The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-10-02

Fourth ward Taft marching club
$50 strong.
Fifth ward Taft club.
Sixth ward Taft club
Seventh ward Taft club.
! Led by the militia company, the Taft
party was taken to the scene of the
barbecue in the park. Here James b.
i Foley, the poet laureate of North Da-
kota, made the presentation speech,
and Bill and the others tied into
the sandwiches of roast beef and
lamb. While Mr.. Taft was devouring
a large piece of beef, flash light pic
ture of the gathering was taken.
! When Taft had been escorted to
the speakers stand in Island park by
guard of the state militia and faced
the sea of faces which filled every
available inch of space in the mighty
natural amphitheatre, the mighty
throng burst forth into deafening ap-
| plause, which continued for several
minutes before National Committee
man James Kennedy could make him
self heard above the uproar.
When the multitude had been some
what stilled, Mr.. Kennedy said:
Il am sorry to have 10 announce
that on account of the condition of
Mr.. Taft's throat he will be unable
to address you here in the open air
for more than five minutes at the out
side. After that he will deliver an
address at the operahouse and there
will be an overflow meeting in the
skating rink. l viii now introduce to
you Mr.. Taft, the next president of
the United States"
The great crowd again broke forth
in mighty uproar and it was almost
a minute before Mr.. Taft could begin
to speak. The moment he opened his
mouth it was plain that he could not
speak in the open air and he talked
for about five minutes. He said:
81 know now why North Dakota has
$1,000 per capita on every voter in the
state when / see the kind of people
that you have here. To say that 1 am
delighted with this great demonstra-
| ton is putting it very mildly. I can
say only a few words to you here.
You are a people who do things and
believe that you want to continue in
power the policies of Theodore Roose-
velt, which have brought about the
great prosperity which has blessed
this nation during the past decade.
During this great era of prosperity
we had some abuses, and Theodore
Roosevelt has taken the occasion to
do all he could by legislation and ex-
ecutive work to stamp them out. Now
he has made great progress. If
am elected to succeed him, I expect
to do everything in my power to
clinch these policies and to carry
them on, Mr.. Bryan says that I am
not the heir of Theodore Roosevelt;
that am not the proper one to carry
them, on, and that he is the father of
the Roosevelt policies and also the
son of Mr.. Roosevelt in the sense that
he ought to inherit Mr.. Roosevelt's
power. l say with respect to that
that it is a wise fa;Ier that knows
his son, and that Mr. Roosevelt, If he
is able enough to initiate and carry
out the policies that you approve, is
also pretty well able to recognize his
heir and his son, with reference to
those same policies. If you would read
your morning papers this morning you
would see there a letter from Mr.
Roosevelt in which he leaves no doubt
as to his opinion whether Mr.. Bryan
or l represent these policies, and are
to be trusted to carry them on The
truth is that the republican party be-
| lieves that you cannot wipe out
wrongs and abuses over night. 1t is
| only Mr.. Bryan who has nostrums and
panaceas that work on organic dis
eases so that If you go to bed with
them and you get up without them.
The republican party does not claim
to be that kind of a doctor. l sub
NIT to you, my friends, if you have
family physician who has done well
by you for years, who has not at
tempted to introduce quack medicines
into the family, but who has carried
your children on through typhoid fe-
yer, and measles and scarlet fever and
all the ills that human flesh is heir
to, you do not dismiss him because
he works slowly and does not claim
to cure matter in a day that ought
to take month or two months-you
do not dismiss him for an itinerant
vender Of ouack medicines that comes
along the street because that itinerant
vender promises that if you will only
let him have chance he will cure
everybody in the vicinity. | submit
that the comparison is not unjust to
Mr.. Bryan. 1t is not unjust to him
because he has for twelve years, every
four years, and indeed sometimes ev-
cry two years, recommended a new,
remedy and within two years after that
recommendation that remedy has
proven to be fallacious. -Te tried free
silver and you know how that worked
Then he had anti-imperialism as a
paramount issue, and the republican
party went right on with it's policy
kept the Philippines, and they are
now in excellent condition.
Il cannot talk to you any longer
here or | will talk my throat right
out. thank you.''
At the operahouse.
When the Taft party arrived at the
operahouse they found the buildins
packed with the largest crowd which
has ever been inside it's walls. and
when the curtain went up revealing
the genial republican candidate sittine
in the midst of the stage the house
fairly rocked with the ovation thai
was given him.
introduced by McCumber.
National Committeeman James Ken.
nedy arose and when he. could make
himself heard he announced that Sen.
ator j. p. McCumber would introduc,
Mr.. Taft to the audience. Mr. Nc
Cumber said:
"The welfare of the country de.
mands that the election of the chic
executive shall be only after matur,
and deliberate thought and the repub
lican party has been happy In th
selection of a chief magistrate O