East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-18
PLANS BEING MADE FOR THE
PRESIDENTS WESTERN TRIP

Washington.-Plans for President
Tafts transcontinental trip are being
made by number Of government Of
ficials In and out of the White House.
Until congress passes the bill appro-
priatng $4,000 for the executives
travelling expenses for the first fiscal
year, however, these plans will be
only of tentative nature; indeed, it
may be said that until the lawmakers
come across" with the money the
president will not even admit that he
will make the trip at all.
I'm not going to pay my own ex-
penses out there, that is certain" he
repeats, and even the congressman
who are planning to vote against the
bill whenever it makes its appear
ance say they do not blame him for
taking that stand. He believes the
people of the country will be the
gamers by his journey, and he sees
no valid reason why he should foot
the travel bill personally
Even should the $4,000 appropri-
alton be made for Mr.. Taft, he may
not take the journey. Mrs Taft has
been looking forward to the western
tour with a great deal of pleasure,
and the president declares that II she
cannot share in the excursion he will
not go himself, even II he were as
sured that she stood in no danger of
a return of her present nervous trou-
BILE during his absence. She is now
rapidly recovering from the recent
attack, however. and her physician,
Naval Surgeon De Laney, ia confident
that by the time the president ex-
poets to leave Beverly, Mass, for the
west she will have been restored to
perfect health
Will Use Economy.
II the president goes west he will
establish a record for economical
travelling that has never been ap-
preached by any occupant of the
White House since the days of our
great-grandfathers, when private
cars and special trains were un-
known. He will make the trip with
his eye on the expense account all
the way. and will not have a special
train. In fact, II he could proceed
from here TO the coast and back
again in half comfort, he would not
even go TO the extravaganza Of char
tering a private car, but would wife
ahead for "a lower berth away from
the wheels" at every step of the
journey. His advisers have persuad-
ed him, however, to forsake his old
friend. Democratic Simplicity, for
few weeks and put on enough pluto
cratic style to hire a car. This will
spare him the almost hourly annoy
ance OF crowds invading his presence.
If he travelled in an ordinary day or
Pullman coach he'd be surrounded
by mob from the middle of Sep
tember to the middle OF November.
He'd not be able to open his mouth
for morsel of food without the mob
noting the action and measuring the
mouthful. II Mrs. Taft did not suf-
fer a return of nervous prostratlon
inside of three days under such con-
ditions she would be more than hu-
man. Therefore, and for these rea-
sons alone, the president has told his
subordinates to figure on a private
car for him "if'' the trip is made.
When the subject of the coast-to-
coast trip was first considered by the
president two or three months ago,
the railroad men who were asked to
give an estimate of the expense in
volved II a special train was used all
the way figured that it would cost
at least $4,000. SO that now every
time the subject of special train is
brought to the attention OF Secretary
Carpenter he turns pale.
Fourth President TO Come West.
Mr.. Taft will be the fourth presi-
dent to make a tour to the Pacific
coast. His predecessors in this re-
gard were Benjamin Harrison. Nc