The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-02
TAFT MAKES BIG
BLUFF At OMAHA
Il Am Going to Be Elected, "
Says the Republican Can
didate for President
MAKES TOUR IN NEBRASKA
DENVER WESTERN LIMIT OF THE
PRESENT ITINERARY.

be elected" This statement, made to-
night by William II. Taft, sums up In
word what the candidate thinks of the
effect of his speechmaking tour thus far
The belief is based Mr.. Taft explained,
upon the manner Of his reception in
states thus far traversed in which there
was reported to be defections among the
Republican ranks. As to the national
ticket, Mr.. Taft now believes that there
is no reason to doubt that the Repub-
lican party will hold its own, and should
this prove the case Mr.. Taft says. there
is no doubt that he will get the electoral
vote of Wisconsin, Minnesota, the Da-
kotas. Iowa and Nebraska, the states in
exist
Awakened Much Curiosity.
Il have been in real touch with the peo-
pie" continued Mr.. Taft. They have
come to see me and hear me in numbers
far beyond my anticipation, and what
responded to what l have had to say in
way that l could feel their sympathy.
The desire of my audiences today TO get
IN personal contact with me has been
marked and shows more than passing
interest
Thirteen speeches were made by the
candidate today in a swing around the
southeastern part of Nebraska, terminal
ing at Omaha tonight where two big
meetings were held, one for the benefit
of the stockyard employees in South Oma-
ma, the other in the Auditorium. Through
out the day the crowds were larger than
usual at the short stops. At Crete, Bea-
trice, Table Rock and Nebraska City the
voice of the candidate was entirely mad
equate to reach the limits of the crowds.
AT several of the stops Mr.. Taft left his
car and spoke from platform At prac-
tically every station the local band was
in attendance and the cheers which greet
ed the candidate upon his arrival and de-
parture came with a VigOr-
"Pitched Into Bryan"
Throughout the day Mr.. Taft confined
his speeches TO picturing conditions I'M
der the last Democratic administration,
and contrasting them with Republican
rule AS he has done during his two days
in Nebraska. he did not fail to pay his
respects to Mr. Bryan whenever he spoke
on several occasions he delivered his Ia
Dor speech and declared to BE- a lie the
statement that he had ever declared that
one dollar day was enough for any Ia
boring man.
Omahas reception of the candidate was
IN keeping with that accorded him at Lin
coin last night. The Ak-Sar-Ban car
Elimination of the city lent holiday APP
pearance No parade was arranged. The
arrival of the Taft special at $50 O'Clock
was signaliZed by the footing of whistles
and firing of bombs. n reception COM
mittee awaited the candidate AT the Oma-
ha station. He was taken for short
automobile ride and then returned to his
car for dinner The South Omaha meet
ing was reached by automobiles and the
return was made shortly after O'Clock
TO the Auditorium, where Senator Dol
liver had been holding forth to an i'm
mense audience for an hour
South Omaha Speech.
In his South Omaha speech Mr.. Taft,
after reviewing the labor decisions he had
rendered, made this conclusion:
That is not all. I laid down the rule
that labor not only had the right to unite,
but that II ought to unite in order TO
meet capital on level; that working
men had a right 10 appoint officers; that
they had a right to raise funds with
which to sustain strikes; that strikes
could not be enjoined; that men had the
right TO leave the employ OF their en-
ioyers in concert II they chose: that they
had the right to appoint officers who
should direct them in what they should
do; that they had right to withdraw
from association with those with whom
they had controversy: that they had the
RICH. to induce all their competitors, all
their fellow unions, to withdraw from
have the right 10 injure the property of
their employers or declare secondary
boycott against them
Claims Great Credit.
These decisions claim have been the
magma charta Of trades unionism ever
since The railway orders used that de-
cision in a case before Judge Adams
against the Gould roads in which an in
junction was issued fOrbidding them TO
follow the decisions of their chefs. They
went into court and cited my case, and
Judge Adams withdrew his injunction.
THE same thing happened down IN Gin
cinnati under Judge Thompson in sim
iiaT case with respect to the TypOgraph-
zeal union.
4 have not decided all my cases in la
Dor business. l have had also to run up
against corporations. As one Of the court
] wrote the opinion in the first important
antitrust case that was decided, and ii
laid down the position upon which all the
antitrust prosecutions are now con-
Quoted.
~ am not apologiZing for anything I
did; / am only telling you the truth when
] say that the legality and the oppOr-
tunity of men to unite: TO carry on their
organizations to the perfection that they