Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-09-15
Mr., Taft win Travel $4,000
Miles Through Twenty
Four States Extending From
Atlantic to Pacific,
INSURGENT STR0NGH0L0S
INCLUDED IN ITINERARY
Even His Closest Friends Ad-
nit Future Political Fortunes
May Depend On Present
Swing Around the Circle,
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Beverly, Mass, Sept. l4.-President
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
important ever undertaken by 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 gauge of battle II some "Heckler
in his audience throws ii on the plat
form. is hardly doubted.
That the presidents political for
tunes may depend on this journey is
agreed to by many men close to the
administration.
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 law
had been five weeks on the statute
books. on that trip he delivered his
famous address at Winona. Mimi. a
defense OF that law on which most
OF the CT ticism of the administration 8
tariff policy has been based.
on the list for the present journey
the president has set down THE Tar
| iff' and THE Tariff Board" as two
subjects for set addresses. His vetoes
OF the wool bill. Of the cotton bill and
Of the farmers free list bin, hava not
been set aside for separate speeches,
but that they will be dealt with in the
two general addresses is highly prob
the leading topic, although that is not
the presidents plan. Other subjects
include reciprocity, conservation. the
peace treaties. marriage and divorce.
the trust problem, financial reform,
the Panama canal, reform in judicial
procedure, Alaska and the govern
ment departments. The president con-
templates spending most of his speak
ing hours in talking of the less p0lt-
ical subjects.
The swing beginning tomorrow
will be about 1900 miles in length.
Twenty-four states will be visited
and in eighteen the president will
speak. In Kansas Nebraska, Iowa,
Missouri, Montana, Idaho. California,
oregon Washington, South Dakota,
Minnesota and Wisconsin he will spend
many of his busiest days. These states
are labelled 'insurgent" by those who
keep the. political books.
New York. Colorado. Wyoming
Utah, Illinois and Pennsylvania will
not be slighted, but in those states
the president will not have to work
so hard. The same political bookkeep-
| ers credit them to the progressive
wing of the republican party. Michi-
gan. which has been called fraft in
surgent" will get a lot of the presi-
dents attention.
The trip begins In Boston tomor-
row night, Syracuse New York is the
| first stop. Washington will see the
wind-up on November |. Secretary c.
ID. Hilles, Major Butt, Or. Thomas l..
| Rhoades, the presidents physician
two stenographers. three secret ser
vice men and nine newspaper report
ers, Will accompany the president.
The train will run as a special much
of the time. 1t will consist of three
! Pullman sleepers, a dining car, bag
gage car and a day coach. The presi-
dent will do little more work pre-.
pairing for the trip. Tomorrow will be
his fifty-fourth birthday and he plans
to spend the day quietly on the goli
| links at Myopia and at Parramatta
He will start for Boston by motor
about O'Clock. Mrs. Taft probably
will go with him to Boston, but will
return to Beverly. She expects to re.
main in Beverly through October.
| on the eve of the presidents de-
partnrei John Barrett, director gen,
eral OF the Pan-American u.,on who
attended the ground breaking cere
monies Of the Panama exposition al
San Diego. and travelled up the Paci.
fic coast, brought him cheerful news
today. Mr.. Barrett told the president
that the Pacific coast was intensely
| Interested in his visit; that II did no
1 consider 1t a political pilgrimage anC
that everywhere he had stopped, tn,
| people were anxious to see Mr.. Taf
once more.
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