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Show TAFT 18 TARIFF IN THELIM ELIGHT Republican Candidate, in Series of Speeches, Makes Revision the Keynote. DOES NOT FORGET TO TAKE SHOTS AT BRYAN Declares That Democratic Leader Lead-er Is Kept Busy Dodging His Record. SIOUX CITY, la., Sept. 29. Tariif revision mostly downward, but in somo instances upwards notably on pottery was tho keynote of Candidate Candi-date Taft's ten speeches today. In nouo of thorn did ho forget to "go after" his Nebraska opponent. The Ohioau 's campaign through South Dakota terminatod hero tonight, to-night, where ho addressed a tremendous tre-mendous audienco from tho four States of Ipwa, Nebraska, South Dakota and Minnesota. Tho meeting was held in the immense train shed of tho 'Union passenger statiou, and was rivaled, in tho daj-'a trip from Aberdeen, only by two meetings held at Mitchell. Senator Kittrodgo met the Taft train at Mitchell, and made public assurances of his continued support of the ticket. Senator Gamble, his factional fac-tional opponent, and Congressmen Burko and Martin joined tho train at Aberdoou, as did other State politicians, politi-cians, leaving no iiopublican faction in South Dakota unrepresented in tho demonstration of approval of tho National Na-tional ticket. These incidents and the assurances to the candidate from those in touch with the South Dakota situation. situa-tion. Mr. Taft said today woro most satisfactory evidences of the value of his trip. DesidcH Mitchell and Sioux City, tho largest, crowds of tho day wore at Aberdeen and Yankton, tho latter tho homo of Senator Gamble. Other stops of the special where cheering cheer-ing audiences wero waiting wero at Mellette, Hedfiold, Wolsey, Tripp. Parks I on, Lestervillo, Scotland and Vermilion. Contrasted With Bryan. Judge Taft '3 voice permitted him to bo heard' fairly well. His speaking assistant during today was Representative Representa-tive Adam Bedo of Minnesota, who jokingly referred to the candidate as tho ''upholstered statesman." Ho said tho great distinction between Taft and Bryan was that you could sec Taft i much further than you could hoar him, and'you could hear Bryan much further Continued on Pago Three, TAFT AND TARIFF IN THE LIMELIGHT Continued from Pago One. than you could see him, or ought to follow him. Tho manner of speech Mr. Taft delivered de-livered during the day may be learned ! from tho following extracts of remarks made at different places along the road. His speech at Mitchell and at Sioux Citj- vfere aloug the same lines: "The difficult' with Mr. Bryan, my distinguished opponent, is that he - is engaged in tryiug to avoid his record, and the Republican party and its candidate can-didate are trying to Etand by its record. Mr. Bryau, I believe, yesterday yester-day invited my consideration to t a number of issues, but I dou't think that he dwelt, with that intense em-phasis em-phasis of which he is capable, on the condition tho farmers were in when he was, so to speak, at the helm. I don't think he called your attention-to attention-to the effect on the market prico of farmers' produce under tho Gorman-Wilson Gorman-Wilson tariff bill, of which he was one of tho chief advocntes. IIo did not refer to the fact, with any degree of significance, that wheat, under tho influence in-fluence of that great tariff, measure went down below 50 cents. ITc did not call your attention to the fact that corn was at 2.1 cents; that oats waH at 10 cents; nor did he dwejl on tho fact that after the Democratic party, under his leadership, had brought about such a condition of affairs, that then, in order to help us all out of difficulty, he proposed a method by which we should renndiatft half our debts, and in that way stagger back to prosperity. Prophesies Failed. (tI don't thiuk ho called your attention atten-tion to tho fact that within two years after the gold standard was adopted in ISnfi. everv one of the pronhosics which he made as to what would happen hap-pen unless you adopted free silver was refuted by the event. I don't think he dwelt "at any groat length on f lie paramount issue, which, together with free, silver, was brought to your attention at-tention in l'JOO. T don't think he invited in-vited ;our consideration to the fact that on tho 4th day of July, when he was notified in Lincoln of 'his second nomination, he said that unless we got out of the Philippine islands, unless we abandoned that awful issue, that awful policy of imperialism, by electing elect-ing him, wo should not celebia'to with true patriqtism. "I am interrogated ns to whether the tariff should .be revised down or upwards. up-wards. My own impression is. without with-out being familiar with the schedules as an export, that in mosc cases tho operation of tho protective tariff has been normal, the cost of production has been reduced, and therefore tho revision revis-ion with respect to those schedules should be downward. There arc a few ! pottcrv is on3 in which no such J change lias taken place. Indeed, the I change has been tho other way, and in that respect probably the tariff' ought to be raised. "Mr. Bryan says that wo may not expect anything "from tho Republican party, that it is governed by the protected pro-tected interests nnd that they contribute contrib-ute to the campaign fund. If they do, I am glad to advise 'ou that tho campaign cam-paign fund this year is not flattering, ana that no campaign has been carried car-ried on nioro economically than this campaign. Secondly. I want to call your attention to tho fact that when tho Republican party rises to .bring about a trusted promise, it enforces that promise against any corporate influence, influ-ence, as it hau done during tho administration ad-ministration of Theodore Roosevelt, and, following the example of Theodore Theo-dore Roosevelt, it will be my pleasure-and pleasure-and my duty to insist, so tar as the executive head of tho nation and the Republican party can gather such in-lluonce, in-lluonce, to bring about an houest and thorough revision of the tariff, on tho one hand, protecting the industries by" tho method of protection explained, and on the other. Feeing that that measure is not too great, in the interest in the consumer. Judge Taft slept in his private car on a quiet siding at South Sioux City. "With nine or ten speeches in Nebraska, he will reach Lincoln, tho home of Mr. Bryan, at o o'clock tomorrow afternoon, where he spends tho night. |