Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-02
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Taft. Taft, Big Bill Taft"
That was the cry taken up by thousands
Of voices at Union station Thursday even
ing at $50 when the Tart special pulled
into the depot over the Missouri Pa,ific
and when W. H. Taft appeared on the
rear platform.
The reception COMMITTEES of 900 leading
business and professional men OF Omaha
were on hand and their number was
sweled by several thousand others who
had gone to the derot to get a sight OF
the next president Of the United States
The gates TO the tracks were thrown open
as the TAFT special appeared around the
curve to the west and the thousands who
were In the station swayed out onto ths
platform.
The welcome extended 10 Mr.. Taft left
no doubt I'm his mind that he was am ng
friends. even though In the state OF his
opponent The outburst of enthusiasm
which greeted him as he stepped on the
| platform was spontaneous and lasted for
many minutes. IT was announced from
the platform as soon as the cheering had
stopped that Mr. Taft would make no
sp, ech at the station, but would be glad
to shake hands with everybody.
Chief of Police On Hand.
Chief of Pohce Dslahue was present ami
with a squad OF policemen soon formed =
| iine hy which the ,sdca p1tfs sp1 eaaar
| citizens were enabled TO pass by the rear
platform and grasp the hand OF Mr. TAFT
| The long line took half an hour in passing
and Mr.. TAFT shook hands and had a
pleasant word for all.
/ Among those who parsed in the line
/ was Senator Dolllver of Iowa and as soon
/ as Mr.. Taft grabbed his hand he fairy
| lifted the portly senator from Iowa onto
the platform and had him take a place at
his side
Among those passing through the line
were many OF the visiting delegates to the
| conventions Of the League OF American
( municipalities, who arrived at the station
Just ahead Of the Taft special. They were
returning from trip over the Lane cut
Off of the Union Pacific ana through the
( South Omaha stock yards.
MI Taft remained ia his car until 7:3o.
when lie was taken to South Omaha. for
the'meeting. The newspaper men who ac-
| complnled Mr. Taft were siven a spin
! around Omaha in automobiles which were
at the station in wait ng
Tremendous ThrOnE of TOIIers,
The presidential nominee was greeted by
a tremendous throng at South Omaha. the
great packing town, where thousands of
men who make their living by the sweat
of their brow We're eagerly awaiting him.
II any Of Mr.. Tafts timorous friends ever
had a doubt of his popularity among the
working classes" and was present ir
south Omaha last night, then certainly he
must have felt that such apprehensions
were ill-founded. No man could have been
given a more cordial reception than wa,
"a
of many a nation gathered In the Magic
city as the real spokes OF the gigantic
wheel which drives the immense packing
Industry. cheered and recheered him upon
his arrival during the speech and upon his
departure and many boarded street cars
and hastened to Omaha In the hope of be-
ing able 10 hear him speak at the Audi
torlum.
Judge Taft brought hopeful and well
come message to the masses at South
omaha. He brought message of assur.
ances OF his friendship for the men who
toll Of whom he is one, and he must have
dispelled any doubts that existed as to
his sympathy with them.
Returning TO Omaha, Mr.. Taft found the
massive Auditorium literally packed sens-
tor Dolliver had held the attention OF
about 5000 persons by the magnetic force
of great speech and turned them over 10
Judge Taft who was accorded such an
ovation as come 10 few men I'm public life
A, w. Jefferis big jeff" republican
candidate for congress from the Second
district, introduced the presidential nomi-
nee, with a speech, which In itself was
powerful and eloquent. Jefferis reached his
climax amid storm of applause and the
last words were swallowed in bedlain.
Issue is an Old One.
Mr. TAFT said:
"The issue Of the next campaign is tho
same that we had In every old campaign
whether you prefer the republican party
and the things that IL has done, to the
democratic party and the things that IL
has not done, but the things that Il prom
ises. The record of the republican party
is so long that IL is like the annals of a
happy government-it is tiresome 1
could go back forty-eight years and take
your time until ~ o'clock and not get
through the resume in a summary way
, Of what the republicans have the right
TO take credit fof We will only go back
twelve years
we first established the gold stand
ard. We stamped on the head and Killed
reputation. Ne passed the Dingley buI
and substituted IL for the uornan- Wilson
bill, and on those two acts depended the
marvellous prosperity that followed under
republican auspices for twelve years.
'"rhen We fought the Spanish war. and
! We fought IL We'll and We fought IL
quickly, but the war was more important