New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-28

Those local officials and politicians who nave
accorranied Mr. Taft 70 day are dehghteo
with his work with the impression ne Is i'hNis
ard the way IN which he has been TecelNeu' anu
they are convinced that his trip through tii7
Empire state will mean thousands or votes io'
Taft and Hughes. The Taft special VIII remain
here tonight starting for New York carry To-
morrow and arriving at 42d street at ii 'o' d. H.
LAUGHS AT COLLAPSE YARN.
That Mt Taft felt no i'll effects from the
strenuous aav he put in yesterday in C?nneca-
cut and BROOKLYN. was manifest as soon as ne
reached his train this morning. and the canai-
date fnauleeG in considerable fun at the expense
Of the newspaper correspondent whose paper
described aim as retiring last night IN state OF
collspse. although the correspondent explained
that he was not guilty Of the fake Even Mr..
Tafts voice showed little sign OF the hard wear
70 which II has been put He stood for some
minutes on the rear platform Of his train. bow
sre - those who cheered him as they passed
Through the zzd street staten. a train load Of
sub4l-banites arrived just before the Taft spe-
cssl pulled out. and when the fnooners discov-
cree the candidate they eheered Justify
TIE crowd outside the fence increased steadily
and finally called on the candidate for speech
lie replied: i an obliged for your greeting. but
as have speeches 10 make all day and my voice
2
make & speech here
A young woman from the florists stand in
the station squeezed through the crowd and
handed the candidate a handsome yellow chrys-
aa5henum- This is worth waiting for" said
Mr. TAFT. as he shook hands with the giver. and
the crowd cheered again.
st Yonkers the first stop was made. A great
crowd had gathered at the station despite the
rain The trip TO Blaneys Opera House was
made in automobiles At the theatre the police
had admitted TO the stage a great number Of
persons who hid no right there, and shut most
Of the members Of the Taft party out. Mayor
Warren called the meeting TO order. and then
introduced Representative Andrews who in turn
introduced Mr.. Taft The candidate at once
took Up the story Of his alleged collapse. He
said il part:
Il is a great Inspiration to come into city
ike and into a meeting like this and find so
much genuine Republican enthusiasm. 1t is also
sn opportunity which l seek because II / had
read the newspapers this morning, as you have,
without having had a little inside information.
I should have expected 10 see myself brought in
here stretcher l don't like say that
metropolitan journals are given TO any more
mendacity than other journals when 1t seems
for transformation that does not seem 10 extend
generally into the country / may pride myself
man able to walk and not in a state OF
nervous or physical collapse. should hesitate
70 60 and state just what ate for breakfast
this morning. bat those details would seem
10 be relevant to NY condition might do
and demonstrate what II seems to be necessary
50 demonstrate, that It is not found necessary
70 carry ne TO q hospital al the end OF each
day.
Now. nay friends. I am here this morning not
70 urge the cause Of Repuhlicanisrn, because
from what have seen Il does not need urging,
butssoretnes it helps 70 give the reasons for
the faith that is in US. Ny distinguished oppo-
aent was here yesterday. While have not had
the benefit Of reading what he said l understand
that he charges that the Republican party has
done nothing for the cause Of labor It seems
70 ne that the general policy Of the Republican
party has been largely devoted 10 the cause Of
labor, and certainly he was bold man ad-
vance such views in town like Yonkers in
which the whole industrv-and believe II is one
Of the greatest manufacturing towns in proper
ton 10 its size IN the State Of New York-is de-
been maintained and zealously maintained and
VIII always be maintained by the Republican
party.
ANALYZES A BRYAN NOSTRUM
\ Il was a sample Of the utterly inprac,icable
or utterly destructive character of his recon-
Inen6atfons with reference to economic reforms
You have here sugar refinery. I assume for
The purpose Of my statement that il is in the
so-caled trust" Mr.. Bryan's method Of deal
ing with that factory would be this: He would
take of the differential On sugar. That differ
entail is necessary 10 enable TO have any
sugar rehneT1eS in the country at all His rem
coy would cause the establishment Of a re-
fnery in Germany. and all that part Of your
population now being supported through the
wages paid by these refneries would be affected
and that destruction would be a fact not only
with the retlneries Of the so-called trust but
with respect to every independent refinery It
would destroy the business Of every beet sugar
farmer IN the country and that all for the r1Ir-
pose OF stamping out the evil OF attempted
The Republican party IS Just as much opposed
70 monopoly as the Democratic party although
Il does not frame such rotund sentences and
does not the fact from the platform as n "a
used by the Democratic candidate and the Dem
oTatic speakers It passed the antitrust law
enforced s+e
administration. but 81 believes in reaching the
evil Of monopoly. which IS that Of sitting com.
petition with the Of great plants bv going
directly At that evil end Furnishing men for cor7
sinuing that evil It does not believe fn de
stroying the industry that adds SO much 10 the
prosperity OF our Countrv-so much. in this in
stance. to the prosperity Of Yo0kArs = -
lieves. however. in Furnishing the evil ,tself u
believes in regulating those great orobfnation.
Of capital that have much utility have So
much benefit for the wage earners. for the buei
ness men ard for the community AZ large !.
they are KEPT WITHIN me law. and we believe
entirely IN the power OF the government as car
lied out during this administration 10 carr,- on
q policy OF stamping out the evil and continu-
Ing the good
Now with respect 70 labor itself The Demo
cratic party cannot point 70 a single line ~
legislation on the statute books Of tha J-pi-a6
States which 81 has passed in the interest Of
labor. I could. II 7 had the time dilate anon
and give you in Detail the eight or ten Important
s+sfutes that have been passed by the Repuhli-
can Congresses during the last FORTY eix Z-eare
al and solely IA the interest Of labor r1ttinp
labor equality with SIS employer in SO far
as that IS possible with respect to the terms Of
employment
TAFTS FRIENDSHIP TO LABOR PROVED
Its candidate for the Presidency are orposad 70
labor on the ground that he issued insunc,tor,o
end tnat the atutdue Of the party is not clear on
the subject Of intunctions Il IS clear II states
Just exactly what IL is going to do The Teno
ocrattc party does not so state. but makes a
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