The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-06

. thrOnG WniCn nned the WdIkS IN some
| places ten deep along line of march
I extending over nearly three miles OF
the principal streets The school chill
! drcn of this city, Oakland and Berke-
ley gave their joyous cheers for the
| president, and as in most OF the other
cities Mr.. Taft has visited on this
trip, were some Of the prominent fea-
lures of his reception.
Visiting three cities and spending
three quarters OF an hour on San
Francisco bay. the president had 4
| busy day AS he was crossing from
| the Oakland mole to San Francisco,
the army transport Thomas was set
ting sail for the Philippine Islands
and by the presidents request the
| revenue cutter, Golden Gate, on which
he was a passenger. was drawn up
| alongside the big vessel. whose sides
We're lined with soldiers and the fam.
lilies of officers On the bridge of
the transport. the Philippine constab-
ulary band, which played at the pres
! ident's Inauguration in Washington.
was with him recently at Seattle and
was present this morning in the Greek
| theater at Berkeley when he made an
address i'm that classic amphitheatre,
was drawn up and was playing Hail
TO the Chief" as the president shouted
across the water to the khaki clad
soldiers: Goodbye. boys. l wish you
a pleasant voyage"
Longs for Philippines.
Answering cheers came back to the
president The propeller of the trans
port began 10 Churn the water into
foam, a ripping wave spread from
the bow as the vessel, gay with flags,
gained headway and the president
| looked wistfully toward the golden
gate.
Does 1t make you feel homesick
Mr.. President" asked Captain Butt,
his aide. who himself had seen long
service in the Philippines,
Indeed 1t does" replied Mr.. Taft;
and would give anything if / were
going with them"
The president never losses an op-
portunity while on the coast to speak
a good word for the Philippines and
he Is always sure of a responsive ap~
| probation Referring TO his own eX-
perlences al Manila. in one of his ad-
dresses today. he said:
You never can tell what the fu-
ture is going to bring about IL
seemed long way around 10 the
White House to go out 10000 miles
into the tropics but that is where
IT landed me-
The president reached the shores
of San Francisco bay early this NOM
ing with a typical fog hanging over
the cities that front the harbor, Be
fore II o'clock. however. the sun
had burned It's way through the gray
| mist clouds and when the president
reached San Francisco at l O'Clock
the day was one of blue skied splen
dor.
Welcome at Berkeley.
Berkeley had the honor of being the
FIRST bay city 10 welcome the president.
He was driven In an automobile 10
| the Greek theatre OF the university
OF California. where he was greeted
by Professor Bernard Moses, who
had served with Mr. Taft in tho
| Philippines. The president made a
brief address in which he declared
that ideals In popular government
were a splendid thing 10 cultivate but
that the man at the helm must be
content with a compromise must ae-
the game whether he succeeded in
bringing the people to follow him or
had to follow the people
From Berkeley, the president went
10 Oakland and made an address to an
outdoor throng Of several thousands.
In both Berkeley and Oakland he re-
ceived a hearty greeting from crowds
lining the sidewalks Of the line of
| march
Crossing the bay on the revenue
| cutter Golden Gate and eating lunch
con during the trip, the president up
on his arrival in San Francisco was
taken for a three-milc carriage ride
through Market, Montgomery and
kearney streets and Van Ness and
Golden Gate avenues He reviewed
on Van Ness avenue nearly all OF the
people and parochial school children
OF the city. Next the president laid
! the corner stone Of the new Young
| Mems Christian association building
in this city and expressed again the
interest he always feels in Y. NJ. c.
A. work, Mr.. Taft has what he de-
lights 10 refer to as his "Y, NJ. C A
speech He has laid cornerstones
for this class of buildings in ShanG-
hal, Hong Kong all through the
United States and in many other parts
Of the world Being a Mason in good
standing, Mr., Taft always works hard
when he has the task OF laying a
corner stone. and today's ceremony
was no exception TO the rule With a
silver trowel, he spread mortar for
fully five minutes before the biz
| ln1lr 10 A. 10 H..
cred into Its place.
Later in the day the president was
the guest of honor az a reception at
the United League club. Tonight he
was rendered a banquet at the Fair.
mont hotel by more than GOO resi-.
dents OF San Francisco and later was
entertained at the Press club. The
president retired at midnight at the
St Francis hotel and will leave at
S o'clock tomorrow morning for the
Yosemite valley
Visits His Cousin.
Crossing the Bay today the presl
dents flag, flying from the Golden
Gate" was saluted by the old frigate
Pensacola. the station ship of the
naval training station on Goat Isl
aud by the cruiser St Louis, which
lay gray and grim in the pathway OF
the president, and by the revenue cut
ter Mccullough The Oakland com.
mittee crossed the bay on a ferry.
boat as an escort to Mr., Taft,
During his stay in Berkeley the
president stole a half hour away from
the entertaining committee and Visit;
ed his cousin. Mrs. Charles T. Blake
One of the most pathetic incidents
of the presidents trip marked his
stay in Berkeley. He passed in re
View OF the pupils of an institution
| for ihn dnal dnrnh and LlinA