The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-21
From End to Ind of the State
 He Talks Republication
LABOR ISSUES ARE AIRED
Spectacular Features Are Met With In Meeting at Parkersburg and at clarksburg Taft Talks To
 Workers In Tin Mill.

Parkersburg, W. Va, October 20.-Taft day in West Virginia has been the re. publican political event of the campaign in this state Judge Taft traversed it's entire length today from Martinsburg to Parkersburg, and wherever he stopped he was the feature of a demonstration. Spe- cial trains were run to many of the towns in which the candidate spoke.
 Western Maryland also had it's share of the candidate, who stopped in num- Der of the smaller towns along the Balti- more and Ohio railroad and was given d rousing welcome in Cumberland, whers he addressed a large audience. The Cum berland speech was the most extended ef- fort of Judge Taft during the day. He discussed practically all of the issues of the campaign.
 The Parkersburg meeting tonight, how ever, furnished all of the spectacular fea- lures belonging to a political rally. There was parade. with many marching clubs in line, representing political organiza- tions from a number of nearby towns.
 Judge Taft's speeches were snappy and he showed the same inclination to criti-
 
 previous addresses.
 The enthusiasm of his Clarksburg au- dience led the candidate to remark Il am sure it means that the republicans of West Virginia are alive to the im- portance of the election on November g. and that they will make West Virginia re- publican as she always has been.''
 Votes for Taft.
 Just before the train reached Clarksburg it slacked up at the big Phillips sheet tin mill, where were gathered several hum dred men employees On a banner made of a large sheet of tin were the words:
 We have six hundred votes for you, Taft"
 At Rowlesburg the candidate made the shortest labor speech he has yet attempt ed. Just as he was about to begin a voice cried: 'Tell us about the injunc- tions.''
 That's just what I want to talk about, ; was the quick response. "They say I am unfair to labor deny it. 1 handed down the decisions in railroad cases which laid down the principles on which the trades unions are based and which made them lawful and prosperous"
 At Cumberland, in discussing Bryan's s proposition to curtail the product of the trusts to 50 per cent of their ouput, the judge remarked on the lack of detail the Nebraskan had furnished to show how such a scheme could be worked out. no furnish the details,' he said, "does not occur to an active, fanciful mind that is intended to operate for d campaign, and not for reforms
 Again referring to Bryan in this speech, he remarked, to the evident relish of his auditors:
 H. a,.ft; cism, and oratory, and some are good for doing things"
 Philippine Question. Referring to the Philippines, Mr. Taft said:
 'T cannot escape the deliberate judg- meat" he said, that providence thrust these people on us as a great, wealthy nation, able to bear the burden, generous enough to carry it. altruistic enough to believe that in the doing of good is all the reward that we ask. But MT. Bryan has consistently fought us at every turn. He has made the bur den that we have had to bear out there doubly heavy. By his course he length ened the war from F to Is months, and many a poor fellow has offered up his life or his limb, simply because these gentlemen were determined that our policy in those islands should not be 8 success. And now he says that we have come over to his view in respect to the treatment of the islands Judge Taft addressed two audiences here tonight, both in theatres. In his first zpeech he dealt with the questions of the campaign as he has done in his recent speeches, making no additions thereto. His second effort was brief and pertained entirely to the labor issue. The Taft special left here after the meet ings for Cincinnati, where it will arrive | at 8 o'clock in the morning and where | Mr. Taft will spend the day in rest.