Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-09-21
Tans Tour.

readers, President w. HI. Taft will be
more than half way across the conti-
nent on his tour. AS was expected he
has been given great oyations all
along the line, and in every city he
has stopped reception committees
have kept him on the jump from the
time of his arrival until his depart
ure. By the time he has completed
his trans-continental tour, his right
hand viii be pretty well calloused as
result of handshaking.
Mr.. Taft may prove to be a good
chief executive, and he no doubt is an
honorable man, but he's human, as
are the rest of us, and Why people
should break their necks to catch a
glimpse of him or to shake his hand,
is something we will leave to others
To explain. Fortunately our presi-
dents are not Gesslers. If they were,
there are fools who would do the act
which William Tell had sense enough
to refuse to perform.
In Chicago, Thursday, he was wei
coined by 1900 school children sing
at the tops of their voices and waving
flags. Then he was entertained by
the exclusives so the papers state,
by $50 of the "wealthiest" men of the
city. He attended the ball game be-
tween Chicago and New York and
asked for the privilege of shaking
hands with the players, who passed
him in review, each taking a swing at
his init" He bought sack of pea
nuts and shook more hands. There
were 10000 people at the game, and
they kept him pretty busy. He adj
dressed body of laborers and told
the men that he intends to demand OF
congress amendments to the injunc-
tion laws, that will conform with the
republican platform on which he was
elected. He believes in some of the
principles of organized labor, he said.
He believes trades unions raise wages
and mentioned the high STANDARD OF
living mot the high prices of living
of the American workingman. He is
glad socialism finds no place in the
ranks of organized labor
He took dinner with the big guns
| of the Hamilton club, attended the
| bankers dance and retired to his car
well exhausted from the days siren
uosity, and later his car was pulled to
Milwaukee.
At eight O'Clock next morning he
started on tour of the Wisconsin
metropolis, the reception COMMITTEES
having provided automobiles for the
trip. He was escorted &c the Aud
itorium, the Press club rooms, Cham
Der of Commerce, Marquette univer
sity, Soldiers Home and state fail
grounds. Only four hours were spent
in the Cream city before his departure
for La Crosse.
AT the Auditorium he was greeted
by $500 school children. At the Pres:
| clubs headquarters he wrote his name
| on the wall, which is one of the requis
ties of the club when a noted person
age is admitted to the building. Al
the Soldiers Home all the old vet:
lined up in review, wearing theil
best. While the presidential party
was being taken about the city it was
met by thousands of cheering people
along the route and seven large estab
lishments in West Allis, employing
over 5000 men, allowed their employees
to stop work for an interval and take
a peek at the president.
Walter Alexander of Wausau, who
has the honor of being the only Taft
| delegate in the Wisconsin delegation
to the Chicago convention, was
assigned an automobile in the par
ade. With him were A. L. Kreutzel
and G. G. Yawkey of this city, anG
L. N. Arson of Merrill.
The fact, being announced that the
president would visit the state fail
| grounds resulted in a monstrous at
tendance. This was the first time in
fifty years that chief executive has
visited the grounds, Abraham Lincoln
being the last president to speak
| there.
The welcome with which the presi
dent has been met in the cities men
toned no doubt will be repeated al
along the $4,000 miles he will travel
But 'The paths of glory lead but to
the grave"