The San Francisco call., 1909-10-05
PRESIDENT ENTERS CALIFORNIA
UNDER HAPPIEST AUSPICES
Governor GilleH and Party Meet Chief Executive at
Dunsmuir and Extend Welcome to This State

A fringe of white clouds clustered
about the snow line. adding a touch of
beauty and separating the green YER
dure of the lower half of the mountain
from the dazzling white II the glaciers
above
The president declared today that he
had been overwhelmed with the recep-
tion he has received everywhere on the
trip. He said the crowds and the
cheers were probably those that every
president receives on such, tour, yet
this fact made them none the less well
come and none the less inspiring to
him who happened for the time being
TO be the central figure in the picture
the temporary chief magistrate of the
nation.
EAGER TO SEE YOSEMITE -
After spending tomorrow in San
Francisco President Taft heads for the
Yosemite valley and is looking for
ward to that feature of his trip with
the greatest pleasure. He has never
been among the giant old trees in the
valley, which are said to be the Oldest
living things in the world. Taft has
been warned that dust going into and
coming out of the park this time of
the year is fairly suffocating. but his
enthusiasm in the trip has not been in
the least diminished. Special khaki
outfits viii be secured by the president
and his party for the three days trip.
WELCOMED BY GOVERNOR
President Taft was welcomed into
California at Red Bluff by Governor
Gillett, Lieutenant Governor Porter
Senator Perkins. former Secretary Of
the Navy Victor Metcalf, NJ. H. de
Young of San Francisco and other
members of a committee gathered from
different sections of the state Repre-
sentatives McKinlay and Knowland
also helped to extend California's well
come 10 the chief executive. Senator
Bourne of Oregon accompanied the
president all the way TO Sacramento.
SPEECH AT DUNsMUIR
Speaking from the car at Dunsm,,fr
today President Taft said:
am on a tour of some Is. 900 miles
and / am trying to gather information
as we go with reference to the condi
ton OF the country, and at the same
time 10 give you a superficial aspect
or the man whom 1t has been your good
or bad fortune to elect president of
the United States. l think that nor.
sonal touch between the peopIe and
those whom you honor by deIegatinp
authority temporarily is a good thing
all around. so that you may know when
make my mistakes, and they ave
represented to you with a great deal Of
emphasis, that am still a poor morta M
praying for assistance and hoping that
you viii forgive human error.
SIGNS OF PROSPERITY
Everywhere in this country I have
found evidsnce of prosperity from Bos-
ton TO Portland. and il signs do NOT fan
we Of rfx i
prise and expansion that has never
been seen in this country before. Now
with that would not have you forget
that here are certain responsibilities
We have had evils growing out of orr
Men have seized power nv |
means Of accumulation of wealth and
its use in methods that are not legal
and can not De approved by way of |
monopoly and otherwise Now we are
attempting by the general law of the
United States to suppress that kind of |
abuse.
They We're brought to the attention |
Oh the people in a marvellous crusade |
9y my predecessor. Theodore Roosevelt /
ana IL Is my duty to continue those |
pohcies and TO enforce them as far as /
may and put upon the statute books |
Or at least recommend to congress that
Lnere be put upon the statute books. |
nose laws which shall clinch the prog /
ress which was made under him. which /
ne preached and which we all look /
forward 10 as a permanent. condition.
WHEN SATAN STEPS IN
But the difficulty is that whenever
everybody is prosperous, whenever /
sVerybody is comfortable, then is the
-'me when our old friend Satan. steps +
and helps along the evil cause Then (
3 the time when we are apt to be inert !.
md enjoy the things we have without
ooking forward in the future and see
ng that the evils will grow and uiti- /
nately swamp US. II is to the people