River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-10-01
TAFT IS GIVEN
ROYAL WELCOME
FIVE ENTHUSIASTIC MEETINGS
HELD IN DIES MONIES.
SPEAKS TO MANY THOUSANDS
Judge Taft Discusses the Leading
Political Questions of
the Day.

the Day.
Des Moines, Sept 26--The re-
ception given to William Howard
Taft, the republican candidate for
president in Des Moines last night
was never equalled in this city, unless
it was by the one given Roosevelt
four years ago. 1t was a fitting
climax to the day, spent travelling
through Iowa, seeing and talking to
more than 100000 people in twenty
or more speeches. Secretary Taft
retired to his train last night at II
o'clock, much gratified by the demon
stration which marked his first day
in this state and which those who are
travelling with him say never has
been surpassed in the history of
politics in this country.
The most inspiring meeting that
ever greeted a candidate for high of
flee was that into which Judge Taft
was introduced Immediately upon his
arrival, that of the women held at
Plymouth Congregational church.
Judge Taft said in part: "When we
took these people, we found them a
Christian people, that is 100000 of
them, and the thing that is now left
with us to do is to put them on their
feet and make them a self-governing
people. This we can do, because be-
ing a Christian people, and really I'M
der occidental influence, their ideals
and attributes are the same as ours
and thus we can deal with them and
make them self-respecting, patriotic
citizens. We can do it by working
with them and giving them time. This
realization of facts | should like to
awaken in the hearts of all Ameri-
cans. The democratic party is OPP
posed to the idea, and says let them
go; but 1 ask you if it is not better to
protect them and encourage them,
during thenext sivty or eighty year.
to continue the work of the churches
and schools, where 100000 Filipino
children are now learning to read and
write the English language, and to
become good citizens, to give them a
fair chance, than it would be to cast
them off in their national infancy to
return to the condition from which
they are now being raised? | wish
you could all see the Philippines and
the Filipinos as 1 have, and as your
toWnsmen Mr. Young, has, and see
what is being done, and then I know
your interest would be aroused by
these people.
From this meeting the guest of the
evening was escorted to the Auditor
ium, where he made his principal
speech.
The audience rose to its feet, and
amid enthusiastic cheering, cries of
welcome and the waving of handker-
chiefs the presidential candidate walk
ed to the front of the stage. Smiling
his appreciation of the royal welcome,
Mr.. Taft raised his hand for silence,
and the cheering finally subsidized.
Governor Cummins then introduced
Major Lacey, saying that Mr.. Taft
wished to rest few minutes before
beginning his address.
Another ovation followed when the
governor introduced the candidate for
president as "a man after the heart
and after the fashion of Theodore
Roosevelt The cheering again con
tinued for several minutes.
He then took up at some length
the record of the republican party for
the past twelve years. Among its
greatest achievements he mentioned
the putting to death of the free silver
fallacy, the enactment of the Dingley
tariff law, the successful conduct OF
the Spanish war, the taking over of
Cuba and Porto Rico, the establish
ment of a government in the Philip
pines, the building of the Panama
canal and the development of the
army and navy.
"But these are not the greatest
achievements of the republican party
during the last twelve years it has
been in power" he continued. Our
Inc this time there arose moral
awakening of the people and the
chief exponent of this awakening is
Theodore Roosevelt. They ask what
has Roosevelt accomplished? / say
he has accomplished great deal
more than mere denunciation OF
wrong-doing."
Mr.. Taft then entered upon an ex
tended discussion of the trust ques
ton He spoke of the abuses that
have resulted from the formation OF
great corporations.
''While on the federal bench 1 tried
the ADHESION pipe case and. at thai
time made careful study of the
whole matter of combinations in re-
straint of trade. The evidence show
ed that when a contract for pipe was
to be awarded the agents of the diff
fercnt companies in the combination
would meet in secret and submit bids.
The concern having the lowest bid
would then be permitted to submit
the lowest bid to the city purchasing
the supplies. The government brought
suit against these firms under the
antitrust law. We held that we could
enioin it from entering into such an
agreement in restraint of trade. we
did enjoin it and the comblnation
was broken up. In that case had to
go very carefully into the question
of what constitutes an unlawful trust
and I made that study long before
ever thought of being candidate
for president. -
"Iilegal combinations are of two
The city of Grenoble, France, mas
for fifty years run a public restau,