The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-10-08
TAFT AS A SPEAKER.
His Tabs 10 the People Winning
Many Votes
DOESN'T POSE As AN ORATOR.


Fscss pissa4y-~Espsbsiesn csnei'
ss,s. clsarnss. ard slsssri'y earn
Cerssssier.
pruz beang declse5ly apprehenSiys
a. 70 ibs eatnoas u Judge Tafts
stes aina tour Republican iendcFS are
now Convinced iHnt ons af the vasesi
moves a the cAgaBss iga Wns The oeci
ssea 10 isi TIE Republican csndidAis
sisai a. many sections Of the country
o. yo.msltls between Dcw and slecuon
cay En1 tat 70 - npsny voters "a I'D
time wtf permit whrn speaking tours
fes Taft ~ers GRIT discussed the oppo.
Iress u the piAR tased their opposi
tsoE co the faci that a. an orator Taft
esnnos be compsred 70 Bryan. Tbrg
srs0-d thA, Taft who makes no pre-
tsuss u aHtory. would be placed At
disadvantage appearing on the stump
against the gifted hstiraskAn. But
Judge Taft himself solved the problem
and cleared The whole situation with
out ssnispce IN bis recent speech 81
kaBdwsky, o.
4 cannot dwell IN the cerulean blue
but hAss to deal Witb facts. De de
elsred II II this dealing with facts In
. clear. dlspasRionsta manner that hst
made william Howard Taft what BE-
Il. that sll cause him 20 gain strength
s,ery time be appears IN public. Taft,
lest friends cannot claim for him that
be Is az orator But be can tell the
truth aud doses tell e. lie viii nos have
10 paint beautiful word pictures Of
what should be done He viii not have
10 plead stih silyefy el0queuce for The
alleged downtrcdden nor call on the
masses 10 rise W and save the coun
Try from the ruin which Bryan has
b@en predicting and npdiug various
psnaesAs for during the past twelve
years.
What Taft has 10 do u 10 state
cold, clear cut fsctA, TO tell the truth
about himself. 10 give to his auditors
. clear aud unmlstakable idea Of what
Taft tie man IL and what he stands
for. And this he eau do, ang do well.
Ny nature lae Is frank and open. II
would be difficuli for him to dissemble
n be wished To do 80.
Already Taft has begun making seri-
Gus impressions on bis audiences. Bry
an never fails 10 tickle his audiences
In most instances he arouses enthusi
nsm. but II 10 an enthusiasm which
rarely lasts Those who listen and
applaud 80 away and forget With
the Taft audiences II Is different BY
the eiearuess OF bis exposition and the
absolute sincerity OF his manner he
carries conviction. His auditors are
soon impressed by two things-Taft's
ability and Tafts sincerity
That man means what he says" In
. comment frequently heard after Taft
has spoken Another Taft character.
is,ic that Ia winning many friends for
the Republican candidate among those
who knew nothing OF him before they
saw and heard him II his great cour-
age He says what he thinks. and
says II 10 such = way that II remains |
fred In the minds Of those who hear
him AT Athens. o., be was address
ing 400 union coal miners He told |
them about having issued Injunctions.
Il issued them he said. because
the rights OF the plaintiffs demanded |
H. When am on the bench ! enforce
the law And ! have no apology to
make"
For a minute there WAS absolute ST.
hence, dramatic IN its intensity, Then
the 400 miners broke not merely into
applause. but into enthusiastic cheers
After the meeting they were heard ex
pressing their views
THAT man Ia on the level" said one
HE doesn't hand out any con talk
He knows where he stands and is not
afraid TO come straight out with a
thing He sint the orator Bryan IL,
but he says things that Bryan wouldn't
dare say"
Unlike many OF Bryan's utterances.
Tufts utterances viii bear inspection
He viii make no declratlon that Is
open to doubt Il have to deal with
facts" he said In some OF his
speeches Bryan, intoxicated with the
sound Of his own words, frequently
makes statements not entirely trust.
worthy. Taft has been tho long on the
bench. too long In high government po-
sstions where his utterances carried
weight. 10 permit OF his making care
less statements Furthermore, Taft
possesses TO a marked degree tbs abil.
ity 10 discuss the most intricate sub
1eets 10 the simplest language He
proved this most conclnsively AT San
dusky when be made perfectly plain TO
his audience the development OF anti
trust legislation and the powers and
Everybody knew exactly what he was
talking about aud understood II clear ,
~. yet there were few in the audience
" DO realized that be was discussing
Abstruse legal problems without resort
Ing 10 bewilder1ng legal phraseology. ,
As far ms personal magnetism goes, ,
Taft and Bryan are nearly equal. But
where I,rysn's personality Is one that
rrstes interest and enthusiasm Taft's ,
10 one that Inspires affection and trust
fitness That man has fine face;
would trust him anywhere" said a 4
West Virginia woman who with
srge party came over the mountains
10 hear Taft speak az Hot Springs I,
Those who meet him feel that be is
BOT only sincer. but that be Possesses
he ABILITY and courage % handle safe /
y the many problems that confront a i
president II 10 the knowledge Of all !
his that makes the Taft managers J,
pad that he Is 10 90 out and meet the J
,~cple HI
THE BRYAN PARROT. J