Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-29
II It Means Travelling Without
Your Wife. Then Presidents
Trip Is One.
BUT HE DENIES THAT IT is
IL a Journey Hull OF Pleasure and
No Work or Effort In Is
Understood.

Natchez, Miss. oct. as-Not since
the day the battleship Mississippi
visited Natchez and won the river
speed record from this city to New
orleans has there been another such
crowd on the bluff as greeted Presi-
dent Taft on his arrival here this
morning on board the lighthouse
tender Olcander at 3. 20 a. M
The president was nearly three hours
behind time. Eight OF the other YES
sells OF the waterways feet were I'm
slght when the Oloandcr pointed her
nose into the bank because the
Oleander after distancing the other
boats yesterday, herself got into diff
nculties last night She was blocked
in the Nicksburg harbor canal bv later
arriving boats and Il took an hour and
a half OF river profanity and consd-
cradle tact to get her clear
the idea OF waiting outside OF New
orleans for the struggling members Of
the fleet has been abandoned and the
oleander will enter the city lust as
soon as she can get there II is hoped
this VIII be by noon at the latest
PRESIDENT TAFT was greeted here BY
Mayor Benrook and a reception com
mittee. The mayor made a brief adj
dress OF welcome and the president
Leaving the steamer the president
and many Of the visiting governors
VINO arrived on the steamer St Paul
were taken for an automobile drive
through the city. The ride ended at a
court OF honor on the blum where the
president made a brief address
In his speech at Vicksburg late last
night, President Taft had little fun
with the congressman on the river trim
and on board whose steamer II is said
nine poker tables were provided
TAFT ON JUNKETs.
Addressing the presiding officer al
the Elks' club, the president said.
You have minated that somebody
thought Il was a junket Well that de-
Ponds upon what you mean by junket
If II is to be defined as the man de
fined his pleasure when he did not take
his wife with him, II Is junket II Il
means a journey fun Of pleasure and
with no work and no effort IN IL. then
l deny IL is junket
You could understand. sir. the mo-
tive that prompted a number OF the
congrc ssional party 70 that study OF
human nature in which we learn so
much Of the lineaments OF the human
countenance, and how they may be
framed to deceive the pictures that are
presented 10 the eyes
Therefore, | deny that this Is a iun-
ket. II never Is lunket where the
winners have gone home and the losers
are getting even.
Il would not have you think those OF
you whose experience fits YOU to fully
interpret the meaning Of my remarks.
that our eyes. In going down the Mis-
sissippi river have not en- properly
directed TO the waterway before us, un-
der us, and back OF US. and TO the
shores on each side. in the study OF the
very difficult question that presents IT.
self as TO the improvement OF this
river.
There are those OF ms who are con
WINGED beyond any change al all. as TO
what ought 70 be done. There are
those of US who are most willing TO be
convinced and yet are still somewhat
doubtful as to the method which ought
to be pursued as 10 the policy that
ought 10 be undertaken In improving
this waterway"
Is FOR WATERWAYS.
Il am sure the effort OF this trip
makes for good and for the develop
ment OF the river, but there Is a long
fight ahead and the enthusiasm OF the
valley, the enthusiasm OF the people
in the states In the valley, does not
accomplish the Improvement or bring
il about in the way In which ultimate
~ IL win come.
1t has 10 be thrashed out IN Con-
gress and throughout the country and
the country has To be satisfied that Ia
expanding the 5000. 600 0O0--it will prob
ably take 5000, 900 000-it will be well
spent.
"Now, 500 900, COO seems on the one
hand 20 a man who r. administering
the appropriation bills and framing
them, a very large amount IL Is
large amount but u h not largo
amount for the United states 10 pay for
a river waterway. Yet We are governed
by all the people aud We must pursue
the ordinary course Of convincing them
In order 20 bring this about"
FUN WITH UNCLE JOE.
President Taft In his speech last night
also had some fun with Speaker can
non and his position with reference
20 water improvements. MT Cannon
had said IN Cairo that he WAS like 81
Paul, IN that the president had al
most persuaded him, except AZ 20 the
bond issue The president said last
night that one OF the objects OF the
trim down the river had been TO aScer-
tain the speakers attitude.
hut, 80 Ear" said the president. he
has been able 10 cloud what he really
thought ia the language OF that orien-
tai literature which carries him on In
a blaze OF glory without a fun commit
tai All / have TO say in the presence
~ the distinguished statesman rs that
lac heretofore has endorsed an I have
said. with certain scrlptulal quail
noatiOns and I am willing 20 endorse
an that Uncle Joe says N ] may be
permitted 10 search through 'Cruden's
CONCORDANCE and get few soriptural
quotations"
President Taft and HIS personal party
left this city ON the Olcandcr nt noon
today. three hours behind the schedule.
The next stop IL Baton Rouge which