The Washington herald., 1909-10-18


United States on this trip is entitled to
see him-that is. II he can get dressed
IN time"
Like n COmmuter.
That qualifying phrase. III he can get
dressed in time" Is well put 1t COM
presses in a few words the story OF the
Presidents life on his special train for
the last four weeks II has been a case
of rush and run rom the moment the
Presidents train pulled out of Boston.
The President has got so now that he
can beat any commuter that ever lived
on the dress and run proposition. With
the first bang on the bass drum he IL
up and awake and calling for his valet
The President has made = a practice
from the start to take a good many
maps between stations. and his secre-
taries have long ago learned that no
alarm clock is needed.
The President Is going on the idea that
the people OF the United States pay for
his trip. and consequently have a right
10 see him.
The watermelon-fed hog OF Texas
forced itself upon the Presidents atten-
ton in the course OF the days run.
Unlike the celery-fed duck. of 60-Cent
table d'hote fame, there is nothing myth
ical about these swine fattened on mel
Ons. Looking from his car window the
President called a Texas committee
mans attention 70 a fat herd.
Raised on Melons.
Watermelon fed" said the local com
mitteeman, with never a smile Then he
went on to explain that the very best
Texas pork is raised on this darby
fruit"
But this pork lore isn't the only infor-
nation on Texas that the President gath
cred on his days run. At Del Rio the
President asked a big crowd on what they
had been able to build in financial way.
Cattle" shouted one man.
Republican prosperity" cried another,
and the President turned with a smile
from the cattleman TO the politician.
We'll" said the President, pointing
toward the barren hills. ut will take
some very heavy degree OF prosperity TO
make those turn into anything pro-
ductive."
But we have cattle and sheep" shout
ed another man. whose local pride had
been hurt.
1 tell you. the ENNSluenl went on, II
is encouraging to go through the country
and find out how much has been done by
the energy and enterprise of the people
with conditions that seemed very dscour-
aging.
President Taft referred 10 the proposed
Joint debate between Senator Bailey and
William J. Bryan on the tariff question.
'You were going to have a kind OF joint
debate among your brother Democrats
down here" said he, but 1 understand
that II is given up
Crowds Line Streets.
The President was greeted upon his ar
rival here with crowds that lined the
streets. After a few minutes rest at the
hotel he jumped into an automobile and
was driven 10 Fort sam Houston. three
miles out, where he dedicated a memorial
chapel given by the city TO the military
post. All the religious denominations in
the city were represented by clergymen
at the exercises. The President dedicat-
ed the chapel TO peace, good will. and hu-
mainly.
The President will remain at the Hotel
ST. Anthony here over night. and viii
be IN San Antonio until tomorrow af-
ternoon, when he will leave for his broth
er's ranch near Corpus Christi.
The President In entering Texas has
again struck the belt in which tariff re-
vision is a live issue. The Texas papers
are complaining that the Lone Star state
has got nothing to compensate for free
hides.
Texas promises to be one Of the first
southern States where the tariffn ques-
ton will be thrashed out before the peo-
pie, and fight between Senators Culber-
son and Bailey on one side and Gov.
Campbell and William J. Bryan on the
other.
New Card Printed.
For the first time in the history Of the
United States a President has had his
official printed: The President OF the
United States
The Presidents Official card heretofore
has read simply: The President" The
other Presidents never had cards printed
with their full title. because no occasion
demanded f. Yesterdays meeting be-
tween Mr.. Taft and Mr.. Diaz necessitated
the change. President Tafrs card was
handed by his military aid to President
Dlaz's personal representative upon the
arrival OF Mr.. Taft in Mexico. and the
Mexican Presidents card in turn was
passed to Capt. Butt. President Tafts
military aid