New-York tribune., 1909-10-05
TAFT RENEWS PLEDGES
TALKS ON CONSTIPATION
Folloscing Rooseuelt PoIicies-Cali-
fOrnia Welcomes President.

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Sacramento. cal. oct 4-After travelling for
tuonty-f1e hours through Oregon and the northern
half Of California. President Taft arrived here AZ
7lo O'Clock tonight, 10 remain until o'clock to-
morrow morning. when he VIII proceed to Oakland
and san Francisco. He was entertained at dinner
was taken for an automobile ride through the city
End made an address 'n the state Capitol grounds
The President selected the conservation Of nat
urai resources Tor the principal feature OF ms
speech He declared again that. before many OF
fhef Roosevelt policies can he carried into effect
confImatory and enabling legislation must be
obtained. and De pledged himself 10 use all his
power TO induce Congress 10 pass the necessary
laws
Having already made a number OF set speeches
covering the subjects ne expects TO incorporate IN
his message TO Congress. the President on the re
mander of his tour viii discuss in more or less de-
ta many Of the phases Of the larger questions, for
he believes that after all the details count more
than mere general declaration of policy.
The twenty-five hours between Portland and
Sacramento proved 10 be period OF rest ana en-
5oyment for the President The only stops made
on the way were those necessary TO the operation
OF the train. There were crowds at these places
and the President appeared on the platform OF
his 10 shake hands make few informal
remarks.
Al Dunsnuir. near the foot Of Mount Shasta, the
president declared that a night OF solid sleep and
the bracng air OF Northern California had entirely
Knocked out' the cold contracted in Seattle
AIR. Taft thoroughly enjoyed his ride on the train
lie read a little. louneed about the car played
game OF bridge with members OF his party, and
FOR the five or six hours Mount Shasta wis i'm sight
admired that towering peak in an the changing
aspects the winding railroad brought into view
Shasta was really the first Of the snow mountains
sof The West the President has seen on this trip
When he was in Colorado Pixies Peak was hidden
in cloud bank, While he was i'm Seattle the
weather was cold and gray, and the peak which Is
aznown on the Seattle side Mount Rainier ana on
the Tacoma side as Mount Tacoma could not oe
seen. Many panoramic pictures 90 Portland ore
show snoW-capIed Mount Hood 'on guard III ll4e
BACKGROUND, but while the President was IN town
1l,e atmospheric conditions were not right MI
Taft laughinsly declared I'm Portland thai ailer
several visits To Seattle and Portland, he was pre-
pared Ia doubt the existence oi any sue" noun
1aius a. Rainier and Hood
The President said to-day that he had been over
yhelmed with the reception lie had met 'NeiH-
where on the trip. He said The croWcs ana uie
cheers were probably those that every iT'sluent
receives on such "a tour. yet this fact made ileh
mono the less welcome and none the less inspiring
10 the man who happened for the time being to pe
the central figure ia the picture
After passing tomorrow in san Francisco MI
'rsft viii go L. the Yosemite Valley
The President was welcomed 10 California at Red
43l,1n l,y Governor CiIlett, Lieutenant Governor
Porter. senator Perkins cN-Secrettry Meicall' NJ
H. De Young. of san Francisco. and other mem
bers Of a committee gathered from different parts
of The state.
CONTINUING ROOSEVELT POLICIES
sreakfne from The car platform at Dunsmuir,
Cal. President TAFT said:
! am ou a tour Of some thirteen thousand miles,
and am trying 10 gather llIoI!t..o W a. r, a. w AID
tle same time 10 give you a supeIliclal asltti ga
r,le = 5g ii 10 leei % reldaaj Of e tinted statgs
Everywhere IN This country laEr l9uAqq 7 trI7
ness ster'r5se and EXPANSION That has never been
Hs- j
would not have you forget that there are certain
responsibiiues We have had evils growing OUT y,.
means ol accumulate Gi Netlih o4a u le9 Ui USS ~
by way Of monopoly and otherwise. Now We are
States 10 suppress that kind Of abuse.
They We're Brought TO The attention Of the people
dore Roosevelt ana il is my duty TO continue those
recommend To Congress that there be put upon
the statute hooks thoSe laws mat ShaA clncn the
preached. and which We all look forward TO as a
But the diaculty is that. whenever. everybody IS
prosperous. when everybody IS comfortable. then
when We are ant 10 be inert and nioy the thiries
and seeing ihaf the evils VIII grow and ultimately
swamp r.. d is - lhe people that We must look
SOU are watching Them iu Congress and see that
they follow The lire of enforcement.
tli course M We want nrosperlly, but W, wish pros
irv ~ 1-T1i,,it,, q , l 1cif 5ai ne an equal
everybody win get his slIare and mar n sian % ns
De confined 10 a Few who monopolize the means
~ production or the means OF transportation and
mus prevent that equality OF distribution which
NE an like TO
Aow my fellow citizens. feel sure that you are
ipt Onit healthy ln body, hut healthy "a mind
that you are In favor OF the good things. tIsf
you are IN favor Of decent government. that Won
s are IN favor OF decent and decent women md
ltat you look lor"ard TO the future as a time
when we shal an grow better ~
The truth is that money and wealth co,,ril,,,,.
IpiiniE unless they enable to make ourselves
9 NtttfI, unless they enable TO think sometime
, - oleIS ana 10 hep otEers-those who are down
onward on the progress OF life
p We eailnoi al pe otruists iu the sense that we
can devote our attention 10 somebody else I'M tbe
lliAe. Tor We have to look after ourselves and or
Iallles; but am that iu the last gerara t5gT,
ueIe has been an Improvement throlsslloIf c1I-
IoNa.a an on the part of each and a desire on tie