Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-09-03

| of Ohio he gave me really my first
chapce, and took a good deal of risk
| in putting a man of twenty-nine on
the bench of the superior court of
| Cincinnati.
| I'VE are about to enter or rather
have entered, great political cam
paign. 1t is a great pleasure to think
in his presence that we are going to
stand in the campaign, shoulder TO
shoulder with the full strength of the
republican party"
Mr.. Taft here went directly to a
! political argument, in which he re-
| peated what he had said in his trip
! through Ohio last week, that the real
issue of the campaign was whether
the voters of the country would give
] their endorsement to the Roosevelt
their endorsement to the Roosevelt
can party or turn to the democratic
party with its untried promises. He
had proceeded along this line few
minutes when Governor Harris made
his appearance on the stage which
was the occasion of another outbursT
by the audience and the remark from
Mr. Taft:
| I'VE are coming strong gentlemen.
We array all the forces we have"
After the candidate had reviewed
the tariff question, spoken of the pres
ent restoration of prosperity, and taxi
en- rap at the democratic party, he
concluded with the sentence:
! Il did not come here to make a
speech. l came here to attend the
] reception in which Senator Foraker,
Governor Harris and other distin-
guished Ohioans are participating"
After most glowing endorsement
of Judge Taft by Bishop Samuel Fall
lows, of the Reformed Episcopal
church, Chicago, Senator Foraker was
introduced and was received with de-
cided cordiality. He began by scor-
| ing the press to the extent of saving
that there came near being a tragedy
in his absence from the meeting in
| the first minutes of its duration, be-
cause the newspaper correspondents
We're preparing dispatches announcing
the confirmation of the "feud and bad
feeling that is existing between Judge
Taft and myself"
He continued: Under the circum-
stances, hope l may be pardoned II
/ say here in his presence--the first
time | have ever had an opportunity
that there has never as far as |
| know, been the slightest of i'll feel
ing between Mr.. Taft and myself. IL
there had you could not lose me that
way. (Laughter). Ii there is any
thing j have right to claim, II is the
fact that | am republican 365 DAYS
in the year. ! have my preferences
| sometimes as to who should receive
the honors of the party and every
body generally finds out what they
are, but l am one of those old-fash-
ioned republicans who settles every
such question at the convention. When
the Chicago convention nominated
Judge Taft to " the republican can.
didate for the presidency this year
that instant he became my leader. He
has been my leader ever since, and he
will be my leader until the polls close
on the night of the election"
Senator Foraker then turned his
attention to the issues His conclu-
sion was that the great issue would be
whether the administration of public
affairs in this country shall be turned
over to the democratic party with Mr.
Bryan at its head. or shall be con-
tinued in the hands of the republican
party"
Mr.. Foraker followed this discus
sion with an estimate of Judge Taft's
fitness for the office he seeks by re-
peating what Bishop Fallows had said
before him. 81 want to repeat it,
he said, that his experience on the
bench, in the Philippines, as secretary
of war, in the construction of the
Panama canal, in all the positions he
has filed. has been such as to quail
fy Judge Taft, almost beyond every
other man, for the presidency Cap
plause). We are going to elect him
and if he does not make a success OF
1t, it will be his own fault"
Senator Foraker followed with a
review of his early acquaintance with
Judge Taft and the favorable impres.
sion he then gained of him.
Senator Foraker intimated that the
campaign was to be a real fight bu
predicted Tafts success.
Senator Dick followed. 81 have,
he said, "llstened with great deal o
satisfaction to the reasons why Taf
should be elected president and why
Harris should be elected governor ant
agree with IT all. But ! want tC
say that 1t Will be great loss Il
Ohio, to the country and to the sen
! ate If Joseph B. Foraker is not re
turned" (Applause and cheersl.
Il see that you are with me, tha
} we are for each and all, for the offic,
{ which they represent and to which
: they aspire"
Governor Harris tribute to the OLE
soldiers concluded the speech -maknj
: program. The audience was permitte,
: to shake hands with the distinguishe,
guests on the stage and Judge TAT
went to the dock and at once begal
his return journey to Middle Bass is
: land. He'embarked at 6 o'clock.
II was said here that many demand
: had been made on the national com
= mittee for the services Of Senator For
: aker in the campaign and that 1t wa
the policy of the committee to en-
= deavor TO comply with the request 70
speakers as they were received
CANDIDATE ENCOUNTERS
ROUGH WEATHER ON LAKI
Middle Bass Island. Ohio Sept. o.
The yacht Jessamine with Judge TAT