The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-15
PRESIDENT TO START
ON LONG TRIP TODAY
Will Travel Thirteen Thou
sand Miles in TWenty-four
States of Union.
WILL TALK ON TARIFF
Utah Credited With Belong
ing to Progressive" Wing
of Republican Party.
WILL TALK ON TARIFF

| BEN DRLG. Mass, sept, l4.-PreSl-
| dent 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 i'm
portant ever undertaken by a chief
executive.
He, himself, has said he will indulge
in but little political discussion, but 1t
is admitted that opportunity for such
discussion probably will be thrust upon
him. That he will accept the gage of
battle if some :" hecKier;' in his audi
euces throws it on the platform, is hard
ly doubted,
That the presidents political for
tunes may depend on this journey is
agreed to by many close to the admin
istration.
Two years ago tomorrow the presl-
dent started from Beverly on his first
continental trip after entering the
White House. He had been six months
in Office and the Payne-Aldrich tariff
law had been five weeks on the statute
books. On that trip he delivered his
famous address at Winoua, Mimi, in
defense of that law on which most of
tho criticism of the administration IS
tariff policy has been based,
Will Talk on Tariff.
On the list for the present journey the
president has set down 'the tariff" and
the tariff board and two subjects for
his addresses, His vetocs of the wool
crs free list bill. have not been set aside
Tor separate speeches, but that they will
be dealt with in the two general ad-
dresses Is highly probable.
leading topic. although that Is not the
presidents plan, Other subjects include
ties, marriage and divorce, the trust
problem, financial reform. The Panama
canal. reform In judicial procedure, Alas
ka and the government departments. The
president contcmplates spending most OF
his speaking hours in talking OF the less
political subjects.
The swing beginning tomorrow will
pe about 5000 miles in length. Twenty
four states viii be visited. and in eigh-
teen the president will speak In Kan
sas. Nebraska. Iowa. Missouri. Montana.
Idaho, California. Oregon. Washington,
South Dakota. Minnesota and Wisconsin
he Will spend many OF his busiest days.
These states are labeled "insurgent" by
those who keep the political books.
Utah on the List.
New York, Colorado. Wyoming, Utah,
Illinois and Pennsylvania will not be
sllghted. but In those states the president
will not have to work so hard The
same political bookkeepcrs credit them to
the progressive wing OF tho Republican
party. Michigan which has been called
Taft insurscnt," will get a lot Of the
presidents attention
The trip begins in Boston tomorrow
night. Syracuse y, Y, Is the first stop.
Washington viii see the windup on No
vember /. Secretary q. D. Hilles, Major
a, w. Butt. DR.. Thomas L. Rhodes, the
presidents physician. two stenographers
three secret service men and nine news
paper reporters will accompany the
president
The train Will run as a special much
Pullman sleeping cars, a dining car. a
baggage car and day coach. The presi-
dent will do little more work prepa ring
for the trip. Tomorrow will be hts
hftyfourth birthday and he plans to
spend the day quietly the golf links
at Myopia and at Parramatta. He Will
start for Boston by motor about 6 o'clock
Mrs, Taft probably will go with him 10
Boston. but will return TO Beverly. She
expects to remain In Beverly through Oc-
tober,
On the eve of the presidents departure
John Barrett. director general OF the
Pan American union. who attended the
ground breaking ceremonies OF the Pana-
ma exposition at San Diego and trav-
eled UP the Pacific coast, brought him
the president that tho Pacific coast was
Intensely interested in his visit; that IL
did not consider II a political pilgrim
age and that everywhere he had stopped
the people were anxious TO see Mr.. Taft
once more.