The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-28
Vice President Says That
Taft Stands for Right
&c. 0. P. IS ALWAYS RIGHT"
Mr.. sherman Rnps Democracy, saying
II Is Always In the Wrong and
That Republicans Fulfill
Their Pledges

Decatur, H., August 27.-'There is no
greater admirer of President William H.
Taft than myself" declared Vice Presi-
dent James s. Sherman tonight The
declaration was made 20 an open-alr
gathering in the city park in Decatur
"I have seen President Taft's strength
and his bravery of action" declared the
speaker. mo man that 1 know is more
arxious to avoid a controversy or to give
an affirmative answer, but where the
rights of the republican party-l should
have said the rigHs of the whole people
are menaced, William II. Taft can put
aside his suavity of manner and appear
the giant in mind ae ne is in stature,
standing inhexibly for those rights.
'1nvariably the President had kept his
face forward and strivcn for the execu-
ton of pledges made TO the tariff, as
to the railroad legislation and as to the
ing classes"
The Vice President announced at the
opening that he would MAKE a non-parti-
san address. but he said in the course OF
his remarks:
1.-The history of the country has shown
that the republican party is always right
and the democratic party always wrong.
"where are all the decorations of prin-
ciples of the democrats?" he asked.
Fiat money, free silver, anti-imperial-
ism? All buried, and now their only
cry is a tariff for revenue only, which
finally means free trade Every phoph-
ecy of disaster under continued re-
publican rule has been disproved, and
now let me ask you, IN aid of President
Taft who is striving so earnestly for the
welfare of all the people, that you elect
republican congresses, so that such
pledges as remain unfulfilled may be as
sured."
CONGRESSMAN William B. Mckinley, II
whose district Decatur rs situated, was
given praise for his work in Congress.
sherman Speaks at Clinton
Clinton. ILL.,, August 27.-Vice Presi-
dent James S. Sherman stopped in this
city today just long enough TO tell
the Weldon Springs Chautauqua tha'
he would not talk politics and he did
not unless an eulogy of President Taft
NAV be called politics. This is the
first halt made by the vice president
in a trip which is to carry him through
Missouri and Oklahoma, ending next
Saturday night in Oklahoma city. lie
is accompanied by his brother-in-law
Can't. Sheriff. Babcock of New York
There were from 5000 to 1000 persons
assembled at weldon's. Springs, just
outside of clinton, when Mr.. Sherman
accompanied by william Mckinley anc
former Congressman Vespasian War
ner, arrived.
civilian II. Taft is a patriot" de-
clared Mr.. sherman. The Weldon
snrings audience shuffled in its chairs
because for 20 minutes the speaker had
been telling of the greatness of the
country and because 1t seemed a prom
ise of violation of the declaration OF
no politics.
"William H. Taft is a patriot" de.
clared Mr.. Sherman. Behind thai
charming personal presence, behind thai
sunny smile, behind that disposition
which would avoid controversy there
e.,
to meet any contingency. An illustra-
ton of this is when last June the
presidents of several great corpora
tions went to the White House anc
they went, figuratively speaking, witt
chips on their shoulders. There was
the chance for heated controversy
The President might have met them
In the same spirit. the chip on shoulder
spirit, and there would have been an
unpleasant result. A man of less cour-
age might have given way But Pres
ident Taft did not do so. There was
a calm serious talk and when 1t was
ever the agreement was that the gov
ernment should go ahead in its course
and that the courts should not be called
on to settle the contention
That was the way Mr.. Sherman re-
ferred to the somewhat famous meet
ing of President Taft and the railroad
officials to consider the freight ques'
toin.
The greater part Of the vice presI
dents speech was devoted to the won
derful resources OF the United States
He gave figures showing the enormous
growth of the railroads, of the manu-
facturers and of the farming indus.
try.
He declared that in no country was
the citizen and his family so well off as
here. All this, he declared, has beer
made possible by the protective tarin
system.
Delegate Is Named
Atlanta. August 27.--L. A. Ransom
of Atlanta was notified today of his
desipnation de hv Secretary of State Knox