Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-05
FOUR YEARS MORE
FOR PRIEST. TAFT
Cry Was Raised During His
Speech at a Banquet Given
Him in Georgia.
He TOOK IT GOOD HUMoREDLY
Coupld Not Help Feeling There Was
something Personal in tcccp-
ton Given Him.

savannah, Ga. Nov. 5.-President
Tart slcp' late to-day aud DELAYED the
start Of the program az siehisceine arr
RANGED ior his las, day in Savannah by
nearly an hour The president lcft at
O'Clock this afternoon for Charleston.
The Gordon residence. where the
president stopped during his stay here,
was guarded throughout the night by a
detachment Of police and this morning
and while Mr.. Taft slept the tide OF
traffic WIS turned down other thor
oughfares
II was well after dark when President
Tart reached the city last night 20 par
ticipate IN a parade Illuminated by
torches and a searchlight placed on one
OF the tall buildings.
After breakfast at the Gordon resi-
dence. the president boarded the reve-
nus cutter Yamacraw for an hours sail
on the river. During this trip he was
saluted with the Washington guns OF
Savannah's famous military organiza-
tion, the Chatham artillery The guns
are revolutionary relics and We're pre-
sentcd to the artillery at the time OF
Gen. Washingtons visit to the city
The river trip ended the president
was taken for q fast ride over the auto
mobile course, on which the grand prize
races were run last fall The ride
ended at Thunderbolt casino, where
luncheon was served On the way back
TO the station TO take the train for
Charleston, the president passed before
all the schoolchildren Of the city.
-FOUR YEARS MORE
Mr.. Taft made happy speech at the
banquet given in his honor. He was the
last on the. long program. At one time
during his speech there were cries OF
second term and the old Cleveland
yell OF -Four years more" The presi-
dent said he had the same friendly ex-
pressions from one audience-in the
District OF Columbia.
Therefore" he added, amid laughter
Il accept such a demonstration as an
evidence OF profound good fellowship
and welcome, and appreciate IT, and l
pass over the matter OF judgment and
power"
The president made a great hit with
hts audience by referring 10 fry" Cobb,
the famous batsman OF the Detroit
American league base ball team. as
one OF the distinguished citizens OF
Georgia
The president paid a tribute to the
United states army and navy and
agreed Win rear Aulllidi CIetTl. WHO
had responded TO a toast 70 the navy,
that there was no act in the wonder
fully useful and inspiring administra-
ton of Theodore Roosevelt 20 which
We are more indebted than the sending
of the 16 battleships around the world
Referring to the Panama canal. the
president repeated the promise he has
made before that II will be completed
by Jan. /. 1915 The president said IL
took a strong man 10 supervise the
work AS secretary OF war. so he chose
a southerner, Mr. Dickinson, a man Of
wonderful ingenuity and a steam en-
gine IN breeches." 1t was when the
president said he hoped the Panama
canal could be hurried 10 completion
during his term OF Office that the cry
OF -Four years more, came from the
bRnqueteTs.
lions OF which you may well be proud
I don't wonder that every smile 7
see in Georgia Is broader than when I
was here In January. With 8 cent cot
ton you can be enthusiastic 10 the
point OF exuberance and people will
understand why.
A Personal FEELING.
81 cannot help feeling (perhaps my
head Is a little bit swelled and 7 am
so prone to that sort OF thing) there
IL something personal in the reception
l have received I'm Georgia and in this
city and that ~ grows out OF my ex-
pressing the wish 10 do what little I
can as the chief magistrate OF this ma
ton 10 show TO Georgia and her
sister southern states that in the adj
ministration OF the government at
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