The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-14

MT Corey is best known 10 the
world as the man who divorced his
wife 10 marry the actress, Mabelle
Gilman. lie came to Chicago this
week with the latest Mrs. Corey, trav.
cling in three special cars, aboard
which was an orchestra composed OF
IL musicians. lt was while travelling
in this luxurious manner that the
head Of the Steel trust gave out the
interview urging the election Of the
Republican presidential candidate.
Mr.. Corey stopped the music aboard
his palatial train long enough to say
To newspaper men:
Judge Taft is all right He Is a
man of great ability aud ! believe will
make an ideal president. ! think he
will be elected"
why Taft Went West: or, Is Golf
a Ladylike Game might AFFORD an ap.
propriate title for a chapter on Mr..
Tafts recent campaign trip II now
develops that one of the chief reasons
why Mr.. Taft took to the rear plat.
form was to tell the farmers of the
northwest about golf. and to show
them that he Is not dude. Mr.. Taft
emphasized that fact in his speech at
Fargo, n. D. by inference, at least,
II was apparent that Mr.. Taft wanted
to inform his hearers that II by any
chance he should be elected president
there would be no more tennis cabi.
nets. such as President Roosevelt
maintains, but that he would proceed
to organize golf cabinet and play
the game on the White lot. He might
invite that other distinguished
golfer, John d. Rockefeller, TO play
with him. but John d. Is not so popu.
lar with the farmers and laboring men
as he is with the Republican party
so Mr.. Taft did not mention him.
Instead OF telling the people what
he thought about the guarantee OF
hank deposits, publicity OF campaign
funds. the popular election OF senators
physical valuation of railroads, injunc
ton and other subjects In which they
are interested Mr.. Taft discussed golf
Here is a record of what he said on
the subject. as transcribed from the
stenographer's notes:
II want to make little personal
explanation. | got an intimation that
! ought 10 90 out TO North Dakota and
convince the people that | am not an
aristocrat and above the people. They
said that ! had been playing golf this
summer, that that is an eastern game
and It indicated that ! was out OF sym
pathy with the plain people. Well
now, | want to state my case in ordel
| TO satisfy public opinion on that game
| OF golf. In Scotland golf Is the game
l Of the poor, and In this country, where
| you can get place TO play II. IL is IN,
| game OF the people that are not active
| enough TO play baseball and tennis
| that have too much weight TO carry
| around. And yet when man weighs
| 295 pounds you have got TO give hin
| some opportunity TO make his legi
l and muscles move, and golf afford,
| that opportunity II may be that II IL
| game OF rich men, but / beg TO as
sure you that | am personally advised
| of the fact that very poor man car
| play It. But somehow or other my
] friends were certain that II l coulC
| only come out here and show you IN,
| kind of man am in appearance tina
| you would get over the impression
| that there is anything about me tina
| resembles dude. SO, ! am here ant
| | am glad 10 be here
After setting himself right on th'
| all important golf question MIR. Tai
L DIOOGtutu W tAlllbln WHY ~ Ndb Nuu
two gentlemen" as he characterized
| them, who had violated the antl.trus
law. and who were presidents OF TIVE
subsidiary concerns of the Tobacco
trust, had not been put in jail wheI
they had confessed their guilt. II,
then argued that II would be better L
have trusts than 10 have the statutes
piled with laws which would result n
red tape and impose burdens on cor
/ porations."
In the same speech Mr.. Taft pait
Mr.. Bryan the compliment Of admit
ting that to take the tarin OFF and pu
ON The free list every trust.made arti
Gle in this country .. would ceI
tainly end the trust that was depend
ent on the tariff .
MI TAFT, perhaps unwittingly, how
ever, admitted also hat the Dngle.
tariif Is not responsible for The pres
peiiiy OF the farmers, for he said =
don't maintain that the Dingloy taYil
bill alone accounts for the great pros
perlty that we have eni)yed in lh
last II years. Certainly 80 far as IN
farmers are concerned, the Lord ha
had a coed deal TO do with II in III
wattor Of good cfops.'
This is the first ingtaace on rocol'
where the Republican party ever con
1 scented 10 divide hOnOrs with the al