New-York tribune., 1908-10-07
HrDIENCE OF TWENTY
THOUSAND CHEERS HIN.
closes Uestern Trip scith Three
Efectiue Speeches-Bryan Wor-
ried about Missouri.
rBy Telegraph tc The Tribune ]

Louis, NDeES lEe CdIlOlOdle Closed MS
western trip tonight TO outdo all the other
oy.,es visited by Mr. Taft in his entire trip in
.be extent and the enthusiasm of the welcome
.4ended 20 him. This city, the largest in the
.snsynv's country" and the fourth largest in the
,s~s,e6 States, gave Mr.. Taft royal welcome
vhen he reached here at l O'Clock to-day. and
,soh audience that he addressed re-echOed the
cssers and the applause which were continu
,,s throughout the long drive from the Union
-zstjon TO the Planters Hotel
FrEIiart with the decorations incident TO
rsaet Prophet week. the city presented
rst picturesque appearance, while not only
ys,e the streets lined with enthusiastic thou
fznss 10 greet the candidate. but every window
..s crowded with men and women who cheered
Rim as he drove by
The first stop was at the Planters Hotel,
xh.re Nj TAFT had a brief rest and then re-
eeved informally the extensive reception COM
rri7tee the various Republican organizations Of
,bs city and a few other invited guests. From
,,e brsel the candidate then drove to the new
-a,iseIIu1 not yet completed but amply capable
NJ accommodating even the vast audience Of
,,vard of twenty thousand persons who had
rstbered TO hear the Republican standard
taarsr. the drive being attended with the same
demonstrations that had marked his first ap-
fearance The Coliseum is not yet rooted, and
onl, q canvas protected the audience from the
sun but temporary seats had been put in place
& large stage erected. and even in its unfinished
condition the acoustic properties seemed TO be
excellent
TAFT sWAYs HIS AUDIENCE.
Judge Taft, thrilled by the great concourse
and BY the heartness Of his reception, made
the best speech he has delivered in this cam
paigr. and from the first he not only held the
his b,7rx heir erTir
sympathy and their frequent and hearty ap-
plause.
When he arose TO speak after having been
introduced BY National Committeeman Nagel
he was greeted with repeated outbursts OF
cheers. Whenever the cheering seemed about
10 die down 1t taken UP in a new place
and then travelled across the huge auditorium
in wave after wave. In vain did the candi-
date raise his hand for quiet in vain did he
repeat the customary saIutation, Ladies and
Gentlemen; the audience meant TO give vent
10 its enthusiasm and for fully five minutes
81 had its way.
Nj Taft began his remarks with the an
nouncement that he wished he had a voice like
z steam caIliope and appeal for the in
dulgence Of his audience, in view Of the fact
that he had left q good part Of his voice on
the prairies Of Kansas and Nebraska and in the
foothills and bluffs Of Missouri
We all know what you mean to say, Bill
shouted man in the gallery, and the remark
seemed 10 put the candidate entirely at his
ease.
Despite his apology, however, Mr.. Taft's voice
was in excellent condition ana seemed to carry
to the furthest corner OF the great auditorium.
He began with an enumeration Of recent ac-
conplshments Of the Republican party, citing
first the crushing Of the free silver heresy and.
L. oe evils
under Theodore Roosevelt. which he said had
constituted the chief victory of the present ad-
rninistration Each count, laid down in the
sledge hammer method which is characteristic
Of Judge Taft's style of oratory, was the signal
for renewed applause OF the heartiest kind.
DISCUSSES EVILS OF TRUSTS.
Reference to the abolition of rebates. the
prosecutions Of trusts, etc, led Mr Taft natur-
ally on 10 a discussion Of trust evils He de-
fined with great clearress that which constl-
tuted the evil of a so-called trust. Combinations
Of capital TO the end that production might be
chespened. as long as the saving thus erected
was shared with the consumers and came as
the result OF legitimate competition, he declared
10 be praiseuorthy and desirable rather than
tbs reverse. but he followed this declaration
with q denunciation of the various methods
whereby certain trusts have sought to create
and maintain monopolies. He insisted that all
s5ch should be prosecuted under the antitrust
law. and pledged himself. if elected. TO conduct
such prosecutions with all the energy and abll-
ity he possessed.
He also declared that, II elected, he would 90
a. that IN him lay TO clinch the Roosevelt pom
ces hy suggesting TO Congress such legislation
e would be needed TO carry on the work SO
suspiciously begun, outlining, as he has done
before, his belief that IL was necessary TO en-
force the strsctest observation and inspection
By the Department OF Commerce and LABOR oI
al corporations doing interstate business ana
employing an aggregate capital Of over an
amount 10 be determined by future inVestiga-
uon-
PUNCTUREs SOME BRYAN BUBBLES
Mr.. Taft snaIyzed the remedies proposed by
BIZ. Bryan, showing that TO place all trust mace
articles on the free list would work grave injury
&c al the employees Of the trusts 1t would Tor
asnple. he said completely wipe out the DeeI
sugar industry and would destroy all its in
oeiencent competitors. AS 10 the proposition TO
ea7sh the output OF every plant TO 20 per cent
q the total production. Mr.. Taft declared it to
| absolutely impractical, saying OF It; IL
Won't work-and that. after twelve years care
iui Examination Of the statesmanship Of Mr.:
0fyan. applies TO every remedy he has ever
V"ered- The 30 per cent proposition is a mere
isheifui dream that never could have come 10 q
mat Sho knew anything OF how business is con-
oactee~
man in the audience shouted: How about
your attitude toward labor unions?'
am going into East St Louis, right into the
"@it OF the labor union section, TO talk about
iaoor.' said Mr.. Taft. and then he added: IF
'l7 labor unions knew their good they
would recognize that / have done more for labor