New-York tribune., 1908-10-20
MIR. TAFT SPEAKS
IN THREE STATES
CONFIDENT OF ALL THEIR
ELECTORAL TOTES.
Successful Trip Through Ne1o Jer-
seq, Delascare and Maryland,
Ending at Baltimore.

Baltimore. Oct 19.-Mr Taft made rapid
trip across New Jersey to-day, spoke to the
citizens of Delaware at Wilmington and closed
the day with most gratifying meeting at
Baltimore. He entered New Jersey with genu-
Inc regret that the programme arranged for him
by the national committee would permit of his
spending only one day in the state. He left 1t
with confidence due to the cordalty and en-
thusiasm Of his audiences. and the assurances
Of the party leaders that New Jersey is all
right" Mr.. Taft was assured yesterday at the
White House that Maryland safely Repub-
hcan. After the great meeting at Baltimore
this evening. he is doubly convinced that he will
receive the electoral vote of this state.
In the quiet hours of the night, the Taft spe-
cial train was whisked from Washington to
Newark, where it arrived at 7:30 o'clock this
morning, and Mr.. Taft Immediately went to the
home of Ex-Governor Franklin Murphy. where
he was entertained at breakfast and had a brief
conference with Chairman Hitchcock. Before
this conference ended Governor Fort and Sena-
tor Colby arrived and chatted with the candi-
date for few moments, after which Mr.. Colby
obliged to depart he was to entertain
the audience already rapidly gathering at
Blaneys Theatre. A delegation of negroes
rived next, quickly followed by prominent citi-
zens Of New Jersey and New York. including
Chief Justice William Gummere. Representa-
BIG MEETING IN NEWARK
On leaving Mr.. Murphy's house for the theatre
Mr.. Taft received a hearty cheer, and another
when he arrived at the place of meeting. An
audience of three thousand persons had already
gathered, while half as many more unable
to obtain admission. Mr. Taft was in excellent
spirits and made happy speech on the issues
of the campaign. His discussion of the Demo-
tl,aC
stitution of Oklahoma as "a perfect geological
garden of Bryan ideas" and he quoted Mr.
Bryan's assertion that that instrument was "the
greatest work which had ever been struck from
the brain of man
Mr.. Taft then proceeded to show that, while
this constitution weakens the power of the
courts by abolishing punishment for indirect
contempt except after conviction by jury, as
is proposed for the entire country by the Demo-
cratic national platform, it provides at the
same time that if an otflcia! of a corporation
shall refuse to testify before the state corpora
ton commission. such commission shall have
the power to punish for contempt with fine
and the necessarily following imprisonment.
without jury trial and despite the fact that 1t
is an executive body and not a part of the judi
cia system.
Mr. Taft also dealt with unusual force and
clarity with the bank guarantee proposition. He
arrated the case cited by an Oklahoma banker
OF man in that state who had twice failed IN
business, had accumulated a capital OF $4,000
ernploved as cashier a man who had been in
dicted for embezzlement, and had not only
started a bank but obtained deposits of over
500 600 He had obtained these deposits, Ny
Taft explained by the use of social and political
pull" and by pointing that every strong
bank in the state is obliged to guarantee his
deposits The audience gave every evidence Of
snnreciation of his remarks and he was cheered
when he finished speaking.
At Elizabet Mr. Taft was greeted by an au-
dience which packed the theatre, and his brief
sreech was we'll received. He was introduced
bv Governor Fort Mr. Taft had expected the
fIovernor to remain with him long as he
STAYED in New Jersey, but Mr.. Fort was called
aUav bv another speaking engagement. Sena-
tors Kean and Briggs and Ex-Governor Murphy
remained with the party until Trenton was
reached.
Five-mfnute stops were made at Railway aud
Now brunswick at both of which tremendous
crowds had gathered to hear the candidate
At Trenton Mr.. Taft spoke in the Opera House
70 an audience which was especially enthusias-
tic pretty feature of the meeting was the
nIaving Of The Star Spangled Banner" by the
orchestra. while every member of the audience
waved tfny flags with which all had been pro
vided.
Mr. Taft discussed the issues of the campaign
generally, expressed the opinion that the duty
on certain sorts of pottery would have to he
raised and pointed out how detrimental it
would be to business prosperity to lntrust tle
direction of the government to man whose
economic prophecies had proved false and who
now advocated remedies for trust evils Whl-h
were utterly impracticable. and bank guaran-
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