Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-21

The way From Cornin; he went by au-
tomobile to Addison. and thence by train
TO Hornell. where he wound up the day
with an address to a crowd which packed
the Shattuck Opera House
The lieutenant governor was given re-
spectfu attention IN all his speeches. and
In Hornell especially there was marked
enthusiasm, a parade with a profusion of
rel fire constituting the chief feature.
SAYS TAFT HELPED LABOR
Speaking to d crowded house in The
Coliseum al Terre IIautc. Ind. last night.
Oscar Straus, Secretary of Commerce and
Labor, declared the stand OF William II.
Taft on injunctions had been a boon TO
labor. He also spoke on the tariff and
financial issues, arguing that the policies
of the republican party would best pro-
tect the interests of the working class.
KERN'S VIEW OF IT
The spirit of commercialism was not
stronger or more dominant in this land
in the days when Phillips and Garrison
were mobbed in the streets of Boston for
protesting against human slavery than
it is today said John w. Kern, demo-
cratic vice presidential candidate, in
speech at Syracuse. \. Y. last night, in
which he likened existing conditions TO
Kern spoke at the first big democratic
mass meeting OF the campaign in the
Alhambra rink.
CHAFIN STILL SPEAKING
On his arrival at Nashua. \. H., from
Worcester yesterday afternoon Eugene
w. Chafn, prohibition candidate for Pres
ident. found a large crowd waiting In
Railroad Square. MI Chain made
n
that large number of men in the re-
publican and democratic parties peleEe
in prohibition, and said:
IF one-thrd of the prohlbluoniSts IN
the country vote for me shal De
elected"
GOV. SWANSON DEGREES TARIFF
That the American workingman is 30
per cent worse off since the Dingley
tariff bill was passed" was the. declara-
ton of Gov Claude a. Swanson of Viz
ginia in an address before the CONNER
cial Travellers League in New York yes
terday.
Il was in Congress when that bill was
enacted" said Gov Swanson, land
predicted then that lift were allowed to
continue in force it would produce
panic That prediction has come true,
and the republican party does not dare
come out in this campaign and champion
that creation of eleven years ago. since
the law was enacted the cost of living
has increased 40 per cent, while the
wages of workingmen have increased
only 10 per cent. The workingman'
therefore. is 80 per cent worse on now
since this bill was passed"
GRAVES SPEECH SPOILED
In the face of cheers for both of the
larger political parties. John Temple
Graves, independence League candidate
for Vice President, and Clarence ].
Shearn, candidate for Governor of New
York in the same party, defended their
propaganda at Rochester, \. Y, last
night.
w R. Hearst who was billed to speak.
passed through the city bound for Pc
tersburg Ind. where he is to take part
in an Independence League rally IN honor
Of Thomas l.. H1sgen.
Mr. Graves was well received when he
began his address until he made d.
rect attack on William Jennings Bryan.
when chorus of catcalls and hurrahs
for Bryan broke forth from the gallery
and spread through the main floor of the
hall. A second outburst of cheering for
Bryan caused Mr.. Graves to say:
Cheer away. After l get through
telling Mr. Bryan's record If you keep
of a different caliber than that which I
have hitherto attributed to fair minded
American citizens.
This resulted in number Of the audi
ence leaving the hall.
MANY HEAR DEBS-
Facing a sympathetic audience. Eusene
V. Debs, Socialstic candidate for Presi-
dent, last night at Cincinnati talked to
d large crowd for more than an hour on
the doctrines of his party. The speaker
was in poor voice and was said TO be
i'll. but gave no evidence of sickness
when he delivered his address.
He had come from Columbus on his
Red Special" and during the day re-
manned in his car. One of those with
him said that the candidate had slept
for twenty-four hours and still needed
more sleep.
INDEPENDENCE RALLY
An independence party rally last night
at Springfield. ILL.,, drew an enthusiastic
audience. Thomas l.. Hisgen. independ-
ence presidential candidate, in order TO
make train connections for Petersburg.
Ind. where he is to speak tomorrow, left
without making a speech.
Manion Beach of Paxton, candidate for
lieutenant governor of Illinois,; q. w.
McCaskrin, candidate for governor, and
former Representative Howard of Ala
bama vigorously assailed Senators Fora
ker. Platt Hopkins and Bailey, and con-
demned both old party platforms.
JOHN MITCHELL'S VIEWS
A letter from John Mitchell appears in
the current issue of the United Mine
Workers Journal in which he says:
Il ann sure that shall not be CHARGED
with partisanship when I advise ca" IN
citizen to examine carefully the principle
and policies of the various political organ
iZations: to investigate the character and
standing of the candidates.: to consider
seriously the effect of the election upon
the nation a whole and upon that d.
vision of society in particular to which
he belongs. and having done this. it is his
duty to cast his ballot in accordance with
his best judgment and with the dictates
of his conscience.
''Over and ahove all. trade urionists
should ever keep IN mind the necessity o.
preserving inviolate thc Strcr.'t: and in
territy Of the unions. When the lection is
over and the excitement and enthusiasm
incident to II have passed away-regard-
less of who is elected to the presi1enoy-l
the organizations of labor, as heretofof e
and never before. will be to the work
inemen the bulwark of their libert es.
THE REPUBLICAN FUND
Statements have been published that
the republican campaign Golfers are well
filled and that Chairman Hitchcock feels
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