Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-09-30
A RoUsING RECEPTION.

It remained for North Dakota to
Guido all other localities thus far
visited by Mr.. Taft in enthusiasm
and numbers. The Fargo gathering,
something like 10000, was the larg-
est throng he has attempted to speak
to thus far on his speaking tour.
The people turned out to hear Taft,
not wholly because it was big, !brainy
Taft, but because the, people recog-
MICE in his candidacy the embody-
ment of Rooseveltism-the fearless
champion Of a continuance of Roose-
velt's policies.
After most strenuous tour Mr..
Taft found himself almost without
voice at the Grand Forks and Fargo
meetings, but there was meat in
what he said even though hut few
could hear The speaker The news
papers give fairly full and good ac-
counts of his talks and the people
thinking public read the newspap-
ers.
In his Grand Forks speech Mr.. Taft
scored Bryan's work in the. past and
criticised Democracy for its stupid
ity and utter incapacity in the grasp
ing and settlement Of great national
questions. Speaking of President
/ Roosevelt, Mr.. Taft said:
There never in the history Of this
world, has been a chief executive
who has accomplished so much for
peace as Theodore Roosevelt. But in
the course Of this prosperity, evils
crept in, abuse crept in; men forgot
the rules Of honesty. men forgot the
law, who are In the management Of
the great corporations and railroads,
and Theodore Roosevelt, with the
congress behind him, took those ev-
Ills by the throat, and they have made
such progress in the last three years
that it is marvellous to contemplate
the change that has come about.
Now, the Republican party Is pledged
to the continuance of those immense
Roosevelt policies, and I am glad In
the presence Of this immense audi.
ence here, to plight my faith thai
no energy of mine will be lacking;
that every resolution in my nature
will be firm to carry out those poll
cies, and to clinch the progress thad
Theodore Roosevelt has made"
In responding to the welcome given
him at Fargo Mr.. Taft happily re
marked s:ee ri: g. - hs.ss<Ss
81 can now readily understand
how it is that North Dakota produces
enough money in farm products te
give every voter in the state $1,50f
per capita per year. ! am told thai
the state produces farm products te
the value of $4,000 per year and
I can readily see how it is that the
Scan dinavian, the German and the
Canadian flock to this great com.
. monwealth for the purpose of &C.
quiring citizenship in your great
state" @ a1.4
At the opera house Mr.. Taft was
greeted with genuine North Dako.
ia audience. In part he said: II
81 feel complimented beyond ex
preston at the big turnout of North
Dakota people and want to testify
from the bottom Of my heart how
grateful am. ...4.
eve have heard a great deal about
the trusts but we have not had {
great deal of accurate information
Bryan says that do not know any
thing about the trusts. in fact, Bryan
says that i do not know anything
about anything. This of course i
one of the issues of the campaign
and as Bryan has taken that sid
Of the issue am in duty bound Il
take the other side and to assur
you that do know something abou
something. ID
The question what is a trust? /
really a question of law and I cal
say that at one time I was a lawyer
I have been a lawyer and connecte,
with the law business for about q
years. For eight or nine years I wa
on the federal bench and while 1t wa
Mr. Choate who said at gathering
OF judges and lawyers that we ar
all lawyers here but the judges
believe that judicial experience |
a very good legal education
During my experience as a judg