dent of the country, and another is
William Howard Taft, the next pesi-
dent to be-"
Spoke With Effort.
The voice of the candidate has be-
come husky through constant usage
and he spoke with noticeable effort.
There was evidence that each word he
uttered came forth as the result of real
exertion. He had delivered speech
at Greenfield and one at Knightstown
and Cambridge City, while enroute to
this city, and these efforts had put the
ledge" on his voice, which made enun-
citation difficult.
The address of the republican stand
ard bearer follows:
It's a great pleasure to me to stand
in Richmond, Wayne county, Indiana,
and address an audience of its citizens.
From my earliest boyhood I can re-
member that Richmond was the home
of abolition and repuplicanism in In
diana. My father was an abolitionist,
and he regarded Richmond as one OF
the most important places on the map
within the Indiana lines. l have no
doubt and indeed know your standard
is for the right and think it still pre-
walls in this old town, unchanged.
believe it needs very little argument
to convince you to vote the republican
ticket in November All that is needed
to prove our claims to you is the power
of logical sequence.
THE administrations of William Nc
Kinely and Theodore Roosevelt, cover
ing twelve years present record than
which there is none more remarkable
with possibly one exception-that OF
Lincoln, in the history of this country.
Beginning in 1896, and cncountering a
danger second only to that of disrup.
ton and the civil war, the republican
party rose to it's duty and placed the
stamp of disapproval forever upon the
disgraceful and disreputable free coin
age of silver. The Dingley tariff bill
in eleven years has been the cause OF
unexcellent growth and an abundance
even throughout the Spanish war;
Look up what followed from that
war Again we had the opposition OF
the Democratic forces, but the country
redounded with issues to the credit and
good name Of the nation. Greater than
this was the power shown by the repub
lican party with Theodore Roosevelt al
its head, as he led the country on its
prosperous career. Credit is due him
because 1t is the nature of voters to
hold the administration responsible for
whatever happens. But there crept In
with this economic expension corpora
tion abuses and lawlessneSs of rail-
roads and infidelity of trusts.
There came over the people moral
awakening, quickening of the public
conscience. The man who led and
guided the people through all of this
was Theodore Roosevelt, the president
of the United States. He asked con-
gress for needed legislation and got it
For five years he has been taking steps
to stamp out the abuses OF the people
and a change has come over the cor