Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-04-07
NATION GREATER FROM POLICY
Secretary of War Addresses Greai
Throng at Auditorium.
BAREs BRYAN INCONSISTENCIES
Roosevelt Champion of Peace as Re.
suit of Mckinley Doctrine.
ABLE TO DO GOOD FOR WORLD
Busy Day I'm Omaha for Presidential
Candidate CuIminRteu in Repre-
sentative G0theriuE Under Nc
kinIey Club Auspices.

Secretary of War Taft, as the specm
guest of the Mckinley club at the Erea
banquet given in his honor at the Audi
torum last night, in the presence OF thou
sands OF persons from Omaha and an
parts of Nebraska. declared that the issues
OF the coming campaign are to turn ON
the issues OF the Mckinley and Roosevelt
administrations which still remain the
subject for discussion between us and our
democratic friends, or rather between us
and the gentleman who seems TO have the
power of leading the democratic party
against its will" Mckinley, the Pioneer
of Expansion" was the subject of tho
speech.
When the secretary OF war the LEADING
republican presidential candidate, was in.
troduced to the vast assemblage by Toast
master Ziegler president OF the Mckinley
club, as the next president of the United
States" the mammoth building rang and
reverberated with cheers, and Il was some
minutes before the secretary could speak
The audience was one of the typically
American and most representative that
has ever greeted any speaker in the state
OF Nebraska, and the Auditorium never
contained more critically attentive and
intelligent gathering. From the first word
| of his address to the last, Secretary Taft
held that audience spellbound with his
earnest, convincing statements and argu-
ments. His speech contained 5000 words
but it might have contained but 500 so far
as the audience was concerned for 1t was
manifestly eager to hear all nc had to
say. The secretary dictated the address
to his private secretary at the Hotel Rome
at what spare time he could snatch during
the busy day, and the secretary had hard
work transcribing it in time for delivery in
the evening.
Bryan and BryanIsnl.
Being in Mr.. Bryan's home state and
talking to Mr. Bryan's nelghbors did not
restrain Mr.. Taft from talking frankly on
Bryan and Organism. He dwelt emphatic
ally at the outset upon. the inconsistent
Bryan attitude toward tho Mckinley policy
of national expansion, pointing out how
the Nebraskan exerted all his influence
and succeeding in securing the signing of
the treaty of Paris, and then forthwith
launched out upon an endless and violent
campaign of abuse OF the republican ad-
ministration in the insular POSSESSIONS
With force and facility. acquired from
a close and constant knowledge of the
situation, Mr.. Taft disclosed the great BEN
efits and advantages that had accrued to
the United States as a result OF the Nc
Kinley policy OF expansion. He showed
| how this policy had brought to this nation
increased power and influence among the
nations of the world. Theodore Roosevelt
the immediate successor Of Mckinley, he
asserted, had been able to accomplish
more for the preservation of peace in the
world than any other president that ever
administered any monarch that ever
reigned." This declaration provoked the
most profound applause.
Text of Speech.
On being introduced by Toastmastet
Zieger. MIR. Taft said:
"Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen OF the Nc.
Kinloy Club of Omaha: 1t is a great pleas
ure to have the opportunity of addressing
the representative republicans OF the state
Of Nebraska. Especially is It so for me,
in view of the expression OF personal con.
fidence in the action of your recent state
convention. l assure you that no matter
what the result of the present amicable
contest going on in the republican party ]
shall ever feel the deepest gratitude to my
friends in Nebraska.
THE issues OF the next campaign are 10
turn on the achievements of the Mckinley
and the Roosevelt administrations, which.
still remain the subject for discussion be-
tween us and our democratic friends, or
rather between US and the gentleman who
still seems to have the power OF leading
the democratic party against its WILL We
are to accept not what the democratic
party, as II used to be, thinks on any issue
but what Mr.. Bryan thinks on every issue.
as the real basis for the national campaign
to be ended by the election in November
next. Because Mr.. Bryan stll keeps alive
controversies which many democrats are
content TO regard as settled, we have to
go back and rediscuss matters which the
verdict of history properly interpreted,
ought long ago OF have ended
Bryan Reserves the RIsht.
| at is true that free silver and 90 per cent
reputation for the time have been lost
! sight OF, though l do not understand Mr..
Bryan TO have said anything which would
prevent him from bringing out that as a
panacea should continued financial depres-
sion suggest to him its necessity. But
passing that over, we come 10 the thing
which distinguishes McKinley's admnis-
tratlon from every other-national ekpan-
sion. / verify believe that four-hfths OF
the people OF the United States are en-
tirely content with the way In which Mr.
Mckinley and MIR. Roosevelt have worked
out the problems presented to US by the
Spanish war, but this does not prevent a
fierce assault by Mr.. Bryan upon the re-
publican administrations for what they
have done IN this regard we shall con
tinue 10 hear. during the next campaign.
that we have departed from every cOnsti-
tutional principle ana an the maxims OF
the Declaration Of Independence, In carry
ing out what has truly been the greatest
altruistic policy ever attempted and exc
cuted by civilized nation.
Forced Into the War,
"Mr Mckinley and the republican admin
istration were forced into the war with
SPAIN against their Will Tho war was be-
gun with self-denying ordinances with
respect 20 the Independence OF Cuba We
spent millions of dollars and thousands OF
lives TO END what We thought 10 be An in
ternational scandal IN that island. with
out premeditatlon. We were carried In a