The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-30
ADAM BEDE THE
CHIEF SP|ELER
TAFT Makes His Way Through
South Dakota and Spends
Night at Sioux City.
TALKS ON BRYAN'S RECORD
OR WHAT HE CLAIMED WAS Me-
BRASkAN'S RECORD.

Sioux City. Ia. Sept. 29.-Tariff re-
vision. mostly downward, but in some in
stances alphabetically on pottery-was
the keynote of Candidate Tafts ten
speeches today. In none of them did
he forget to Ego after his Nebraska
opponent
The Ohioan's campaign through South
Dakota terminated here tonight. where he
addressed a tremendous audience from
the four states of Iowa, Nebraska, South
Dakota and Minnesota. The meeting was
held in the immense train shed of the
union passenger station. and was rivaled,
In the days trip from Aberdeen, only
by two meetings held at Mitchell
Senator Kittredge met the Taft train
at Mitchell and made public assurances
of his continued support of the ticket.
Senator Gamble. his fractional opponent,
and Congressman Burke and Martin,
Joined the train at Aberdeen, as did other
tate politicians, leaving no Republican
faction in South Dakota unrepresented
In the demonstration of approval OF the
national ticket. These incidents and the
assurances TO the candidate from those
in touch with the South Dakota situa-
tion, Mr.. Taft said today. We're most sat
isfactory evidences of the value OF his
trip Besides Mitchell and Sioux City, the
largest crowds of the day We're at Aber-
deem and Yankton, the latter the home
of Senator Gamble. other stops of the
special where cheering audiences were
waiting were at Mellette, Redfield, VOL
sey, Trip, Parkson, Lesterville, Scotland
and Verm'lion.
Judge Taft's voice permitted him to be
heard fairly well. His speaking assist
ant curing today was Representative
Adam Bede of Minnesota, who jokingly
referred to the candidate as the up
holstered statesman" He said the great
distinction between Taft and Bryan was
that you could see Taft much further
than you could hear him, and you could
hear Bryan much further than you could
see him or ought 10 follow him.
Talked on Bryan's Record.
The manner of speech Mr.. Taft deliv-
cred during the day may be learned from
the following extracts of remarks made
at different places along the road. His
speeches at Mitchell and at Sioux City
were along the same lines:
THE difficulty about Mr.. Bryan. my
distinguished opponent. is that he is en-
gagged In trying to avoid his record, and
the Republican party and its candidate
are trying to stand by its record. Mr.
Bryan, / believe, yesterday invited my
consideration TO a number of issues, but
l don't think that he dwelt. with that
intense emphasis of which he is capable
on the condition the farmers We're in
when he was, so to speak. at the helm
/ don't think ne called your attention
TO the effect on the market price of farm
mers products under the German Wilson
tariff bill, OF which he was one of the
chief advocates He did not refer to
the fact with any degree OF significance
that wheat under the influence of that
great tariff measure, went down below
90 cents. He did not call your attention
TO the fact that corn was at p cents;
that oats was at 10 cents: nor did he
dwell on the fact that after the Demo-
cratic party. under his leadership. had
brought about such a condition of af-
fairs. that then. In order 10 help us all
out of difficulty. he proposed a method
by which we should repudiate half our
debts and in that way stagger back to
prosperity. L don't think he called your
attention to the fact that within two
years after the gold standard was adopt
ed In 1896 every one OF the prophecies
which he made as to what would hap
pen unless you adopted free silver We're
refuted by the event / don't think he
dwelt at any great length on the para
mount issues. which. together with free
silver, was brought to your attention in
1900 don't think he invited your con-
sideration TO the fact that on the fourth
day of July, when he was notified in Lin
coin of his second nomination. he said
that unless we got out of the Philippine
full issue. that awful policy of imperial
ism. by electing him. we should not cele-
brate with true patriotism.
Ignorant as to Tariff.
II am Intercepted as xto whether the
tariff should be revised down or up
wards. My own impression is, without
being familiar with the schedules as an
expert. that in most cases the opera
don of the protective tariff has been nor
mai. the cost of production has been re-
duced and therefore the revision with
respect TO those schedules should be
downward. There are a few-pottery is !
one-of which no such change has taken |
place Indeed, the change has been the |
other Way and in that respect probably |
the tariff ought to be raised
Mr. Bryan says that we NAV not ex- |
pect anything from the Republican party |
that u Is governed by the protected in |
terests and that they contribute to the |
campaign fund. If they do, | am glad |
this year is not flattering and that no |
campaign has been carried on more eco
nomically than this campaign.
Secondly, l want to call your atten-
ton to the tact that when the Repub- |
ican party rises 10 bring about a trusted /
promise II forces that promise against |
any corporate influence. as il has done
during the administration of Theodore |
Roosevelt. and. following the example of |
Theodore Roosevelt, il will be my pleas
ure ana my duty TO insist, so far as the |
executive head of the nation and the
Republican party can gather such influ- |
ence, 10 bring about an honest and thor
ouSh revision OF the tariff. on the one |
hanG protecting the industries by the
methods OF protection explained and on |
the other. seeing that the measure is not |
too great I'm the interest of the consumer |
Judge Taft slept in his private car on |
a quiet siding at South Sioux CITY With
nine or ten speeches in Nebraska he /
VII reach Lincoln, the home of Mr. |