New-York tribune., 1908-10-29
SATURDAY. OCTOBER 81.

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Remain over Sunday in Buffalo
should not vote for Mr. Taft" He paid his re-
spects to Governor Haskell Of Oklahoma. ana
said that BRYAN not only chose him as treas
urer but absolutely dominated the Democratic
convention. the delegates having no more to do
with it than the letter ''p' in pneumonia.
A tremendous cheer greeted the statement:
1--WE are not only going to elect Mr. Taft but
we are going to re-elect that tried and true
chief magistrate of the Empire State"
General Porter introduced Senator Lodge as
q man known all over the country and one who
has rendered good service to his country.
SENATOR LODGES SPEECH.
Senator Lodge covered in his speech the issues
of both national and state campaigns. Bryans
record of fallacies dealt with Vigorously
and Senator Lodge brought right nome 10 HIS
audience that the free silver issue is not py any
means dead but only dormant. and might easily
be brought to life by Bryan in the White House
N1r Lodge said;
AS rule it is not we'll for outsider s to come me
into state and discuss state ssIf5op9h can
not refrain from saying that outs5aers mn M a
b 69uf cs to sb63d be Opposed because he
ors to carry out the provisions OF ms sta.e
of New York is second only to the interest OF the
American people in the Presidency ltstI- bt 3srt
~ also and in large measure this year to me
character and achievements of Governor 1ugness
and to the nature of the contest maze against
Let me tell You how this contest looks to the
citizens OF other states. We see IN G9Eernor
Hughes fb man d6sraDce Wa0 4nvestgaon We see in
him an able Governor VINO has Iabored feari@essly @
ad and IN the best and highest Of the peo
agree with ali his views or policies, but this is Of
no Importance It is clear TO us that MS purposes
are ofy T. that hat Hi5 srGen &S for are Mat Mat is best he has
shown a great generosity and proved his stanch
es5ge eyaa to II the saorse Of his
Tonid mean blow to the best ideals Of Ameri
can politics. and would say to every man strug-
Success 0 are g to Be found in low aims and subser
viency to selfish interests. and that the reward
cal defeat We cannot beIleve that the people Of
Of discouragement and defeat to go forth to us
on Election night , -.. 1y,,
stands He miseads man. He is great
national figure The Gou4try admires nm nm dn he
viii you set him aside for an amiable young man
ance Of his future? We of the other states pro-
Te L We " ooR 10 on in the
Of good politics for the sake of honesty and de de,
| to make Governor of your great Empire State
| Charles E Hughes
! DISCUSSES NATIONAL AFFAIRS.
l
too, we want to know what measures We are to ex-
pect and what candidates mean. This Is the great
exception the greatest business centre Of the wGrd
! anywhere else in the country men should seek
I for security, in legislation and government. l
| will not undertake TO tell you what Mr. Bryans
views and Policies are not know kn2w 5 perhaps t what That
| be tomorrow, and even guess what
! they viii be on March !, not even Mr. BRYAN
ga oId Al ff Prasfdent S93 CIeVe
and and aDrIll and a
| Democrats were trying to help the country by the
| House, vas flibustering against it. In 1885 he
was demanding free coinage Of silver and he re-
said that he adhered to all his radical economic
%ouI he not resort to the free Coinage of s7er
! l believe he would In any event, we do not know,
that the Republican party is committed to the gold
| standard and that under no possible conditions
Of our banSns ' system Mr. Bryans only contri-
Sutton TO this in7portant topic is to propose the
guarantee of bank deposits, TO make careful hon
| who is careless speculative and dishonest. II is
a plan admirably adapted to bring our whole bank &
! New York 10 take this monstrous risk -
! but you know exactly what the Republican party
will do when they revise the tariff. They will
make the revision along protective lines, they Will
| modify and reform schedules. they will not de
stroy the present system or reverse the policy Of
! they to bring the tariff to revenue basis
tionze our economic system and the near advent of
the Democratic party 10 power with this policy in
| their platform would paralyze business throughout
| the United States. 1t would introduce uncer-
| tainty which man could measure and no indus
| try would dare to stir Exactly what they would
| do how far they would go no man can say, and
| here again their victory would throw an uncer-
! hang like pail over all business enterprises How
would il be il the great questions relating 10 the
regulation OF railroads and TO dealing with corpo
rations engaging in interstate commerce Mr
| porations the prohibition of all corporations TO
! given article of commerce-or It % per cent,
! or both or either. or neither? He says. further,
| that all corporations must be treated alike by
| prosecuting ALL whether there Is evidence of wrong
doing or not. Which Of his policies with regard to
| corporations he would pursue II elected one
! knows and ne might easily devise three
| more between now the Attn of March. Is such
n terrible uncertainty as this likely TO encourage
! business and promote the return Of high business
! activity? We know what Mr. Taft will do He
! will enforce the laws and prosecute the violation
of the laws when he has evidence but he viii
| viii he prosecute the innocent by wantou suits
BRYANs PLEDGES TO GOMPERs.
! The great bulwark Of ordered liberty and in
| dividual rights is 70 be framed In the courts.
| Every one knows that Mr.. TAFT. eminent as a
! lawyer and as a Judge and understa ndIne the
| TO the courts OF the United States only men OF
legal training. as fearless as honest. as expert
| as to appointments 10 the bench would he other
| wise than injurious to business and alarming 10
| every man that believes that true liberty cannot
exist without law and order and an independent
! tudiciary7 Mr.. Gompers he is satisfied with
! Mr. Bryan's pledges to him Mr.. Gompers would
make the blacklist and the boycott legal. ana
! would by Lave create privileged class. the great
/ est menace to free government that can be devised
| Would this create confidence and advance pros
| perityp
After describing Mr. Bryan as a pure private
character but stiff in opinions. always in the
wrong is everything by starts and nothing long