The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-10-02

republican party with pride. 1t has
maintained the gold standard, sue
cessfully conducted the Spanish war
passed the DingIey bill. increased and
improved the efficiency of the army
and navy and so established the pres
tige of the United States among the
nations OF the world that Uncle Sam
now sits at the head OF the table.
"rhe Philippines have been properly
governed. Porto Rico has been taken
care of, and Cuba was first set upon
her feet and when she fell to her
knees she has been protected.
when Roosevelt was running for
president in 1904, Bryan and Parker
said, Don't trust Roosevelt; he is an
imperialist and he is subject to cor
porate interest He is always looking
for trouble, he is going around with
a chip on his shoulder and they
predicted that he would run the coun-
try into terrible perils through his
militarism.
"Now. what has been the record
since Roosevelt has taken office? New
er in the history of the world has one
man done, so much for the peace of
the world as he has accomplished.
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mend the administration to the adj
miration Of the world, but 1t was only
one of the things accomplished by
Theodore Roosevelt. He has accom-
plished more in the way of trust regu-
lation than all ~f the previous ad-
ministrations put together
Il appeal to you rs man to man
that this is a record that should be
sustained. You have right to expect
q continuance of these policies should
you continue the republican party in
power, and these policies will be con-
tinued il am elected"
At the conclusion of the operahouse
speech, Mr. Taft was escorted to the
Milwaukee depot, where he entered his
private car. The Taft special left
Fargo at 11:40 p. m. for Mitchell, s.
D., where Mr.. Taft will make an ad-
dress at the corn palace today.
Grand Forks Speeches.
On arriving at Grand Forks yester-
day afternoon at $3.50 o'clock, Judge
Taft and party were escorted from
the Great Northern station to the
steps of the Y. NJ. C. A. building,
where he addressed great crowd and
delivered the following speech on the
record of the republican party:
Ladies' and Gentlemen: This is
tremendous crowd. knew you raised
crops by the acre In North Dakota,
but ] did not know that you raised
people that way. / hope there will
be enough in November, and that the
frost won't take the milk out OF the
corn. In five minutes 1t is a little
hard to tell the reasons for the faith
that Is in you. But you are reason
able men and women. When you are
engaged In business, when you are
selecting an agent to carry on great
affairs, you look to the record of
things done and not to promises. The
republican party has been responsible
for this government for forty years
out Of the forty eight. Now the
record of achievements of that party
is SO long that 1t would be tedious
for me to attempt to go over the
whole forty years. Even the last
twelve years will take good deal
longer than FIVE minutes for me to
state. pE
What did we do!
First and foremost, we established
the monetary system of this country
on an honest basis, and we prevented
repudiation and dishonor in our
financial affairs. Second, we substi-
tuted for a tariff bill that had de-
stroyed industries, that had sent the
farmers into mortgages and into over
burdened debt, we substituted for that
Wilson bill the Dingley tariff bill, un-
der which we have had unprecedented
prosperity. Third, we fought the
Spanish war and won out Fourth,
we freed Cuba, and set her on her
feet, and when she fell again we are
setting her on her feet again and she
will be on her feet in February. Fifth,
we made Porto Rico a happy country
of million souls. Sixth, we intro
duced into the Philippines tranquility
and good government, and the admin
istration of justice, and W, are teach
ing the Filipino children, 100000 OF
them every year, to read, write and
recite in English, and we are putting
them on a self governing basis. We
have put Uncle San by virtue OF our
army and navy and our foreign policy
at the head of the International table,
so that when he speaks we can bring
about peace.
Roosevelt the Greatest.
Never in the history of this. world
has there been chief executive who
has done so much for the peace of the
world as Theodore Roosevelt. But In
the course of that. prosperity evils
crept in, abuses crept In, men forgot
the rules of honesty, men forgot the
law who were in management Of the
great corporations and railroads, and
Theodore Roosevelt, with the congress
behind him, took those evils by the
throat and we have made such pro-
gress in this matter in the last three
years that it is marvellous to con-
template the change that has come
about. Now the republican party is
pledged to the continuance of these
Roosevelt policies and / am glad in
the presence of this immense audience
here to plight my faith that no energy
Of mine will be lacking, that every
resolution In my nature will be firm
to carry out these policies and clinci1
the progress that Theodore Roosevelt
has made"
Discusses the Tariff.
AT the conclusion of Mr.. Taft.
speech at the Y. M. G. Ia, the presi,
dental nominee was taken to Jack:
roller rink where he was given another
tremendous ovation. Judge Taft'i
speech follows:
Ladies and gentlemen: am glad tt
know by the number of times have
heard my first name that have goot
many relatives and intimate friends
here. don't know how this speaking
by chunks five minutes here, flfteel
miutes there and fifteen minutes a