The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-16
Makes Strong Hit In Old
 Kentucky
RECEIVED WITH CORD|AuTY
He Is the First Republican President ial Candidate To Invade Kentucky,
 Tennessee and Virginia
 In His Campaign.

Louisville, Ky. October 15-Acting
 on his declaration that the south Is a
 part of the Union and as such is en-
 titled to be considered in tn present
 campaign" Judge Taft spent the day
 talking in the towns and cities of Ken lucky.
 He is the first republican presidential
 candidate to campaign in the Blue
 Grass state.
 MT. Taft will be the first republican
 candidate to carry his campaign Into
 Tennessee, North Carolina and Vir
 ginia, which he proposes to visit in the
 next two days. His reception has boon
 typifcation of .proverbial southern
 hospitality. The crowds which greeted
 him at the dozen places he spoke today
 were large and evinced every phase of
 pro-political enthusiasm. The atten-
 ton he received while expounding re-
 publican doctrine was such as to in- dlcate more than passing interest
 Evidently impressed by hls cordial re-
 ception the candidate made many refer
 ences to 1t during the day. At Lexing
 ton where he addressed an immense
 dience which filled the largest theatre in the city he said;
 "It is great pleasure to talk to a Kentucky republican audience. We en- tered Kentucky at Ashland this morn- ing and we have every evidence tha Kentucky is awake to tine importance of placing herself in the republican column November next. I don't feel like putting Kentucky In the solid south or talking to her citizens in the strain which may well be adopted to- ward the citizens of states further south. I feel as if Kentucky had large ly placed herself In position where we have right to come to her and treat her as if she were a republican state. She has republican governor. She has a republican senator and she has number of republican congress-
 men, and I hope she will have more. Assuming therefore that the preju- dices and the traditions which affect states further south have but litt'e weight here want to invite your at tention to the question which presents itself to the unprejudiced voter in the next November election
 Bank Guaranty
 For the second time since his work on the stump began MT. Taft today 1 made reference to the government guarantee of bank deposits which MT. Bryan is engaged in urging Tn the west. On that subject at Lexington he paid his respects as follows
 MT. Bryan has another proposition that is going to be the panacea for everything and that Is the guaranty Of bank deposits. By that proposition he is going to make every respectable, honest banker become security of any body that desires to go into the bank l ing business with the idea of getting a large line of deposits with very small capital and the result of that I don't think it takes very clear headed busi- ness man to see. Tn Oklahom where is the place that they try out these experiments they are now finding that banks are being organized with a capital of $10,000 by people that have failed in the banking business before, by men that are un- der charges of embezzlement, but who | are able to get deposits by saying to depositors: I am good fellow and want you to help me out. Put your money in my bank because the million | dollar bank up here of MT. Smiths is my security that you will get your de- posits back
 Now that is not joke; that is l real genuine statement of the condition | that Is to be produced by that guaranty ] of bank deposits proposition. I don't cite I it as a real and vital issue in the cam l paign because it can't be, but do cite it tr,cf of vi of | MT. Bryan, and do cite it as another l case in which to prove with his views | put him into power as the chief magis- l trate you will take away the confidence l of the sensible business men of the com 1 munity who control the investments, and l when you do that you are going to bring 1 up to four years more of financial de- pression."
 Begins at Huntingdon. l The work of the day for MT. Taft was | begun early this morning at Huntington, l w. Va where he was taken from the l train to rink and received by thousands. l He spoke of the issues and of his confi- l dence that West Virginia depended for l her unequalled prosperity on the princi- | ples which the republican party had en- 1 forced.
 l Then came the advent into Kentucky. l At Ashland the crowd was big and the | cheers of the dipping variety which brings l the smile of qualification to the cam | paigner.
 1 "I am overwhelmed by your number" 1 was the first words to the Kentucky aud l fence. At East Kentucky junction, the l next stop, he told the crowd that he be- lieved Kentucky republicans were almost l better than other republicans because 1 they had to fight for their doctrine. l The Lexington meeting had been ar- l ranged with great care by the local com 1 mittee, and the theatre where the meet l ing was held was packed an hour before 1 the special arrived. By a fast run the l train arrived at Lexington half hour 1 ahead of time. This fact was said to &C., 1 count for the few people who greeted the