The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-27
IN THE SPRING OF '03|
When the President Is Likely to
Make His Expected Trip to
the Northwest.
A Labor Speech Had Been Prepared
for Minneapolis-The APP
pointment Of Ware.

From, Tho Journal Bureau, Room do. Posi-
BUILDING, Washington.
Washington, Sept. 27.-The most absurd
ruror connected with the presidents I'M
expected return to Washington after the
abandonment of his western trip, Is that
set in motion by the democrats, that the
presidents political advisers were afraid
of the political effect Of the speeches he
was to deliver, the Cincinnati speech being
a fair sample Of them, and insisted that
the remainder Of the trip be Cancelled.
Now, in the first place nobody who knows
the president, even slightly, will believe
such a story, for first and foremost the
president is a man of decision and indie
pendent action. He is not at the beck and
call Of party leaders, but on the contrary
he has his own ideas regarding public
questions and insists upon expressing
them freely and fearlessly whenever the
opportunity presents ITSELF
In the. next place, the presidents
speeches-those at Cincinnati, Detroit,
Logansport and Indianapolis especially
have been of great help in the campaign.
The president of the United States is
never interviewed, consequently it will
be out of the question to tell the people
OF the northwest how keen was his dis
appointment over the postponement of his
trip. During the way back to Washing
ton last Wednesday afternoon, while the
special train was running between Harris
burg and Baltimore, the president re-
ce1Ved the newspaper men in his room in
the car Colonial. He was lying on a
single brass bedstead his head propped up
by several pillows, and evidently had been
reading just before r h Journal cor
respondent was ushered in, for on the front
OF the bed was a handsome volume of
"Pendennis," part of full set, and back
OF him were two or three other books. The
president was attired in pink and white
paJamas, with broad stripes, and was look
ing so we'll that it did seem too bad that
he had been compelled to return home
without quoting him in any way, may
still be permitted to say that the north
western portion Of the abandoned trip
was the portion which appealed to him
With most force from the personal side,
He feels that the northwest is his par
t1cular section, so far as president of
the United States may be permitted to
express himself as favoring one locality as
against all the others, and that he owes
TO 1t whatever Of political preferment has
come to him. He lived there as young
man and fully identified himself with all
Its interests. He came to know it's people,
ana they came to know him and to be-
lieve In him. When an opening came II
was these people who pushed him forward
into politics and stood back of him with
an earnestnesS and$determinatiOna and low
atty that finally carried everything before
thcm. The president feels deeply the debt
or gratitude which he owes to his friends
OF the old days in the northwest, and
WheE ne talks about them he cannot find
words to express adequately his feelings.
lie mad prepared a great labor speech for
minneapolis, and was to have made a.
special effort at Sioux Falls. When writ
ing these speeches he had constantlv in
n'lnu the close relationship which 3he has
sustained to that section since the old days
CT the ranching and deputy sheriff period
and he had made up his mind that on the
trip which has now been abandoned he
would make just the best appearance there
tRtlt lie was capable Of. It was to have
peen MS first visit to the northwest as
president. After allowing in some degree
LOT the strong appeal on the sentimental
any. personal sides. which the trip made
teAhlfn.' we may in some measure be pre-
pared to understand the keenness Of the
disappointment at Z: Indianapolis last
Tuesday. wv"
It is definitely settled that the trip is TO
De completed, possibly this fall, but GER
talnly: next spring. The public business
may interfere with the presidents getting
away again at this time. He has several
dates in. Pennsylvania and other eastern
points Tor the latter part efOctober, and
at about that time he Must begin to
th1nK ABOUT his message to congress- He
prefers to complete the trip this year. but
II 1or the reasons which have been stated
this is out of the qeustion, he will include
all OF the abandoned points in his itinerary
next spring, going and coming from the
far west.
Inc president regretted very much that
he was not able to keep the appointn ent
at Canton, Ohio NO program had been
arranged for that place, which was no.
t1ced by those who read the official itin-
erary. The train was to arrive there at
about 2 o'clock on the afternoon of Mon
day, Oct. 6, and remain until between 5
and o'clock. There was to be no pro-
gram of any sort. Nobody was to meet
the train, there was to be no demonstra-
ton. The president, accompanied by Sec
rotary Cortelyou, who is the administra tor
Of the Mckinley estate, were to drive
quietly In a carriage to the Mckinley
nome, where the president was to pay q
personal visit to the widow of his pre-
decessor. The remainder Of the party,
meanwhile, was to remain aboard the
| train. or If they preferred. were to visit
the Mckinley tomb. The visit was to
have been quiet and wholly without any
formalities as was BETTING such an oc-
casion. 1t is one Of the presidents many
regrets In connection with the abandon
ment Of the trip that he did not get to
Canton. : l. +
. Among those who greeted the president
in indianapolis was James Whitcon1b
Riley, who sat beside him at the Columbia
club luncheon. r.. -. t~..- IL.
IT desire to congratulate you," said Mr..
Riley to the president, ION your appoint
ment of Eugene Ware as the commission
er of pensions. I am glad to see you
recognize in SO substantial a manner q
man who represents American letters i'll
the west" .f-.-
It is said that the Ware appointment
Ho, Ioo ooF4 liz f..
made during Mr. Roosevelts presidency
1t has pleased the literary men of the
country, who see in this appointment a
recognition Of the entire guild, and it has
pleased the old soldiers, who see in Ware
one of their old time friends. It has also
pleased the great west, where Ware has
lived for so many years. And, what is
also gratifying to the presidential mind
it has not displeased anybody in the east
-, w. w. Jermane.
ATTENTION.! G. A. r.