New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-03
TAFT MAKES FINAL
APPEAL TO VOTERS
CLOSES HIS CAMPAIGN 1T
YOUNGSTOW'N, OHIO.
TOte for Prosperity, Protection,
Business Integrity and Labor's
Rights, He Urges
rar r.lssrasa 70 Ne r-fsune. !


Taft and Re is now speeding toward Cincinnati
to cast his vote Tomorrow
Had he been a cOnquerins hero. returning
from a long and successful military campaign
the people OF his state could have given him no
warmer or more enthusiastic welcome than that
he has received at Cleveland and Toungstozn
and smaller Ohio towns to-day. The route nom
the station at Cleveland to the armo-y. whers
he spoke. was lined with cheering thousands.
Every window along the line % march was filed
by appIauding men and women. and marching
clubs with flags and banners waving escorted
him on his way AZ the srmorv upward of
ten thousand persons packed the sdihcs and
applauded every sentiment he expressed follow
ing most enthusiastic reception when he
tered the hall On leaving the arrnory he found
an overflow meeting of over five thousand Pc.
sons IN the street which he addressed briefly
from his automobile
At Youngstown, the scenes which marked ths
opening OF the campaign. when Governor
Hughes received so great welcome were re-
peated with even more enthusiasm parade
with thousands Of men in line vas reviewed By
Mr.. Taft soon as he reached the city. Many
Of the clubs surpassed the average militia regt-
ment in the excellence or their disciplins and
the precision OF their manpuvres After dinner
Mr. Taft made the final speech Of the campaign
10 a great audience. and he was escorted to the
train which Is taking him Cincinnati by an
almost Historically enthusiastic multitude
THE FULL DINNER PAIL"
When he appeared on the Park Theatr. stage
he faced an audience friendly out Of In
qu-tng OF mind Several persons called 10
him before he began his speech.
What about the fun dinner pan7'
I am going TO talk 70 you to-night.~ said Mr.
Taft. about the reasons Iabortng men should
support the ticket. and my talk viii cover the
question Of the fun dinner pail"
He then made a tariff argument showing that
protection Of American manufacturers pro
tected also the men who worked for the manu-
facturers against the pauper labor Of Europe
When he had finished that part OF the speech
some persons in the audience still insisted that
the 'fuI dinner pail question had not been an
swered. and Mr.. Taft said
All right. I viii answer you
He then spoke OF the recent panic. and said
that II Iaborfng men wished 70 III the dinner
pail which had been depleted by the recent de-
presson they would have 10 choose between
himself. as representing the party which had
IegisIated for both labor and capital. and Nr.
Bryan. who had only theOrtzsd those sub
jects
From this argument Mr.. Taft went 20 his own
labor record and his agzrsssfveness and inds-
pendeuce Won the applause OF the audience Ha
made practically the same speech later at the
Grand Opera House.
When Mr. Taft ended that address tonight
he had made AIS speeches in rorty-oue days. the
first address OF the tour having been made at
George Ade's farm IN Indiana OF September 3.
He said that he would not make anv predic-
ton OF his own but he believed Chairman
Hitchcock was conservative in his estimate of
325 electoral votes FOR the Republican ticket
The situation in Ohio has improved greatly
since NIr. Taft last spoke here. and it now
regarded on all sides as only question or thou
sands in the majority which the state will roll
I'd for Taft and Sherman 1t is believed that
the majority for the national ticket viii con-
sIderably exceed that for Governor Harris
HAS NO DOUBT OF VICTORY.
Nr Taft made his first speech OF the day At
Dunkirk y I. where a large audience had
gathered at the station. He devoted the few
minutes at his disposal chiefly 70 the subject OF
labor speaking in part as follows
I cont know whether YOU are as glad that TO-
morrow Is Election Day as / am X YOU
you are very happy I am de4ghted to stand
before an audience az DunEirk. the important
town Of Western New York. and especially 20
stand before an audience OF wOrkingmen 70
assure them that there many reasons why
they should vote the Republican ticket and IL
that ticket IS successful. I have doubt q
will be then will have nothing 70 regret IN
the victory. first. because II viii preserve the
protective system second. because IL Is not
menace 10 prosperity. and prosperity VIII return
as we had it two years ago f0r period oI ten
years. and. third. because the Republican party
has shown itself in the past 20 be friend Of
the workfnEruan. ard II viii do in the future
have been attacked as unfair 10 labor
wish I could stop and demonstrate 70 you that
few who have done more in the interest %
labor than I have and I want IL understood
that II I am elected the fact that Mr. CsOmpers
has attempted To deliver over the labor vote 10
the Democratic party and has attacked me Bit
terIy and with others has done injustice VIII
not deprive OF the interest feel in labor n
its attempt 10 get 20 higher things and u VIII
give me the utmost pleasure u follow along IN
the path OF Theodore Roosevelt. ss have been
associated with him IN the last four years. 20
bring the attention 0f Congress and BY eN-
ecutfve measures 20 put labor on ar equality
with every other class in the community r
7 understand che position OF labor. they don't ask
be put at advantage They ask a square
deaI-to be put level The Repgblican
party IN the last ten years has passed ten stat
utes and the Democratic party not single me
in the interest OF labor Under these ctrcur1-
stances 7 ask YOU TO consider carefully the ques-
tion whether YOU wish To put I'm the DeniScTatic
party. with its record and lis promises unful-
hIIed. the Republican party with its records
II things done.
Al westheld a brief stop was made tc psrnis