The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-19

about 8 o'clock. In the party We're
Bishop Wesley j.. Gaines, of the African
M. E. Church; the Rev. DR.. A. l.. Muir
ray, of Atlantic City; the Rev. j. H.
Morgan, of Bordentown; r. French
Hurley, r. Henri Herbert Inc the Rev.
Isaac Roundtree, of Trenton; P. x.
Martin, of Camden; w. e. Rock, Of Red
Bank; James z. Churchnan, of Or
ange; Charles N. Robinson, of Camden.
and several others.
Bishop Gaines has been stumping for
Mr.. Taft, SO as to counterfeit the work
of an associate bishop of the same
church, Bishop Walters, who is trying
to induce the negroes to vote for Bryan.
Candidate Receives Negroes.
1T told Mr.. Taft said Bishop Gaines.
that he would surely be the next Pres
ident and that our votes in this State
would be for him."
Bishop Walters and I don't meet
during the campaign" said Bishop
Gaines, when asked about the effect or
the formers influence on the negro
vote, land / don't know what he is do
ing. But the colored people of New Jer-
sey will be with Mr.. Taft"
During his conference with Mr.. Taft
at MI. Murphy's house, Chairman
Hitchcock old Mr.. Taft that the re-
ports he had received from all over the
country were the best and most en-
couraging of any during the campaign.
John Il. Conway, of Trenton, chief
of the locomotive engineers of the coun-
try, who represents $4,000 members OF
the brotherhood, said, during "a talk at
4 lxa T,ur-,I rastdArnnt
"1rentOn seems to be going wicked
for Bryan"
"What do you mean by 'w~fcked:"
81 mean that 1t looks as If the people
there will vote strongly for Bryan"
Mr.. Taft and the party then left for
the theatre. When Mr.. Taft was able
to proceed with his speech there he be-
gan by referring to the fact that New
Jersey was especially interested in the
outcome of the election and the solu-
| tons of the questions before the people
this year.
What the Republican party has done
during the last twelve years entities 1t
to your confidence" said Mr.. Taft.
Even if the Republican party had
don something to make you angry
which couldn't be, of course-it would
be much to be preferred to the Demo-
cratic party. Just consider that party
with it's peculiarities of leadership.
Spanish War We'll Fought.
1.-THE first thing the Republican party
did when it came into power this last
time vas to take a decided position or
the establishment of the gold standard
This was in 1896, and it at once pro-
ceeded to carry the government and
business honestly forward, and to es-
tablish business on an honest basis
Although it is only a short time to look
back we see no one now who avoWs
himself a silver man.
1.-The Republican party substituted
for the Wilson tariff bill, which GER
tainly did not bring prosperity, the
Dingley bill, and under that our pros
perity has been greater than in any
country in the history of the world.
"Then we a the Spanish Wal Il
fight, and we fought it well. AS a re
suit Of that we had Cuba on our hands
but we put Cuba on its feet. After
ward It fell to it's knees, but we raise;
her again and next February she will
be able to get along again without on
help
"Then, too, we had Porto Rico to dea
with, a small, rich island. They ha'
great suffering there, the relief 0
which makes a million people rejoic
esery day under the stars n stripes.
1t was at this point that a small dc,
made a big noise.
Mr.. Taft ceased talking until tn
canine concluded it's barking. Whel
he proceeded Mr.. Taft took up tn
Philippines.
There we had the hardest problem
Of any," he said. land we had to soiv'