Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-22
STOP WORK TO
HEAR CANDIDATE
MILL WORKERS OF WEST VIRGIN
IA APPLAUD TAFT's LABOR
IDEAS; FACTIONS OF STATE
UNITE ON NATIONAL TICKET.


In by Judge Taft, who arrived here at
z o'clock this morning. Taft went at
once to the residence of his brother,
C. p. Taft saying he would see as few
people as possible during the day that
his voice might be improved. Three
lays work in Indiana will begin to-
morrow and continue to Saturday.
Parkersburg. w. Va, Oct. al
William Howard Taft went through
West Virginia yesterday making
speeches and last night the state COM
mittee believe he had destroyed the
last chance of there being any dele
serious result to the national ticket
from post-factional fights among the
Republicans.
In the great industrial centers OF
Z the state the working men laid off
from work and marched and shouted
In the candidates honor, declaring
he was the friend of the union man.
Just before the train reached Clarks-
burg it slackened up at the big Phil
lips Sheet Tin mill, where were gath
cred several hundred men employees.
On banner made of a large sheet OF
tin were the words:
1--WE have 600 votes for you, Taft,
end another which read:
"The Tinplate Republican club;
Taft and Sherman stand for protection
to all tinplate workers and all other
American industries.
Injunction Ideas Please Workers.
At Rowlesburg, where the stop was
but a moment, the candidate made
the shortest labor speech he has yet
attempted Just as he was about to
begin voice cried out:
"Tell us about the injunction"
That's just what l want to talk
about" was the quick response. "They
say that am unfair to labor I deny
It, handed down the decision in rail
road cases which laid down the prin-
ciples on which the trades unions are
based, and which made them lawful
and prosperous" The train began to
move, but the same voice from the
crowd was heard:
That's the best thing you ever have
said"
At Cumberland in discussing Bry-
ans proposition to curtail the product
Of the trusts to so per cent of their
output. the Judge remarked on the
lack Of detail the Nebraskan has fur
nished to show how such scheme
could be worked out.
'To furnish the details" he said.
'does not occur to an active fanciful
mind that is engaged in preparing
for campaign and not for reforms
Referring again, he said:
Some men are good for talk and
criticism and oratory. and some are
good for doing things
Bryan Makes Burdens Heavier.
Mr. Taft's deep interest in the
Philippine question is manifested by
the frequency with which he refers tc
the duty of this country there.
"I cannot escape the deliberate
Judgment, he said, "that providence
thrust those people on us as a great
wealthy nation able to bear the bur
den. generous enough to carry it, al
truistic enough to believe that in the
doing of good is all the reward thai
we can ask.
"But Mr. Bryan has consistently
fought us at every turn He has made
the burden that, we have had to bea1
out there doubly heavy, leading hi.
party against the efforts that we were
making to tranquilize the islands
sending our, as we did $4,000 to 60,
DOC boys in khaki. By his course W,
heightened the war from twelve t,
eighteen months, and many poo
fellow has offered up his life or hi
limb, simply because these gentlemen
were determined that our policy il
those islands should not be a success
And now he says we have come owe
to his view in respect to the treatmen
of the islands,
Two sneeches in Evening.
Taft addressed two audiences her
last night, both in theatres. His frs
speech was extended and compreher
sive. In it he dealt with the question
of the campaign as he has done i
his recent speeches, making no add
tions thereto. His second effort wa
, brief and pertained entirely To th
labor issue.