The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-09-21
TALKS or PEACE
AND ARBITRATION
President Refuses TO Mix
Politics With Address.
SPENDS DAY In MICHIGAN

Addresses 5000 People In Tent on
shore Of Lake Superior at Mar
quette, Within 90 Miles OF State
Where insurgency Makes It's Home
Is introduced by Representative
Young, Who Takes Occasion TO
Rap at Progressives.
Marquette, Mich, Sept. 21.-Presi-
dent Taft came within 80 miles OF
the Wisconsin border. He was intro
duced for the principal address OF
the day by Representative Young of
this district, who made the presi-
dents appearance the occasion for a
bitter attack upon "the spurious pro-
gressiveness OF shifty politicians, at
which cynics smile and angels weep"
This introduction was made by the
congressman to some 5000 of his
constituents at a mass meeting. The
affair was held beneath big tent on
the shore Of Lake Superior, and the
people were packed in way beyond
the reasonable capacity OF the can
vas.
When the president arrived the
crowd had been waiting for some
:ime and in the press had warmed up
to a high pitch of excitement. II was
such a crowd as would quickly heckle
man. and while Mr. Taft spoke
there were several interruptions from
his audience.
Representative Young in his intro
duction OF the president put him be-
fore his audience as a president and
leader who had been "prudently and
aggressively progressive" exercising
genuinely progressive construc-
tiveness." And having said this OF
Mr.. Taft's progressiveness, he pro-
ceeded to tear the hide from those
progressives whose stronghold lay
but 30 miles farther to the west. The
crowd gave their congressman the
applause that he bid for in his
speech.
When Mr.. Taft arose to address
them man who had Skinned up a
tent pole to get better view waved
his hat and shouted, "Yes, sir, you
are all right" We'll" replied the
president, 81 certainly am glad to be
assured
Declined TO Talk Politics.
SO far as Mr.. Taft himself was
concerned. he made this one of the
nonpolitical days of this trip. They
asked him to talk on the tariff, but
as he is TO make an address on this
today at Grand Rapids, he would not
anticipate himself, and the ban on
reciprocity which he has placed upon
himself will not be raised until after
today's election in Canada. SO he
told them at the mass meeting that
he wanted to talk to them about
peace and arbitration with the Hon
duran and Nicaraguan treaties.
This was the only serious address
that Mr.. Taft made in Marquette.
He was scheduled to speak at a
luncheon given him by the citizens OF
Marquette but he was somewhat be.
hind his schedule before II was time
for the speeches and he confined
himself TO a few words. II was Sen.
ator Townsend's turn at the luncheon
TO laud Mr.. Taft. Said he:
IL realize that the president is
starting out on long trip over the
United States. ! doubt IL any one
of us properly appreciates the impor-
tance OF that trip, and no word will
be uttered by him which will escape
the criticism of men who are looking
for fault. He will be charged very
frequently with the indiscretion of
friends who may say things on such
occasions as this and other occasions
which viii not be altogether desir-
able. and for which he is not in the
slightest degree responsible. The
president has never lodged any ques-
tion that came up. He has met every
one of them frankly and honestly.
! submit to you, except at the hands
of selfish politicians, at the hands OF
men vino would destroy rather than
construct, there has come no criti.
cism from any man in the United
States as to any public act of vii.
liam II. Taft. He loves his country
and he will not sacrifice any one Of
his interests TO his own selfish ambl
tion. My God, is 1t not time that We
should crown patriotism such as
that?"
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