The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-25
PLANS
HIS TRIP TO WEST
viii Attempt to PIacate Peo-
pie Angry Over Tariff
Vetoes
LAST OPPORTUNITY
FOR EXPLANATIONS
Probably VIII Avoid Big Cities
in His Tour As They Are
Believed to be
Hopeless

BEVERLY. MASS. Aug 24--The
President officially inaugurated his va
cation to-day with a round Of golf at
Ayopia-
Tomorrow the work of arranging
the itinerary fer the western trip viii
be begun.
1t is the most serious task that faces
the managers az the administration
az this time. From the President
down. there is q most acute realization
of the plight In which the veto OF the
ta11fg billy mss. placed the executive.
There is country wide protest against
the second defeat of tariff revision. and
the storm is Increasing IN violence an
the time, The problem ahead is to
seek To Justify IN some way before an
angry people the violation OF solemn
promises,
This coming fail will be the last op-
portunity that the president will have
OF making his explanations direct to
the country, unless the proprieiIes are
To be violated by Presidential cam
paigning next year, the year of the
national election. And inasmuch as 1t
is now generally conceded that Mr..
Tafts denomination Is certain the fall
viii give him his final chance to pre-
sent his own case. The western trip
Will be iii effect the Presidents cam
paign for reelection.
Big Cities Hopeless.
The plan is not TO give much time
10 the great cities. Ii is probably
taken for granted that they are in a
measure hopeless.
II Is there that the pinch of high
living is felt 10 the extreme. The
western trip accordingly witt be de-
voted In the main to stops at the
smaller cities, the towns, and villages.
where the appeal win be made Tor ap-
proval. ana support. In these COM
munities, a strong play will be made
on reciprocity as representing the tar
II revision the administration has ac-
comphsheI: International arbitration
will be given prominence. while the
yetoes viii BE CLOSED over with re-
newed promises of downward revi-
sion when The tariff beard reports"
Accordingly the President will de-
vote much OF his time for the next
few weeks planning out his speeches.
while he and Secretary Hiiies together
will map cut the route to be taken
May Go to Maine.
There is talk OF IL preliminary trip
to Maine. starting about September l.
in which the President will tour the
coast cities of Maine in the Mayfiower
and make landings where fancy die
tates. This trip has not been decided
upon. however, and the best counsel
seems to be against II, since Maine Is
hopeless been since the Payne
Aldrich bill defeated the promised re-
vision downward-and II is felt that
to 60 to Maine would simply lay the
President open to embarrassing de-
mands for speeches that would wear
him out without bringing any praeti-
cal result.
On Saturday Mr.. Taft viii attend
the rally of the Essex county Repub-
licans at CONGRESSMAN aardner's place
near Hamilton, half dozen miles
north of Beverly. Close attention Is
beifg given to Massachusetts, for
there Is an uneasy feeling that, un-
der the influence of Governor Foss.
with the tariff bill still an acute issue,
even the Bay State is not to be count
ed safely Republican In the national
contest next xfihE