New-York tribune., 1908-10-10
MISSOURI LIKESHUGHES
BIG CROWDS. CHEER HIN
Telling BIo1rs ut Bryan Faltac'es
Heartily Applauded.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune J

antiQuated field cannon, Governor Hughes IN ms
campaign for Taft and Sherman to-day swung
down through Kansas farm lands and the coaA
mining section of that state and on into MIS-
souri,, winding up here tonight in the ozark
mining region with a rousing meeting, at Which
he made an equally rousing address, ano ols
reception at hotel. In the two states he nnaoe
eighteen speeches. all except the one mere siioiI
r-platform talks in his peculiarly teiihs iasI-
son TO audiences Of from two hundred TO zen
times that number There was appreciaele
difference in the reception accorded to the Ne"
Yorker in this Democratic territory ana tfiat III
Republican Michigan or Wisconsin fossloiS
the people along the route to-day were NJ
more inclined to ''whoop her up 1el'ai''i'
body could have aroused more enti'uSido - ,
Governor Hughes's short speecne9 -
r-,,er,, one of his speeches received caTeIol at
80, - +he farmers. mechanics and mer-
chants who heard him describe Bryan "' q -, 20
-. o5;.;na man who every four years "aIitsu
- -, another nostrum OH Uncle SAM "
7o.-ir,en+ of that gentleman's vigorous reofl,'
went away thoughtful AS a MAJ +au,e
t,,.,, ,,,ere not speeches. they were plalh 'alns
,,oan forcefll. straight from the shoN'NS'
for Taft
p7n1r,-1Es DIR. BRYAN's NoSTRCMo~
c.,irg on "Dr Bryan and His Hos'' "iNS
bore tonight Governor Hughes SAID;
-, ,.oors ago Uncle Sam was SICK. a[G
H 80 bustIing up physician VINO Ndme IL
- 1Tescribe for him. He had an d''l fI - one
oIaIit>-. he was fluent talker a"I II-ncie
Td seI a patent medicine he coua. - =
@ SouIu what is it you want to give nj fI-er
The doctor said: You must Eau, tahe II for Zonr
- ~ =. tba+ is absolutely necessary lot !oU'
10 - - IF YOU don't take it you viii VIII ul' VI, .,
$3.50 Sam is careful. and he SAID y. I5
this into the laboratory ana We II o'''''
see w,lSt tooz II in and they found it was RANK
- 60 Uncle Sam consulted DR. Mor\illres NJ
md took tonic and he has been vigorous
since. -, o. doctor came
a-onn5 again Uncle Sam said: killed
Aren't you the same man WIZ l,,aad 80 he was
The same man Uncle Sam thought ne uiu i'''
want any OF that . ~ ,-+ 1nd 2 new
,,od,-" and he travelled around the "oIlG oltu ~
oor,a bacl. with great prestige. ana so,u +
I|nc1a sam: What you need Is so'e
ownership OF railways. . said.
T-ncIe sam threw up his hands @ anu snc1 oI,,
we can't stand that and so We nave I nov
some new proposals, and they are @ @Iuat O. There
<arors as those offered TO Jncle sam. ,-+,,,ce
are varied proposals, some OF minor /. Lip II biaf
ca sor,,e If Great importance. one or te ciiiet
nronosals that directly affects the W o,ibi
The country is that there snouto oe 49,, a - f,oT,,
49,, ,ra1-anring any manufacturing concern 49,
making more than so per cent 81 any o. re r
PRODUCED in the United States. Ill ti,tt;or so
would be the effect if any arolIary stattas
of that sort were put into our statues, ;4, y,
NTo,y if we are going to have proSpFIiity ~ -,
this country we cannot anoro u 80, 80 ay-
-i+b oostr,ims We must have wise aI3 e1
WIFI s u"s'i ,an5e-sbin and policies that upbulld
d ronserye Ny faith in Mr.. TAFT ana IN + eil+
Penrb1ican policies prompted me 10 come o'''
here TO support them'
Governor Hughes left here on the last s'ase
- his tour Of the Middle West which is 10 emu
at Chicago tomorrow night
The dav was a blaze Of brilliant sunshlle'
+ernnered bv a wind from distant hills, when
,~o,,e,t neonle from miles around to every sta
.;,, ,,-bara +he Governor was billed to SPEAK
--,a,, came in everything, from motor cars u
,,,1o WAGONS and many horseback Gov
.r-o- Hughes in spite Of his long, hard gflnd
vras in splendid physical condition, ana ms
voice was crisp and resonant. seemingly "7
caught inspiration from the perfect weather
and the enthusiastic throngs, for he d'ssec'eu
F9rvsn's specious arguments with keeHnTss
which threw his audiences into peals Of laughter
and showed them Taft the sane, the honest the
able in such fashion as to bring long huzzas
at the end of every talk.
4 BIG DAYS WORK.
II was long days work of fourteen hours
beginning at Yates Centre, Kan, little after
s a. m A good sized throng, including the
village band came down to meet the train oe-
fore the Governor had had a chance to get his
eakfast So the crowd Cheered and the band
played while he took a hasty cup Of coffee ana
then cheered again when he appeared, smiling
broadly. TO speak to them. That big smile OF
the Governors has become a campaign feature
with great attractions in this Western country.
Altoona, about an hour later, was the second
stop for the Hughes train, and there the Gov
ernor made another brief talk, still challenging
Bryan 10 attempt % answer his statements
that the Democratic trust busting" scheme
would plunge the country into disaster and
bring hardships TO farmers and mechanics, as
well as capitalists and merchants. From there
the meetings came along every half hour
with regularity at Neodesha, Independence,
Deering and Coffeyvie.
AS the train pulled into the station here
rifles and shotguns rang out welcome. the
band played The Star Spangled Banner and a
throng of more than two thousand persons be
gan elbowing and pushing to get TO the
platform where the Governor to speak.
Every one in the crowd wore triangular yel-
low tag bearing the legend Going to meet
Hughes Special" Many Of them must have
come for miles Teams and saddle horses were
picketed around the station and several motor
cars were parked at side Three trolley
care were stopped just across the railroad
tracks where their passengers had a good
chance to see and hear the Governor, and they
did not go on until MS train had left the station.
In rapid succession came stops at Chetopa and
Cherokee, where there a large throng,
which set off a cannon 70 let the Governor
know how much It liked his speech; Pittsburg.
with an enthusiastic crowd and rife brigade
which tore the atmosphere to tatters; Cornell
and Fort Scott. This the Governors last
speech in Kansas. and he spoke of the pleas
ure which mis- two days tour through that state
had given him. He said he admired the moral
tone Of the community and its attitude on i'm