The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-21
Resents Fling AT Wilson
from Too Enthusiastic
Congressman
YOUNG, OF MICHIGAN,
MAKES FALSE MOVE
Is Told That He Does Not
Know What He is
Talking About by
President

! MARQUETTE, MICH, Sept. 90
/ President Taft took occasion here to-
day to rebuke Congressman Young,
Of Ispwing. for Juggling IN IL refer
ence to the presidential candidacy
of Governor Woodrow Wilson, Of New
Jersey.
| Ine congressman had the part Of
| introducing President I aft to a throus
OF 500 at IL luncheon given the cnlei
executive IA the hall of q parochlal
/ school just before he left town. Nj.
/ Young. who Is an ardent TAFT sup
porter and ono of the Republican
/ standpattera, made grand speech,
lauding tho President, and launched
of into sarcastic utteranee regard
ing Governor Wilson, saying
Mr.. Wilson thinks he viii make
a run for President. lie won't even
be IA presidential posi- bility."
President Tatt's tace " as grave as
d ripple OF laughter ran through the
hall. When he arose to speak the
/ President, without suggestion OF IL
smile, remarked eoldly.
Your congressman told you, at the
start of his speech, that he did not
know what he was going to talk about
nor what / would say. AS for him,
III not entirely certain that he
knows yet what he was talking
about
Are With President.
During the Presidents night and
day stay here United States Senator
Townsend and Congressman Young
did all they could To send his 1912
boom along. This part OF the State
of Michigan is entirely in accord with
the Presidents ambition for d see
0nd term.
Congressman Young. alert every
minute to say something for tho chief
executive, made d vigorous attack al
"a large meeting in a tent in the
morning upon the Presidents critics
Attacking the insurgent element In
the West, which hes only a mild re-
Election in Michigan, the congre
man shouted
"A spurious progressiveness has
sprung up at which critics laugh anG
angels weep"
Defends Recall Veto.
The congressman took up. for the
President, a defense of the veto oil
the Arizona Statehood bill, because
OF the recall OF the judges PROPOSE.
ton, saying that Mr. Taft had shown
1.-The courage Of his convictions anC
had merely taken action that Other
Washington statesmen. while approx
ing. dared not publicly acknowledge
We are proud Of the Presiden
for the enemies he has made assert
cd the congressman, "Muck-rakina
magazines, every Vender OF Quack pc
{ liteal uostrums, fanatical, false. slip
perry, disloyal politicians are opposed
To the President"
Looking at the President Con
. gresham Young exclaimed;
The heart of the President is soun(
TO the core. no matter what his crit
$ les say. Later on the people will b,
looking back upon to terms OF Presi
dent Taft
President Encouraged.
The President felt encouraged b,
: the attitude OF his audiences in thi
4 city. although he had been assure,
= in advance that he would be well re
; ceived. II was Marquette's first chanc
,. to entertain a President. When h
arose to speak at the tent meeting
: tho crowd made his face light vi
= whom 1t yelled: ~ ou're all right
I'm glad TO be assured" answere
the President
Y Mr. Taft Informed his hearers tina
:. he proposed while GA the trip to TAX
= up administration issues which ha
! been criticised. He promised to tax
. up the xetoes of the wooden, farmers
= FREQ list and cotton bills at Gran
r Rapids tomorrow. He spoke to tn
crowd about arbitration and the peac
treaties. repeating what he had al
= ready discussed at Erie and Pontiac
= Speaks OF Mr.. Roosevelt"
e During his speech Mr.. Taft, 1
> speaking OF the government polio
q in handling the revolution in SAINT
Domingo. had occasion 10 refer t
: former President Roosevelt. He call
. ed him MFR. Roosevelt" and CAV
/ M nj els he