Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-09
RELIES ON PEOPLE TO ASSIST
Makes Than Dozen Speeches in
, Through Ohio.
,ss ON NUMEROUS SUBJECTS
breaches Prosperity in Brief Ad.
dress at Alliance.
GOOD CROWDS GREET THE CHIEF
Rain and saow Fail to Prevent
People of Ohio from farming Out
In Large Numbers, with
Cordial Cheering.


spent for the most part on the rear plat
form of his private car President Taft
concluded his brief campaign" through
eastern and northern Ohio here tonight
with speech in the Coliseum. on the
way north from Pittsburgh to Toledo
the president made more than a dozen
speeehessfrom his private car to crowd:
that varied with the size Of the towns
at which his train stopped.
Although most of the day rain or snow
were falling the ohioaus turned out In
good numbers and his friends aboard the
train professed tonight TO be more thar
satisfied with the greetings that began
at Alliance early in the day and contin.
ued into this city
President Taft spoke on all sorts OF
subjects, prosperity and peace, the tariff
and business. farming and conservation
referred to the hefusal Of the senate yes.
terday to ratify as they were framed tho
arbitration treaties with Great Britain
and France. making Il plain that while
he had been disappointed at the senate's
action he had not given up the fight.
The cause is Just one. and We are
bound to win" said the president al
Mansfield, and later at Tiffin he ampli-
fled this statement by saying; IT have
not given up. but am going TO rely on
the people to help out
Cause Just One.
The president did not indicate how hs
intends to ask the pupils to help IN the
fight.
The president was In good hunior IN
spite Of the treaties and the crowds were
apparently in good humor, too.
At Canton somebody raised a laugh
that brought an answering smile to tile
residents face, by yelling after Mr
Taft was through speaking: Don't lei
the lion tanner get you
The president reached orledo this aft
ernoon, driving from the station 10 IN,
Commerce club over muddy streets anc
between sidewalks filled with people Hi
reception was not SO cordial as at other
Ohio towns. but thero was enough cheer
ing to make Secretary Hllles and other
Ohio politicians who had Travelled With
him through tho state say they. were
well pleased. Leaving Toledo late tonight
the president is due, in Chicago early
tomorrow for two days stay.
breaches Reciprocity.
The president made his first rear plat.
form, speech at Alliance to a crowd which
members Of his party estimated at LOO
He preached prosperity and said In part
Prosperity IS the first thing that We
all should seek. because II means hsppi
ness to everybody. We may have a pros
penty that is merely specious. We may
have our mills running to the full, and
yet there may be something OF eorr7ip.
ton in society and in the violation oi
law through trusts and combinations anc
Determinations of railways that msks
that prosperity one that really does MOI
help US In the end.
But, emitting that, and assuming tha.
everybody is obeyins the law-snd We
are trying TO make them obey the law
II Is prosperity and business that wa
should look to, and the agitation that
creates lack OF confidence among those
who have capital invested is not for the
seod OF the people. Therefore, what We
want is. as far as VIC can, 10 have the
quiet confidence that makes everybody
look after his own business and put as
much money in IT as he can. and then
jobs viii be many, wages win go up, we
win all have money to buy shoes for our
children and those Of US that lack COM
fort can enjoy it.
What would press on you. and what
would press on myself, is the necessity
for inspiring confidence in our govern
ment. II Is wise that we should not cul,
tivate hostility between classes, between
persons similarly situated, but we should
all have confidence in each other because
We are In the same boat. II we have
prosperity. then It is the poorest mar
that gets the best out Of II. When We
don't have prosperity the rich can be
comfortable still but 1t is the poor mar
that suffers
Relieves in EnouRh Tariff.
MANSFIELD, O., March s-"Don't le,
the lion tanner get you." shouted man
In the crowd at Canton. when the presi
dent finished speaking. The crowd
laughed and Mr.. Taft smiled broadly bu,
said nothing.
'we do not believe in high tariff" the
president said at Canton. but we be.
lieye in tariff enough to preserve our