The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-07-31
JUDGE TAFT NOTIFIED
Of HIS NOMINATION
FORMALLY NOTIFIED OF HIS
NOMINATION BY THE REPUB-
LICAN PARTY.
GREAT SPEECH OF ACCEPTANCE
DELIVERED BY THE PREsI-
DENTAL NOMINEE.

Cincinnati, o., July 2S.-Notifica-
ton day broke with a roar of can
non from seven hills which looked
down this morning through the haze
and smoke to discover the city in a
futter of the liveliest kind, bedeck-
ed and garlanded, flags flying and
banners waving, streets thronged,
bands playing and budding carni-
val Of riotous enthusiasm in process
Of going into full bloom.
The notification ceremonies, at the
historic old Taft mansion on Pike
street, were impressive in directness
and simplicity, in appropriateness
and in the appearance of national
party leaders and visiting republic
cans from Ohio and surrounding
states and the neighbors and per-
sonal friends of the candidate and
citizens of Cincinnati, which for the
first time has been horored by the
selection of one of its citizens as
presidential candidate.
The name of Taft was on every lip
and the Taft SMILE was comment
ed on as being universally in evil
dence. On
1t was $3.50 O'Clock when the
crowd began to participate in the
exercises. The early ceremony con-
stituted a simple expression of
neighborly affection. Charles P.
Taft was made custodian of huge
American flag which was raised to
the top of fifty-root staff erected
in the front yard fthe Taft man
sion, the gift of the people of Gin
cinnati to the Taft family, with the
single stipulation that it be raised
whenever the candidate is in the city
and lowered during his absence.
Senator Warner of Missouri, chair
man of the notification committee,
escorted Mr.. Taft to the substantial
platform over the old stone steps
leading to the entrance to the man
sion. Taft was smiling and happy.
Warmers speech was brief and Judge
Taft, dging the information
impaired, stated in his first sentence
that he accepted the nomination with
a full sense of its obligations.
For the sake of his hearers, Taft
had taken his blue pencil and gone
through his speech for the sole pur-
pose of making its delivery mat
ter of less than an hour, instead of
two hours. He did not, however,
eliminate any of the topics, touched
upon, but simply took out the long,
detailed explanations, all of which
will appear in full in the printed
document.
With the speech over, the, scene
shifted for review of the parade.
Automobiles followed the last of the
marching clubs and the committee
members were taken aboard and
whisked through the city, out to the
famous Cincinnati Country club,
where, upon being joined by Taft,
they were served with an elaborate
but informal luncheon.
The days festivities mere brought
to an end tonight with a program
of fireworks from che hills. which
surpassed any previous display. This
was witnessed by the candidate, the
members Of the notification commit
tee and distinguished guests from
the deck Of the steamer Island Queen
which was escorted up the river by
a flotilla of Illuminated smaller
craft.
Judge Taft's Great Speech. d
Judge Taft's speech Of acceptance
is acknowledged to have been one
of the greatest speeches of accept
ance ever delivered by a presidential
nominee. Standing on the porch of
his brothers. home, Judge Taft for
mally accepted the honor Of being
the leader of the republican party
and pledged anew his allegiance to
the policies Of President Roosevelt.
He declared that the chief function
of the republican administration will
he to clinch what has already been
accomplished by the present occup-
ant Of the white house.
In doing this, however, Taft point
ed out in what is regarded as the
conservative note in his address that
there will be difficult work to do,
principally ITO devise the ways and
means by which the high level Of
business integrity and obedience to
law which he, President Roosevelt,
has established, may be maintained
and departures from it restrained
without undue interference with le-
gitimate business,
Taft attacked the democratic plat
form and Bryan's policies were held
up as destructive,
Physical valuation Of railroads
came in for favorable mention In
Judge Taft's speech as did the ne
cessity for a revision Of the tariM
Z His position with reference to or
ganized labor and injunctions wal
thoroughly explained in q way tina,
leaves no room to doubt his SINGER.
II ity. Postal savings banks were "a
yored and the democratic policy Il
snuarantee bank deposits condemned
Publicity of campaign funds and
eIection Of senators by the people ars
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