The sun., 1908-09-25
LA FOLLETTE ALL FOR TAFT
WISCONSIN SENATOR GIVES AN
UNQUALIFIED ENDORSEMENT.
Believed That All La Foilette's Followers
in Wiscons,n viii FAN Into LAne
Candidate Talks TO Big Meetings,
hut His Throat Gives Trouble.

Candidate Talks 10 Big Meetings,
but His Throat Gives Trouble
MLwAuKER, Sept. 24.-United States
senator La Toilette has pledged his sup
rort to MIR. Taft. That was the mos,
impor tant development In the candi-
dates day Of campaigning through
Wisconsin.
1t was only yesterday that United
States Senator Gore Of Oklahoma In a
speech at Superior declared that La
Toilette and his followers In other States
we're going to support Bryan. and It is
no secret that the Republican leaders
have been perplexed to know Just what
the pompadour statesman was going to
do.
Tonight both the conservatives and
the radicals are saying that La Follettea
declaration clinches the State for Taft
National leaders believe II will GO
hrther-that La Follette's radical fol-
lowers outside OF Wisconsin will take
their cue from his action and come out
vigorously for Taft.
A reference by the candidate to the
.swollen fortune problem and strong
declaration by him In regard 10 tarih
revision were other features Of the day q
trip.
All told Mr.. Taft spoke in eight Wis
consn cities. Everywhere he was greeted
by immense crowds and with great en-
thusiasm National managers admitted
that he was fulfilling their best expeota-
tons as a campaigner. ~
The great Allis- Chalmers shops ut
Allis closed down for half an hour In
honor OF the candidate and the 1000 men
employed in them gathered In one OF the
oompany's big buildings to hear him
epeak. This was one of the most interest
Ing meetings Of the day.
or course the big Wisconsin blowout
was at Milwaukee this evening. 1t was
here that Mr.. Taft relieved himself OF
tariff speech. The candidate arrived
at o O'Clock. A brass band and big
crowd met him at the station. He was
driven at once from the station to the
hotel. There the candidate held little
reception, but he was 90 badly used up
nv his days efforts that he asked for q
brief rest and remained In his room until
1t was time for him to appear at the rally,
The Milwaukee meeting was held
under the auspices Of the local Republi-
can organization in the Hippodrome,
building with seating capacity OF
about $500.
Fully 5000 were jammed into the hall
and as many more clamored in the street
for admission. Mr.. Taft was an hour
late getting to the hall. His voice had
rome back on him as a resultof his efforts,
and throat specialist was working
over him trying to fix him up. The
specialist says Mr.. Taft will be all right
as soon as he gets one or two more days
experience. but he had to cut short his
speech tonight. Not more than half
the audience could hear him.
MIR. Taft was almost pulled from his
rntomobile by the crowd outside the hall.
When he appeared at the door the crowd
roared its welcome.
Mr.. Taft was introduced to Gov. James
O. Davidson Of Wisconsin. who predicted
100000 majority in Wisconsin for the
Republican acndidate.
Mr.. Taft in the course Of his speech
referred TO Bryan's fear Of the inability
Of the Republican party to carry out a
tariff legislative programme.
Mr.. Bryan said Mr.. Taft. ~expressee
the fear that contributions to the cam
paign fund Of the Republican party will
be 90 extensive from the protected In
terests that the party will be unable TO
rise shove those interests In the adoption
Of q, tariff and that they will therefore
control IL 10 the exclusion Of the In
terests Of the consumer. I deny this.
In the first place. am able to say on
information Of o eomewhat accurate
character that the Republican campaign
fund from every source 10 not now and is
not likely to be large enough TO debauch
or demoralize any party. much less the
people and the Congressional repre-
sentattves OF that party.
I'm the second place, the formation Of q
protective tariff is not the only kind Of q
tariff that IL Affected by persons having
Q pecuniary interest In its operation. A
revenue. tariff may be varied to suit GER
tain psrts and TO operate as protection
for soiie people. and In the Gorman-Wil-
son tariff bill We had the example Of how
revenue tariff bill could be framed with
q view Of protecting certain parts Of the
country and leaving unprotected the busi-
ness in other parts.
Mr. Taft went on to give his personal
word as leader Of the party that its prom
ises in regard to tariff revision will be
faithfully carried out. He said:
'Mr. Bryan says that the protected In
tereets are so necessary to the success Of
the Republican party that they will con-
troll 1t and prevent revision on proper
lines and that there has been no indica-
ton that the revision may not be upward
rather than downward. In answer can
say that the party Is pledged to genuine
revision, and as the temporary head OF
that party and President Of the United
States, II 1t be successful in November.
Iexpect to use all the influence that have
by calling Immediately a special session
and by recommendation to Congress to
secure q genuine and honest revision Of
the tariff In accordance with the principle
Of protection laid down in the platform,
based upon the examination OF appro-
pirate evidence and impartial as between
the consumer and the manufacturer.
i don't for a moment dispute that the
protected manufacturers will make every
effort, as they ought, to maintain the
tariff at such rate as will secure them
in their business and that in this matter
they will be interested parties; but there
Ia also an element in the Republican party
representing the consumer, through whom
the demand for q revision OF the tarih
on conservative protective lines to reduce
excessive rates, has crystallized into the
definite pledRe tn reyiee the tariff. This