Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-10-16
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II. Corey Il best knows Is -
world 90 the nan who divorced n
wife to marry tAs actress, Nabsalt
Gilman. He came to Chicago this
week with the latest Mrs. Corey, trav-
cling In three special carr. .aboar4.
which was IN orchestra composed u
II musicians. i wal while travelling
In this luxurious manner. that the
head Of the Steel trust gave out the
interview urging the election Of thoI
Republican presidential candidate
Mr.. Corey stopped the music aboafa1
his palatial train long enough to sayI
to newspaper mon:
Judge Taft is al right. He ia 81
man Of great ability and believe win
make IN ideal president think hsI
viii be elected"
why TAFT Went West; or, Is Golf
Ladylike Came" might afford an APP
propriate title for chapter on Mr..
Taft's recent campaign trip. It now
develops that one of the chief reasons
why Mr.. Taft took to the rear plat
form was to tell the farmers of the
northwest about golf, and to show
them that he is not . dude. Mr.. Taft
emphasized that fact in his speech at
Fargo, N. D. BY inference, at least,
it was apparent that Mr.. Taft wanted
to inform his hearers that il by any
chance he should be elected president
there would be no more tennis cabi-
nets, such az President Roosevelt
maintains, but that he would proceed
to organize golf cabinet and play
tho game on the White lot. He might
invite that other distinguished
golfer, John D. Rockefeller, to play
with him, but John D. is not 80 popu-
lar with the farmers and laboring men
as he is with the Republican party,
80 Mr.. Taft did not mention him.
Instead Of telling the people what
he thought about the guarantee Of
bank deposits, publicity Of campaign
funds, the popular election Of senator's,
physical valuation Of railroads, injuno.
ton and other subjects in which they
are interested, Mr.. Taft discussed go0.
Here is q record of what he said on
the subject, as Transcribed from the
stenographer's notes: -
Il want to make little personal
explanation. got an intimation that
l ought to 60 out to North Dakota and
convince the people that am not an
aristocrat and above the people. They
said that had been playing golf this
summer that that IL an eastern game
and it Indicated that I was out Of SYM
pathy with the plain people. Well,
now, want to state my case In order
to satisfy public opinion on that game
of golf In Scotland golf is the game
of the poor, and in this country, where
you can get place to play it, 1t Is tho
game Of the people that are not active
enough to play baseball and tennis
that have too much weight to carry
around. And yet when a man weighs
295 pounds you have got to give him
some opportunity to make his legs
and muscles move, and golf affords
that opportunity 1t may be that it il
a game of rich men, but beg to as
of the fact that very poor man can
play it. But somehow or other my
friends were certain that il could
only come out here and show you tho
kind of man am in appearance that
you would get over the impression
that there is anything about me that
am glad to be here" 20.
After setting himself right on the
all important golf question Mr.. Taft
proceeded to explain why it was that
two gentlemen" as he characterized
them, who had violated the antitrust
law, and who were presidents Of two
subsidiary concerns of the Tobacco
trust, had not been put in jail whom
they had confessed their guilt. He
then argued that it would be better to-
have trusts than to have the statutes
piled with laws which would result in
red tape and impose burdens on cor
porations." ctr.
In the same speech Mr.. Taft paid
Mr. Bryan the compliment Of admit,
ting that to take the tariff OF and put:
on the free list every trust-made artl-
Gle in this country would Ger.
tainly end the trust that was depend
ent on the tariff" ,r... .-.&..-
Mr.. Taft, perhaps unwittingly, how
ever, admitted also that the Dingley
tariff is not responsible for the pros,
perity of the farmers, for he said, u
don't maintain that the Dingley tari&
bill alone accounts for the great pros
perity that we have enjoyed in the
last II years. Certainly 30 far as the,
farmers are concerned, the Lord has
had q good deal to do with 1t In the
matter Of good crops" ssss
This IL the first instance on record
where the Republican party ever con-
scented to divide honors with the A.
mighty.
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