The National tribune., 1909-06-24
THE PRESIDENTS PLANS.
Reconciled to July in Washington-Very
Anxious About Mrs. Taft's Health-The
Presidents Jersey Cow.

President Taft has become reconciled
10 the prospects of July residence in
Washington. His hopes of getting away
by July / have faded. In the earlier
days Presidents often stayed here till
August, but President Roosevelt used
to make point of getting away as early
as he could, and the middle Of June or
the LIST of July at the latest generally
found him speeding to the north.
The President finds himself much en-
tangled with the tariff program. He
must fight 1t out now for the excise tax.
He has Joined forces with the Senate
regulars. He cannot go out of town to
stay till after the last word has been
said about the tariff and the bill has
been completed in conference and for
warded for his signature. The task has
been coming nearer and nearer the
White House every day since II was de-
cfded that the President should cham
pion the excise tax On corporations and
the submission of an income-tax amend
ment to the Constitution for ratification
by the Legislatures of 46 States.
The departure from the Presidents
habit of leaving Congress alone was
made when he called his lawyer men,
bers of the Cabinet together in the
White House with Senator Root to con-
slider the phrasing of that message, and
in succession events have tramped heel
anu tot " lHc fTtSIu6Hl
that he Is deep in the tariff fight. The
Senate leaders called upon his Attorney
General to draft the excise-rax amend
ment. which Mr.. Wickersham has been
doing his best upon. Then finally the
leading Senators began holding meet
ings with the President upon these ex-
cise-tax questions, and of late they have
been taking no steps without consulting
the White House. The President has al
lied himself accordingly with the domi-
nant faction in the Senate, and the
Western Republican insurgents can
whistle for consolation.
The President at the Tercentenary.
For few days the President will be
out of town, as he goes to- New England
to participate in anniversaries on Lake
Champlain at Burlington, VT, Norwich.
Conn, and at other places in the New
England States. On the way north he
will take Mrs. Taft to Beverly, where
she will remain till the President is able
to return and join her. He has much
solicitude about her health, and her
early journey to Massachusetts is taken
in the hope that she will regain her
strength. AS mistress of the White
House in feeble health Mrs. Taft is fol-
lowing in the footsteps of several prede-
cessors. Mrs. Mckinley was a confirmed
invalid. The wife of President Harri-
son was Ill much of his incumbency of
the White House, and died before his
term was over. Mrs. Cleveland enjoyed
excellent health, as did Mrs. Roosevelt.
II Is already being intimated that the
President will abandon his long trip to
the Pacific Coast. just as he announced
a few weeks ago that he would abandon
his trip to Alaska. This means he in
tends to stay as much of the Summer as
may be at Beverly with Mrs. Taft in the
hone that she har health
and strength
The Presidents hot-weather expert
ences with Washington will not terrify
him. He has remained here on several
Summers well up toward August. After
he had received the Presidential nomi.
nation he came back to Washington for
few days in July. and the year before
that he spent several days here on the
lid for President Roosevelt, who went
TO Oyster Bay that year in June.
But the delay of the President is also
delaying his several Cabinet officers
who are doing their share of frettinp
and fuming over being held so late in
Washington. They cannot go away 70,
the Summer as long as Congress and
the President are in town. So most Of
them are sending their families away tc
the sea shore or the mountains, and ar,
keeping bachelor quarters in Washing
ton.
The transportation of the goods ant
chattels necessary 70. the comfort o
the family at Beverly has already begun
in anticipation of Mrs. Taft's departure
Facetious stories have already begun q
appear about the Jersey COW and he
sojourn at Beverly. AS a matter of fac
plans have not yet been made for tax
ing the Jersey COW to Beverly, and tn,
yarns about Capt Archibald w. Butt, o
the Army, the Presidents Aid, conduct
ing her to the cool north shore of Mas
sachusetts are without any foundation
Whether the Jersey COW goes TO Beverl,
Is yet to be determined. For the pres
ent she is enjoying comfortable quarter
in the Presidents stable, along witt
the saddle horses and the automobiles
The Tafts have kept a cow as a mat
ter of sentiment and pure milk TO
many years. They kept a COW when Il
the Philippines. and they kept COW Il
Washington before Mr.. Taft becam
President. The big oval to the soutl
of the White House afforded a fine ex
panse of grazing. and the COW has flour
3shed thereon under the watchful ey