The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-15

Boston, Sept. 15.-President Taft
left Boston today at 1908 a. m. His
train formed the second section OF
the regular express train from BoS-
ton to Albany over the Boston & Al
bany division of the New York Cen
trail railway.
Boston, Sept. 15.-Face to face
with almost 1000 representative men
OF Boston. President w. H. Taft
stood In Mechanics hall last night at
the beginning of a 1900 mile tour
of the country which will carry him
through two-thirds of the states of
the Union and will extend from Bos-
ton to Seattle, from st. Louis to New
Orleans and Ell Paso back to the
capital at Washington.
The banquet hour was 1880 D. M,
with a reception to President Taft
preceding, but as early as o'clock
impatient persons were at the doors
waiting chances to enter. for the
galleries were reserved for spectators.
The president who had arrived
from Beverly late in the afternoon
had apartments at the Hotel Tour
aine. At the appointed time under
escort of the National Lancers he
proceeded to the Mechanics building.
The streets about the hall entrance
were thronged when the cavalry
drew up. Loud cheering signalled to
president had arrived and almost i'm
mediateIy the reception was in pro-
gress.
President Taft's address tonight
was his first public utterance since
congress adjourned.
The feature of the presidents ad-
dress were his endorsement of the
proposition to establish central
bank in connection with currency re-
form his words of high praise of
Senator Nelson w. Aldrich of Rhode
Island, head of the national monetary
commission and his reputation of
any attempt to start sectional strife
in the country such as that which he
attributed to Governor Johnson in
calling upon the west to organize
against the east
Among the guests were cabinet
members, diplomats, congressman
clergymen and business leaders.
Distinguished guests from national
and state political life from the
judiciary of the nation and state,
from army and navy and congress
and from local church. civil and bust
ness circles were present. The in
vited guests included:
General Carlos Garcia Velez.
Cuban minister; Senior Don Epifanfc
Portela, Argentine minister; secretary
of the navy, George Won L. Meyer;
secretary of commerce and labor
Charles Nagel; Justice oliver w.
Holmes of the United States supreme
court; u S. Senator w. Murray
Crane. Massachusetts,; United States
Hampshire; Gov. Ebens s. Draper
Lieut. Gov. Louis A. rockingham,
Rear Admiral VIM Swift command
ant Charlestown navy yard; Col R
H. Patterson, u. S. A, Lieut.. Col. Ed
ward Burr. u. S. A. Justice Francis
c. Lowell, United States circuit
court: Most Rev. W. H.. O'Connell,
Roman Catholic archbishop of Bos-
ton; Bishop Willard of the Mallaieu
of the Methodist Episcopal church;
Frederick w Hamilton of Tufts col
lege: Mayor George A. Hubbard of
Boston; Allen T. Treadway, speaker
of Massachusetts senate; Joseph
house: William Nelson Cromwell.
counsel for Panama commission. and
United States District Attorney Asa
P. French.
Talks of Journey.
In his address President Taft said:
1T am on the eve of beginning a jour
ney of thirteen thousand miles in
length" he said. (which will enable
me to see tens and hundreds of thou
sands of my fellow citizens, and enable
them, hope. to see me. Occasionally
on such a trip and what particular
good does 1t do to anybody Well ii
certainly is not going to be pleas
ure trip although 1 shall enjoy 1t. 1t
great deal of mental effort to think of
things to say and to say them simply
and clearly, so that they can be un-
derstood. On the other hand it will
certainly give me very much MOI e
accurate impression as to the views of
the people in the sections which 1 visit
1t will bring closely to me the needs of
particular sections, so far as national
legislative and executive action are
concerned, and I believe it will make.
v,po rs-iS a lt1
officer. I ought to be able to explain to
the people some of the difficulties of
government and some of the problems
for solution from the standpoint of the
executive and legislator. as distinguish
ed from that of the honest, but IRE
sponsible critic. The personal touch
between the people and the men to-
whom they temporarily delegate power
OF course conduces to better sandi"g
between them.
This is the time when, looking for
ward to the coming again of congress
in December one must consider the
may be relieved by legislation and at
tempt to state what that Legislation
should be.
I'm the first place there is the none
tary situation. While it is probable
that the Vreeland bill, passed by the
last. congress, would aid us in case of
another financial crash, it is certain
that our banking and monetary system
is a patched up affair which satisfies
nobody. The matter has been referred
by congress to monetary commission
which has been studying the financial
and banking systems of Europe.
TT is quite apparent from the state
the house of representatives, and from
the conversation of Mr.. Aldrich, chair
man of the monetary commission aid
OF the finance committee of the senate,
that the trend of minds of the none
tary commission is toward some sort
of arrangement FIR a central bank of
issue, which shall control the reserve
and exercise power to meet and con-
troll the casual stringency which fr I'm