Show TAFT SAFELY DELIVERED OF HIS ADDRESS Claims People Have Ruled Through the Agency of Re Republican Republican Republican publican Party ROOSEVELT LAUDED TO FULLEST EXTENT TAME AND TURGID EFFORT TO ANSWER CHALLENGE RE RECENTLY RECENTLY Y MADE BY BRYAN Hot Springs Va Aug 21 The peo people people have hae ruled through the Republican party part This is William H Tarts Taffs answer anser to Mr Ir Bryans Boans challenge Shall the peo people people people rule The answer anser was made In an address the Republican presidential candidate made today toda before a gathering of ot sev several se several eral thousand Virginia Republicans who came carne to the city to see and hear him and celebrate Virginia day da To Tomake Tomake Tomake make his point perfectly clear Mr 1011 Taft referred to the first election of ot Mr 1011 McKinley as one of ot the most In Intelligent Intelligent intelligent and an effective expressions of ot popular will ever manifested to the world and the maintenance of or the gold standard and a protective tariff by his administration was aM a n correct interpret interpretation interpretation atlon of or the peoples people will This was shown to be so he continued by b even een evena eena a greater majority for the party In 1900 and a still greater majority in 1904 when Roosevelt was as elected and he added we may ma well submit to the country countr whether his administration has not expressed d the will of or the peo people people Slemp Had an Inning Preceding Mr 1011 Taft Tall in ht a short address addres Congressman C S Slemp had this to tosa say sa in answer to the same question Can it be possible that he Bryan B an had reference to the political situation In Virginia Does he not know that under existing laws 60 per pr cent of ot the white and 90 per cent of or the colored population of or voting age have hae been dis disfranchised disfranchised disfranchised franchised Does he not know that they have hae no voice olce In the government of or either his state or this nation And can ran he lie call this a rule of or the people No wonder Mr 11 Bryan Bran will make mak no political speeches In the south Condi Conditions Conditions Conditions here do not square with his battle cry cr Mr Ir Taft was surrounded during his hs speech spee h by approximately people Accompanied by Mrs Taft Tart Col B D S SAllen SAllen SAllen Allen and Representative Slemp In ha h drove to the time ball park in a carriage e with Charlie Taft on the box with the driver Mr Ir Vorys Vor s and Alvah Martin national committeemen from Virginia accompanied the party part in another car carriage ar The scene at the park was typical typical typical cal of a real country countr picnic There Then were seats Feats pat for but a few hundred While the thousands had to stand or sit on the ground round Mr lr Taft occupied d a n hastily erected speakers speaker stand in front of or the bleachers benches He was Introduced by Colonel Allen and his re reception r reception was cordial and his speech applauded Mr Tafts Speech Mr lor Taft reviewed the record of or the Democratic party part from the time of the thelast thelast thelast last Democratic administration In 1893 During this administration he said it repealed the th McKinley tariff passed In 1890 and enacted th Io Jor 1 Jorman r man tariff bill of 1893 With the prospect of a Democratic tariff for rev revenue Te revenue and under the operation of ot the Gorman tariff bill subsequently passed a period of industrial depres depression depression sion slon set pet In which continued through the next presidential campaign of or 1896 As soon as the Republican party came into power in 1897 he said It re repealed repealed repealed pealed the tile tariff bill billand billand billand and enacted the present Dingley tariff tarl bill and with the assurance of an hon honest honest honest est monetary standard confidence was restored and a period of ot business expansion expansion expansion sion and prosperity followed to an ex extent extent ex extent tent never before known In the history of the world Wages were never neer higher hl her ho he declared and the average standard of or living of or farmers farmer and business businessmen men in point of or comfort and enjoyment of or life was advanced beyond be ond precedent Dishonesty and Greed Attending this great reat prosperity abuses developed growing out of the dishonesty dishon dishonesty dishonesty esty of some prominent men entrusted with the management of or the business of or others and of or a greed of or financial power on the part of others stimulated by the enormous successes incident to the combination of capital in n large cor corporations corporations 01 These abuses he said laid chiefly took the form of ot violation of or the antitrust law J Continued on Page 2 TAFT SAFELY DEIJ DELIVERED VERED OF HIS ADDRESS Continued From Page Pace 1 and granting of or rebates and discriminations by b railways to large shippers When the tho extent of these evils was brought home to the people he said President Roosevelt Invoked the atten attention attention attention tion of or congress con ress and amI the public to them and proceeded proceed d to enforce the laws then thenon on the statute books It was not he said until Mr tr Roosevelt realizing to the full ull the danger dan danger ger to which our society was exposed unless the offending offend In corporations railway rail rall