The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-28
President Taft Begins Speech
Making at Early Hour.
Greeted by Thousands on ArriV-
al at Council Bluffs.
TALKS TEN MINUTES.
The Governor and the Iowa Con-
gressiOnal Delegation
Will Accompany the President
Across the State.

ACEOSS CuC COdGOs
Fort Dodge. Iowa, Sept. 2S.-The re-
ception committee of Iowa Republican
leaders which welcomed President raft
to the state at Council Bluffs today
did not include United States Senator
Cummins, one of the acknowledged
leaders of the insurgent faction in the
senate. Senator Cumnlins has declar-
ed for Senator LaFollette for the Re
publican presidential nomination in
1912 against the wishes of many of
his own friends who desire Mr.. Cum
minis himself to be a candidate.
Governor Carroll and staff, United
States Senator w. S. Kenyon and
enough Republican leaders to fill two
special cars attached to the presiden-
ttal train at Council Bluffs, were wait
ing to greet the president. Senator
Cummins' welcome, it was said today
would come at Des Moines tomorrow
where he Is member of the reception
committee. Aside from that appear
ance with the president the senior
Iowa senator is not expected to figure
IN the trip across the state.
Beginning at Council Bluffs with
speech of explanation Of his long trip
west that was turned into a talk on
prosperity, President Taft led up be-
fore he had seen a half dozen Iowa
towns to discussion of the tariff and
his Vetoes of the three revision mes
sages at the special session. The crowds
were fairly large and proved good lis
teners.
At Denison the president made his
first long speech. He referred to the
platform of the Republican party in
Iowa as calling for a tariff commits
sion of three Republicans and three
Democrats and said the present tariff
board was as near like such com
mission as congress would permit the
country to have.
At Rockwell City the president said:
I'VE are going to attempt a reduc-
ton of the tariff just as soon as we
have adequate information and that
information is coming along on the
first of December next. Then we are
going to recommend a reduction and
if we don't. you punish US; if we do,
be with u.s.
Busy Time Ahead.
Denison, Ia, Sept. 28.-Fresh from
the progressive state of Kansas, where
he received a most flattering reception,
President Taft swept into Iowa early
today and will remain in the state of
the famous Iowa idea" until tomorrow
night. Mr.. Taft's most important
speech of the day will be delivered at
Waterloo where he will discuss THE
Relation of Government to the Busi-
ness of the Country" Recent events in
be looked forward to as one of the most
interesting and perhaps far reaching in
effect of any the president will make
on his present tour.
Mr.. Taft originally was scheduled to |
reach Waterloo at p. m. but various |
amendments to the itinerary in re- !
spOnse to demands for brief stops
along the route, have changed the hour |
of arrival to 3:15 p. m. and it probably !
will be 4 o'clock before the speech is |
n n Gfn in
city, the president was scheduled today |
to visit Fort Dodge, Webster City, |
Iowa Falls, with other minor stops be- |
tween here and Waterloo.
Tomorrow Mr.. Taft will speak at Des |
Moines, Knoxville, Abba. Ottumwa and |
a number of smaller places.
Begins Speaking Early.
Council Bluffs, Sept. 28.-President |
Taft's special train arrived in Council |
Bluffs over the Chicago, Burlington & |
Quincy at o'clock this morning and |
left at 1882 over the Illinois Central.
The schedule for the day had been |
changed from that originally an
nounced on account of a desire to make |
a number of additional short stops at |
Iowa points.
The president was tired after his trip |
through Kansas and slept until z |
O'Clock. Governor Carroll and his Of |
ficia1 staff Senator Kenyon and the |
greater portion of the Iowa congress
party here and will accompany it
across the state.
President Taft spoke for ten minutes |
to the crowd of several thousand which |
had assembled Notwithstanding the |
early hour of his visit. His remarks
were largely devoted to the increasing
of the agricultural states
and the need of improved methods to
increase production The president de-
clared that in 1850 the population of |
the United States would in all prob
ability be at least two hundred million
and that it would be necessary to
largely increase production if the peo-
pie were to be well fed.
Banquet at Waterloo.
Waterloo. Iowa, Sept. est was
arranged to give Civil war veterans
special positions in the reserve section
of the audience when President Taft
addressed the general public this
afternoon. President Taft and party, |
escorted by a reception COMMITTEES of |
Iowans headed by Governor Carroll, |
was scheduled to arrive in Waterloo at
3:15 o'clock The president is to be
the guest of ngressman Pickett, who
will give banquet in his honor to-
night. The presidential party will de-
part for Des Moines about 4 o'clock
a. m Friday.