Omaha daily bee., 1912-10-11
KANSAS HEARS OF TARIFF
Burton and Meekins Talk to Many
Farmers Of State.
FIND STRONG TAFT SENTIMENT
Express Themselves as Confident
that Republicans win Remain
Loyal to the Party and
Its Nominees


KANSAS CITY. Mo. Oct. TO- Especial
Telegram) Democracy Nemesis. the
republican tariff train, arrived In Kansas
City tonight. twenty-four hours in the
wake Of Governor Wilson. and an en-
thusiastic meeting before Che Republican
club brought to q close a day OF whirl-
wind tariff discussion In the state OF
Kansas.
United States Senator Theodore r. Bur-
ton OF Ohio and Isaac M. Meekins Of
North Carolina, the orators aboard the
train, were greeted by thousands Of
voters during the day and were In
formed all along the line OF their journey
issues OF the campaign IN addresses Of
five minutes duration than the demo-
cratic candidate for president presented
In his entire tour
Ont EARLY in Morning.
The morning meeting at Norton. Kan.
town which sent an audience OF less
than 100 persons to greet Governor Wiz
son yesterday, was marked by an enthusi-
astic welcome by more than 600 voters.
Although the train arrived In the town
as early as o'clock, a band and dele
cation of citizens escorted the speakers
to the county court house and cheered
them Justify as they departed. A feature
of the meeting at Norton was the de-
nouncement OF Roosevelt BY MIR. Meekins,
a former Roosevelt follower. who so i'm
pressed six followers of the third party
candidate that they removed that party's
emblems from their coats and demanded
I, insignia Of what they termed "the real
republican party"
Stops also were made at Phiilipsburg.
Smith Center. Mankato, Clyde. Manhat-
tan and Topeka, and Mr.. Wilson's state
ment, recently made, that the republican
party Is lodging the tariff issue was
proven false, In each of these stations
the speakers addressed the voters from
the rear platform OF the train and the
enthusiasm displayed promises q re-
publican victory at the Kansas polls in
November
Meekins ON the Meetings.
The citizens OF Kansas show by their
attitude that they are bitterly disap-
pointed In Woodrow Wilson," said ColD-
mel Meekins They are a unit In declaf-
ing that he Is deliberately dodging the
paramount issues of the campaign, and
is nlbbling at the least important planks
of his platform. The voters were anxious
to hear him discuss the tariff. He re-
fused TO discuss this question. They
were anxious to hear him defend his
statement that high cost OF living In due
to a protective tariff He failed to con.
vince thsm of the truth of that stase-
ment.
They attended the meetings today ana
heard the truth about the tariff, high
cost OF living and all the vital issues OF
the campaign. And they showed by their
attitude that 1t will require a tremendous
change In sentiment between now and
next month to sway them from their
determination to support President Taft
Burton Enjoys the Trip.
IN commenting upon the results Of the
tour OF the tariff train Senator Burton
said: II have enjoyed intensely our trip
through Indiana, Nebraska, Colorado and
Kansas Large crowds have turned out
to hear us, not only at the places WHARF
we have made stops OF some considerable
length and left the trains for halls, but
also where we have given merely rear
platform talks. We have been pleased
and gratifIed to see that there Is 90 much
enthusiasm for President Taft.
I'VE have discussed. for the most part.
the tariff question and sought to impress
upon the people the dangers OF follow
Ing Mr., Wilson. The sentiment has
seemed as strong for Mr.. Taft In the
farming localities as anywhere. Nothing
has impressed the people more than to
read to them the statements In MIR.
Wilson's history Of the American people,
published in 1902 in which he described
the disastrous condition which prevailed
in the country under a democratic ad-
ministration prior to 1887. and the other,
in which he said not until the year 1897,
when the republican administration came
in, did the crisis seem past .
Tomorrow the republican tariff train
will visit the state fair at Springfield,
ILL.,, and at night the speakers viii De
heard In st, Louis