The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-11
TAFT WILL KEEP FINGER
ON PULSE OF COUNTRY
Although He Is to Take a is,ooo-miIe
Swing About the United States-Is
Going to Sound the Common
People

Washington, D. O., Sept a. President
Taft intends 70 keep his finger On che
pulse OF the country during his forthcom.
ing ls,ooo-mie swing across the cont
nent- He is going to confde IN the com.
mon people sound them on their views
as to possible legislation, and give them
a chance to learn his views on practically
all the governmental problems now con.
fronting the nation.
First Of all the chief executive intends
discussing the new tariff law. Then the
subject Of conservation win demand his
attention. His secretary Of the interior,
Richard A. Ballinger, has been accused
of letting the Roosevelt policy Of conser.
walton Of natural resources 20 BY TIE
board and the question is big one
throughout the West,
The president expects to talk good
deal regarding corporations, and just
what regulatiye measures he proposes Co
recommend. He win discuss statehood
for Arizona and New Mexico. lie ex-
poets to tell something Of his IDEAS as to
the possibilities Of the South in politics,
and the value Of Southern sentiment,
Then it is likely that he win devote a
number Of speeches to outlining the ad.
ministration's policy relative to army
and navy and coast deienses.
President Taft has never ceased TO
believe that It was his frankness dur.
ing the past campaign in discussing his
labor record and the decisions be made
in such cases when on the bench, that
contributed in a large measure to his
success at the polls He Is welded to-
the notion that the best way 70 treat
the people is To take them into his conf.
dence and tell them without subterfuee
just where he stands.
There has been a number Of senator's
and preventative particularly those
from certain sections Of the West-who
have done their best to dissuade presi-
dent Taft from mentioning that huqa
boo the tariff in his speeches ia sections
where the patchwork measure he signed
on August 5 isn't particularly popular
The president has tersely remarked 70
these we'll meaning advisers that be
wasn't in the habit Of lodging subjects
On the other band, it is by explaining
the tariff bill and its WHY'S and where
fores that he hopes to mollify the dis.
Fruntled.
That the chief executive win have
plenty of ammunition relating to the
changes he wants 10 see made III the
present laws in order to give the govern.
ment greater control and regulation 81
corporations. Is assured, since his law
commission Attorney General Wicker
sham, Secretary Nagel, Chairman Knapp
Of the interstate commerce commission.
Mann Of the interstate
commerce committee Of the House, and
Solicitor General Bowers will probably
make a report 70 him on these very mat
ters just prior to his start
The president viii cell the people Of
Arizona and New Mexico chat the next
session Of Congress win fulfill the pledge
Of the Republican party and grant them
separate statehood fIe win do some
powerful political evangehzing in the
South He viii outline hs plans for bet /
tering the defenses Of tho coast "a sub
jet That vastly interests the people Of
the Pacific slope He Is expected greatly
to further diplomatic relations between /
this country and Mexico when he meets +
President Diaz at lei paso. strong
bond already holds the two republics to
gether IN their assumption Of moral I
over the Central Ameri /
can republics.
But, above all. the president viii get
close to the people He wants to keep
his ear TO The ground His tour 81 I
speach-making viii be all tho more not /
able because It will be the first instance T
Ia history where chief executive has /
frankly disserted his aims and IDEAS ati
the very beginning Of bis term Of 81
fee.