Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-13
SHERMAN At HOT SPRINGS
President and Vice President Will
|. Play Golf Together.
BURKETT CALLS UPON TAFT
Nebraska Senator Explains His
scheme for Issuing Bonds TO Pay
for waterway ImprOve-
ments.

HOT SPRINGS, Va, Nov. 12-President-
elect Taft was Joined here today by Vice
Presldent-elect Sherman, who said he had
come to the Virginia mountains to rest
and play for a week. He met Judge Taft
on the versnda of the Homestead hotel,
and the two exchanged cordial greetings.
Come up to the cottage and see me any
time" said Mr.. Taft. after the two had
chatted briefly. II will do II and be glad
to-" responded Mr.. Sherman. But the vice
president-elect occupied the afternoon
with a game Of golf with William L. Ward,
national committeeman from New YORK
and the call was not made today.
While no definite engagement has been
made for a game on the links between the
two men who are to head the next admini-
stration, each has expressed a wish to
play the other. and the interesting event
may take place tomorrow.
Speaking seriously, Mr. Sherman said no
matter of state had brought him here. He
was taking a weeks rest, and came here
at the suggestion of Mr.. Ward. The son
and daughter of the vice president-elect ac-
companied him.
Burton and Burkett.
Representative Theodore z. Burton of
Ohio came on the midnight train last night
and will remain here for ten days. Sena-
tor Burkett of Nebraska, spent the day
here. He came to discuss coming leBisla-
ton. Mr.. Burkett said he found Judge
Taft in favor OF pushing the postal savings
bank bill at the next session of congress.
He laid before the president-elect plan
for legislation authorizing the issuance of
bonds to pay for permanent public improve
ments.
Senator Scott Of West virginia and Mrs
Scott came to spend some time, as did
Senator Jonathan Bourne of Oregon SEN
ator Scott is in hearty favor of immediate
tariff revision. He said today he believed
It could be accomplished at the short ses-
sion OF congress to begin next month. All
of these gentlemen doubtless will take the
opportunity to have talks with Mr. Taft
but the presldent-elect said tonight that
as far as he knew he would not be called
upon to make any Important plans for the
future for some time to come.
He still insists that this for him Is a
vacation time. 1t was stated here today
by those in position to know that the re-
publican campaign fund was made up of
between. l1O00 and 12000 subscribers, only
three or four of which were in amount
greater than the $4,000 limit fixed by Mr.,
Bryan.
Bonds for Internal improvements.
What Senator Burkett told Judge Taft
regarding the necessity for considering the
financing of government operations was
Ater explained by him In this manner:
II would favor" he said, ''the govern
! mont taking up its internal developments In
a we'll planned, comprehensive way and be-
ginning work on II just as methodicaly as
we have begun on the Panama canal on
our irrigation project, issuing bonds from
time to time to meet the expenses of it.
"Our country is getting larger" he con-
tinued. "and the necessary expenses are in
creasing all the time, while our sources OF
revenue are diminishing. Our public lands
are pretty well all disposed of the legisla-
tion In many Of the states has tended to
decrease our internal revenues, We are about
to revise the tariff, and. undoubtedly, as II
should. It will be downward, and some
things that have paid duty will undoubt.
edly be put on the free list.
! our interest charge on the public debt
is not very large now and we could borrow
enough money to carry this work and
still have our annual interest charge very
low in comparison with most of the other
nations of the world"
| MT ana MIs ldII were tOnlBnt lHe guests
! of honor at a dinner at the Homestead
hotel given by Mr.. and Mrs. D. II. Holmes
of Kentucky. Other guests were Governor
elect and Mrs. Eben s. Draper OF Boston
Miss Mary Patton Of Washington and Mr.
Ekergoln of Norway.
Taft to Visit Roosevelt.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12-At the white
house Saturday night and Sunday Presi-
| dent-elect William II. Taft will be the
| quest of President Roosevelt, having ac-
cepted an invitation from the latter To
stop here on his return from New York
! City en- route to Hot Springs, Va. 1t will
be the first time the President and Mr
Taft will have seen each other since the
election.
The presidents message to congress
probably Will be In shape for Mr.. Taft's
perussl, and Mr. Tsft's cabinet probably
will be discussed.
President-elect Taft's trip TO New YORK
City is for the purpose of making a speech
at the dedication of the Prison ShiI
! Martyrs monument in Fort Greene park
Brooklyn. He will reach New York City
early Saturday, and Immediately after tn,
ceremonies at the monument in the after.
noon will leave for Washington, arriving
here at 1l:3O m. He will be driven tC
the white house and will spend the nigh
there. on Sunday morning he will attenC
religious services with the president prob