The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-11-05
BRASS BAND WELCOME
FOR TAFT IN CINCINNATI
IF There Are Enough Of Us
Well VIM" President
Tells Ohio Crowd.
REFERS TO BALKAN WAR
At Shelby Says We Can Only
Hold Our Breath and
Pray for Peace.

| CINCINNATI. Nov. president Taft
was greeted by several thousand en-
thusiastic fellow townsmen tonight
upon his arrival here shortly before 8
O'Clock. A brass band was at the station
when the Presidents train pulled in.
There was also plenty of red ire and an
impromptu parade was arranged to
escort the President 10 the home Of his
brother. C. p. Taft. on Pike street.
Mr.. Taft will cast his ballot tomorrow
afternoon at Precinct NJ of the Third
ward in woich his legal residence is To-
Gated. In the evening he will receive
election bulletins at the home Of his
brother. The President hopes to play .
round Of golf in the morning
He will leave here Wednesday after
noon for Washington. where he in due
early Thursday morning. The Presi-
dents private car. the Ideal. was attached
to regular train over the Big Four rail-
road from Cleveland. Arthur l. Vorys
Republican National Committeeman for
Ohio. boarded the Presidents car at
Shelby and accompanied him to this city
At the request of the Republican State
Committee Mr.. Taft made brief speeches
at several towns as his train crossed He
spoke at Conneant, Ashtabula. Paines-
vile. Cleveland. Wellington. Shelby,
Crestline. Gallon. Delaware London,
! Springfield. Dayton and Middletown.
At Pa;nesville Mr.. Taft discussed the
farmers cooperative credit system pro-
posed by Myron T. Herrick. American
Ambassador at Paris. MIR. Taft said:
| want to congratulate you on every
| evidence that | see Of prosperity that il
is spread through your entire community
The statistics of our foreign and domestic
trade are startling and they give every
evidence that We are going on TO greater
and greater material growth and prosperity
That is no reason why we should stop IN
attempting improvements but il is reason
why we should be philosophical and accept
what is coming without grumbling and
! assuming that everything is bad. In other
words we ought to be grateful for what we
have and struggle TO get more of every kind
of benefit. material and moral.
| could go into some subjects that have
come to YOU recently. especially through
your neighbor. Myron Herrick. who has
delved into the question Of increasing the
credit OF the farming community with a
view TO enabling them TO better equip their
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to per cent instead OF from 10 per
cent. That does not sound altruistic but
it Is real business for the benefit of the
entire community. because. my friends our
mouths are increasing with a great deal
more certainty than the production Of our
fields. aud II we 20 on we are now for
fifty years we will have to get our food
somewhere else, Now what we ought to do
is to learn how to make our fields produce
more
One OF the means OF doing so IL to enable
the best machinery. They cannot do IL
unless they borrow money at a less rate
OF interest. and If We can by banks and
cooperative arrangements among them
make their security sufficient 10 attract
capital at and per cent. it will be a tre-
mendous benefit not only TO them but to
all the country That il done In Germany
and in France, Why should we not do 1t
here? think we can.
The President touched briefly upon the
Balkan war in his speech at Shelby. He
said:
We have been having In this country,
| and ! hope we will continue to have, q
great deal Of prosperity that will bring
| comfort and happiness to the people and
the contrast that makes with some other
countries OF tho world Is tho one which
ought to make us very grateful for our
lot and symphatize with peoples Of other
counties who are now being subjected to
| the cruelties. the bur dens and the horrors
| OF war.
| just what Is to come out Of the Balkan
war between tho Balkan States and Turkey
am afraid no man can prophesy. The
| issues are so complicated and the possi-
bilites OF an extended war are sufficient
| to make every one hold his breath and
| pray that In some way or other peace may
| be brought about.
, A large number Of supporters crowded
about the Presidents car at Columbus
when Mr., Taft started to speak. shrill
engine whistle began blowing. -He must
be Bull Moose" somebody shouted,
Yes the President replied smiling.
"! will not tell how ! am going to vote
and ] will not ask you how you will VOTE
| the President continued,
You Don't have to-" one Of the crowd
replied I've will vote all right. We're
for Taft =
$50 am ! and If there are enough of us
we will win MIR. Taft retorted.
The President spoke TO an audience
composed mostly of railroad men at
Crestlne, He said;
am glad 10 think that the railroad mon
OF this country are sharing the prosperity
OF the country in general and that tho
business OF the railroads is growing so fast
that II almost cxhauSts their capacity.
We have attempted in Washington to help
| along with respect to the relation between
the railroad men and tho railroads We
have attempted to put into operation a
good many laws to protect the railroad
men against injury to their persons and
tho Tls, fhpir liyps thnI has in, ~,
attcn dcd their service 10 the railroads
We are going 10 do. and | have no doubt
any party that gets in will do, a. much as
possible TO reduce the stat sites OF the loss
OF life. which shames every American who
eads statistics W 70 the. .loss Of NiA