railway way wa and Industrial were made to obey and fear tear the law took vigorous ac action action action tion in the recommendation of new leg legislation legIslation and in the enforcement of the theold theold theold old that anything very effective was lAne done lon to tn o check the thi growing evil Work of Congress The Republican congress con ress which had hall been elected with Rosevelt in 1904 Mr Ir Taft said made a record for remedial legislation along the lines recommended by b the president which as he has said himself has never been beon equalled In iii our time Mr Taft Talt referred to the railway rate law the law creating the bureau of corporations the pure food bill and amI the meat inspection law most of which he declared encountered the open bitter opposition of ot the corporations and amI failed of ot passage in the previous con congress congress congress gress What hat has been the result of or this legislation and legislative action ho asked Secret rebates and unlawful discriminations have been heen actually abolished No monopoly of or business in any line is I now maintained by b a secret se so seret cret ret reduction of or freight rates to It which is denied to competitors He declared that the people have hare ruled through the Republican party I have hae no hesitation In saying that not since the beginning of or the government has any other national administration done so 80 much for the cause of labor by bythe bythe bythe the enactment of or remedial legislation as Theodore Roosevelt and amI the Republican Republican lican congresses elected and sitting dur during ing his terms of Needed Legislation It is true he said that additional legislation is If needed to perfect the ma machinery machinery machinery chinery for enforcing the principles laid down by Mr Ir Roosevelt and declared In Inthe Inthe Inthe the remedial statutes already alread passed pass d The present congress he added has h s reenacted the employers liability t tact act has strengthened the safety appliance appliance appliance ance acts has passed pa the government compensation act has direct directed directed ed Investigations into mine disasters and tind has passed a model child labor bill billIt billIt bi II It has not amended the Interstate com coin commerce commerce merce law so as to prevent over Issue of ot stocks and bonds or interstate rail railroads railroads railroads roads and it has not amended the anti antitrust antitrust antItrust trust law as suggested by Mr Ir Roose vU t Great care he said would be re required reQuired In the enactment of or additional legislation and the fact that the Dem Democratic Democratic party has hid had but little recent experience in the th responsibilities of f power p cr and but little training train In In actual legislation makes the tho party part and its dis distinguished distinguished leader utterly oblivious of or orthe the necessity for tor care and caution in inthe Inthe inthe the enactment of ot statutes which are to accomplish changes in our social and business relations Outside the Platform They seem to have an impression that an evil which is very eo insidious and which Is elusive in Its character when definite legal le al description is to be given of or It and heavy penalty i Is to tobe tobe tobe be prescribed for tor it may be safely met by a n statutory denunciation hastily prepared In a day or a week or a short period We have hao seen within the short four years ears of or the present administration such measures as government owner ownership ownership ownershIp ship of or railways election of ot federal Judges and national initiative e and refer referendum referendum referendum proposed as remedies for tor our ex existing exIsting evils and now withdrawn under assurances that they will not be again suggested He Ho declared that the Republican par party party party ty was not responsible for tor the abuses he had described and that the tho evils were duo to the fallibility of or human na nature nature nature ture and the willingness of or ambitious and unscrupulous men to turn an In Instrumentality necessary In human progress to a vicious purpose e Of all possible agencies for reform he said the Democratic party under its present leadership Is tle one least entitled to any credit Cannon Upheld Speaking of or the house of or representatives representatives tives as having been charged with hav hay having having ing lug a procedure allowing the speaker to suppress the popular will wUl he h said that while ho he would not discuss the wisdom of or that procedure It was sum sufficient sufficient cleat to say that the sonata senate has no rule for the question and In that body the ability Till I i ff of or the minority to n de defeat defeat I A feat or delay legislation favored by bythe bythe bythe the majority has been made the subject ct of criticism on the ground that it de defeated defeated le the will wUl of or the people A RC Reub Republican b lican congress he said could be lie depend depended ed cd upon to carry out the principles involved in involved in this campaign Me Mr Taft Tatt made an appointment to meet In Cincinnati on September 22 a delegation of ot negroes from this national Baptist convention to be held eld In Lex Lox Lexington Lexington ington Ky ICy from September 15 to 21 It Itis Itis Itis is said every state and territory will wil willbe wilbe be represented In the tho delegation |