Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-10-25
TAFT TO GOMPERS.
Labor Leader is Accused of Misrepre.
senting His Decisions.
CHARGES DEMAGoGIC WIND
Injunctions Issued by Candidate
Stamped Out No Rights.
INDIANA TOUR rs RESUMED
First Address Made to Great Crowd
at Richmond.
WORD TO FARMERS EVERYWHERE
Former National Chairman New and
WORD TO FARMERS EVERYWHERE
Former National Chairman New and
state Chairman Goodrich Ac-
company Him-Address To-
night at Gary.

RICHMOND. Ind oct. I.-The Taft
special left Indianapolis at o'clock this
morning for a tour northward in the state
which ended tonight at Gary
Former National Chairman Harry s. New
and State Chairman Joseph p. Goodrich
accompanied Mr.. Taft today, did Judge
L. G. Monk Of the state supreme court,
Judge d. W. Cornstock and former Civil
Service Commissioner William Dudley
Foulke. Judge Taft continued short talks
to farmers wherever stops were made.
Mr. Gompers wants to know what /
am charging him with asserted Judge
Taft in his address to the thousands VINO
pressed to hear him at this place and
then answere,. the question In this man
ner:
II am charging him with misrepresent-
| ing the effects OF my labor decisions
| He asserts that by the injunctions l Is
| sued the rights of laboring men we're
| stamped out 1 say that is buncombe,
! that it is misleading. that there is no
| foundation for II at ALL that IL is simply
demagogic wind. Instead of being called
an enemy labor. I certainly am entitled
! to be c u allied a benefacto rof labor inso-
far as it fell to my lot to lay down the
rules of law upon which the trades or
! ganizations in this country have in
creased in the last decade to the useful
ness to themselves and to society and
obtained the power which they are now
exercising"
WINCHESTER. Ind, Oct. g4-After being
driven through the throngs in the streets
OF this town. Mr.. Taft standing in his
automobile. paid his respects to Mr.. Bryan
as an insplrer of confidence. He said:
Orders are being made today and con-
tracts are being made today contingent on
the election of the republican ticket. al
though Mr.. Bryan would haze you think
those are not all Of them Vucal argu-
ments. Business men don't . up nights
thinking how to make contracts which
shall affect the election. but 1t is because
they really believe that the November elec.
tion 10 going to determine whether we shall
go back TO the prosperity Of more than g
year ago. or whether we shall go dowr
to that natural limitation OF democratic
panics and four years of depression. and
why should II not be so? What is there II
the record of the democratic candidate Il
commend him to men who have the contro
Of investing capital insuring a business
certainty and a future?
What is there In his record tending I,
show that he knows sound economic
theory when he hears II or sees It? Wha
! IS there TO iead conservative business mel
to believe that nc would, should opportunit
come and a stringency attack lis. make al
executive order, which he might do, whicl
should put us on practically a silver basis
The investment of money is controlled no
on patriotic, but strictly business prin
ciples. and the men who advance it live ii
Europe and in this country and they know
} Mr. Bryan. They cannot help havinI
/ known I'm for he Ia
} know him. And ! submit to you. ladIe
and gentlemen, republicans and democrats
whether anything could happen in the his
tory Of the country that would render tn
! business future OF the country so uncer
tain and therefore so little likely to in
$ spire confidence as his election to the pres
idency?"