Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-02-24
PRESIDENT Taft AT
TOMB CT LINCOLN
ereat CrCwts Greet Executive
At Springfield, Ill

Springfield put on gala attire for the
visit of President Taft On the lnl-
posing pile which shelters the supreme
court OF the state and on modest cot
tages festoons OF bunting. the stars
and stripes, pictures of the president
u today and OF the martyred presi.
ient Of half a century ago and other
decorations we're flying.
Springfield was crowded as It has
isen few times In its history, The
Astimate was made that more than
1900 strangers we're in the city
Governor Deneen, Lieutenant Gov.
snor Oglesty. the Joint reception
committees OF the legislature. the COM
mittees from the Springfield chamber
of commerce and the Lincoln Centen.
NAL association and the legislative
newspaper correspondents left Spring
field at a. NJ, to meet the prosideu.
tial party AZ Decatur ana escort Mr..
Taft to the capital The return trip
was made by trolley, one Of the few
occasions, II rot the only one. when a
national party OF such prominence has
travelled across the country In an In.
terurban car,
All other service on the stretch OF
the trolley system OF CONGRESSMAN
William p. Mckinley between Decatur
and Springfield was suspended while
the presidential party was speeding
west The ride took little longer
than an hour arrival In Springfield be-
ing at $50 p. nj. Three trains OF two
cars each made the run. The FIRST. or
pilot train, contained the newspaper
men, The second train consisted Of
the private car OF the president and
his suite and the car of Governor De
neen and the official committees. Jus
tees Of the supreme court i:1sA Of
ficials and others had places on the
third train.
The Danyille battery OF state mill
tla had a place on the state house
lawn and started firing the salute of
twenty.one guns, the worldwide token
Of respect to a nations ruler, the mo
ment the PRESIDENT began TO ascend
the broad sters of the CAPITOL Along
the wide, curving walks OF the grounds
and the three blocks between the cap.
itol and the executive mansion were
stretched solid lines OF soldiers Of the
First regiment from Chicago.
In hs address to the legislature
President Taft made another plea to
the people TO support the propot ed rec
iprccity agreement with Canada, 3,
citing the details of several OF the
tariff schedules covered by the pend
ing agreement Mr. Taft pointed out
the benefits that would come to Amer.
ican agricultural and manufacturine
interests, He specified particularly
the benefits which would come to the
people OF Illinois. but declared that
every state would be benefcially af.
fec;ed BY the pact.
A dash by automobile after the ad.
dress In the legislature, FIRST to the
old frame home OF Lincoln and then
W AhG AhdhSiOhs uCAA ~ hhS A-IibOib
tomb and monument In Oak Ridge
cemetery. and then back to the ex.
ecutive mansion for the reception by
Governor and Mrs Deneen at p. m. T.,
was the program carried out AT the
tomb Robert T. Lincoln. son OF Abra.
ham Lincoln. and president Of the
Pullman Palace Car company, was a
spectator.
President Taft's official activity
ceased With the banquet at the state
arsenal There was no effort to con,
tinue the program longer. as be was
believed to be a man OF abs,cmious
dining and early hours. From the
banquet the president Was escorted
to his private car, and retired before
It left Springfield for Washington at
o'clock In the morning.