The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-29
GREAT MEETING
 IN NEW YORK FOR
 TAF I AND HUGHES
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 waving flags, and for 16 minutes there was an uproar. The excitement in creased when Governor Hughes reached the platform. Men were standing on chairs. throwing their hats into the air. and shouting at the top of their voices Hughes, Huges, Hughes" rang from all parts of the big hall.
 The governor paid a tribute to MT. Taft and then took up the issues of the state campaign.
 While Governor Hughes was speak ing, cheers were heard outside and shouts of Taft, Taft Taft"
 The governor cut his speech short. Mr Taft did not appear however, and George A. Knight of California was introduced as the next speaker
 Long Cheering.
 It was two minutes after II o'clock When MT. Taft arrived. As soon as he was recognized there was tremendous cheering which lasted for 19 minutes. The crowd shouted Taft, Taft Taft, Big Bill Taft" and sang Yale songs while the band played, but the instru- ments could be heard only when the cheering die down. MT. Taft stood on the platform with smile of apprecia- tion wreathing his round, good-natured face. As the cheering continued minute after minute MT. Taft grew more seri- ous and tried to compel silence by holding up his hand, but this caused more oh eering than ever. General Porter stood beside the candidate and finally obtained comparative quiet then he introduced MT Taft "as our next President" and the cheering was re- sumed When it stopped, Judge Taft started his speech. His voice was very hoarse and he made his speech brief.
 ''The Inspiration of thls presence, no matter what happens on November 3, will always be the sweetest memory of my life," said Judge Taft.
 This sentiment won the audience at once.
 A moment later the candidate com mended the Roosevelt policies and an- other mighty shout of approval went up when he said.
 Bryan claims to be the heir of those policies" A voice piped up, "Yes; hot air." and another big laugh was indulged in. A review of what the <republican party has done was briefly made by the speaker.
 MT. Taft spoke for less than ten min- utes because of the huslkiness of his voice.
 From the hall he hurried to the rail road station, where he boarded his spe- Cldl lldAli anu D0Sdtl ll6 JOhlllC up- state.
 Labor Question.
 Before going to Madison Square Gar den MT. Taft spoke at Cooper Union. There he discussed the labor question in detail. He explained the labor decisions he rendered while on the bench which have been made the basis of political at | tacks, and he answered some of the | fresher charges against him which he has | heretofore ignored. He indorsed the re- cent letter of President Roosevelt to MT. l Bryan, asking where the Nebraskan | stood on the bills favored by Mr Com pers, which are said to clearly demand l legislation for labor as "a class" Judge Taft then took up the recent charge of | MT Bryan that during the hard times | of lS94-96 he had declined to modify ap ] order of receiver appointed by him as judge, reducing the wages of the em- | ployes of a certain railway 10 per cent | Judge Taft asserted that this order was
 the last extremity which could be re-
 sorted to save the railroad to the citv of Cincinnati, the owners, and thus make
 it possible for these same employees to
 obtain any wages at all
 In justification of the injunctons he issued in secondary boycott cases Judge
 Taft said that the best labor unions to-
 day recognize that the use of the sec
 ondary boycott in industrial disputes ia
 bad policy, unAmerican, unrepublican and
 instruments of tyranny.
 And until MT. Bryan answers Mr
 Roosevelt's question we must assume that
 he also believes with Gompers in the
 secondary boycott" he added
 During the evening MT. Taft also ad-
 dressed gatherings at the Zion African
 Methodist Episcopal church. Camr
 Hughes, Camp Taft, the Thalia theatre l in the BoMerY.