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Show TUFT SPEAKS TO HUGE THRONG II SALT 1 Praise of Reed Smoot and Crit cism of Democrats Both Applauded SALT LAKK, Oct. 26.--rtefote an audience which pinked the tabernacle taberna-cle lost light, William Howard Tafti former president of the United Starts criticised Governor Coat as n "smooth politician," who was saved In Ohio through lhe influence ol the wet interests: in-terests: paid tribute to 8eYnitor Reed Smoot as "the most valuable man t j t ir country in cither house or sen-nte;" sen-nte;" commended SehatOr Harding for his 'knowing thai he didn't know everything," and characterised the Wilsoii administration as domihs sd by an unyielding ore-man power, ever unwilling to compromise. The speaker affirms n s belief that Senator Harding, when elected, would sec. re an acceptable league or asso-cla'.!on asso-cla'.!on of nations. His words aroused the great audience to s high pitch of enthusiasm. PUKSON M.I I l i S. No p rsonalltles were indulged in by Mr. Taft except now and then a Jocular reference to himself In the years when he was the nation's chief executive. He used no mantiSCript but rreijuentiy giancra a-, non-.i on sman carol held in his hand. The paramount Cah QUSStion, In the opinion of Mr. Taft, was whether or not the voters of Utah would keep Koed Smoot in the senate Por Mr. smoot the former president made his most earnest appeal, declaring the senior senator to be ih man whose g0 A out of office would have a greater void In congress than that of any othir member He was not SO r.iuch concerned about the vote for president in Utah Mr. Harding, hi asserted, would have an overwhelming overwhelm-ing majority, but It was of vital Import to the whole country that Senator Smoot, whose three terms had pioNcd his great worth, be returned to resume hhi work. Declaring that he would first dlsciifs the Issues that he conceived to be i.i i i mount In the Campaign, Mr. Taft said that the league of nations was not the pramojnt Issue. ' No matter what Cox or Wilson of Harding or I.odg.- think. " he uffirrned, the Issue is whether the American oconle are aoinc to express Iheir ap proval or disapproval of Woodrow Wilson's administration for the last eight years. MIM in GHAKGj "I think." he declared, "that from every indication the American people have made up their minds that there must be a change. Never in my recollection recol-lection has ther been S time when 80 many signs have said there will be a decisive and overwhelming victory.' Mr. Taft then told of how President Wilson sent out an appeal that tho voters return only Democrats to congress, con-gress, commenting upon th rebuke thut Mr. Wilson received when a Ite-psblican Ite-psblican majority was returned In both houses. The speaker then proceeded to contrast con-trast the two candidates for the presidency, presi-dency, denominating Cox as a "nice man," but a "smooth politician who had been saved In Ohio by the vote and influence of the wet interest" " Passing on to his discussion of the league of nations. Mr. Taft affirmed that he. personally, had no objection at all lo article X. He knew, how-eve-, that it would not be adopted l un tinned in i'oi I . . II Taf t Speaks to Throng in Silt Lake i I i (Continued From Page One.) by hi rty -three Republicans, and two Democrats (holdovers In the senate and held that hud II nut been Mi Mr. Wilson's stubbornness it would i have been ratified frith the rererva-lions rererva-lions that on ktted article X ai. i still enabled the league to fmuMlon II K1IN(. g I I. v He said that he would rath'-:- ll.Vve the league, or association of ra'Hins. or whatever It might be called, with thrce-f ourihs of the provisions In It. than no league at all: that only by compromise could the rout of the matter be reached, and that Inflexible opposition would accomplish nothing. He declared that Mr Harding, when elected, would spend hie lime, even bo-forc bo-forc taking hlx Beat. In looking mto the question of ascertaining the at.i-lude at.i-lude of the nations as to forming an association, and would be willing to use whatever was left of the plans now embodied in the: league that would be acceptable to all the nation I L. and would cair out the provla ons of the league to enforce pi.ico ;'.ie world over. It Ml I rOl S U l l (M1 . When the former preside!)! stood up to spr-ak he recelveda tumultuous wel-, wel-, '-ome oalion. "It's a delight to me to b. igail m .alt Lake.' ho Said ''I have been here before I am not likely to forget : Utah, nor Vermont, particularly when I recall the history of eight years ago." Declaring that ho would first discuss the Issues that he conceived to be paramount par-amount in thi- campaign. .Mi. Tuft said that the league of tuitions was not the paramount issue "No matter what 'ox or Wilson or Harding or Lodg(- thinks," he affirmed, affirm-ed, 'the Issue is whether the American Ameri-can people are going to express their approval or lisappioul of Woodrow Wilson's administration for the last eight 'enrs. "1 think. ' he declared, "that from every indication the American people have made up their minds thai there must be a ' hange. Never In my recollection recol-lection has thore been time when so many signs have said there will be a! ileisie and ov. i whelming victory." Mr Taft then argued that Mr Wil-Kn Wil-Kn wafl man who dominated by his I . . . . ; . i , .-. i i . that through nt a I a i m i n -ist ration he drove the country to the ; Verge of bankruptcy; then rame the crisis of the war thai obliterated party llns for n While, but that crisis lmd passed, and It now was up to the peo-pie peo-pie to consider what course they J should take. LANSING 1NCIDEN l I I USD As example bt Mr. Wilson's love of authority, Mi Taft cited the Lansing incident and the 'more recent'' incident inci-dent In which the president s. lined to 1 hiuk that Harding was trying to gel into Wilson's clothts too soon.'' He charged the president with Using his official position to see to It that congressmen or senators who wer' not In coord with him were kept at home after theii terms had expired; saldj the civil service list of t lie government govern-ment hiid been rained from 100,000 to' more than i.DO.000 employes and that. Instead of the promised "open public-1 lt" with regard to While House nf-1 fairs there had never been a time q i-.i-n so much socretiveness and we-1 elusion were the rule. lie said the president declined to call into consultation consul-tation any of the well-posted men to advise with him on important matters mat-ters of state, and thn reviewed two methods of department control, one by giving the heads of departments authority au-thority to act, the other by permitting them to do onh routine work and trying to carry all the burden This, he believed. was the Wilson and the wrong way When Lincoln was In power,'' he declared, "he did not usk whether u man he put Into his cabinet was a Republican Re-publican or n war Democrat; he only asked If he was read to help in pnt- jimg down the Rebellion. And '-et thei Republican mtnoritv .stood by the pres- I lldcnt And what happened'."' |
