The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-10-02
Only Public Demand Will be
Speech at Church Corner
Stone Laying !
HAS DELIVERED LIST OF SET,
, !: SPEECHES PLANNED FOR TRIP
Has Covered . Number Of Topics and
Made Each in the Locality in Which
His Hearers Would be the Most
Interested.

Portland Oct. President Taft is
Spendtng the day. in Portland. The
program for his entertainment was
arranged with. a view to the comfort
and convenience Of the chief execu-
tive. The president will have por-
aon of this afternoon to himself and
practically all Sunday. The only
public demand upon his generosity for
tomorrow being his attendance at the
laying Of the corner stone. of the First
Universalist church In the afternoon.
There will be no public reception, it
being desired to eliminate the hand
shaking fature.- At the conclusion of
the public address by the president at
the armory tonight he will become the
yuest of United States Senator Jona-
than Bourne. until departing for San
Francisco Sunday evening. At 1880
o'clock. according to the program. the
president, escorted by the regular
troops and companies OF the: national
guard, was to start for Multnomah
6eld, for what promised to be the most
spectacular event.sof the day. There
from specially constructed stand the
president was to view. the parade and
exercises of 10000 school children.
The president has completed 5000
miles Of his 10000 mile journey. In
matter of elapsed time, however, his
Journey was less than one-third COM
pleted.
During the time he has been ION
the road" the president has made
eight speechss4of first Importance
which have clearly set forth his views
on nearly every question of impor-
f6nco and ha sanno,snooA 1oaf vni0ht y
that he. had Completed "a ths iist Il Z 81
addresses which he had planned be-
fore leaving Beverly.
In making his set speeches the
president selected in the different
cities visited the subjects which he
believed to be of greater interest to
his hearers.
Starting from Boston, for instance,
he made there the first Of his set
speeches on finance and currency
legislation, speaking especially Of the
work the monetary commission ap-
pointed by congress has undertaken
to do. &
At Chicago the president discussed
labor and injunctions; at Milwaukee
he approved the establishment of a
postal savings bank system. At
Winona, Minn., he made plain his
position with reference to the Payne
tariff bill and the new tariff commits
sion: at Des Moines, Ia, he outlined
bis ideas of needed amendments to
the interstate commerce and anti
trust laws; at Denver he devoted his
remarks to the corporation tax and
dwelt upon what he deemed its ad-
vantages in preference to direct in
come tax; at Spokane, where the irri-
cation congress- had been held but a
short time previous to his visit, the
president discussed the conservation
Of natural resources and the reclama-
tion of arid lands, and lastly, at tho
Alaska Yukon-Pacific exposition, he
gave his views regarding the future
government of Alaska by a commits
sion and came out fiatflcoted in favor
Of ship subsidy law.
The presidents opposition to self
government for Alaska unquestiona-
bly, created something of a sensation
In this section and came right on the
heels of the dispatch of a monster
petition from Alaska asking his sup
port in favor of home rule in that ter
ritory. 1t is understood the president
will make no specific recommenda-
tions to congress for LEGISLATION af-
fecting the territory until after his
visit next year. The president has
taken particular pains to let It be
known that he has deep interest in
Alaska and that he feels the people
there have been somewhat neglected
In the past.