Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-17
rn Make His First Speech on
The Tariff Bill at Winona,
Mimi, Tonight. .
ruV POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS.
~, want TO Antagonixe Bankers
But Believes Their Opposition
III Founded.

-,.npr mn into the northwest TO-DAY
.,,.r spepdmg the entire forenoon
q proceeding to Lacrosse where
sin stop for 30 minutes late this
.s,,rroon. going thence TO Winona'
,nrr the home of Representatives
,.,,.s A. Tavney chairman Of the
sogse committee on appropriations.
The president has been receiving
-, operieg when he would discuss
,c,i,s or dement's Of the Payne
.,g nm. and il is now said he VIII
.sta his first utterance on this sub
~. a. winona tonight. Last night
Z, chicago Mr.. TAFT devoted himself
,so,l, 10 labor and the laws delay,
~, announced he would take up the
,sra later in the trip.
IN INSURGENTS LAND.
Tho president today IS in the land Of
Il. confessional insurgents, and there
much interest as 20 what he would
~ ON the original itinerary OF the
,-o he was TO have spent this morn
,,r At Madison. the home Of Senator
,.rollstte but the plans were changed
ana Milwaukee substituted.
The presidents train arrived here at
a M. after slow run OF three hours
,-o,o chicago. secy. Of War Dickin-
-, who had some departmental mat
,,-s 70 take up with the president was
.,oected to come along. hut after
.oerdire an hour and half on the
.-,,n in Chicago he had obtained ac-
,,, m all the matters he had in hand
q, midpieh, and decided not to make
this norton Of the trip. The secretary
,.in ioin the president at FL Paso, Tex
oct &C.
Mr. TAFT slept until Z o'clock this
naming and then breakfasted on his
oar which had been placed in the yards
Al the foot OF Wisconsin street
The crowd had begun TO gather In
re vicinity of the train as early as
o'clock ana when the president apr~
peared three hours later nc was cheer
cd bg a throng which extended for
blocks. Entering automobiles the presi-
dent and his party were driven through
the city over the streets lined with
people
on the way 70 the state fair grounds
where the president made brief ad-
dress to a big crowd there were hVe
10 10 minute stops at the auditorium,
where a welcome was extended by the
governing board, at the Press club,
and the chamber or commerce. The
ride lasted two hours, the president
reaching the fair grounds az 10 O'Clock.
Il was another day OF hot weather
and the president seemed but little
fatigued from his strenuous day OF
constant going IN Chicago yesterday.
After his speech az the fair grounds
Nr Taft did not return 10 the city, his
train having been switched TO the
fair grounds and leaving from there
direct for Lacrosse.
Senator Stephenson, Gov. Davidson
end Mayor Rose took part In the pro-
gram Of welcome 20 the president.
The presidents greeting at the new
auditorium included a tribute from sew
cal thousand school children who
gave their school yolls and three re-
sounding cheers when the automobiles
OF the presidents party were driven
aueci 10 the big building. At the
Press club the president was intro
duced amid cheers as a reporter who
had attained 10 the highest office In
NE giit of the people.
Mr TAFT IN reply said his newspaper
experience ON the old Cincinnati Com
mercial-Gszette had extended over only
year and half OF court reporting;
,nal ne was not much Of a success and
nia no difficulty in separating himself
"Pm his position, without violence"
FOR POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS.
IN his fair grounds speech the presi-
elnt devoted most OF his time 10 the
s1ulect oI postal savings banks and
sea quick response OF applause
Huh tno crowd when he declared that
ne stood firm for "a redemption OF The
NHilfe OF the Republican platform
.ol me establishment OF such "A sys-
TEN ol banks.
Ao preliminary 10 his more serious
Nsi the president said he always
fsr, %, "a l1ss DO facing an audience OF
ava city bred" ne went on. "and
e the spirit would be Willing. 1
@a.1 '1Dlt that / couldn't milk "a
Inc president said he ala not want
not h.is'Hi@r the bankers but he ala
orNefe their opposition to nnstai
eanhs Was wen founded ln some nsrfs
N .'unliy especially New Enc
NV where l0r every two citlzcna
IVA one savings bank account Ar
tot ,I, ule need OF postal banks was
,sv,-, I'D other sections where tho
M. al counts amounted 10 only
an. "l 40 citizens the need OF AN en-
.Hrnt 90 THRIFT was acute
lntereet u'nhe paying only 2 per cent
~. would not attract depo.ltors
al puNHa banks who were pavlng q
m, ~ cent but they would attracl
va,o,. cunts of those people who were
D. '',s in me balance as 20 whether
for an "'f should spend their money
glaee n. .,. or knowledge of "a SAFE
DEPOSITS or ALIENS.
ni"s president dwolt "a Length u,on
r,r.' inai the deposits ~ fhe ai,..,
trnn,-, winch are now sent 10 soy-
n Nv banks abroad would b. heid
hnl. country ~ there were nnsf,,i
hea, WIN tle government fohind
don. ''ifaurc the timid and panigir,
uon. ''' OF foreign birth and anina
sts president pointed OUT lin. mao,
ra,rr,. ,unls which would come 4, ~
ake es' through postal banks =.
satea h'i ihe per cent United
and nfor,l,, i7Aptd some years AGO
sn the ~ ua sort OF "a bunc0 gaias
fhirh az par 0l "a iiltlr fnor.
u.a' SOON Win he drug on he mar.
prs.d.,, Chamber o. commerce IA.
b M, spoke briefly la appre.iatia,,
ilsad. HNihune extended hin, a,,1