Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-03-23
PRESIDENT RETURNS EAST FROM
cHICAGo-MAKEs SPEECH
Es ENROUTE.
coRREcTs REPORT OF WHAT HE
SAID REGARDING ROOSEVELT
AND PlNCHOT.
HOPES CONGRESS WILL NOT FAFh
TO ENACT LEGISLATION
PROMISED.

Rochester, March 19.-President
TAFT received a noisy greeting when
he arrived at Rochester at yester-
day afternoon The streets from Cen
ter Park station of the New York Cen
trail railroad. where he detrained to
Seneca hotel. were crowded with
cheering throng. The president
seemed deeply to appreciate the dem
onstration. Escorted by companies Of
militia and naval reserves, he rode
in hower-decked automobile to the
hotel. where, after a brief rest, he ap,
peared on the mezzanine balcony and
made a brief address to the crowds IN
the lobby
After referring to the fact that the
last time he was in Rochester he was
a candidate for Office, the president
said:
since that time have been elected
YOUR president, and if any one here
thinks that an easy job, let him try it.
1t is not easy to get there, my friends,
and not easy after you get there.
The president spoke feelingly Of the
death of Representative Perkins OF
this city.
Enroute the president appeared on
the rear platform and made brief
sneeches at Ashtabula, o., Erie,
= Northeast, Dunkirk and Batavia
The president was rather annoyed
bv a stenographic error in his conser-
walton speech in Chicago Thursday
Anxious to give credit TO Clifford Pin
chot for his great share in the con-
servation movement. the president re
ferred to Roosevelt, who was in
spired by Clifford Pinchot to that won
derfuI activity of mind and body with
reference to the conservation move
ment." The stenographers made it
read. who was it inspired Clifford
Pinchot," etc. leaving an inference
which was Just the reverse OF what
the president had said.
After spending the night at the
Seneca hotel, Mr.. Taft left early to-
day for Albany.
Appeal to Congress.
In an address to the chamber Of
commerce last night. Mr.. Taft made
an earnest appeal to congress to sub
ordinate and sacrifice individual
opinions in order that the measures
which he has recommended in the full
fIment of party pledges shall be en-
acted into law. He expressed hope
that the party would show that it has
q sense of discipline" to meet its
responsibilities.
The impression had gotten abroad
that the PRECEDENT might have some
thing to say in regard to the acute
situation in the house of representa-
lives. but this was the nearest refer
ence TO the subject. At one point OF
the speech. which was devoted en-
tirelv to the legislation which he had
recommended in the past few months,
the president further declared:
Fulfil Party pledge.
If this congress is TO be treated
as republican congress, these things
ought to pass in fulflment of party
pledges. After this is done it does
not matter what happens in the next
election. We will have done some
thing the country may be grateful for,
whether it thinks it ought to express
its gratitude in the immediate future
or not"
Mr.. Taft was constantly interrupt
ed BY applause and when toward the
end of his remarks he declared with
emphasis that he had tried, as presl-
dent. to do what he believed was right
rather than the things that would
bring political strength, the audience
of nearly a thousand businessmen OF
Rochester stood and ebeered several
minutes.
The president summed up the things
which he declared had caused some OF
his advisers TO characterize him as a
bad politician In the first place he
said. there was the tariff law-and
new tariff bill always defeats the
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