The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-09-29

That the entire West is not carried
away with enthusiasm over President
Taft's visit 10 that insurgent country IS
evident from the following published BY
Kansas newspapers with progressive ten
denotes:
President Taft, after insulting the
west BY vetoing the Arizona statehood
bill because it contained provision for
the recall of the Judiciary, is now coming
out to visit Us. They all like TO visit The
west It's ar interesting place. II pro-
duces the nations food. buys the manu-
featured goods CT the east and pays the
dividends on the railroad stock. II has
been good picking for Wall street It's
all settled up now and it's vote is worth
looking after. William Howard Taft,
Wall streets great national executive.
called by Custom the president 81 The
United States is coming 10 oyr erstwhile
wild and woolly country to See his
Subjects
"He is bringing along his rotund smile
aud with it acompiacent BELLE that his
monster presence will clear away all
opposition.
THE .fawning politicians and public
Office holders, who are the benefciaries
Of politics. are now busy preparing re-
lception for him.
''It may be in order to offer few
words Of advise to his royal highness
from an humble hot rehellious subject.
| lyon are going to hit the high places,
William, see only the comfortable things
and hear only the praises Of your
henchmen.
You will not care to see the shacks in
which our western miners are housed
You will not visit the sluns and tene
ments in our grown-up cities. where the
sweat shop victims live
/ "You will not come in contact with
1.-THE people who are forced to live a year
on what it costs TO run your, show a
i single day.
i Brass bands aud boquets will be your
portion. The federal office holding and
court house rings will provide that much
1 We're paying for all this magni6ence,
i William, and great many OF us are
lgetting less than $500 year It comes
thigh, but we've paid for it and we want
to see it.
II 1--WE are coming to see you, Mr. TAFT,
J but don't take US too seriously.
''Our ee,eemed hunter and shooter oil
lfieeiug soldiers made tour of the west
Hast fall Great crowds turned out 10 see
him, just as they would three-legged
|calf. or a two headed elephant The
American people love to gaze on mon
strosities.
i "You know. William yon were APP
pointed to carry out my policies This
Included, of course, impressing the dear
|people.
"But you are not good at it. You are
too fat to ride broncos. Airships haven't
yet been built big enough to carry you.
AS an imitator of Theodore you have not
been shining success. You are not a
good flimAammer. Won have an
awkward way of getting off on the wrong
foot.
s'But never mind. Well come to see
You out here, crowds of us. But don't
put too much confidence in that.
1--WE had Uncle Joe Cannon out here
last fall and we gave him big crowds. but
lat election time we hit him and his
policies terrible whack.
YES, by ali means come west. Visit
Iowa, where 60 per cent of the farmers
are tenants. Come TO Oklahoma where
only IS per cent of the farmers are
owners. To Texas where the cotton
raisers are reduced to span Of mules,
some old rickety farm tools and drove
Of over worked children. To Colorado
where your officials says. "To hell with
1.-THE constitution" To California. the
land of Otis and kidnapers. Yes, come
ON with your 5000 mile jaunt and your
palace car. Well be at the depots to
greet you, and then next year we'll tell
you what we think of yon.''