The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-17
Tennessee Extends a
 Cordial Welcome.
KIND WORDS FOR THE SOUTH
Repub Candidate May Extend Cam
 paign in Tennessee.
Judge Taft says Thas He sEoula ns Mach GratIaea if He CsAId Secure Kentrcky's and TShnesseess
 Electoral otes.

Bristol, Tenn. .ocs. 16--Judge Will Ham H. Taft's keynote for Tennessee and the South was 5struck by the can- didate at Chattanooga this morning. Throughout the day which was spent in traversing the State. he followed me same line of argument. and met with the same hearty response.
 With verbal applications, Judge Taft emphasized this argument:
 With the material interests of the South dependent upon the continuance Of Republican policies: with nothing but historic tradition demanding the people to vote the Democratic ticket-- praying meanwhile for the success of Republicanism-with Southern Democ- racy nothing but tall to Northern Democracy's kite. then why not now take the first political cold plunge. go politically where the material inter- ests of the country demand, and vote the Republican ticket"
 Sos great was the demand for tho candidate that his itinerary of four stops in, the State was increased to eleven. He spoke turing the daN and evening at Chattanooga. Cleveland, Athens. Sweetwater. Louden. Lenoiri Johnson City and, Bristol. With an all night run. he will reach Salisbury, N. C., tomorrow morning and Rich- mond, Va, tomorrow night. Chatta- nooga. Knoxville and Bristol gave the candidate the big denonstrations of the day. He reached Knoxville at l o'clock and remained an hour. To- night at Bristol he addressed lamge audience in the Chautauqua Taber~ nacle.
 Tn Tennessee, as In other States the candidate has traversed he received the cordial backing of all factions of
 Judge Taft was met at the station In Chattanooga by a large reception committed, upon which, 1t was said, there were as many Democrats as Republicans. but all for Taft.
 His reception was characteristic Of | the extrme cordiality for which the South 10 noteas He was greeted by ! 'sI3ixie" sby a band before he left hts I car, and the same tune was playsNl while lie Was being usherd into the auditorium.
 Judge Taft's speech.
 Judge Taft after being fntroduceH with warm words of praise by II. Cias Evans paid his respects first to Chaf" tanooga, which. he said. he did not re' gard as so very far South, and Tor which he had a strong friendly tee. ing. The Judge was in happy nlood' He walked up and down the platform from which he spoke, with his hands behind his back, and his sentences came easy, but with telling force. aN indicated by the laughter and enthu- sIastic responses of his audience. In telling of his excursions 70 the South when on the bench when the only danger he felt was from over hospitality" he remarked:
 There was something about my ape l pearance that suggested the propriety of a dinner every time l came. The | only reason l dreaded coming oown here was the excess of hospitality. The | aR Aa ton that l had. awakened in me q deep and earnest desire to put myself | as far as could In the place oK the l Southern men and women and under- stand them, and understand tneir point of view. Hence 1t Is that ! am at Chattanooga.
 engaged in the respectable business of | trying to administer justice. l nave | fallen from that state. and am en- ] Eaged in running for the Presidency. and it seemed to me that what in- terest I have always had m the Soueils | if was only proper that should come here, and as a candidate for the Pres- | idencv on the Republican ticket, ex- nre.. ynv presence, and what might ssv here my interest in bringing about such a result as will more ciossly uh.se M | inc two sections than they nave Oee" united. .x.. --o r,av uok 1 sinrle electoral vote in the Sonth l think we will get enousu H.stS,1n,,+ It.- hut nothing would gratl1y .,,a rnore If could enter the Presloe.n- | tial chair with the feeling tt ,-sS | electoral vote that put me t.'.,'.,ry tn
 sho vote of tennessee and kentueky.
 .sUe all know the history or ue | .o,,ntrv and we know the natursl .,- e''It.>o oS war. We know how the SoutA 1sas ranged on the side of the Denlo, o, | crstic marty. We know ts Aeute. at conservatists intensity. We KhoM ..esis s, homogeneous character or us peopss' pss the preservation of traditiohs ' family. want to ,s..n,,,Iis Tenn, and got into the fam iiiea of some of the lawyers tnere, tneS
 vara telling and enjoying the 1oNes. the forensic Jokes. and reoartees anu l Sarcthls arguments that had been ut tered fifty. sixty and seventy ESSls ,s,.s ago. by the leaders Of the par a,Nae
 would not be possible notth ol s 1He no t,at River because we have changed so th4t our family recolIections don't go so
 far back
 CT, Ia entirely natural that even after ali reasons have disappeared, why inc intelligent Southern people snoulo | vote the Democratic ticket and go on
 voting 1t just to preserve the his'oEi0 l traditions.
 s.I am here to see if we cannot make
 beginnIne of disturbing that tr9di-
 ton and delegating it to the place
 where useless traditions ought to De.
 The enormous industrial expansion Of
 the South which has taken place since
 1895 and largely under the auspices ot
 Republican administration, ought, st
 seems to me- to demonstrate to the
 thoughtful men of the South that their
 logical position is In the party which
 makes such prosperity possible. Right
 here in the center of the manufacture
 ing industries of the South, does it
 need no argument to convince you that
 the protective system Is absolutely ne.
 cessary to the continuance and main'
 tenance of your prosperity27
 T know how that thing is adjusted
 The congressman that represent each
 district are in favor of free trade for | avery other State but they are in favor