New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-16
PRESIDENTS TRIP WEST.
1T MAY HAVE FAR REACHING POLITI-
CAL CONSEQUENCES-TO SPEAK ON
TARIFF, TRUSTS AND RECIPROCITY.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUNE.l


Washington, Sept 15.-George B. Cortelyou,
secretary to the President is in the city for a
day two solely for the purpose of completing
the details of the important trip to the North
west on which President Roosevelt starts on Fri
day, September 10. Mr.. Cortelyou is not Of
fcially in this city. he is supposed to be TAX
ing much needed vacation, and when he has
completed his work here for the trip he will
turn to Oyster Bay The President Will start
on Friday and will be absent in the Northwest
until his return to Washington, about October
T. TO take part in the Grand Army of the Re
public ceremonies.
The trip will be by long odds the most impor-
tant ever undertaken by President Roosevelt.
and may be more far reaching in political con-
sequences than any ever heretofore made by
President The journey viii occupy nearly three
weeks and the President will visit dozens of
cities and towns and make dozens of speeches.
With the exception of three or four talks 10
Spanish-American War veterans at Detroit and
indianapolis the Presidents speeches are likely
TO be more or less of a character affecting the
politics of the future To his comrades of the
Spanish war the President will talk on sub
jects near to the hearts of soldiers. One great
object of his Western trip is to assist in the
strong effort being made to consolidate the
two organizations of Spanish-American War
veterans The two organizations meet stimuli
President will address the meeting at Detroit
first and will go to Indianapolis the next day
and talk 10 the other organization 1t will take
a fying run TO do ii. but both organizations
want the honor of visit from such a distin-
euished comrade, and the President is not going
10 show any favoritism With the exception Of
this and few other gatherings. the President
will naturally be compelled to discuss subjects
of a political nature, and what he says will
without doubt have far reaching bearing on
political affairs.
On the tariff the trusts and on Cuban
reciprocity the President is likely to talk. On
the trusts he will certainly make number Of
sneeches On reciprocity he viii be in the
sugar country; that is, among the beet sugar
producers. He will confront practically all the
sentiment that hostile TO reciprocity at the
recent session of Congress. At the same time
he will be in d section of the United States
nota bly, friendly to him in political feeling. In
that section there is more genuine admiration
for him as than in any other. Although
possessing tact and conservatism. the President
is always aggressive and fearless and the out
look is strong that the reciprocity question will
he revived by the President while he is away
With the President for the greater part of
his trip will be Secretary Shaw, who Will make
a number of speeches from the same train in
various towns. Mr.. Shaw has taken most
cautious position to revising the tariff He
advocates slow progress in this direction. What
the President says on TINS line must nat
urallv be the Republican platform in the Con-
gress elections. Throughout the Northwest es-
pecially in Minnesota. Wisconsin and Michigan
Republican members of Congress are commit
ted to working in the next Congress for tariff
revision.
The position is most delicate one. The
subject Of a tariff commission. composed of the
friends OF a protective tariff, which would
work long and earnestly upon the subject of
what schedules should be revised before submit
ting a general pl3n Of revision to Congress
is being advanced. and no surprise would be
occas stoned TO see that put forward as a lead
ing suggestion. The President has so far not
taiked extensively on the subject of the tariff
and is committed TO nothing more definite than
reciprocity with foreign countries and whatever
tariff changes are regarded by Republicans as
wise