Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-19
THE PRESIDENT
Leaves Capital for First
Time Since March 4th'
Speaks al Both the Cleveland
Memorial Meetings.
will Visit Yale Today and Attend
Yale Banquet Tonight.

New York March 1S.-President Taft
on his first trip away from the White
House, came to New York today to
eulosiZe in his first public address as
President q Democratic predecessor in
the high Office which he now fills, the
late Grover Cleveland. Mr.. Taft de-
scribed Mr. Cleveland as man who
was as completely American in his
character rs Lincoln. Mr.. Taft praised
Cleveland as a public official for his
rugged hon, sly and for his adherence
to principles which he believed TO be
right. In his fight to limit legislative
restriction OF executive discretion Pres
ident Tart declared cleveland Won the
everlasting thanks OF the American
people.
The President spoke at the Cleveland
| memorial exercises held in Carnegie
| hall during the afternoon and was an
| interested listener to the speeches
| about rhc late ex-Presidcnt tonight
when the memorial ceremonies We're
| continued in the auditorium of the COL
| lege OF the City of New York. Men Of
| prominence. in addition to Mr. Taft
spoke at both the afternoon and even
| ing meetings. which We're held on this.
|
birth.
President Taft, accompanied by Mrs.
Taft. Miss Boardman of Washington
| Wendell Mischief. his confidential sec
rotary, and Capt Archibald Butt, his
| military aide, in full uniform, reached
! Jersey City at l o'clock, the regular
Washington Express to which was at
tached the private car he had provided
at his personal expense. being five min
utes late. Mr.. Taft travelled In the
"Constitution," the car he used during
10000 miles of campaigning last fall,
| and from which he made more than
40 speeches. The trip from the Capt.
tai was without incident. except for
| a visit from Judge Gray Of Delaware,
| who boarded the train at Wilmington
and came on to New York to speak
at the Cleveland meeting tonight.
| Judge Gray was urged by many Dem
| Ocrats last summer as Mr.. Taft's op-
| pOnent. Today the two men greeted
each other most cordially and Judge
| Gray MADE almost the entire journey
| from Wilmington to Jersey City in
the Taft car.
Speaking to some of his callers on
the train today. President Taft said
he believed the Payne tariff bill as in
PRODUCED i'll the House of Representa-
tives was mqucstionably a "Revision
downward" The President was made
| acquainted with the principal provi-
| sionS of the bill before it was finally
| approved by the committee on ways
and means. The President feels that
the revenue to be derived from the
proposed federal inheritance tax will be
| largely in excess Of the amount csti-
mated.
Arriving at Jersey City the Presi-
Dental party was greeted by a great
thr"ng. Heads We're barred as the Pres
| idcnt passed along the station plat
form. He did not follow the Roose-
welt precedent of shaking hands with
| the Srimy engineer. 1t would have
been practically impossible for him to
| do so. even had he desired. for force
| of blue coated policemen gathered
| about him as soon as he alghted Mr.
| and Mrs. Taft and the other members
of the party entered automobiles and
| taking the 3rd street ferry were driven
| 10 the residence of Henry w. Taft. in
| Vest 4Sth street, where the President
and his wife are spending the night
| Tomorrow morning Mr.. Taft will go
| to New Haven, CT. to attend a meeting
of the Yale Corporation. 1t will be
the first visit of a Yale graduate as
President to the old campus and IL
unique demonstration is looked for.
| Returning TO New York late tomorrow
afternoon Mr. Taft will be the guest
| of honor ut q Yale alumni dinner at
tended by 1900 graduates. He win
| leave at midnight and reach Wash
ineton early Saturday morning