New-York tribune., 1908-10-26

reoeived thirty-day additional time secretary
Taft heard 2 rumor that an EFFORT was Oeil's
made TO aoat Philippine railway bonds on 'ne
understanding that they were government ooii''S'
snd therefore exempt from taxation.
Ba promptiy caused II 10 be made pubic thaI
.,.,. ,,o,,,5 he subject 10 the same taxation as
o.be- railroad bonds Al the end Of the thirty
6ax-s Nr. Green appeared and complained that
he had been raisIed. as he had understood thdl
the bonds would be free from taxation ana inc w
publication Of the fact that they would not hao
5efeafed his efforts to raise the necessary capl-
tai
Later OF Mr. Green who was obviously
chagrlned at his failure. the speech eNpldliieu'
anplied TO two Democratic Senators-CuiDeIs
Of Texas. and Patterson. OF Coloraoo-uo cause
an Investigation 10 be made Of the awarding OF
.be franchises Senator Cuiberson is known 70
have investigated the awards himself and 10
havA satisfied himself that there was no occasion
eor anv further investigation, the whole trans
action had been perfectly fair and square In
1905 Secretary Taft prepared a complete report
On the awarding Of all Philippine railway con-
tracts. and the President submitted it to Con
eress Il is now public document. which all
nay obtain for the asking.
II NAV be stated that Mr Green's allegation
that ~
eel for speyer & Co fl this is absolutely
untrue Henry ". Taft had been counsel for
that concern IN some cases. but he declined to
have ANYTHING 10 do with the Philippine railway
case as did also Elfhu Root and John G Milburn
Vas retained. That Senator Lodge asked the
s11ppression OF any story for the sake Of the ad-
rrinistration is also regarded as absolutely un-
true.
AS chairman Of the Philippine Committee. It
ed by Green was submitted TO Mr. Lodge. and
,< suc1 was done he doubtless branded It as
false and wholly unwarranted by the facts. he
te:nz the Senate expert on Philippine affairs
and familiar with conditions in the islands as
well as the author Of the measures under which
All the railroad franchises were granted.
READY FOR LAST WEEKS WORK
T,,6Ea Taft cordially greeted the newspaper
men at the home Of his brother. Henry ". Taft,
No Sc West 4Sth street. at o'clock His
brother Charles p. Taft. was present also.
Judge Taft did not exhibit trace Of WEAKNESS
On ACCOUNT Of his hard campaigning. but his
voice was somewhat hoarse-
I'm feeling fire" said he in answer to Ques-
tons -'and ready 10 pitch into the last weeks
work. Il looks u me 5 if the schedule this
week will be little easier than those in the
West. but YOU snever can tell how many extras
they 75Tn crowd in
.sFIov a bout the situation your own state?
In ssrne way or ether the impression has got
arothd' that II IS IN the doubtful class" was
asked.
I feei tl7fzz way about my own state said
M Taft his -eyes Swapping of I can't carry
nv own state had better not he running for
the Presidency. There isn't anything doubtful
about Ohio I've been trying 10 find out who
started those stories about Ohio being doubtful
While haven't discovered the fellow. I have
my suspieions II Massachusetts goes Demo
cratic then perhaps Ohio will follow suit. BY
the WAY how Is Massachusetts, going?" This
with z -Dearning face.
u have campaigned in twenty-one states"
said Mr.. Taft. I expect To carry all Of them
with the exception of those south Of Mason and
Tiyons line and possibly Maryland and Mis-
souri The situation looks better than at any
previous tine, and I shall enter upon the last
lap of the campaign with great deal OF interest
and enthusiasm"
In answer 70 a question about the effect OF
the speeches by Governor Hughes. Judge Taft
said:
fcr what he has done for me. He made a splen-
did impression everywhere he went. His Young
town speech was q classic. I hope that the
work he did for the national ticket in the
Western States, by giving the people as whole
q clearer idea OF his ability, helped him in his
Owl state"
Judge Taft viii leave here this forenoon at
1880 o'clock by special train for New Haven
He viii return here in the afternoon. Tonight
he will give all his time 70 Brooklyn. his sched-
ule being printed elsewhere After the three
days in and around New York City. Judge Taft
viii start a. midnight on Thursday for Syracuse.
which he. VIII reach AZ s. 80 a m. leaving soon
after for Lyons, and arriving in Rochester. In
the afternoon he viii speak tn Canadaigua- Ge-
rleva- Seneca Fails Auburn and Syracuse Fri
day he VIII speak in Oneida Rome. Utica. Bata-
via and Buffalo, and on Saturday in Elmira,
waverly, OVego. Binghanton, Cortland, Ithaca
and Rochester.
TAFT SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS.
Il has been suggested that Il certain rules
which have been adopted for the government Of
Judge sraft's movements were made public in
The Tribune it would save considerable con-