The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-27

met by cheers and the waving of many
small flags.
Bryan said a year ago that the re-
cent panic was not due to Roosevelt. Z"
said Mr.. Taft in his brief speech. HE
now says ii was due to Roosevelt. The
change in one year is not exceptional in
Bryan's career
Going to New Haven. Mr. Taft spoke
10 crowds in the rain at Stamford
South Norwalk and bridegroom Ali
stops not contemplated in his schedule.
His very first utterance of the day was
mat Bryan had aided prosperity in no
other way than TO be defeated.
Return to New York.
When the Taft special reached New
york on its return at 4:30 O'Clock the
candidate was taken to the Montauk
cub. Brooklyn, accompanied by State
Chairman Woodruff. where he was the
guest of honor at dinner participated
IN by hundred prominent Republicans
of that city.
IL required an automobile ride of an
hour IN heavy downpour of rain for
Mr. Taft to reach the Montauk club in
brooklyn, where he had dinner He ar
rived there at Z O'Clock. Among the
guests We're his two brothers Charles
r. and Henry w. Taft. and Frank H
mile automobile ride brought Judge
Taft to his first meeting The streets
were crowded. The auditorium in Met
ropoiitan Sanger hall was filled with a
Jewish audience, and after five minutes
of cheers had been given for Taft the
assemblage paid hearty tribute to
Oscar Straus. secretary of commerce
and labor. Mr.. Straus. in introducing
Mr. Taft. said that he wanted to leave
NO Id
Taft would work the greatest benefit
to the country.
Nowhere in America said Mr.. Taft.
lis there greater spirit of freedom
and love of country than right here
among the people who owe so much to
our immigration laws
The one thought he wished TO i'm
press. he said. was that by the in
crease of the navy and army President
Roosevelt had been enabled to exer-
else a greater influence for peace than
any world ruler heretofore.
Therefore, he continued, I'VE
should progress to that point where, no
matter in what part of the world the
American citizen shall be found. his
certificate of citizenship shall be all
that is required to insure his respect
and good treatment. Nothing, if 1 am
elected president, will give me greater
pleasure than 10 devise ways and
means to make the American passport
respected the world over.
How About the Panic?
Al Congress hall. the next meeting,
the audience was of the same charac-
ter. Mr.. Taft launched into a speech
to show why there was no good reason
for changing the policy of the admins
tration.
How about the panic. Billy?" came
a voice.
Mr.. Taft answered by showing that
Theodore Roosevelt had awakened the
business cdoscience of the country and
then brought out that the exponent of
this moral awakening in New York to-
day was Governor Hughes. AS TO the
panic, he said it came year ago IN
October Prosperity so great resulted
in wildcat schemes and consequently
loss of confidence, and then the panic
This, he said. was not widespread and
was rapidly disappearing, and with Re
publican success would speedily disap-
pear altogether. Such. he declared,
would not be the case with Democratic
success.
At Arion hall the candidate found an
immense audience awaiting him. Ii
was composed largely of Germans. Mr..
Taft declared that to the German
American belonged great credit for de-
feat of the free silver heresy. Bryan
he said. could if elected. put the coun-
try on a silver basis by executive or
der.
Thirty-two blocks of a parade which
divided on each side of the street, and
through which Mr.. Taft passed, was
the big fixture of the evening.
When the candidate reached the Cler-
mont rink he reviewed the issues to an
immense audience. did the same at the
new Academy of Music and was then
received with great enthusiasm at the
Union League club