Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-14

there would - 10 m6rG tenHiS eAbf-
nets, such az President Roosevelt
maintains, but that he would proceed
to organize golf cabinet and play
the game on the White lot. He might
invite that other distinguished
golfer, John D. Rockefeller, to play
with him, but John d. IL not so popu-
lar with the farmers and laboring men
a. he is with the Republican party,
80 Mr.. Taft did not mention him.
Instead of telling the people what
he thought about the guarantee Of
bank deposits, publicity Of campaign
funds, the popular election Of senators.
physical valuation Of railroads, injunc-
ton and other subjects in which they
are interested, Mr.. Taft discussed golf.
Here is q record of what he said on
the subject, as transcribed from the
.stenographer's notes:
{. II want to make little personal
explanation. got an intimation that
/ ought to go out to North Dakota and
convince the people that am not an
aristocrat and above the people. They
said that had been playing golf this
summer, that that is an eastern game
and 1t indicated that was out Of sym
patty with the plain people. Well,
now. want to state my case In order
to satisfy public opinion on that game
OF golf. In Scotland golf ID the game
OF the poor, and In this country, where
you can get place to play 1t, II 10 the
game of the people that are not active
enough to play baseball and tennis
that have too much weight to Carry
around. And yet when man weighs
295 pounds you have got to give him
some opportunity to make his legs
and muscles move, and golf affords
that opportunity. It may be that 1t is
a game of rich men, but I beg to as
sure you that I am personally advised
of the fact that very poor man can
play 1t. But somehow or other my
| friends were certain that II could
only come out here and show you the
kind of man am In appearance that
you would get over the impression
that there Is anything about me that
resembles dude. SO, am here and
I am glad to.be here"
After setting himself right ON the
| all important golf question Mr.. Taft
proceeded to explain why 1t was that
| two gentlemen" a. he characterized
| them, who had violated the antitrust
law, and who were presidents OF two
subsidiary concerns Of the Tobacco
trust, had not been put in Jail when
they had confessed their guilt. He
then argued thht It would be better tc
have trusts than to have the statutes
piled with laws which would result In
red tape and IMPOSE burdens ON cor
porations."
In the same speech Mr.. Taft paid
Mr. Bryan the compliment Of admit
ting that to take the tariff OF and put
on the free list every trust-made arti
Gle In this country Z. would Ger
1 tainly end the trust that was depend
ent on the tariff"
Mr.. Taft, perhaps unwittingly, how
ever, admitted also that the Dingle!
tariff ia hot responsible for the pros
perity OF the farmers, for he said. e
don't maintain that the Dingley tarif
bill alone accounts for the great pros
perity that We have enjoyed in tn,
last II years. Certainly SO far as tn,
farmers are concerned, the Lord hal
had good deal to. do with 1t in tn
matter of good crops"
| This Is the hrst instance ON recor,
where the Republican party ever con
scented to divide honors with the Al
mighty.