Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-10-22
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why Tar Went West. Or. l. Coli
IadyIike Cane. might a-ord an ap-
prgpriafe title fl- chapter on Mr
Tafts recent campaign trip. Il nov
develops thar one q The chief reasons
why Mr. Taft took 70 the rear plat
form was % tell the farmers q the
northwest about golf. and % show
them that he is not a dude Nr Taft
emphasized thar fact tn bis speech AZ
Fargo. y II. by inference. al least
i- vas apparent that Mr. Taft wanted
-a iuf0rm his hearers that u by any
-e2lcs be should be elected president
---e would be no more tennis cahi
-s-s such as President Roosevelt
-l--tl-s ta. that h. would proceed
FL H-l1- r4 q zof cabinet and play
-e- El-s - 20 White lot Tie might
-u-a --1- 1-te- distinguished
zt-- -tr q Eacx@fslIer 10 play
Hr- - - - q IS raf so popu-
ar So --- .l----s AT -1snrins men
az he D. H1 Pc Rel raz -a-ty
so NJ Tar CO ~ ---z 1-z
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the subject. as fra-sc-l-=4 t--E re
stenographer's notes
4 want 20 make a nffle -e-s--l
explanation ! got an intiua-ic1 -e1r
2 Ought fo 90 out 70 North Dakota a11
ea-r--cs tha people that am NOT az
4-s-rr--- ard above the people They
s1 tel- .a1 t-sr playing golf this
s---- -tE- IA . a. eastern game
lr- % cared --E- : E1s rg- . svm-
-4-tr wt -he aL- -=~- Vel
VA E.1-s ~ rEse ~ c-5a-
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. --e ro--. as -- Us -alz-T vre-s
T1 -a- Ef- aa= o. -zH -re
sane of - Essle -1ar 4-s - hr-rs
enough to rlaF t4seaa szz ter-s-
thar have too wuch weigtf 20 carry
around And yet when a man xeiEhs
235 pounds you have gnf % Eive him
some opportunity 20 make his legs
and muscles move. and gnlf affords
that opportunity II NAV be thar Il is
game ~ rich men. but [ beg 20 as
Hure YOU thar I am personally advised
~ the fact that a very poor man can
play r. But somehow or other ms
friends were certain that II ! could
only come ont here and show YOU the
kind % a man ! am In appearance that
yuu would get over the impression
that there IS anything about me that
resembles a dude So. I am here and
am glad 10 b. here"
After setting himself right on the
ali important golf question Mr. TAR
proceeded % explain Why tt vas that
tWo gentlemen. as hs characterized
them. who had violated the anti trust
law. and who we're presidents ~ tive
subsidiary concerns % the Tobacco
trust had not been put tn jail when
they had confessed their guilt lie
then argued that g you'd be better 20
have trusts than 10 have the statutes
piled with laws which would result in
red tape and impose burdens on car
porations
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 arti
Gle in this country would GER
tainly end the trust that was depend
eht on the tariff
Mr. Taft, perhaps unwittingly. how
ever. admitted also that the DinEley
tariff is not responsible FOR the pros
psrity of the farmers. for he said. I
don't maintain that the Dineley tariff
bill alone accounts for the great pros
perity that we have enjoyed in the
last II years Certainly 50 far as the
farmers are concerned the Lord has
had a good deal 10 do with il In the
matter 81 good crops
This is the first instance on record
where the Republican party ever con
sented 10 divide honOrs with the Al
mighty