The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-10-04

Thursday morning was greeted with
loud cheers from thousands of eager
threats and with the waving of hun
dreds of flags in the hands OF the
school children. The long special
train drew into the station, leaving
the rear car opposite the stand which
had been provided by the committee.
The smiling face of the president was
Immediately recognized on the rear
platform, and his appearance was the
signal for renewed cheers. The fire.
men quickly swung back the gates,
lining up on each side, and it was be-
tween the ranks of the Denison's fire
fighters that the presidential party
made its way to the platform. The
president was greeted by Hon. J. P.
Conner and other members of the Com
mercial club committee. The people
were DESTROYS of losing no minute OF
the presidents time, and while in.
tensely enthusiastic, the cheers stop
ped as soon as the president was
ready to speak. He was introduced hv
Judge Conner. Mr.. Conner said: ut
is my pleasure TO introduce to you
your president, as we'll as the presi-
dent of all the people OF this great
and glorious republic, President Taft. =
The president had stood to the left of
Judge Conner, smiling delightedly at
the thousands present SO early in the
morning, sweeping his eye over the
view of Denison and noting with in
terest the smiling faces of the hun
dreds of school children with their
waving flags. Beside him stood
Major Butts, his military aide. and two
officers of the secret service. Seated
on the platform were Mayor Laub,
members of the committee on arrange
ments, and a number of prominent citi-
zens. TO the presidents right were
seated score of the members of the
Grand Army. Directly in front OF him
were seated prominent citizens from
all over the county; on his left the
school children, and on all sides were
thousands of interested and enthus-
iastic people, anxious to hear from
the first citizen of the republic. Among
the distinguished people on the plat
form we're: Senator w. S. Kenyon,
Governor B. F. Carroll, private secre
tary to the president Mr.. Hilles, and
Congressman Kendall Green and
Towner.
The president took the situation
with a seriousness becoming to the
chief magistrate of the nation, max
ing personal report Of his actions to
the people from whom he received his
power. He INDUCED in none of the
clap.trap of oratory. He did not tell
us that we were the most refined and
intelligent audience he had ever seen,
nor throw any of the Oratorical bou-
quets so often used as substitute
for thought. He did pause at the out
set of his address, to recognize the
DIcScuCc Vi Iuc oCilOO1 nnu
to express his qualification at their
being there and at their excellent be-
havior. He then plunged directly into
the subject which he had chosen for
his remarks, and that was an explana-
ton of his position on the tariff ques-
ton and the reason which led him to
veto the pop.gun tariff bills, passed
at the recent extra session. He be-
came engrOsSed in his subject and eX
ceeded, by ten minutes, the time al
Iotted for his stop in Denison. His
speech was listened to with rapt at
tention. There was little applause as
the presidents rapid enunciatiOn car
ried him from sentence to sentence
without giving time for applause, and
the people were too eager to hear all
that he might say to interrupt him,
even with expressions of their favor.
There was a marked demonstration
at the close of his speech, and when
he remounted the platform Of his car
and waved and smiled adieu.
The president said, in part, as fol-
lows, although it must be understood
that this is not verbatum report,
so that the president should not be
held responsible should he be mis-
quoted. although We give the substance
of his remarks as nearly as possible.
The. president said: Ladies and
gentlemen of Denison; my fellow citi-
z.us: do rot know how it is, but
the first thing you do when you meet