Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-16
Tact BEGINS ATTEMPT
70 CONVERT THE SOUTH
Spends lhs Day 10 Campaigning
Through kentuckg- Nsl'sa
Dozen Towns.
R|b|cules DEPOSITS guaranty
Republican Candidate Urges Southern
States to Break Away from Demo-
cratic So.idity and Assert Them
selves In National AHairs-Urges
Southern Independence.
10y Associated 2ress1.


| LOUISVILLE. KY, Oct. 15.-Actins
on his declaration that the South Is
part OF the union and as such. rs
| entitled to consideration in the pres
idential campaign" william II. TAFT
. spent the day talking in the towns
of Kentucky.
MIR. Taft will be the first Repuhli
! can presidential candidate to carry
his campaign into Kentucky. Tennes-
see, North Carolina and Virginia.
which he will visit in his tour.
The crowds which greeted him at
the dozen places in which he spoke
! today were large and enthusiastic At
lexington, where he addressed an I'M
! mense audience, he said:
KentueLe. Already Republican.
Il don't feel like utting Kentucky
in the solid South or talking to her
citizens in the strain which may well
be adopted toward the Citizens or
states further South. feel as II Ken
lucky had largely placed herself in
position where We have right TO
| come to her and treat her as II she
| were Republican state. She has
Republican senator and she has a
number Of Republican congressman
| and We hope she will have more. AS
| saming that the prejudices and the
| traditions which affect states further
| south have hut little weight here !
want to invite Your attention TO the
question which presents itself to the
| 4, To-, hn
v.mber election
MIR Taft today made reference to
the government guaranty OF bank de-
posits.
Ridieuies Deposits Guaranty.
Mr.. BRYAN has another proposition
that is gong TO be the panacea for
| everything. and that Is the guaranty
Of bank deposits. BY that PROPOSE
ton he is going to make every re-
| spectacle. honest banker become the
| security OF anybody that desires to
go into the banking business with
| the idea OF getting large line Of de-
! posts with a very small capital and
| the result Of that. I don't think Il
takes very clear headed business
man to see.
! I'm Oklahoma which is the place
| that they try out these experiments.
| they are nov finding that banks are
being organized with a capital Of $l0.-
900 by people that have failed in the
banking business before: by men that
are nhder charges Of embezziement.
but who are able to get deposits by
saying to depositors: I am good
fellow and wan; you TO help me out
Pu: your money in my bank. because
this million dollar bank up here Of
Mr.. Smiths is my security that You
will get your deposits back
Says Dr. an Means Depression.
| IF you put Bryan into power as
I the chief magistrate yon will take
away the confidence Of the sensible
men Of the community who control
The investments. and when you do
| that Won are going TO UrIng US "a
four years mora Of financial depre s
! sion"
The work Of the day for Mr.. Tat,
was began early this morning at
Huntington. W. Va. where he made 80
! a point 10 emphasize that he regarded
| the state A. much Republican ter
| rifory as Ohio. Then came the ad-
vent to Kentucky. He was greeted
by enthusiastic crowds at Ashland.
East Kentucky junc' ion, Olive Hill.
| and Morchcad A; the latter place
he expressed his gratitude To the gath
ering. fer coming here and giving
vs. Tho courage 10 believe tina; Repu5-
Iicsni.m is going TO sweep south Of
the Ohio river and 10 give the South
the position she ought 20 have in this
! govFrnmen'"
Chair Proved Too FraII.
Salt Lick. Mount Sterling and Win.
chester. brought forth their crowds TO
receive tn. prosperity argument Of the
| candidate. Tn lexington meeting had
been arranged with great care by thu
local committee. and the theatre
where the meeting vas held was pack.
cd Tho big candidate made a cccif-
, ID hit - sitting on a chair which
| ~rumbfa 10 he floor bcuea'h him.
Lat"r when sps skIng the JUICE
mad lesson OF the Incident b.
stating that When IL comes 10 affirm
alive policies. the Democratic party
falls between tao chairs just as u