The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-25

and would meet the party there
When the train came to a standstill
Mr.. Pinchot was at the foot of the
| rear platform steps of the president:
| oar with Senator W. e Borah. O
| Idaho.
why. hello Pinchot," called tn,
president extending a hand heartily
to grasp that of the chief forester
20 ware you?" he added; 1 am GLAD
to see you
Mr.. Pinchot responded cordially.
Icy Stare for Pinchot.
Then the president greeted Senator
Borah with a Hello. BILL old fellow
How are you?" he added. Il am glad
to see you
Several other members of his party
followed the president off the car
platform and then came Secretary
Ballinger. Mr. Pinchot was stand
ing directly beside Senator Borah
Mr.. Bal'inger greeted Senator
Borah with a handshake but appar-
emily he recognized no one else in
the vicinity. Neither he nor MIR.
Pinchot made any effort to speak.
President Taft WAS driven direct
from the railway station at the head
Of a procession of automobiles to the
army post at Fort Douglas, where he
which is stationed there Following
review he held reception for the
officers and their wives and this
evening was the guest of honor at
dinner at the fort, returning to the
city hall at II p. H.. and retiring to
rooms assigned to him at a local
hotel.
At the dinner tonight at Fort Doug
las. President Taft spoke briefly in
compliment of the service rendered to
the country by the regular army.
Among the guests at the dinner was
Chief Forester Clifford Pinchot, Sec
rotary Ballinger also was invited, but
at the last moment declined.
Mr.. Pinchot contemplates returning
east tomorrow He had no engagement
to meet President Taft when he came
to the city today. Friends of Mrl
PinchOt secuted the idea today that
the chief forester has at any time en-
tertained any thought of resignins
from the service
The president was joined here by
John Hayes Hammond the mining
engineer and warm personal friend
who will accompany him on the re-
mainder of his long trip.
Mormons and Protestants Clash.
The presidents visit to Salt Lake
has caused a little furry of excite
ment among the Protestant ministers
Tho difficulty
Of the committee in charge to have
the president speak at the Mormon
Tabernacle in this city on Sunday
morning. The controversy did not go
rs far as formal protest. Presi-
dent Taft, in the meantime had sug-
gested by telegraph a change in the
program so as to allow his morning
TO be free for rest and such religious
worship as he might chose.
The suggested change was agreed
to late last night. but after Senator
Smoot boarded the presidents train
at Helper. Utah, early this morning,
the matter was adjusted by an ar
rangement curtailing the Sunday
morning service at the tabernacle in
time to permit the president to re-
view living flag of school children
md then proceed to the little Uni
tartan church in this city at y a. m.
Will Play Golf.
President Taft will have a compar-
atively quiet day of it tomorrow with
long awaited game of gof at the
Country club in the afternoon. He
may devote some Of his time to a
further consideration of the Ballinger-
PinchOt matter, though he would not
discuss the subject in any of its
phases today. The president is to
make his conservation speech at
Spokane on Tuesday.
Mr. Taft made his principal speech
Of the day atsProvo. In it he said:
Il am delighted to be here and to
receive what / know this to be-a sin
cere and cordial reception. / am de-
lighted to be here in company with
your distinguished governor, and also
to meet your senators and congress-
man at home.
1--WE hear often that one section or
another ola country is occupying too
much space in Washington, is WELD
ing too much influence and is getting
too many things of benefit to the To-
cal community which they represent
On the whole congress works out ne
cessarily a compromise Consider
what it is that we are carrying on.
Hard to Obtain Clear View.
Really we have to rub our eyes
sometimes in order to carry ourselves
down to a basis of fact and see eX-
actly what it is that we are doing
In order to measure what we have ac-
complished in the way of government
by representa- ton for eighty or
ninety millions of people-if l were
speaking in the conservative east i
should say eighty, but speaking in
the imaginative west, whose thoughts
are elevated by the mountains around