Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-03
TAFT CLOSES CAMPAIGN.
Greeted by Tremendous Crowds
Leaves for Home in Cincinnati.

Youngstown, Ohio, Nov. 1.-The last
word of his campaign has been spoken
by William Howard Taft and he is now
speeding to Cincinnati to cast his vote
tomorrow
vote the Republican ticket and pre-
serve prosperity, protection to Ameri
can Industries, business integrity and
the rights OF labor"
This was the message with which
Mr. Taft finished his fight
The close of the campaign in this
city tonight was in magnitude and en-
thusiasm fitting climax to all that
has gone before. The 61a hours Judge
Taft spent in Youngstown We're
crowded with political events resplend-
ant with the pomp and show of party
organizations and Il carnival of hilar-
lily, noise and general abandon by the
ropulace to the occasion.
Three speeches were required of the
candidate at the Park theatre. the
Grand Opera house and in the public
square. Besides these the candidate re-
viewed a parade which was miles in
length, required hours in passing and
was composed of many thousand uni
formed marchers. He was then the
guest of the prominent Republicans of
the city at the Youngstown Club for a
dinner which was served before the
evening speechmaking began.
The last day of the campaign for the
candidate was remarkable in that there
was an increase in the crowds and en-
thusiaSIn wherever he went. Beginning
his work at Dunkirk this morning, he
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cleveland and Youngstown. The Cleve-
land meeting was a monster affair and
was preceded by parade Of many
marching clubs. which was reviewed
by the candidate by passing through
the lines in an automobile with Mrs.
Taft. who Joined him at Buffalo, by
his side. The tremendous meeting in
the Cleveland armory was presided
over by A. l.. Faulner, president of
the National Order of Windowglass
Makers.
Judge Taft's speech here was a repe-
tition of his arguments to show why there
should he no change in the policies of
government as applied by the present adj
minstraton, in addition to which he took
size. as he has done throughout the day,
that notwithstanding the opposition to
him and the Republican party by Samuel
Gompcrs, if elected he will maintain his
great sympathy for and interest in the
welfare of organized and unorganized la
Dor which he maintains his previous rec
ord suStains.
II want to say" he said that it does
not make any difference how much Mr..
Gompers may misrepresent my position;
it does not make any difference how much
he misrepresents the position of the SUI
preme court of the United States-I sup
pose I ought to feel hurt, because I am
running for office. II the same gentleman
had had the patience and justice to read
my decisions when l was on the bench
and when | had not the slightest idea of
ever yielding to weakness of runring for
that l have not changed from the prin-
ciples I had then. l have not turned an
iota from the principles I there estab-
lished. and those principles alone are the
basis on which trades unionism can flour
ish in this country
Tho question of today he added. els
how far Gompers is able by deed OF grant
executed to transfer what he has not got.
Every attempt made by misleDresenta-
ton and otherwise as to the attitude of
the Republican partr has been made to
prejudice the wage carners of this coun-
try against the party and it's candidates"
In this connection it was made known
that Representative Burton had informa-
ton from Daniel Keefe. president of the
Lonsshoremen's Union, that the telegram