Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-06

Debs nearly three hours late, addressed
an audience that had overf1owed Faneuil
Hail. About 2.OOo people with three
bands waited at the South station for
the red special but obtained no glimpse
of the socialist leader. as he was asleep
and the train was switched to the North
station.
HEARST STILL BELLIGERENT-
Thomas L. Hisgen, independence party
nominee for President. and William r.
Hearst addressed a large audience at
Los Angeles last night. The speech of
Mr.. Hearst was devoted almost entirely
to an attack on John w. Kern, democratic
candidate for Vice President He refer
red to the recent finding OF a pass of the
Big Four railroad made out in the name
of Mr.. Kern. and pointed out that the Big
Four IS a branch of the Vanderbilt sys-
tenn. which he said had been successfully
prosecuted by the federal government for
granting rebates to the American Sugar
Refining Company and fined $4,000.
Mr.. Hearst read another Standard Oil
Company letter This was addressed to
United States Senator Chauncey NJ: De-
pew by John D. Archbold, transmitting
railway pass.
BEvERIDGE ON COAST
Albert ]. Beveridge United States sem
ator from Indiana. addressed large
crowd last night at Seattle, ash, on
behalf of the republican national ticket.
Mr. Beveridge spoke at Tacoma in the
afternoon.
FAIRBANKS ON TARIFF
Vice President Fairbanks, in his first
speech in the campaign last night in
Lebanon, Ind, said, in part:
The republican Iarty stands for tariff
revision along protective lines. 1t stands
for maximum and minimum duties, so as
to enable our government to protect our
exports against determinations by for
elgn countries. The minimum duties
shall! be adequately prott ctive and the
maximum rates shall afford latitude for
negotiation and retaliation if need be.
The protective tariff and tariff for
revenue policies of the two parties are in
accordance with their traditional policies.
II the policy of one party is right the
policy of the other must be wrong The
electorate must choose between the two"
SHERMAN ON PARTY
Mr.. Sherman at Toledo, O., discussed
the strength of the republican party. re-
plying to recent criticism Of Col Henry
Watterson He spoke in part as follows:
I'VE can explain Col. Watterson's words
alone upon the theory that revived par
tisanshp has destroyed reason in the
Is still true to its traditions. The strength
of the party is in the conscience of the
American people. It's power comes from
appeals to the highest moral standards.
Its triumphs have been most sweeping
when it has acted upon the noblest ideals.
The republican party was born in the
midst Of gigantic struggle. Abraham
Lincoln gave it form and fashion. He is
today it's model statesman, it's teacher,
Its inspiration. William II. Taft is his
disciple devoted to his PRINCIPLES and his
policies
ELECTORS LEAVE BRYAN
Charles s. Davis of Plymouth. Mass,
nominated as democratic presidential
elector for the fourteenth district, and
Ferdinand Strauss, nominated as presi-
Dental elector for the ninth con-
gressional district of that state " the
same party have both declined to serve.
They declare they will not support Will
liam j. Bryan.
Mr.. Davis states that he did not sup
port Bryan in 1896. and has seen no rea-
son to change his opinion since Mr..
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