The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-30
On Whirlwind Five Hundred
Mile Trip Governor Is
Warmly Greeted
MAKES PLATFORM
TALKS TO CROWDS.
Candidate Attacke Roose-
velt's Tariff Position, Say
ing He Endorses
Protection

SEA GIRT n. j.. August 2s,--Gov-
ernor Wilson made whrlwind tn- b
vaston of Pennsylvania today, deliver
ed i've stirring speeches, instead OF \
I one. as had been planned, shook hands
with more than five thousand people,
and was accorded an ovation that was
almost continuous from the time he
! left Philadelphia at o'clock, UNTIL
he crossed the State line into New
Jersey at shutdown. after having cov-
cred about five hundred miles.
J Despite his announced determines
| ton not to make any back platform
speeches in this campaign, the gov-
ernor was practically forced to speak,
from the platform of hts car, Lam 4
| caster. the first stop after leaving
1 Philadelphia. A crowd of two thou
| sand had gathered at the station.
They insisted upon a speech, and the
| governor said few words from either
side of the train. AT Harrisburg.
| where the next stop was made, the
governor shook hands with several
hundred people. The big speech OF
| the day was made at Williams Grove.
| where the Pennsylvania State fair II
being held 1t was delivered to about
! five thousand people In the audito-
/ rum. The crowd outside clamored
| for a speech when the governor came
nut, and he repeated As nearly as pOs-
| sible what he aad said inside. This
speech was listened to by perhaps
lHight thousand. The governor then
Isnade tour of the fair grounds in an
automobile. and shook hands with an
many persons as could get close
ienough To MIN. One man, who said
/ he was u blacksmith, caught the gov
ernors hand in vice-like grip, and
put IT out Of commission for an hour.
! For a time the governor thought
fthe bones of the hand were broken.
Trains Break Up Speech.
/ Returning, stop was made at Lee
! banon. Here a crowd of nearly two
thousand gathered. The governor
shook hands with as many as possible
IN the five minutes train wait. AT
| Reading the governor spoke for two
or three minutes. and was uproarious-
/ ~ appiauded A locomotive drowned
out his voice once, and he remarked
| Il ar the railroads always interfere IN
! politics,
! The final speech was made at Allen
town, crowd Eft fifteen hundred -
| which covered the railroad tracks.
! The crowd had to back away from the
tracks twice to allow trains to pass.
| The shrek of a locomotive whistle
| interrupted the governors remarks.
and he got a laugh by saying the
/ applause is very complimentary.
This speech was ruined by the noise
of the passing trains. and its effect
was lost The governor quit, saying
She could not compete with locomo-
| tiyes.
! Another stop was made at Easton,
| BAT It was dark and the crowd was
small The return To Jersey City from
this point was made at a speed oG
seventy five miles an hour to make up
| q twenty minutes loss of time. At
{ Jersey City the governors special car
svas switched TO the Long Branch local.
and he returned to Sea Girt.
Jumps on T. II.
In hts address at Williams Grove,
Governor Wilson attacked Roosevelt'a
tariff position. saying the x-preSi~
dent was formerly an avowed enemy
! OF the protective system. which he
now endorses. The prize money" 90
Roosevelt has called the profits ac-@
cruing to manufacturers under tho
/ present tariff system, and which h.
wishes now to divide among the work.
ers is wrung mainly from the farmers
! the governor declared.
This great iniauity," he continu4d,
involves a great shame upon us, and
an enormous disadvantage to the naerS
ton. for the farmer surely In one
of the fundamental. original partncrWN
OF every government. Ii Is a signtd-8
cant thing that the petition give IL
this day our daily bread comes first
among the petitions of the Lordp
Prayer All spiritual requests come
after It. We cannot conceive our sbeQcsS
interests or follow our best insflncfM
until we are fed until our stomaNh4S3
are filled, and it would be natura1
TO suppose that every wen ordere0#
gov eminent the farmer would at l0aAe3
have equal consideration with evarHM#
body else In political policy. IN
But the trustees of our governnioM4#
have not looked upon 1t 50. The pr04s
emit Democratic congress had the ot0~Sa
fashioned idea of government. InNa
| supposed that it's benefits and pTQM
I tections were to be distributed aMN n
equally shared 1t sought to rel1eM4
very directly in particular the
! advantageous position in which IT
| found the farmer. It introduced a
| nassed bill which became known A
the farmers free list bill. mat Me
put many indispensable things on A
free list. Most prominent among tn4
were AGRICULTURAL implements. hecaua
the American farmer pays more
his agricultural implements than a.
other farmer in the world.
American manufacturers who M
AGRICULTURAL implements sell e1N
much cheaper on the other side 04 n
water than they sell them In AmSE
On the other side of the water
undersoll the local manufacturers
agricultural implements, and pruEM
tne,r eaGerness for the foreign 6
/ eas. and their rapid expansion
that thov can afford to do ~ NM
with the additional cost Of the 60
gfrairhts II was a very natur14@
on the pstrt OF the Democratic
wress therefore. to put agricssl<
implements on the free EHt. t0
fence wire on the free list. -
baggins and ties which the 6ouA
I farmer needs and uses for hiS a.
| II ADDED lumber and Sh0eN ASa4A
and meets, thinking not OF the &
alone. but Of all OF US who aEN
slipx to live and pAS. eur