The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-12
HIS FINAL TOUR
Judge Taft Leaves Cincinnati
for Campaign Trip
That Will Occupy His Time I'm
til the Election.
BEFORE s O'CLOCK
He Was Talking to Farmers at
Washington Court House.
Will Spend First Three Days in
Buckeye State.

Cincinnati, Oct. 12.-William H. Taft
left this city at z o'clock this morn
ing for a continuous campaign tour on
the road until election night. For three
days he will devote his attention to
his home state. The itinerary today in
cludes speeches at Morrow, Whining
ton. Washington Court House. Circle
vile, Lancaster. New Lexington.
GAINESVILLE, Cambridge, Newcomerown.
Canal Dover, Massillon and Akron.
Mr.. Taft will in this trip, which is
largely through the rural districts of
the state, make speeches to farmers,
giving as he has done in the past his
reasons why the Republican policy of
protection should be chosen rather than
the Democratic tariff principles.
Began Before Eight.
Washington Court House, O., Oct. II.
in the short speech he delivered be-
fore o'clock this morning to the resi-
dents of Morrow and repeated here
little later, Judge Taft demonstrated
that his voice is in excellent condition,
Notwithstanding the three weeks of
constant campaigning he has under
gone. He talked about the better times
under Republican than under Demo-
cratic rule and his audience told him
in turn that it did not want a change.
William Alden Smith, United States
senator from Michigan, who is to speak
with Mr.. Taft in Ohio. told the crowd
lican party $4,000 plurality. Jesse Tay-
lor, nominee for congress. presented
Mr.. Taft as the next president of the
United States.
Ladies and gentlemen, the next con-
gresham from the Sixth district" re-
piled Judge Taft. and then added one
good turn deserves another. If you
want to get any good out of presi-
dent" he continued. you have got to
give him instruments to work with;
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amenable to persuasion and discipline.
If you elect Mr.. Taylor and myself, as
1 believe you will, we will work to-
gether for your good
At SaIina, the workers on the Taft
train began to warm up in earnest.
with wheat, corn and oats at their
present prices here is the man to elect
president and maintain these prices,
CALCULATED Mr.. Taylor, as soon as the
train had stopped and the hundreds OF
persons there had surrounded the rear
platform. AS he finished the sentence
Mr.. Taylor gave Judge Taft vigor-
, Gus slap on the shoulder.
AS Judge Taft concluded a brief ad-
dress and introduced Senator Smith
some one said:
dren," of whom there were many in the
crowd.
my dear children remarked the
candidate, you don't vote now, but
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when you do the girls will vote as wei
as the boys"
| II want to say a word to the chill
| dren." declared Senator Smith. 1.-THE
war of the rebellion was fought by chill
dren. There were 1000 boys in the I'm
ion army under IA years of age. There
were SAG, 900 under 16; 1,150,0OO under II
years and 2,16S,000 under u years OF
age, while in that army were but 6lS,0Ot
men over % years of age"
| At the conclusion of this statement
he proposed three cheers for Taft whicf
were given with great enthusiasm.
| Interest Is Aroused.
GAINESVILLE, O., Oct. 12.-Judge Taft's
/ first half day of campaigning in Ohio
has demonstrated that political inter
est is fairly aroused. He made 10 short
speeches before reaching this city, where
he spoke at length on the labor ques-
ton. The audiences have been very
large at nearly every stop. the interest
good and the enthusiasm compares Ia
Il yorabIy with that encountered by the
candidate on his western trip. Mr.. TAFT
has talked of Republican good times
and Democratic hard times to farmers
He told the people of Crooksville and
Roseville, where are located great pot
terv plants that the tariff on that prod
net ought to be made higher. Part OF
the tourney was made through Demo
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