The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-23
Republican Candidate DeVOtBs
Long Speech To Review
Of Campaigns
PRESENT ISSUES ARE
LEFT IN BACKGROUND
Taft Has Enthusiastic Hearers In Mem
bers of Republican Clubs and Bio
Celebration Takes Place at
Music Hall.

Cincinnati, September 22-The real
activities of the campaign have begun
for William H. Taft the republican
presidential candidate. Three political
| speeches were the demands upon him
during this,this last day in the city that
was to have been the scene of his en-
tire prediction work Tomorrow he
will begin his journey of speech-mak-
/ ing through the west.
Not since the candidate was notified
officially of his nomination has the city
of Cincinnati been so thoroughly awake
politically as tonight when marching
clubs from Indianapolis, Columbus.
Hamilton and other places in the Buck
eye state lent the blaze of torch and
the blare of trumpet as an escort to
! the candidate who was the principal
feature of the rally of the National
League of Republican clubs at Music
| Hall.
Al noon, Mr.. Taft addressed the dele
gates To the national convention of
Negro Baptists. who had come here from
Lexington, KY, for the purpose.
Previous to this. he looked in upon
the work of the convention of the Ma
, tional League of Republican clubs and
at once was introduced for a speech.
| In these two efforts. the candidate was
brief. His expression of sympathy for
the struggles of the negro race ex-
cited warm applause from the Bap-
tist ministers. who met the candidate
at the Sinton hotel. and his words TO
the convention were warmly received.
Taft's Views of Bryan.
1t was tonight. however that Mr..
Taft made his strongest effort. After
reviewing before an audience which
from the first showed a decided lix-
ing for him, the record of the republic
an party as one of action and future
reliability. he depicted his idea of the
democratic policy OF promise" and the
devoted himself to an analysis of Mr..
Bryan. This was the first time Mr..
Taft had paid his respects to his op-
! ponent in any extended manner and
what he said was listened to with great
interest and considerable show of en-
thusasm.
| SiiO AlSHL meeting, the
parade was witnessed by crowds which
thronged the streets. The attendance
at Music Hall equaled the capacity of
| that, the largest assembly hall in tho
city.
Those who spoke besides Mr.. Taft
were President John Hays Hammond
! of the league, Rev. DIR. John Wesley
Hill, pastor of Metropolitan Temple.
New York, and Job Hedges, an attorney
of New York
The audience was regaled with a re-
view of the entire procession which
marched down one aisle and up another
in the huge music hall.
Mr. Taft followed the famous Blaine
club. the last in the line of march.
and his appearance was the Inspiration
for demonstration which lasted for
more than ten minutes.
AS soon as order was restored he was
7 introduced in word by President
Hammond of the league, and at once
began his speech.
What William II. Taft really thinks of
w. J. Bryan as statesman and poll
tician told in no uncertain language
by the republican candidate.
The Bryan feature of Mr. Tafts speech
! came as the conclusion of a ten-thousand
| word address, in which the ACCOMPLISH
ments and purposes of the republican
party were contrasted with what the
| speaker termed the democratic record OF
opposition and promise.
/ Turning now to the other picture.''
! said Mr.. Taft, after his review of the is
| sues, what is it that we have to expect
! from Mr.. Bryan. Have we anything to
expect but what he promises? Have wo
anything to expect but what Is based
upon his eloquence and his adroitness as
a public critic? Has he ever given any
, practical demonstration of his ability 10
! meet problems and solve them? Has he
ever done anything but formulate In his
| closet propositions of any utterly impractic-
able character. largely with a view of at
tracing voters by their plausibility, and
very little with a view of their actual
operation? BY their fruits ye shall know
them What is the history of Mr.. Bryan?
i 1t is from beginning to end a record of
failures on public questions We find him
| first in Congress, in the second admin
istration of Mr.. Cleveland, member of
the ways and means committee, and most
actvle in formulating the provisions OF
! the German Wilson tariff bill. After five
months debate 1t passed both houses and
came to Mr.. Cleveland In such a shape
/ that he denounced it piece of perfidy.
; 1t leveled the industries of this country
| to the German 1t threw out of employ
ment millions of wage-earners 1t de-
t stroyed all business profit. Farm products
| for lack of market fell to point never
| so low in 40 years. Coxey's army marched
from the west to Washington to protest
| against government under which such
| things were possible
| Bryan and Cleveland.
After having assisted in this suicidal
| policy. after the country was nearly dead.
| after the farmers and the wage-earners
were staggering under debt and mort
| gage, penury and almost starvation. Mr..
| Bryan defeats the efforts of the only
really great democrat that they have had
| in the party for many years, Grover
| Cleveland, and hurls at him bilingsgate
and denunciation, for what reason? Be-
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