The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1911-10-27

cIclses bne -. IL. VI sign was ulS-
played. The president was Introduce
by Mr.. Burke and spoke to the people
mainly on the subject of peace, His
talk was listened to with the utmost
attention and greeted with rounds of
applause.
The address given by the president
won him hundreds of new friends. He
expounded his well known views on
peace in a manner which made de-
cided hit with the public.
An interesting incident was the ar
rival from Gregory of the hundred
and twenty enthusiastic Taft support
ers who came by auto to see the pres
ident. All-wore white hats and had
liberal display of badges. The pres
ident shook hands with each.
An auto ride in the afternoon was
arranged as 2 diversion and in the
eYening dinner in honor of the chief
executive was given to the presiden-
tial party and the state congressional
delegation, by Congressman Burke.
About three thousand people greet
ed President Taft and listened to his
address as he spoke from the rear of
the Taft special at Highmore Monday.
The presidents remarks were devot-
ed chiefly to the problem of agricul-
ture. He said IN part: "The whole
ninety million people are Interested
in your making the soil productive.
In fifty years the population of this
country will be doubled and those of
us who are east of the Mississippi riy-
er are looking around to see where
we are going to get our food. The
value of farms in the country increas-
ed by 300 per cent in the last ten
years while the farm values in this
state alone increased 364. We are
spending SIS, 900 900 year in Wash
ington to find out the secrets of ma
ture in order to explain them to you.
The entry of President Taft into
Huron, the so-ca'led hotbed of insur-
gency. Monday finds his reception
Just as cordial and enthusiastic and
just as great as has characterized his
his journey over the western part of
the state. The cheering was continu-
Gus and wherever he appears it is evil
dent the good nature and affable
manner of the president appeals to
the people. The reception rendered
President Taft by the home city of
Senator. Crawford was no exception
to his tour through otner parts of the
state. The streets were gaily decor
ated with flags and thousands of peo-
pie liued up to cheer the president.
The exercises consisted of an auto
ride about the town and an open air
address that was heard by thousands
OF people.
An enthusiastic crowd of ten thous-
and people met the president at Alb
erdeen Monday evening and listened
with great attention to his welt known
speech on peace. The chief executive
was roundly cheered and his address
was punctuated at frequent intervals
by rounds of applause.
The train arrived at $3.50 p. m. and
an automobile trip about the city and
a short address to the students of the
state normal constituted the first part
of the program. The students gave
the president a rousing reception and
vast crowds of people lined the streets
on which the parade passed. The
president gave his main address from
the plaza of the Commercial club ano
all the available space within the
sound of his voice was packed with
people. An amusing incident during
the course of the address was wher
some one in the crowd called out
''Some of these Indians up here don't
like you, but you are all right tC
which the president replied: 81 an
glad TO have your assurance on that
The president had nearly a hundred
old veterans lined up before HIM ant
shook hands with each.
An e. aborate banquet at the Com
mercial club in the evening concluded
the entertainment. In his speech a.
the banquet President Taft replied
with feeling to the charge that he hst
set up the supreme court with th'
idea that it was to emasculate tn,
s lerman antitrust law and declare,
anew his intention to enforce the Law
to the letter. The president referret
to the criticism of the supreme cour
ruling in the Standard Oil and tobac
co trust cases and declared that moth
ing could be furtner from the fac
than the charge that the statute ha'
been made ineffective. The suprem
court. he said, had declared that an
res Jraint of trade or combinations TO
the purpose of supressing competitio
and controlling prices was violatio
of the law. The president again es
pressed the hope that business woul