The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-01
TAFT CLOSES IN
EMPIRE STATE
Takes a RoSeate View and
Thinks He Is Really Co.
ing to Be Elected.
ROOT FIRES OFF A SPEECH
REPUBLICANS GIVE MUCH-AO-
VERTlSED PARADE.
ROOT FIRES OFF A SPEECH

Rochester, y. Y, Oct, Slater
weeks campaigning in New York City
and state. which ended here tonight
with a duplicate of the rousing demon
| strations he has inspired wherever he
went. William H. Taft, the Republican
presidential candidate, made this state
ment to the Associated Press:
THE state of New York is the most
Republican part of the United States,
even more Republican than Pennsyl-
vania.
There is every indication. through
that part of the state above the Bronx.
that there viii be a majority for the
Republican ticket nearly equal to that
of Mr.. Roosevelt four years ago.
The Democratic majority of the city
of New York will probably not exceed
10000 votes. This will be overcome by
the Republican vote above the Bronx
with such overwhelming force as TO
give the Republican ticket in the EN-
pire state a clear majority of from
1000 upward
Cordial Receptions.
This roseate view of the candidate
has been reflected in each of the ten
speeches he has made today. Judge
Taft has had cordial receptions in FL
mira, Waverly. Owego, Lestershire,
Binghamton. Whitney's Point, Mara
thon. Cortland and Ithaca. In this
city tonight his presence inspired
great parade, which he reviewed be-
fore going to Convention hall, where
thousands paid their tribute TO his
presence in demonstration of enthu-
siasm equalling that of any audience
the candidate has addressed.
After his meeting here Judge Taft
left on his special train for Buffalo.
where he will spend Sunday with Mrs.
Taft. Mrs. Taft will join him there and
accompany him Monday TO Ohio, where
he will speak in Cleveland at noon and
at Youngstown in the evening, going
from there direct to Cincinnati.
After the election Judge and Mrs.
Taft will go TO Hot Springs, Va,
where the candidate expects 70 gain
a few DAYS of absolute rest. that he
may recuperate from the arduous tasks
of the campaign.
Attacks Bryan.
MIR. BRYAN has always won in August
and September" said Judge Taft in one
of his speeches today This grows out
of the character of the policies he advo-
are always useful for the first two
months on the stump. and then the power
of a logical analysis that the American
voters bring to bear in the long educa-
tional campaign that precedes a presiden
tial election, sscatters his policies TO the
wind. as they ought to be scattered II
does not happen by accident 1t happens
because of the character of the man ana
the character of the platform and prin-
ciples advocated by the Democratic party.
.'I cannot conceive how wage-earnerS
or business men that understand the dit
ference between the two parties as 10 the
tariff can vote for Mr.. Bryan under the
circumstances. OF course, they might
vote for him on the theory that he could
not do any harm. that he would nave
Republican senate and so could not do
ANYTHING and we would satisfy our Curl
osity in knowing what he would do when
he got into the White house. toward
which he has been struggling so many
years
Ghost of Free Silver.
But it is not wise TO make the error
Of supposing that the president of the
United States has not an enormous in
fluence IN respect to the business inter-
eSts OF the country, even without regard
to his power over legislation and over the
congress. Mr.. Bryan for three years adj
vocated the free coinage of silver. and he
urged it with all the vigor of which he
Is capable. The third time the Democratic
party refused to follow him But we have
no reason TO believe that he has departed
from the faith. Suppose he were 10 get
into the White house and We had mon
etary stringency which might be likely to
follow his accession to power. and sup
pose there should be a drain on our gold;
suppose then the question arose whether
the executive order now in force In the
treasury department by which gold is
paid out for silver and for other obiiga-
tons of the government on demand should
be reserved, and such payment refused,
as il might be under orders of the secre-
tary OF the treasury, and OF course. the
secretary OF the treasury being nothing
but the finger Of the president would obey
what the president told him 10 do Under
those conditions the executive could put
US on a silver basis
Now l say that to vote for Mi Bry-
an on the theory that he has no power to
injure US by being president by putting
into force his peculiar economic theories.
is, TO assume a condition that il not true.
Then. in the course of an administration
of four years a great number of business
questions arise that require settlement
by a man with business sense and conser-
vstive foresight, and ] regret 10 say that
Mr.. Bryan in his history before this coun-
try has rot shown q capacity for not rec
ognizing a sound business principle when
he meets il on the street"
Before reviewing the parade tonight
Mr.. Taft addressed an exclusively labor
meeting.
Republican Parade.
New York. Oct. A--Darkness had fallen
tonight before the end of the giant Re-