The Sentinel=record., 1911-09-15
TAFT LEAVES
 ON LONG TRIP
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PRESIDENT STARTS ON SWING |, AROUND THE CIRCLE" TO <. A. VISIT TWENTY-FoUR ,syY
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Viii Endesvor to Eliminate Politics But Will Probably Find the Sub.
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Beverly, Mass, Sept. 14.-Presi- dent Taft will leave Beverly tomor- row on his second swing around the circle."
 In tho opinion of many of his friends, the trip promises to be one of the most important ever under taken by 8 chief executive. He himself has said he will indulge in buJ little political discussion, but it is admitted that opportunity for such discussion will not be merely offer ed, but probably will be thrust upon him. That he would accept the gage oi battle if some ''heckler' in his au dlences threw il on the platform is hardly doubted. That the presidents political fortunes may depend to some extent on his journey is agreed by many men close to the administra- ton.
 I've years ago tomorrow, the pres ident started from Beverly on his first cross country "Trip. He had been six months in office and the Payne Adrich tariff law had been fiye weeks on the statute bosss.. On that trip he delivered his famous ad dress at Winona, Minn., defense of that Jaw on which most of tine criti- cism of the administration's tariff policy has been based On the list for the present journey the president has set down "tIhe tariff and "the tariff board" as two subjects for set addresses.
 His vetoes of the wool bill, the cot ton bill and the farmers free list bill have not been set aside for separate speeches, but that they will be dealt wEhia two general addresses is very hieay probable The tariff may prove after all the leading topic. al though that is not the presidents pian.
 Cher subjects to be given con sideiation include reciprocity, conser- vation. the peace treaties, .arbitra- ton and divorce, the trust problem, fiuaacial reform, the Panama Canal reform in judicial procedure, Alaska and the government departments. The president contemplates spending most of his speaking hours in talking of the less po itical subjects. Doubt that he will be able to follow such a program has been expressed in some quarters already.
 The swing beginning tomorrow will be about 13,O0OO miles in lengtA. Twenty four states will be visited anG and in IS states the president will speak. In Nebraska, Iowa, Mis- sour4, Montana, Idaho, California, Oregon, Washington South Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin he will spend many of his busiest days. And these states are labelled "insurgent by those who kept the political books. New York, Colorado. Wyom- ing, Utah, Illinois and Pennsylvania will not be sighted, but in those states the president will not have to work so hard. The same political book keepers credit them to the progressive" wing of the republican party. Michigan. which has been called Taft insurgent," will get a lot of the presidents attention.
 The trip begins in Boston tomor- row night. Syracuse, N. Y., is the first stop.
 Washington will see the wind-up on November 1. In addition to the president, Secretary c. R. HiBies, Major A. w. Butt, Dr. Thomas l.. Rhoades, the presidents vihysician, TWO stenographsrs, three secret ser vice men and nine newspaper men win accompany the president.
 The train will run as a special much of the time. 1t will consist of three Pullman sleepers. a dining car. baggage car and day coach. The president will do litTe more work preparing for the trip. Tomorrow will he his 54th birthday and he plans to spend the day quietly on the links at Myopa and at Param- alta. He will start for Boston by mo- tor about six o'clock. Mrs. Taft probably will go with him to Boston bat will return to Beverly. She ey- poets to remain in Beverly Through lnrtahor