Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-11-02

Tafts Tour of Count bout Il !
Al End Makes Change III
Schedule. s
50 ADDRESSES Al, Z GIVEN II
Steel Trust Being lnyestiss .
LaFollette Has Organization
II Work.

Washing ION, D. G. October SO
The trip of President Taft as sorig
inally planned, has come to ci0se,
and altho there have been several adAs5
ditions that will lengthen onl the ori,s
ginal program and keep the head Of {
the nation travelling and talking for
some time. vet the big tour is practis
cally over. IN forty-one days the
president made $50 speeches IA which
he treated on every possible subject.
The reception given the president In
localities and states where the pro
gressive movement Is supposed to he
strongest, has been very cordial. lid
South Dakota, where there is d presi.
Dental preference law, and where
claims have been free that the prestss
dent will lose ont largely due no.
doubt to the noise made by Senator
Crawford and his followers. there
was plenty OF evidence or genuine loy.s
atty and affection shown for the presx:
ident, and reports from the presidens
tial party are to the effect that lead
ership like that exercised By Senator
Gamble and Gongrasnlen Burke and
Martin cannot help but outweigh any
personal effort by Mr. Crawford Con.
gressman Burke's presentation Of
buffalo steak to the president, and
the tender Of gold brick made
made from the genuine metal. BY Con-
gressman Martin, formed items of ill-si
terest and served to call aatentio,s
to distinctive points concerning South
Dakota. VI!
In the state OF Washington Tie
president had some rather exciting
experiences. The significance OF his
visit to that and adjoining states ID
mighty interesting, and appears tos
Indicate that at least the state of
Washington lis not lending much \
comfort to the leaders seeking to aid
in the defeat Of Mr. Taft for another rs
term. 5i
In Montana Senator Dixon 1 and
Congressman Pray were not met with
contradiction when they declared thai
the sentiment Of the state among re-
publicans was unanimously in favor Of
President Taft.
Idaho turned out and gave d fine
welcome, and the presidential party
sent word home that the visit to the
state was delightful, encouraging and
profitable, but In one of the dispatches
was a note Of regret that Congress
man French, thru illness, was unable
to accompany the party.
Wyoming pulled off a big show. at &
which Congressman Mondall was
ore OF the big factors at home as he is ]
in Washington on all important oc-
casions. u
~ the visits to other states, incIud.
ing the earlier days spent In Kansas.
Missouri Colorado and Iowa, only the 4
kindliest 'in sentiment was expressed +
toward the president. 1t was sug.
gested time and again, and emphasiz.
ed by leaders like Senator Clapp Of
Minnesota and Governor McGovern OF II
Wisconsin, that the honors accord.
ed Mr.. Taft were all on account Of 4.
his position as the chief executive Of
tfe natiol, and were not to be cons tru- q
ed 'li N any sense as a personal compII Il
ment. 55sSs
Stephenson is investigated.
Senator Hepburn of lsass .3as the
head head OF the committee Investigating
the election Of Senator Stephenson Of h
Wisconsin, is living up to his reputa- @
ton OF always conducting an inter
esting show, and 1t matters not
whether the place OF business be the
floor o.. the senate or In committee
room e Mr.. Hepburn always enIivens
things. However. It is acknowledged
that he is doing a good piece of work
In the invessa alton, and his attitude
towards witnesses who habitually for
got, or who do not want to tell, has
been winning approval because the
country has arrived at a point where Is
constant evasion Of responsibility il
connection with suspected corrup-
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