The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-20
CAMPAIGN TRIP.
LONG TOUR OF COUNTRY OF
GREAT POLITICAL SIG.
NIFTCANCE.
PreAdcnt Taft Begins $4,000.
Mile Tour Of Counuy-what Topic
He Proposes Discusslng--How He
Will Meet Insurgent Arguments
Tariff. Important Topic.

Beverly. Mass. Sept. l4.--President
Taft leaves Beverly tomorrow on his
second swing around the circle. In
the opinion Of many Of his friends the
trip promises TO be one OF the most
important ever undertaken by a Chief
Executive. He himself has said he
will indulge In but little political dis
cussion- but II Is admitted that op-
portunity for such discussion will
not be merely offered. but probably
VIII be thrust upon him. That he
would accept the gage Of battle II
some heckler In his audiences threw
u on the platform Ia hardly doubted.
That the Presidents political fortune
may depend to some extent on this
journey In agreed by many men close
to the Administration.
Two years ago tomorrow the Presi-
dent started from Beverly on HE first
cross-country trip after entering the
White House. He had been six
months an oficial and the Payne
Aldrich tariff law had been Ave weeks
on the statute books. On that trip
ne delivered his famous address at
Winona. Minp..,a defence o.: that
law on which most Of the criticism Of
the Administration's tariff policy has
been based. on tho list for ths pres
ent journey the President has set
down the following measures. and the
tariff board as two subjects for ad-
dresses:
His vetoes OF the wool bill. the
cotton bill and the farmers free bill
has not been set aside for separate
speeches. but that they will be dealt
with I'm the two general addresses IL
highly probable. The tariff may prove
after all the leading topic, although
that In not the Presidents plan.
Other subjects to be given consid-
Grafton includes reciprocity. conser-
walton. the peace treaties. marriage
and divorce. the trust problem. fin
ancial reform. the Panama Canal, re-
form In judicial procedure. Alaska
and the Government departments.
Tho Swing" beginning tomorrow
will be about $4,000 miles In length.
Twcnty-four States will be visited
and In eighteen the President will
speak. In Kansas. Nebraska, Iowa,
Montana. Idaho. California. Oregon,
Washington. South Dakota. Minnesota
and Wisconsin ne will spend many of
his busiest days. These States a.,
labelled 'insurgent" by those who
keep the political books. New York
Colorado. Wyoming. Illinois and
Pennsylvania will not be sighted.
but In those States the President will
not have to work so hard The same
political bookkeepers credit them to
the progressive wing OF the party.
The trip begins In Boston tomor-
row night Syracuse. N. Y, Ia the
nrst stop. Washington Will see the
wind-up on November 1. In addi-
ton to the President. secretry c.
ID. Hiiles. Major A. w. Butt DIR.
Thomas l. Rhoades the Presidents
physician; two stenographers. three
secret service men and nine newspa-
per men will accompany him.
The train viii consist Of three Pull
man sleeper. dining car. a baggage
car and day coach.
Tomorrow Will be President Taft's
eith birthday and he plans TO spend
the day quietly on the links al Myo-
pia and Parramatta. Mrs. Taft ex-
pects 10 remain In Beverly through
'ctober.