The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-11-03
19 HOURS IN JACKSON
President Has Nine Days More
to Spend In the South.


Of Young Men to Go Into Big Cities.
Ex-Governor Vardaman Called to
See the President Wine Drinkers
Won at Taft Banquet.
Jackson, Miss, Nov. with New
Orleans behind him President Taft is
on the last leg of his long Journey.
He has nine days more In the South
ern states, but he already has seen
enough of the South to enable him to
say that his two months study Of con
ditions throughout the country is
practically finished The Impressions
that he has gathered from the trip
were sumIr arized by him in a speech
here. He said:
Il have gone from the Atlantic to
the Pacific ocean, down the Pacific
coast to the southwest corner of the
country, through the territories and
that great domain of Texas to st.
Louis, down the Mississippi TO New Or
leans, and have made (the Lord for
give me and the Lord help those who
have heard mel 200 odd speeches ard
| have survived the nearing of 200
more and ! am able to say that we
never in all our eountry's history were
as homogeneous people, as closely
allied in all our hopes and ambitions,
and in all our pride of country and
patriotism as we are today.
ut is possible that there are corners
in this country that have escaped me
where there is discomfort, but ii so |
have not found them. In every town,
have almost said every hamlet, in
every city and county, IN every state
have found the individual saying to
himself: J am contended here because
| know that | will make this city or
this town or this county the hest IN
the state and ! am going to do that
very thing
And in respect to the ambitions of
the people 1t has been the same, every
one proud to be Americans and to re-
joice and thank God that the starry
flag waves over us, united country"
Words Of the Lamented Lamar.
The president spent 10 hours in this
city. Jackson did her best to make
the presidents stay pleasant. Every
body seemed to have in mind the
words of Mississippis famous Lamar,
'if we knew each other better we
would love each other more"
In carrying out this Taft celebration
Jackson had a good many things to
contend against There was a state
fair, a circus, balloon ascension and
parachute drop. The circus and the
balloon ascension alone would have
discouraged the ordinary city, but
Jackson managed to keep the circus
parade and the Taft show separate.
The circus outfit with its long line of
animal cages, Indians and bareback
riders waited in side street until the
Taft procession had passed and disap-
peared. Then the circus bands struck
up and followed on down the street.
The president helped to swell the gate
receipts of the Jackson fair just as he
has those of many other shows on his
trip.
In his speech at the fair grounds the
president congratulated Mississippi on
its having been able to restrain the
tendency of the young men to go into
great cities and said: "The truth is, If
l were advising a young man in this
country as to his profession, should
say to him that there probably is
greater opportunity for real reward in
assiduity, industry, attention to busi-
ness and scientific investigation in the
profession of agriculture than any
other profession that this country af-
fords."
Conflict Of Vets and Drys.
The presidents program included
besides the visit to the state fair, a
luncheon at the governors home, an
automobile sightseeing trip and din
ner last evening. The dinner had
caused considerable fuss between the
vets and the drys in the city. The
drys were opposed to having wine
served and they carried the matter
into the pulpits of some Of the church
es. The vets, however, refused to
give in and then the temperance peo-
pie threatened to get out an Injunction
restraining the vets from using wine
at banquet.
The wine drinkers carried the day |
by going to New Orleans and buying |
their supply in Louisiana. Now the
teetotalers say they will carry the |
question of the Taft banquet to the |
polls. Mississippi is a dry state. The
president himself does not drink wine
or anything else stronger than coffee,
so that the Jackson people were rails
ing a rumpus on their own account.
good many Jacksonites were sur
prised wien Ex-Governor iardaman
called to see the president. He has
spoken bitterly against Taft and is
seeking an election to the senate on
platform that is opposed to Taft and
his Southern policy.
The negroes IN Jackson declined to |
deliver IN address of welcome to the
president They said that they would
prefer to hear his regular speech at
the fair grounds, but 1t is said that the
real reason was that Mr.. Taft is un.
popular with them because Of his fail
ure 10 appoint negroes to office in Mis-
sissippi.
Fails to Soothe Pet Rattlesnake.