The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-27
TAFT AGAINST
- BANK GUARANTY
PLAN OF BRYAN
Continued from Page I.

SOUtinQC0 ITOn FdQC
Ing the arrangements. / did not trave
on Mr.. Lewis car. He rendered it, but
! declined Il. 1 hired a special cal
nom Hot Springs to Toledo from the
Pullman company for $50 a day. ant
paid them for eighteen fares TO the
Ohio river, and twenty-five fares t
Toledo. at the regular tariff for a spe.
cia1 car, together with fares for berths
Mr.. Lewis joined us with his private
car when we were half way to Toledo
and I spoke from his platform at sta
Tons. because his was the end car, but
! had my own car and used ii and
paid for it. The Middle Bass club ad-
vised me that II would see to my fer
rage from Toledo TO Middle Bass, an6
secured for the purpose a power boat
or Mr.. Richardson's, who was mem
Der OF the Middle Bass club. / did not
know Mr.. Richardson or what his bust
ness was when I went aboard his boat
1 did not know, and don't know now
that there is a glass trust or Mr.. Rich
ardson's relation TO it. II it exists.
accepted his courtesy as rendered or
behalf Of the club whose guest / was
i am indebted to the members of the
Middle Bass club, numbering over 100
Tor their hospitality, but the attempt &c
connect me with the Standard Oil COM
pany and the glass trust-if there Is
any-through the Middle Bass club ii
z ridiculous, and shows the extremity in
which the author of the statement finds
him SELF
Made Many Speeches.
After a night ride from Des Moines
the days work was begun early this
morning at Cedar Rapids and contin-
ued northward up through Iowa into
Minnesota and ending with mammoth
meetings at the Twin cities tonight
An even dozen speeches were made
by Mr.. Taft. each to a decidedly larger
audience than could hear him, al
though there was noticeable i'm
provement in his voice during the day
In Iowa the train was accompanied by
local committeeman and congressman
from that state, and in Minnesota the
speakers list was augmented by Sen
ator Clapp, congressman Davis, Ste
vens. Tawney and Stevenson and Jake
Jacobson. Republican candidate fol
governor, beside a large number of 10.
cal politicians. The big meeting came
at the end of the day at st. Paul. The
candidate was taken to the Auditorium
the largest assembly hall in the city
where he. delivered a brief speech OF
the general policies of the Republican
party, contrasting them with those o.
the Democratic party. The Auditorium
was crowded to its capacity and the
meeting was one of great enthusiasm
The st. Paul stop occupied more thar
IAN hour. when the journey to Mime
apolis was made. Here. too, the meet
ing was held in the Auditorium, the ca
pacity@ of which was taNed TO the ut
most. Elaborate arrangements for es
corts. bands and automobiles were
carried out in each city, and politica
enthusiasm was at high pitch.
AT Fairbault Mr.. Taft was invited Il
take a seat on a large elephant whjel
was led TO the rear of the train. Thi
animal was decorated with the familiar
l"G. o. p" sign and was ridden by
what the candidate declared to be &
Every pretty girl
II would like mighty we'll to be vi
there with you" he told her, while tht
crowd laughed, "but know you have
not a derrick strong enough for me Il
mount But just; the same. l believe
] could ride, that; animalewith 55sreat
success" -, 10y
The days program consisted o.
speeches at Cedar Rapids, Vinton, Wa
terloo. Cedar Falls and Waverly Juno
{ ton. Ia. and Albert Lea, Owatonna
Fairbault, Mortified. Pennington. ST
Paul and Minneapolis.
u Mr.. Taft's speech on guaranty o
bank deposits and postal savings bank
follows:
4 Mr.. Taft's Speech.
IT wish to call your attention toda,
70 plank In the Republican platform anC
TO a plank in the Democratic platform
which involve important, though not con
trolling, issues in this campaign.
refer first 10 the plank in the Repub
lican platform that recommends the adop
tion OF postal savings banks The Repub
lican conventions doubtless had In min,
the bill which had been introduced in tn
senate and reported by the senate com
mittee for passage, authorizing and di
\ recting the postmaster general to re
!. ceive saving deposits at every money orde
office. and at such other offices as h
may designate, in sums of 81 or more, an,
and multiples of ten cents after the frs
g. After narrating the provisions Of tn
bill, Mr. Taft said:
The objection has been made that thi
Is paternalism and socialism and is in
y Producing the government into the bank
ing business. The objection is Withou
\ weight If there were savings banks In al
the country as numerous and as easy o
access as they are in Massachusetts, II
! the New England states and in New York
II might be SAID that the postal saving
bank was an Invasion of territory proper
~ occupied by private enterprises al
lHOuBn even lItl II COulQ Dt pointed GU
that the function performed by the posta
savings bank is much more comprehen
sive than that of the ordinary saving
: banks.
Deficiency in the West.
Z But when II is considered that in onl,
eleven of thirty-five states are there saw
ing bank facilities. when il is known tina
In the middle west. east of the Rock,
, mountains, the average distance from an,
postoffice to bank of any kind is thirty
three miles, and west of the Rockies
!. fifty-five miles. II can be readily under
Stood that the private enterprises do no
supply the need OF savings banks, whic
! IN order 10 furnish motive and oppor
tunity for thrift and savings. should b
, easy of access TO the class whose welfar
{ II is sought thereby to improve. OF tn
50, 500 600 deposits IN savings banks, 3
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