The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-21
PLAINLY PLEASED
WITH RECEPTION
President Taft Ends Visit 10
Upper Peninsula of
Michigan.
STEERS CLEAR OF POLITICS
Hears OldFashioned Campaign
Speech, and Talks OF
Treaties.
STEERS CLEAR OF POLITICS

Marquette. Mich, September 20
President Taft, the first President OF
the United states to set foot on the
shores of Lake Superior. ended his
two-d days visit TO the upper peninsula
of Michigan to-day, and tonight is
retracinE his line of travel from the
North. He is due in Grand Rapids
early Tomorrow morning, and while
there will deliver one of the most i'm
nortant speeches of the trip-a defense
cf the vetoes of the wooden. free list
and cotton bills.
The President Sas plainly pleased
with the warmth OF his reception here.
rho atmosphere was .SurcharSed with
politics throughout the day. but MI.
Taft strered clear OF the subject His
principal address was an appeal for
public interes. in and support of the
general arbitration treaties with Great
Britain ard France. Mr.. Taft listened.
however, to a good. old-fashioned Re
publican campaign speech from Repre-
sentative Young. in which the Con-
gresham took occasion to make few
pointed remarks about different brands
OF prcrressivcress.
senator Townsend. Of Michigan. who
accompanied the President denounced
Mr. Tafts critics as belonging gem
craliv to a class of Selfish politl-
clans"
1t was In Introducing President Taft
70 an immense throng in a three-ring
circus tent that Representative Young
made his political address. He re-
ferred 10 Mr.. Taft as having taken Of
fec 20 time when constructive work
was needed. and not tearing down.
C~r.cS ;ru2h. Angels Weep.
"TIc he's how v'tSnl.. Drudently and
consistently progressive" said Mr..
Young "hc is the greatest living rep
resentativc OF genuine constructive
proSressiveness On the other hand,
there is a spurious nrogressiveness az
which cynics laugh and angels weep"
Mr. Young praised the President for
his veto OF the statehood bills because
OF the judiciary recall, declaring thai
II was an act OF courage and wisdom
equal to Grants veto OF the imitation
bill, and that II placed Mr. Taft In the
very first rank OF American statesmen
and patriots.
Then the Congressman again de-
nounced i;r. Tafrs critics. He referred
TO the muck rak!ng magazines thu.
sell SANDER and vituperation at II
cents a copy" and TO class of slip
perry. disloval politic,ans"
The President. he said. was opposed
by every dcmagoEue and every ''shlfty
politician" This fact he declared,
caused the President 10 i've loved for
the enemies he has made"
Put the great American people are
sound at the core" he concluded. land
while the shifty. slippery politician ms
and the dema CoEues may distrust thu
Judgment of the people for time. thew
Will see right at last. and Presiden;
Taft VIII stand in the glory of tho
MONDAY as the leading American
statesman of his time, and historians
will pon, with pride to the two terms
of William Howard Taft as President
of tho United States"
When Mr. Taft arose to respond a
man in ,nr rear or The teal called on,
You're all right"
I'm glad to be assured" laughed
the President
Doesn't Follow Lead.
Mr. Taft did not follow Mr. Young's
lead. He said ne was somewhat en-
barrassed by the situations: that he
had intended to tell Mr.. Youngs con-
stituents what good Congressman