The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-18

| Chicago, March 17.-Perhaps It was the
spirit OF ST. Patricks Day, or because
1 he felt the opportunities were too good
to be passed over lightly. but at any rate
President Taft chose to-day TO do some
Of the frankest talking about men and
things that he has done IN many long
: day. He talked about the newspapers,
how they have criticised him, and how
he intends to take Il. He warmed up
when he appeared before some railroad
men, and said what he felt about the
way some Congressman and others have
! imputed wrong motives 10 railroad legs-
lation he desires. Then. when IT wasn't
expected at all. he paid high compH-
ment to Clifford Pinchot. the deposed
Chief Forester.
At night, after all the strenuous day
was over. the President just gave the
80 diners at the Irish Fellowship Clubs
banquet a friendly. intimate little talk
about Erins patron saint
Smiles Much of Time.
The Taft smile was mingled with all
the speechmaklng. and although at times
| il grew rather dim, it always came back.
The crowd was with the President from
the time he hit the city early in the
morning until late tonight. when he left
| for Rochester. It was a good-natured
holiday crowd that jostled the police and
yelled for Taft and the President en-
joyed It immensely.
In all, the President made eight
speeches, which IS considered a pretty
Igood days work" for a President, even
in this city. He spoke to the Red Cross.
the Newspaper Club, the Traffic Club. at
a luncheon given to Chicago publishers,
TO the local conservation association, to
a gathering of engineers, to the Hamil-
ton Club, and to the Irish society. In
addition he shook hands with at least
! 2,0O0 people at the Hamilton Club with IA
few hundred more at other places, and
Travelled a score or more Of miles through
the city streets
The President reached Chicago at s
o'clock. After a hurried breakfast in his
private car, he was driven in an automo-
bile over a three-miIe route lined with
people to the La Sale Hotel.
Gov. Deneen. Senator Lorimer. Repre-
sentatives Bouteil and Moxley, and scores
of lesser political lights were in the es-
cort. On Michigan avenue an old woman
wearing a ragged brown skirt and a
white scarf on her flying hair, tried to
rush out to the Presidential machine She
was stopped by the police. broke away
and made a second but equally unsue-
4o h..
newspapers Necessary EviIs.D
The first real speech of the day was
at the Newspaper Club.
In part, the President said:
Now I don't know whether you number among
your newspaper members. not only newspaper men,
but men who combine the profession Of the press
with craftsmanship. whether you have among you
the men who are reformers down TO the ground and
at the time engaged in handing out Their
views and news suited TO their views statesmen
correspondence II You haven't you lack a dis
tinguished type OF newspaper man. a distinguished
type which. am bound to say. has not contributed
20 the accuracy Of the news furnished the public
for the reason that newspaper man who does his
task rightly is a who furnishes the facts as
they are without respect TO whom they may hurt or
help; but the man who Is preaching eysugel or
who IS helping a cause. and especially the ore who
takes himself seriously, Is about the worst witness
Of events with respect 10 those which his views
reach I speak with some knowledge, because have
had 10 examine that character Of statesman close
at hand. but I think he centers about Washington
It was before the Traffic Club that Mr..
Taft had another opportunity to talk
from the heart about the way some peo-
pie regard his efforts to have Congress
amend the Hepburn law.
After lunching with the publishers, t,e
President rested for half an hour, and
then was driven to the Auditorium to
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