Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-26
MI. TAT WILL.
ANSWER FORAKER
viii Carefully Go Over Statement
Before Commenting
On II.
HOW HE LOST HIS VOICE.
~ - . -.
Because He Talked to 1925, 900
Good Iowa Republicans
Yesterday.
HOW HE LOST HIS VOICE
Condemns Gorman-Wilson Tariff as
Destructive OF Business, Prals-
ing Dinglcy Bill as its Kestorer.

Waterloo, Iowa, Sept. 26--Judge Taft
indicated today that he would COM 8
ment on the statement issued yester-
day by Senator Foraker as soon as he
was able to obtain a full copy of the
same. This will be available When the
Taft special reaches st. Paul late this
afternoon, IL not before. Pending the
}perusal Of the statement, Mr.. Taft
said he would fefrain from saying any
thing regarding the matter.
The second day OF Mr.. Taft s tour or
Iowa began with a short address by
the candidate to an immense crowd at
Cedar Rapids before S o'clock. The
carrying power of the candidates voice
was still notably deficient. IN explain
ing his condition Mr.. Taft told the
crowd that it was because talked
Yesterday to about $4,000 good Iowa
Il apub1icans,'
h IT was, he. added, very trying to not 4
be able to impart his ideas satisfactor-
lily to the big crowds that greeted him,
but he expressed the lleenest apprecia-
ton of the compliments shown him by
tile presence of the crowds an, their
enthusiasm.
When he had concluded at Cedar
Rapids his review of the duties of !
good citizenship, which he said includ-
ed the selection Of government agents
who had beenStried and found satisfac-
tory rather than those who made pro- 4
misses and prophecies which time uni-
versally proved unsound, he was ne
| quested to face the crowds on all four
sides of the raised platform from8whic.
he spoke. AS he did this he remarked
\ with e smile, Il feel like a performing
bear n
Well was the retort from tie:
crowd, we are going to give you tho
\ blue ribbon all right.
+, ! "a I what Y want, reioined the
. the good sense of her men and 5wo-
men bEgrolling up 5000 Republican
ma Jortty, which I2belieye she will tio.II.S
Another big crowd awaited the spe-
cial at 9sV Int where from the rear
brief talk and was heartily cheered.
\ NVaterloo's reception was another big
affair and here too, the crowd was
demonstratiye.g IS i 81
Senator clapp Of Minnesota board
Led the special In Iowa to act as the
escort of honor after the Minnesota
| lire should bc reached. Five stops
| were scheduled in Minnesota before
st. Paul is reached at 3 O'Clock.
Here Mr.. Taft plans to deliver
speech on postal savings banks and
the guaranty of bank deposits. He
| will so to Minneapolis tonight, where
he will remain over Sunday.
In his speech at Vinton. which
gives Il good idea of Mr.. Tafts short
talks he spoke as follows. Ss@
GoRMAN-WILsoN TARIFF
II only want to say TO those who
! are farmers that they are in a very
comfortable situation with reference
to their crops and their prices. That
II they will look back IL years they
| will find a situation under the Cor
| man-Wjlson tariff bill that was not
quite 50 comfortable. when prices
went down TO half of what they are
now, and then q panacea was pro- &
posed that we just cut down half our
debts by act of Congress, and having
thus paid off half. we go on and strug-
gle with the remainder. Instead of
that, which was the recommendation
of the gentleman who is now MY ops
ponent. you went ahead and pursued
the honest policy OF paying your debts
in the coin in which you had con-
tracted them, and honestly proved TO
be the best policy, necessary with that
and with the adoption of the Dinghy
tariff, we went to prosperity never
before known in this country.
eve have had panic. We got too
far spread out, and In business circles
and In labor circles that panic is hurt
ing. But we are on the upgrade. And
If we can only keep the confidence OF
those men who control capital so that
railroads may borrow money SO that
corporations engaged in industrial ell
terprises may borrow money, prospe
ity will come again But, my friends
ask you heart TO heart If YOU were alone
in business would you select a gentle I
man as your agent putting out q man
who had served YOU %ell2 Would you
select gentleman as your agent 70
bring about confidence who had made
recommendations for IL Years with re-
spect to economic systems and econon1-3
u plans ard short cuts and nostruilfS
of prosperity. every one of which has 4
been refuted by the events believe
the people of Iowa arc long headed
people / believe that when they see
a good thing they know 1t and I be,
liepe that they in next November VIII
show their common sense, will show
that they are still standing where they
have always stood, for good govern
ment, for PROGRESSING government. by
voting the Republican ticket and again
bringing about prosperity,
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