Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-15
TAFT PRAISES A[DR|CH
Stands by Senator's Plan for
a Central Bank.
HITS AT GOV. JOHNSON
Sectionalism Denounced in Speech at
Boston Banquet.
SEES AN ERA OF PROSPERITY
No Radical Changes in Laws Need
ed. But Declares That Monetary
System Needs Revision.
SEES AN ERA OF PROSPERITY

BOSTON. September 15.-Face to face
with .,O0O representative citizens of
Boston, President William H. Taft stood
in Mechanics Hall last night at the be-
ginning of a journey OF thirteens thou
sand miles, which will carry him through
two-thirds of the states of the Union
and will extend from Boston to Seattle.
from St. Louis to New Orleans and from
FL Paso, Tex. back to Washington. 1t
was the beginning, also. of a chain of
social affairs in which the leading cities
of the United States will engage in
friendly rivalry to excel in the hospital
ty extended to the President.
The standard established by Boston
was calculated to be consistent with the
celebration of a project of great moment
to Boston and New England-the merging
IF Boston's three leading commercial
parties, the Merchants Association, the
Associated Board of Trade and the
Chamber of Commerce, into one Organi-
cation, the largest of the character in
the country, its membership numbering.
three thousand. II was fitting en-
vironment for the delivery of President
Taft's first public address since the adj
journment of Congress in August.
The principal features of the Presi
dents address were his declaration that
the country is entering a period of great
prosperity and business expansion, his
discussion of the proposition to estab-
fish a central bank, his praise of Sena-
tor Aldrich, chairman of the monetary
commission. and his denunciation of any
attempt TO foment sectional strife. such
as that which he attributed to Gov.
Johnson of Minnesota in calling on the
west to organize against the east
At the Speakers Table.
With others at the speakers table
were Capt. Archibald w Butt the Presi-
dents military aid: the Rev. Willard F.
Mallalieu, Bishop of the Methodist Epis-
cOpal Church; Louis A. rockingham,
lieutenant governor, Henry E. Burnham,
senator from New Hampshire; Secretary
of the Navy George Won l.. Meyer. Gen
Carlos Garcia NeleZ. Cuban minister to
the United States: Senior Don f. Pifani
Porteca, the Argentine minister; Gov.
Eben 5. Draper, Justice Oliver Wendell
Holmes. Charles Nagel, Secretary III
Commerce and Labor; United States
Senator Murray Crane and Fred w.
Carpenter the President s secretary.
The speakers besides the President
were Bernard j. Rothwell. first vice pres
ident OF the Boston Chamber of Com
merce, and Gov. Draper President Taft
got a great reception when he rose to
speak
Mr.. Taft said in beginning that he had
been under promise to come to Boston
a great pleasure for him to redeem that
promise. To be the guest at such mag
nificeR feast. to be welcomed by so dis
tingushed a company made the occasion
most memorable in his life. Then he
said:
Why He Makes Trip.
IT am on the eve of beginning a journey
OF 1900 miles in length, which will en-
BILE me TO see tens and hundreds and
thousands of my felow-citizens, and en-
able them, I hope, to see me. Occasionally
l hear query why I should start off on
such a trip. and What particular good
does il do to anybody? Well. II certainly
is not going to be pleasure trip. al
though ] shall enjoy it. 1t Will involve
much hard work and a great deal of
mental effort TO think of things to say,
and to say them simply and clearly. so
that they can be understood. 1t will
strain the digestion not only OF myself
and those who accompany me, but also
o. the many who extend hospitality along
the way; and Ii will very considerably
reduce the appropriation OF $4,000 made
by Congress for the travelling expenses
OF the President.
''On the other hand it will certainly
give me a very much more accurate inn
preston as 10 the views OF the people in
the sections which l visit. 1t will bring
closely TO me the needs OF particular sec
tons. so far as national legislation and
iieve IL will make me wiser man and a
better public officer. Moreover, it will
give the people an opportunity 10 see the
man whom they have chosen, for the time
being. TO act as their Chief Executive
and who-because of his offlce-in a sense
temporarily typfies nationality. / ought
10 be able to explain 10 the people some
OF the difficulties of government and
some OF the problems for solution from
the standpoint of the executive and legis-
iator as distinguished from that of the
honest but irresponsible critic. The per-
sonal touch between the people and the
men 10 whom they temporarily delegate
power. of course. conduces TO better un
outstanding between them.
Useful to the Office.
Moreover, l ought not to omit to men
ton as useful result OF my journeyins
that | to visit a great many exposi
tions and fairs and that the curiosity L
see the President will certainly increase
the box receipts and tend 10 rescue many
commendabie enterprise from financia
disaster This is innocent, but il ha!
come to he very useful, function OF the
presidential Office.
Your chairman has made some refer
ence- to Hntmber- of SUBJ ects-tof (which