The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-16
ME- BI ! FOR
VOTE OF SOUTH
Secretary Taft Successful in
The Old State of Ken
lucky.
DEMOCRATS ARE SCORED.
IRRESPONSIBLE ELEMENTS ARE
CAUSE OF CONTINUED DEMO-
CRATIC DEFEATS.

Louisville, KY, Oct. 16.-Irresponsi-
BILE elements in the democratic party
were declared by w. H. Taft to be re-
sponsible for that party's failure to get
control of the government. He also,
during his first days tour Of the
south where republican presidential
candidates never before have ventured.
denounced Bryan's deposit guarantee
scheme as an invitation to failures
and crooks to enter the banking busi-
ness.
Throughout Kentucky Mr.. Taft was
received with hospitality and enthus-
iasm, but at Lexington a chair broke
under him and at Shelbyville, where
the train arrived just at dark, he had
to squelch persistent interruptions by
scattered voices in cries of Bryan"
Mr.. Taft referred to the annoyance
pleasantly at first, but as it continued
he declared, warmly:
"It is just such instances as this
which show why it is that the demo-
cratic party never gets control of the
government. 1t has elements in it
which lack the slightest sense of re-
sponsibility, decency or courtesy"
Factions in State United.
feature of the Kentucky trip was
the presence during the day of the
Taft special of Senator Bradley, rep
resenting one faction of the republican
congressman in the state, and last
night of Gov. Wilson. This demon
stration Of energy and union Of pur
pose behind the national ticket was
declared to be one of the great bene-
fits of the invasion of Kentucky.
Mr.. Taft reached Lexington ahead
of time, but found the theater crowded.
When he sat down the chair crumbled
beneath him, and he made hit with
the crowd later by saying:
when it comes to affirmative poll
cies the democratic party falls be-
tween two chairs just as have done"
Kentucky Not in Solid South.
1T is a great pleasure to talk to a
republican audience" said Mr.. Taft
at Lexington. I'VE entered Kentucky
at Ashland and we have every evil
uouC6 IudI hcHIuChy 10 d"dhC " ehO
importance Of placing herself in the re-
publican column on the Sd Of Novem-
ber next. l don't feel like putting
Kentucky in the solid south and talk
/ ing to her citizens in the strain which
may we'll be adopted toward the citi-
| zens of states further south.
Bryan's Plan Fine for Crooks.
For the second time since his work
on the stump began Mr. Taft made ref
erence to the government guarantee. OF
bank deposits. On that subject at Lex
ington he paid his respects to his op-
ponent as follows:
''Mr. Bryan has another proposition
that is going to be the panacea for
everything, and that is the guaranty
Of bank deposits. By that proposition
he is going to make every respectable,
honest banker become the security OF
anybody that desires to go into the
banking business with the idea Of get
ting a large line of deposits with a
small capital, and the result of that
don't think it takes a clear headed bus
mess man to see.
In Oklahoma, the place where they
| try out these experiments. they are
now finding that banks are being or
ganized with a capital of $4,000 by
people that have failed in the banking
business before, by men that are under
charges of embezzlement, but who are
able to get deposits by saying to de.
positors:
"I am a good fellow and want you
to help me out. Put your money in my
bank. because this million dollar banl
I'D here of Mr.. Smiths is my security
that you will get your deposits back
Not Cited as Vital Issue.
"Now, that is not a joke; that is ;
real, genuine statement of the condi
ton that is to be produced by tha
guaranty of bank deposits proposition
| do not cite it as a real and vital is
sue in the campaign, because it can
be, but do cite it as an instance of tht
economic views of Mr.. Bryan, and d.
cite it as another case in which Il
prove, with his views, put him int
power as the chief magistrate, you will
take away the confidence of the sen
|, sible men Of the community. who con
troll the investments. and when you d.
: that you are going TO bring us to fou
years more of financial depression"
Mr.. Taft is touring Tennessee toda.
and during his southern trip will can
, yass North Carolina and Virginia.