Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-30
THROUGH FRUIT RA SING COUNTRY
Today and Tomorrow the Executive
VIII "Do" the Fair, Then He Will
Turn His Face Eastward Again
Tributes to Soldiers Who Served in
Philippines.
(By Associated Press.)


dent Taft tonight reached the Pacific
coast just two weeks after his start
from Boston. He will leave Seattle
f6f Tacoma on Friday and will leave
that city at midnight going south until
Les Angeles is reached. Then comes
the turn to the east.
A great throng Of people waited
for the President at the station to-
hight and along the brilliantly lighted
streets through which he passed, and
there was cheering at every step Of
the way.
The visit to the Alaska Yukon
Pacific Exposition will begin tomor-
row After luncheon he will make an
address in the national amphitheater.
The President also will speak at
banquet at the Exposition grounds
during the evening.
Through Fruit Raising Country.
The President today passed
through a region which displayed its
marvels in the way OF fruit raising.
At North Yakima, where he passed
the forenoon and made an address,
the President saw, one OF the oldest
Irrigated fruit regions in the west.
The great yield of apples especially
attracted his attention and he said
he was fond of them. In this va
kima address the President paid a
tribute to Senator Wesley l.. Jones,
of Washington, who Joined the party
at Spokane yesterday.
Governor Hay. Of washington, in in
PRODUCING the President, declared that
for vice-president in 1912 he placed in
nomination Wesley Jones
Testify to His Ability.
"In nominating Senator Jones for
a place on the ticket" said the
President 81 do not see why Governor
Hay should not name him for the
presidency | shall be glad to go before
the country and testify to my own
knowledge of his worth and ability. as
am doing here"
In the thrcng that greeted the
President at the court house were a
large number of Grand Army veterans
and members of the woman's relief
corps.
Il am honored By the presence OF
the Grand Army men," said the Presi-
dent, "and by the ladies, who, while
they do not wear uniforms, suggest
the presence of the woman's relief
corps.
1T is pleasant to rote that far out
in the western country away from the
battleields where the issue OF the
nations life was contested, we find
heroes Of that war who pushed out
here after SO heavy a struggle. 10
order to build up a new country and
add to the strength. the expansion.
the wealth and the prosperity Of the
country which they saved.
Monument Brings Back Memories
Just in front of me see a monu-
ment that brings back memories that
always like TO refer to and to en-
phasize. The monument I understand
to be to one of those who in effect
gave up their lives in the far distant
Philippines in order that the Guty
which this government had there
should be performed and a super
vision extended and aid given to a
ICBHiC NHD- " tAC ftOtsUtuIt %
God. we're put under orr guardian
ship.
Only those who have been in the
Philippines know the sacrifices and
the hardships TO which cur boys in
those islands were exposed. Only
these who have been in the Philip
pines know and have a proper pride
in what they did there. for they were
called upon not only 10 meet foe
more dangerous. fighting IN Oriental
fashion. but after they hal conquered
them they we're put In position
where they had 20 exercise a sell
restraint and a guardianship and an
indeDeadccen q action that only mcn
IN the American army are capable
Of.
SO. whenever ! meet any ono who
hss been out to the Philippines there
Is = bend between him and me that
makes me happy and I hope that IN
the audience which 7 am addressing
there are number ~ those who went
out there and nov retain IN sweet
rcccflcction the hsrdskips which thcy
had 10 undergo and the beauties II
those Tar distant gems o. The Pacific
ocean