The sun., 1908-08-22
PEOPLE DO RULE, SAYS fARf
SHOWED THEHR R0wsR IN ssee
AND IN 1900 WHEN BRYAN' RANs's

AND IN 1900 WHEN RRYAN, sANss
candidate Tells vlrsinis Apdisaes Tast
now Is the 1lms - Brsak Up tlas sssis
South --Gsts RSusing weicauss Htsna
All VINO Csuia Get 70 HIst evringr:S-
Hor sPRnsas. Aug. si.-Bssoss Q srswd
Of 1000 virginians hers thie aftsru9ea
MIR. Taft took up Mr.. Bryan's qusssaso
'shall the people rules is..
The candidates reply wss tAst tbs psopip
have ruled through the Repeblioar rsstys
They ruled In 1soe when tSsy ysjseted
Bryan and his free silver fallscT 6ey
ruled In 1900 when they again taisusd 4sWp
the Nebraskan and his antiimpesiallen
issue. and they ruled In 1904 when the1
defeated the Democratic noulints aAA-
his paramount issue Of executive usufps-
ton. ~
Mr.. Taft's speech also included an appeal
to Southern Republicans to hit tha pssey-
in the South above Ito present rsputatioa
40 q mere patronage seeking oreanieataon
They could do this. he raid, BY nomansts
ing for ofiioe men OF large osiibre who
would command the support os indspends
ent Democrats. regardless Of party hnse
Tho present. In Mr.. Taft's opinion. y en
exceptional opportunity for the Hspub-
iicans to break into the Solid South, and
he believes q change 10 coming
The meeting here to-day was uniaus
in the history Of the Republican party
Never bsfore had the people Of ylfginie
had an opportunity to meet and ereee
q Republican nominee for Presidsnt %;
their own soil, and the welcome which
they gave to Mr.. Taft was trsmsndcaa.
They had to contend. In tho FIRST place.
with railroad facilities.- The spur rul1ning
up to Hot Springs from Covington. . diss
tance OF as miles. lisa single track and thWS
are scarcely any sidings. Early IN ths
morning the officers OF the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad sent out word 10 thsiF
agents that three thousand tickets had
been sold and that they could aocommo-
date no more. Congressman Slemp ano
other State leaders estimated thai U the
meeting had bsen held on the main Ane
OF the road fully 2O.o0o would bave t>tsnA1
out. As 1t was four special txains were
run into Hot Springs. One brought the
Shenandoah Valley peopls from AuCasta,
Highland. Bath, Rockingham. Shsnaap
doah Page and RockbgfdEs. Anot1s1f
came from Charlottesville and 6tauntcns
and the others brought deleeatjonS nom
Norfolk. Richmond and Petersburg
Probably 1000 persons drove in es1f
themountAins most Of them iu riU Of andfen1
design, Not b few told ths candidate -
they gripped his hsnd thai thsy hAA ipc1n9
Il ten or Aftsan, miles. Whsn Ne 10owA
arrived they were up asaines . prstty hnEd
proposition In the eating line. An 81 ~
summer hotels throw their dining rponr
open an hour or two before The raGuiag
time. Those who felt like spending N.fe
for luncheon were cared for pretty wei
at these places, but the FOLKS who oAsue
down from the mountains with . whole
lot Of respect for o dollar bill had 70 depefld
on ono or two soanty sandwich counters.
The stannton delegation brought with
them the Stonewal Brigade brass band.
This Is the best known band In the South.
In 1895 it made pilgrimage to Canton to
play for Mckinley and later appeared at
his Inauguration. Two Of the charter nsrn-
bers Of the band hobbled along to-day
footing as Justify as the spryest younester
in the lot But the most remarkable thing
about this Stonewall Brigade band b that
eight OF the twenty y-four players In II ere
going to vote for Taft.
The band, about to pass, led the vay
to the baseball field where q speakers'
stand had been erected. When MIR. and
Mrs. Taft appeared II struck up sDixis,
and that was the beginning Of IN after-
noon which for real enthusiasm has never
yet been equalled In Mr.. Taft's political
experience.
The crowd was wedgsd In around the
speakers stand and when the candidate
and his wife. headed by the recsption
committee, attempted TO make their way
through q narrow lane they found them
selves surrounded by hundreds Who In
sisted on shaking hands. Mr.. Taft tried
to assure the crowd that they would have
an opportunity later, but .Dixis' and the
cheering were too much for him and hs
yielded. Il was several minutes before
he and Mrs. Taft could reach the stand,
As tho candidate mounted tho platform
he was greeted with calls Of Hello. Bill.
and We are shoah glad 10 sse yoh. Bul,.s
Tho Taft smile In aoknowledgmsDt
brought another round Of chesrs. -
Congressman slemp was the first spsakr.
He mentioned that this was the 6rst time
yirginians had ever had the oppostupity
to greet o Republican nominee and thea
added that II was doubly pleading u Nh
case because Ohio was formerly spqrt
of the old dominion and shsr peop,e aSo
our kindred This sympashetio teNoh
tiokled the virginians and tAsy vhooped
1t up again.
Congressman sismp referred 70 1ryaA's
sloean, -Shall the people rslsts scs1 y
be possible.' said he. 'thst ~ D6Gnss
cratic candidate hss references 10 ~ -
itioai situation In virginia. Dess 10 ~
know that under existing lava - pr esgk
OF the white and % rsr cent. a TIE selepe1
population Of voting sgs hAys basa Aie
franohisedi Does be not know thst tbeg
have no voice In the goveEumsnt q dthee
this State or the nstiGa. and can 10 e6r
this rule OF the peoplsf No wondw ",
Bryan win make no poAticsl spsseAsb -