The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-11-05
BY Associated Press.


Savannah, Nov. 4.-President Taft
spent the forenoon in Macon, Ga, to-
lay, where he declared he was glad
% be back in Georgia and felt at
acme in the state from where he
went to Washington last March 20
AXE the oath of office. The presi-
lent arrived here at 7:45 o'clock TO-
aight and began his eighteen hours
Itay with a banquet. When he leaves
mere tomorrow afternoon he heaIS
toward Washington, where he Will
arrive Wednesday night
Georgia was no exception in eX-
ending a welcome equal to those re-
eeived in any section of the coun-
try. At every one of the numerous
stops between here and Macon there
we're large crowds to greet the pres
dent and cheer the few words he ut
:ered before the train moved. Gov
srnor Brown met the president at
Macon and accompanied him here.
At breakfast at the Bartlett home
n Macon, Taft withstOod the tempta-
lions of mint iulep. He took the
luleD in his hands for a moment, but
hat was as far as he got.
SPEAKS AT MACON.
President Taft in his speech at the
lair grounds at Macon touched on the
limitations placed by the constitu-
ton upon the authority of the execu-
tive and declared that he did not
think it was the best method OF re-
moving limitations that interfered
with reforms by disregarding and lg-
noring the statutes.
The president said he felt like it
was coming home to be in Georgia
again. for it was from Georgia thai
he went last March to take the oath
of office in Washington.
81 recognize that you were inno-
cent of my selection" began the
president. He was interrupted by a
voice in the crowd: But we got you
lust the same"
YES he replied, "you took me in
and now you have got to stand me a
little more than three years longer.
But / will try to make the burden as
light as possible" The president de-
clared that the Anglo-Saxon race
through years of self-government and
seIf-restraint had become to be good
losers and that the majority had
come to realize that it was bound
by certain limitations of decency and
patriotism which it must respect.
"The power of the majority" the
president continued, should be used
for the benefit of the people, and the
country, and not for exalting the per
son who temporarily is vested with
the authority to exercise it"
The constitution of the United
States, the president said, had been
drawn with great foresight and wis
in which ii could be changed or I'M
proved upon.
FOLLOW THE LAW.
"Au that 1 have said,'' he went on.
''brings me to a little sermon on
the wisdom and necessity of follow
ing the law as it is Sometimes in
the zest and enthusiasm of desiring
reforms. we find Impotence with the
limitations of the statues that pre-
vent the immediate accomplishment
of our purposes and We are tempted
to disregard and ignore them
'sBut l think you will agree with me
that that is not the best way to get
rid of the limitations that interfere
with progress. The people should
he told of the limitations, they
should be aroused to the necessity
of wiping out these limitations and
to the necessity of a change. They
should not leave it to the executive
TO disregard the written law be-
cause what he proposes to do is not
law of higher morality"
Such a disregard of the law, the
president said. would soon lead an
executive into a wilderness out or
which he could not guide himself.
First make your law according to
your desires and ambitions" said the
president, land then follow it."
81 am telling YOU of these lmita-
tons of the executive and of the duty
Of the congress because this winter
expect to recommend a lot of things
70 congress and / want you to know
where the responsibility lies If they
Tail to pass"
The president left at 1880 p. m.
TOR Savannah.