New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
Mr.. TAFT H0ARSE
FIRST BREAK ON TRIP.
Managed to Make Mdny
Speeches, Ho1ceUer.


rived here at $50 O'Clock this afternoon. af-
ter fast run by special train from Hous~
ton, where he spent three hours this Morn
ing. He was taken Immediately to the
state Fair Grounds. where he made an open
air speech TO throng which filed the big
racetrack stand and spread far out in every
direction.
Mr. Taft was so hoarse that he could be
heard only short distance, despite heroic
efforts on his part He spoke again briefly
tonight at dinner rendered to him at the
Oriental Hotel and returned to his train
preparatory to leaving early tomorrow
morning for ST. Louis. From st. Louis on
Monday afternoon the President will begin
a pilgrimage Of four days and five nights
down the Mississippi River to New orleans.
The Presidents voice began TO grow
husky after his speech at Corpus Christi
yesterday and broke down almost complete
" during his address at Houston this morn
ing when he tried to make himself heard
to crowd which filled four intersectins
streets for two blocks In either direction.
According to DR.. Richardson. the Presi-
dents physician, the hoarseness is due IN
large part, to the let-up in speechmakins
which came during the Presidents visit 10
the vocal cords will round to IN day or
so. Up to this time the Presidents voice
has kept in splendid condition.
On account OF hoarseness. the President
did not attempt to make long speech
either at the Fair Grounds or the dinner
and confined himself in each instance 10
an expression OF his appreciation OF inc
warmth of his reception in Texas.
He completed, on arriving here MS
eighth dav in the state II was asked TO-
dav" said the President at the FAR
Grounds, 'If had any doubt by this time
about Texas being a part of the Union
renIied that the only doubt I had was
whether the Union was not part Oh
Texas
On his way from Houston to-day the
President travelled in the most populous
section OF the state, and the succession Oh
PROSPEROUS looking towns and cities was IN
striking contrast to the long stretches OF
barren cactus and mesquite brush plains
in the West At each station through "h'ch
the train passed there was large crowd 10
cheer the President He made several httie
car-end talks, and at those places where
no stop was scheduled he appeared on the
platform TO wave response to the cheers
sent up In his honor.
At Hempstead the President spoke to sew
eraI hundred pupils of the Prairie view
Colored State Normal School, and at Col
lege Station addressed the students OF the
Agricultural and Mechanical College, who
were drawn UP in uniform
An unfortunate incident OF the Presl-
dents trip to Dallas was the bayonettins OF
Deputy Clerk Louis Reichtenstein by one OF
the milItiamen on guard at the Far
Grounds Reichtenstein was operated on
tonight at st. Paul's Sanatorium, and II
was said he could not live. The staooing
occurred Just before the Presidents train
arriyedsat the fair grounds, and 1t Is pre-
sumed that Reichtenstein was trying to
force a way through the crowd, although II
was said he was behind the wire cable
holding the crowd back when the soldier
used his bayonet The knifelike weapon
went entirely through Retchtenstein's body
I'm the vicinity of the abdomen. The authori-
ties are Investigating e.- g
President Taft during his stay IN Texas
has learned much of the rivalry among thg
cities OF Dallas, San Antonio and. Houstoh
as to which is really. the largest and fore-
most city In the state, and he has had quite
a little fun IN discussing the question IN
the three cities mentioned.
Az the fair grounds this afternoon the
President spoke about this rivalry. and said
such a spirit OF determination was sure 10
result in making one or the other city the
biggest, and in making all of them lmpor-
tant in the development OF the state
The throng in the grandstand was restless
and noisy. Those in the more remote sec
tions OF the cavernous structure were en-
deavoring constantly TO get better we"
of the President. and this resulted IN con-
tinuous confusion, noise and shouts from
those whose view had been obstructed.
"I ought to have a voice like steam
whistle" said the President "to make my
self heard. have very bad voice but in
order to express my appreciation of the
exnausiveness of Texas OF the welcome 1
have had wherever have gone, and the
cordiaIny of your reception, should strain
every nerve. and muscle of my body.
..The progress of a state and OF nation is
marked by the progress of scientific agri-
crIture. state fairs serve to stimulate sci
entihc work of that character, and you can
measure the Importance and progressiVeness
of a state by the size and interest the people
take in their state fail"
The President has discussed postal saw
irgs banks again in several recent speeches.
and has again expressed the hope that the
banking interests will withdraw their OBJ
iections to the passage of such bill. He
declares that government institutions pay
ing. :. per. cent would interfere in no way
with the great savings banks paying and
Der cent At Beeville. Tex, while the
President was discussing postal savings
banks, there came a voice from the crowd;
where do you put your money, 'Bilf?"
We'll" laughed the President in response
81 haven't much to put anywhere. When
YOU have been in politics and public office
as long as I have you won't have much
either"
To the students of the Agricultural and
Mechanical College to-day the President
said:
After looking on you. the thought that
first comes to my mind is that they raise
good men in Texas, as we'll as a good
many other things.
| am very glad to have this opportunity
of seeing you. am glad TO be able TO
look into your faces and to congratulate
you on having an opportunity, under the
auspices of the state, TO learn or TO get
what is now called a vocational education.
We have gone long steps ahead in the
matter OF education. and especially under
state auspices, in teaching the young men
something that is useful for them in after
life. so that they can begin right away.
To those who have time to indulge in a
classical education 1t is all right, but there
are many OF us not so situated, and many
of us may well learn to accept the op-
porturity TO go into engineering. into
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