Evening journal., 1909-11-09
TAFT JOURNEY
NEARLY ENDED
President is Being Royalty
Entertained at Whining
ton N. c. Today
NOTHING STARTLING
EXPECTED IN MESSAGE
BY United Press Leased Special Wire

BY United Press Leased Special Wire
WILMINGTON, n. c.. Nov. 9--Wil-
mington is entertaining President Taft
to-day in true Southern style. The
Presidential train arrived here at 2.4O
this morning and viii remain until z
o'clock tonight The President was
up bright and early and had breakfast
at the home of James Sprunt. a prom
inent citizen. After breakfast the
chief executive and his party were
taken aboard the revenue cutter
Semine for ride on the picturesque
Cape Fear River. The historic forti-
fications at the mouth OF the stream
were also visited. In the afternoon,
President Taft made a speech. follow
ed by an elaborate dinner,
At S.35 tomorrow night President
Taft will have completed his first long
tour OF the United States as President.
and viii be "at home" I'm the White
House for about eighteen hours. leav-
ing at 5.s5 Thursday afternoon for
Middeltown, Conn. TO assist In the
induction into Office OF President
Shanklin OF Wesleyan. So far as
Taft Is concerned. he is satisfied with
the results Of his trip. He has come
into contact with the people OF the
middle and far west ana. while some
of his receptions have been of a rather
unfriendly character, he has been able
20 present his views to the people. AS
a result his annual message TO Con-
gress can be safely forecasted.
Mr.. Taft Is satisfied with the tariff
situation. The present bill viii re-
main as II is during his term Of office
at least, no matter what the western
members Of his own party or tho
Democrats may think or say. The
Presidential approval has been put on
the Aidrich Payne measure and Il viii
not be made a problem TO further
trouble Congress.
The first Taft message TO a regular
session Of Congress viii advocate a
postal savings bank, ship subsidy
whereby an American merchant ma
rine shall be created; a new power e
| the Interstate Commerce Commission
whereby railroad rates and other prop
lens can be settled, and a simplihei
form of currency and other matter
that he has touched on IN his presen
trip. There win be no startling IN
novatons in the Taft message.
win not be a Rooseveltian documen
but will incorporate the views whio
the President has already given utter
ance 10 on the stump.
The President Is not believed 10 hav
been so much Impressed by his trip dow
the Mississippi river that he will cham
pion the waterways from the lakes to th
gulf program with the vigor that tn
advocates Of the scheme hope for. He still
favors a bond issue TO meet any expendi
lures Of this kind that may become neccs
sary but the spectacle OF many Of th'
steamers going aground on constantly
shifting sand banks Is expected 10 caus,
him TO insist on limited expenditures un
IN inventive genius shall devise a way
whereby a deep canal. once dug can b
protected His admonition TO the advo
Gates Of the project that he did not be-
lieve lin pouring water down RAJ
hole" Is declared to-day to be his posi-
ton on the problem.
The Taft tour. which will end to-mor
row. has carried the President over i2,
7d9 miles by rail and river, hve 10 si'
hundred by automobile and possibly 10
by stage or other horse drawn vehicle
It has cost the United States $4,000 whicl
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