The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-30
INvADES LINCOLN
TAFT Will Make Five Speeches
at Bryan's Home.
Is Sweeping Through Nebraska
From the North Today.
WILL STAY ALL NIGHT
And Leave for Colorado Capital
Tomorrow Morning.
Makes Democrat Candidate
Text of His Speech.

49, ~NEI-s sept 5U.-JudZ6 WflL-
IAN H Taft today began the second
week OF his campaign through the
north and west. by an advent into the
nome state Of his chief opponent,
William J. Bryan. This afternoon and
evening viii be devoted by the Ohioan
TO the Nebraskan's home town. Lin
coin, where Mr.. Taft viii make five
speeches
Arriving at Lincoln at O'Clock Mr.
Taft's time Will be chiefly occupied un-
I'll bedtime and no arrangements have
been made for any exchange OF calls
between the two candidates. His first
speech there will be to the machinists
IN the Burlington shops. located five
miles out OF town at HaveIock Short
~ before o'clock he viii address the
students at the state university, being
introduced by Senator Burkett- He will
go from the university 10 the auditor
lurn to address a woman's meeting to
De presided over by Mrs Sheldon, wife
OF the governor He will return to his
private car for dinner and at 7.30 head
the parade which will march TO the
cdpitol grounds where an open air
meeting is to be held and where Mr..
Tart viii make a short address. The
candidate viii then TO go to the audi
49, AAC - u lLGhE the DEI0-
ctpal address of the day. The Taft
party viii remain all night at Lincoln,
leaV1ng for the west at 7-30 tomorrow
morning
In the series of short speeches made
before Lincoln was reached. including
Emerson, Wakefield, Wayne. NorfoIk.
stanton, Wisner, West Point, Scribner
hooper. Fremont and Wahoo, Mr. Taft
never failed to make Bryan the text
IN doing this, however. he was careful
he
braskan and the undoubted state pride
in him
The first speech of the day, at EN-
erson. illustrates the temper Of these
speeches He said:
Speech at Emerson.
Ny voice is not quite in condition
10 enable me 10 take the course an
advocate once took before a jury. He
satc, Gentlemen OF the jury. L first in
tend to discuss the law, then 1 shall
take up the facts and then 1 shall
make lunge at your passions I
maven the voice to make 4 Iunge at
your passions I can only talk to you
IN a quiet way and say that I come
into the state Of my opponent realizing
the natural nome pride that you take
as NeoraskanS in SO distinguished a
man who has led the great Democratic
party IN two campaigns to defeat, il
IS true, but nevertheless who had mil
lions behind him I hope and believe
that the third time he viii continue to
lead these millions to defeat but new
ertheIess am here realizing that you
take great pride in him You under
stand the peculiar character of his
ability, that he has fairly fought upon
remedies that accomplish reforms
over night for the platform, but when
put to the test prove to be lacking in
efficacy Now am speaking to an
audience OF men who for the last ,
years have enjoyed prosperity un-
equalled in the history OF the country.
and wish to ask them with the
recollection OF the last Democratic ad-
ministration in which the passage Of
the Gorman-Wilsont tariff bill took place
largely through the fnstrumentality
OF Mr. Bryan. II there is ANYTHING
in the conditions that existed then that
attracted them to make a change
from a Republican administration uu-
der which they have enjoyed such
prosperity 10 a Democratic adrnfufs-
tratiOn under which they had the bur
den Of so cent wheat, 20 cent corn and
10 cent oats.
4 Question of Business.
1T is question OF business. gentle
men Mr. Bryan seems to think that
if you vote according to your desires
for a congress from a monetary
standpoint you are voting as you
ought not to vote can't agree with
him think government is business
and you ought to vote for the govern
ment that enables you to enjoy the
most prosperity from your labor and
your investment and il you do that
am very certain that you will continue
TO vote the Republican ticket 1t is
very encouraging to come into the
state Of the distinguished gentleman
whom I am running against for the
presidency and find Republicanism
still strong. still vibrant with loyalty
to the party and still iusiStent that Ne
braska shall take her place in the Re
publican column
The temper OF the crowds which
were large. was good and hearty, and
cheers and bands were found all along
the line. As an escort committee there
joined the train at Norfolk. Governor
Sheldon. Senators Burkett and Brown
Representatives Boyd and Victor
Rosewater, national committeeman.