Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-10-06
PRESIDENT AT
GOLDEN GATE
The Taft Smile Makes Him
Hosts Of Friends in
the West.
SAN FRANCISCO LOYAL
Elaborate Program Carried
Out for the Presidential
Party on Pacific.

Farty on FaclIiC.
San Francisco. Oct 6.-If President
Taft's 1900 mile trip across the con-
tinent and back is success FOR the
administration it win be because OF
the personality OF Mr.. Taft and his op-
timistic views as to the prosperity Of
the country. And every indication at
this time, one-half Of the trip COM
pleted, is that personality and prosper
ity have Won
This Is In spite Of the fact that Mr..
Taft has deliberately aud with pur-
pose announced the principal of his
policies in localities that do not agree
with the particular Taft plans named
there. But the courage Of this course
appealed to his audiences, and the Taft
smile and Taft laugh have made him
hosts of admirers here He has com
pletely won the Golden Gate city.
He Reviews 6o,oo0 Children.
Crossing the bay from Oakland on
the revenue cutter Golden Gate, Presi-
dent Taft upon his arrival here was
taken for three mile carriage ride
and reviewed 10000 public and pa
rochlal school children OF the city.
Next the president laid the corner
stone of the new Young Mems Chris
tian association building and express
ed again the interest he always feels
In Y. M. O. A. work. Mr. Taft has
| what ho doliubfu - ,afor 20 80 ~
"Y. M. g. A. speech He has laid
cornerstones for this class OF buildings
In Shanghai, Hongkong, all through
the United States and in many other
parts of the world.
Being Mason, Mr.. Taft always
works hard when he has the task Of
laying cornerstone, and the ceremony
here was no exception TO the rule.
With silver trowel he spread mortar
for fully five minutes before the big
block of granite was ready TO be low
cred into its place.
Reception and Banquet.
Later the president WAS the guest Of
honor at reception at the Union
League club and was given banquet
by more than 600 residents Of San
Francisco.
President Taft saw sdr EnsEst1st5
for the first time since the Are He
felt deep interest In the city. because
while secretary Of war he had a great
deal to do with the plans for the relief
of the stricken people
In his speech at the banquet the
president reiterated his views on the
subject Of merchant marine and
aroused great enthusiasm by his decla-
ration that he would urge the passage
of a ship subsidy law as one of the
principal subjects In his forthcoming
message to congress. Mr. Taft assert
ed that the country was ready for an
experiment in the way of a subsidy.
The extension of the Pacific trade Is
one of the objects Of his adlHinistra-
tion, Mr.. Taft said, and he added j.
he knew Of no more important %lbid
to which congress can devote itself,
He continued:
Government Is Not Easy Work.
"The business Of government is not
an easy one when you are In It. There
are obstacles and friction and difficult
ties that It Is not possible always to
explain, but the existence OF which
one who is in the middle of II can af-
firm with great emphasis and It Is
these obstacles and difficulties and
friction that are not always appreci-
ated by the CRITICS, who do not have
the responsibilities.
"None the less the high standard set
by those critics is OF the utmost use in
lifting up government and lifting up a
people.
II like TO affirm that ! am an opti-
mist and an optimist with respect to
popular government. We have to ad-
NIT that on the whole the result which
is reached by reeonciling and compro-
missing all the views Of differing people
is better than If we followed with lit
eral fidelity the theory of any one per-
son.
Popular Government Justified.
Popular government is justified and
indicated on the theory that every
class-and by that I mean those who
in respect to a community are similar
ly situated and affected by the same
circumstanees-is better able In the
long run to know what fits interests
art and to look after those interests
than the members Of any other class,
however altruistic that other class
may be, and, that being the foundation
Of popular government and It being
impossible therefore for any one class
to give out laws for all, the necessary
result of our government Is eompro-
mise, and he is good citizen who
recognizes that necessary result and
who when his own opinion IS not fol-
lowed out as he would Ike TO have It
becomes good loser"
After Dinner Mfnts i DC a boMsgex.