The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-20
Yesterdays Stop at Eastport,
Maine, Marked the Compile
tion of Journeys to the -Four
Corners of United States.
SPEECH DELIVERED
WITHOUT POLITICS
Distinguished Visitor Pleasant
Iy Referred TO the Maine
"Twang" and COmpIimented
the NeighbOring Canadians,
BAR HARB0R NEXT ST0F

EASTPORT. MnIne. July Ia.-Pre-I-
II ', dent Taft reached the northeast
corner of the United states today
IL WIS the first time n President had
visited this section of the stnte, aud foI
Mr. Taft IL completes travels 90 the four
quarters of the country. lie said todny
TINT his tours OF the United states nj
WAYS Impressed him with the houtcoEcu-
uy of the people. sheir aims. ambitions
and their idcnS of true American sifi-
Henshtp being everywhere the same.
President Taft aud members Of his
party are stopping tonight aboard the
yncht MRyfioNcr Ia the hnrbor. Shs
will sail AT o'clock tomorrow FOR has
Hnrhor. arriving there ut p. M. for
three days stay.
The President spent an hour and
hair ashore this afternoon and made
tcn-minute speech. Mr.. Taft did MOI
touch on politics. He did saw. however
that he did not see just why Maine
should have her elections two months
earlier than most Of the other states
The election here Is to be held this yedt
september -. and the Republican Lead
the state and his speeches may have
q good effect
N his speech the President expressee
hope thai closer commercial relations
with Canada may be esta blishcd I'm the
next twelve months.
To reach Passport today. the May
flower had to thread her way through
Canadian waters. She is anchored to-
night just on the Main side OF the line
British Ensign I'm Distance.
PASSPORT IS almost entirely surround
ed by foreign territory. Looking over
the waters or PassRmaquoddy bay from
the quarterback OF the Mayflower this
afternoon. the Presidents eye caught
the British ensign flutterinE from staffs
on many islands. Eastport formed =
decided contrast. however. Tor nearly
every building here was dressed in
American colors and bunting. The Pres
ident said in part:
"On behalf OF Mrs. Taft and myself,
7 beg 60 extend our grateful acknoW-
Judgements FOR this cordial reception.
When 7 was n lawyer there used 20 be
n legal maxim that the proper way 10
understand a written instrument was 70
take 10 up by its four corners and ~
seems TO me the same rule applies 10
the country. The proper way 20 UNDER
stand the country Is TO go 20 the four
corners and the places between. Now,
7 have been at Seattle. san Diego. 70
the southernmost point Of Florida and
now at EastDort. and I have found the
same people. the same patriotic spirit,
the same progressive civilization. at
each Of these four points and also be-
tween them. When a man has had that
privilege. he may be said to under
stand the American nation. II is true
Jhey talk n little more through their
noses i'm this part OF the country than
they do farther south. but the style
OF woman's bonnet is just the same
here as Il is way down in San Diego.
Compliments for Canada
Il hope i'm this audience I am adj
dressing there are some Canadians
You are close enough TO them 70 know
them and TO value them as neighhors-
Canada is great country. We are Just
learning how great country II IS
Speaking for the administration. we are
lation with Canada viii be well for
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