The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-21
TAFT IN THE EAST

Met by Cheering Thousands fin West
 Virginia and MaryIamd.
 Parkersnurg. " Va. Oct. 20-Taft Day in West Virginia has been the Republican political event of the cam paign in this State.
 Judge Taft traversed it's entire length today from Martinsburg to Parkersburg. and where he stopped he was the feature of a demonstration, Special 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 a number of the smaller towns along the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and was given a rousing welcome in Cum. berland. where he addressed a large audience. The Cumberland speech was the most extended during tho day. He discussed practically all the issues of the campaign.
 The Parkersburg meeting tonight, however, furnished all of the spectac- ular features belonging to political rally. There was a parade, with many political organizations from a number of nearby towns.
 Judge Taft's speeches were snappy and he showed the same inclination to criticize Mir Bryan's political doctrines as in previous addresses.
 The enthusiasm of his Clarskburg au- dience led the candidate to remark: T am sure 1t means that the Repub- licans of West Virginia are alive to the importance of the election of the third of November and that they will make West Virginia as republican as she always has been."
 Just before the train reached Clarks- burg 1t slacked up at the big Phillips sheet tin mills. where were gathered several hundred men employees. On a banner made of a large sheet of tin were the words We have 500 votes for you, Taft"
 At Rowlesburg, the candidate made the shortest labor speech he has yet attempted. Just as he was about the begin a voice cried "TeIl us about the ] injunctions."
 s'That's just what want to talk about" was the quick response. They say that I am unfair to labor. I deny | it. I handed down the decisions in railroad cases which laid down the principles on which the trades unoions are based and which made them lawful and prosperous"
 Al Cumberland in discussing Mir. 1 Bryan's proposition to curtail the pro- | duct of the trusts to fifty per cent of their output the judge remarked on | the lack of detail the Nebraskan has furnished to show how such a scheme could be worked out.
 gro furnish the details" he said. ''does not occur to an active fanciful mind that is engaged in preparing for a campaign. and not for reforms" Again referring to Mir Bryan in this speech, he remarked to the evident | relish of his auditors:
 Some men are good for talk. and criticism, and oratory. and some are good for doing things" | oafa bn phiYfnnipae 1 Taft said:
 q cannot escape the deliberate judgement, that providence thrust thy nation. able to bear the burden, generous enough to carry it, altruistic enough to believe that in the doing of it is all the reward that we ask.
 But Mir. Bryan has consistently Il fought us at every turn. He has made | the burden that we have had to bear out there doubly heavy, By his course he heightened the war from twelve to eighteen months, and many a poor fellow has offered up his life or his | limb, simply because these gentlemen were determined that our policy in 1 those islands should not be success And now he says that we have come over to his view in respect to the treat ment of the islands"
 Judge Taft addressed two audiences here tonight. both m theatres. In his first speech he dealt with the question: of the campaign as he has done in hiI recent speeches. making no addittionl thereto. His second effort was brief and pertained entirely to the labor issue.
 The Taft special left here after the meetings for Cincinnati where it will arrive at o'clock in the morning and where MT. Taft will spend the day in rest.