Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-05

HUGHES AND BEvERlDeE SPEAK
New Yorks Governor Stands by the
1. Policies Of Roosevelt and Taft
: ssveridge Contrasts ohioan and Me-
braskan by Showing What Bryan
Has Not Done.

ally opened here today with speeches
BY Governor Hughes, of New York.
Senator Beveridge, Of Indiana, and
Governor Harris. Of Ohio. The great
mills OF the United States Steel cor
poration, the Republic Iron and Steel
company. and the Youngstown Sheet
end Tube company were quiet, for a
three day holiday had been declared.
including Sunday and Labor day.
Youngstown is q steel town. and the
brawn and muscle OF her chief in
slustry formed the body Of the parade
which preceded the speaking at Wick
park. There was an immense crowd
present when Harris began the ora
tory with an address dealing largely
with the liquor question in Ohio, which
has become an important state issue.
Hughes followed and the speaking
closed with ss 4ddress by Beveridge.
Moth devoti themselves strictly to
Questions ~ the Medicinal campaign.
Hughes Lauds Taft and Roosevelt.
The words Of Hughes:
The army opposing US can not pass
muster either as one OF defense or Of
salvation, and we may as well pause
before We permit It. despite Its boast
of fidelity. TO garrison our national In
.:stitutions." was the keynote OF the
meeting. Hughes started with q brief
eulogy Of Taft, and sketched the sue
cess OF republican rule for the past
twelve years, with high praise for the
reforms OF the Roosevelt adrainfstfa-
tion. Speaking pf the TACT that the new
president prob bis would have the ap-
pointment of four justices of the SUI
,,preme court OF the United States. he
alluded to Taft. high standing as
siurist and his wide knowledge OF the
bench and bar, from which such ap-
pointments, the highest in importance,
must be made. Hughes contrasted the
candidates, and discussed the election
laws. the tariff, and criticized Bryan's
scheme for guaranteeing bank depo-
sits. He disparaged his remedies for
smonopolistic abuses and insisted that
labor had no ruer friend than Taft
and the republican party. AS the gov
ernor forcefuly brought out his point
he was loudly cheeretl.
Tho ovation which had greeted him
was repeated when Beveridge arose.
What 1ryan Hasn't Done.
eve are midway in the historic
movement for Righteousness written
into law, said the senator Shall
that movement be carried out, or
wrecked 2' HE declared Of the work
remaining to be done by the republi-
can party, revision Of the tariff comes
first. He said the republican idea is
to meet other commercial nations with
their own weapons. He favors an ade-
quate navy, for. he said. Bryan's idea
of navy only large enough to pro-
tect our own shores meant the aband-
onment Of the Monroe dictrine. That
I; doctrine was as nothing, he declared.
without ships to make 1t respected.
Contrasting Bryan and TAFT. the
speaker said:
.Brsan never handled a single for
eign problem. He has governed no
Philippines, regenerslted no Cuba, built
no canal, avoided no alien danger.
saved us from no threatened peril. In
domestic affairs Bryan has written not
one law, administered not single de-
partment, advised no president, while
lecturing all. He Is preacher OF
Righteousness, but riot an administra-
tor .of affairs. Bryan is an Aaron. not
Noses: q Henry, but not Wash
\ s4nrton:: q Wendell Phillips, but not an
Abraham Lincoln. !.
Youngstown was profusely decorated
with the national colors.