The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-10-13
WENT TO SEE THE PRESIDENT

Friday morning about 14O schoo
children and 80 or 40 adults from
Blackfoot Joined the excursion to Po
catello to see the President, anC
agreeable to the arrangements sc
kindly made by Secretary Coker o
the Pocatello Commercial club, were
back home at 10:30 in the forenoon
They had seen the presidential party
and heard Taft speak, had viewed the
train in which he Is making his 46'
day tour of the county, and had rea'
son to be glad of the privilege.
They got to the Gate City just In
time to march to the Bannock hotel
and see the presidential party pass to
the scnooi mouse, where the speaking
iCox p.. e, anc no time was lost re-
turning. AS the children poured out
of their train and filed by Taft's pri-
vate car, the men in charge of the
car were heard to inquire; 'School
children? Where do they come
from?"
One of the excursion party stopped
on the tracks and announced as they
came along. This is the President s
train," and they scrutinized the fine
coaches as they passed The 70 pu-
pills from Shelley wore badges to
show where they were from, and re-
ceived cordial greetings as they NOV
ed up the street.
Massed a. out the, stand were hum
dreds of school children, each carry
ing a flag. They represented the en-
tire enrolment of the Pocatello pub
lie schools, the Academy of Idaho
and st. Joseph's school, reinforced by
a big delegation from Idaho Falls,
Blackfoot and Shelley. The crowd
was an immense one, almost entirely
filling the commodious school
grounds.
Shelley was represented by 60
school children; Idaho Falls by 70,
and Blackfoot by IT'S. The Pocatello
public schools, st. Joseph's school
and the Academy of Idaho declared
half holiday and were each repre-
sented by their full enrolment of pu-
pills and teachers.
Seated ON the platform with the
President were Mayor Bistline, for
mer governors Gooding and Brady,
former congressman T. R. Hamer,
President Hilliard of the Pocatello
Commercial club, President Ostrand-
er and Secretary Spangler of the
Twin Falls Commercial club, AlderN
men Hanson, Trapp Weidemann,
Hutson, Martin, Rothas and Walton;
delegation of G. A. r. veterans and
number of prominent Pocatello bus
mess men and visitors from out OF
town.
~, Former governor Brady delivered
an address of welcome to the Presi-
dent. He paid a glowing tribute to
the Presidents ability and honesty
and firmness of purpose, and said
that no man ever applied to the exc
cutive affairs of the government high
er principles of honesty and justice
and equity than President Taft. No
man." said Mr.. Brady, "ever started
man, said Mr.. Brady, ever started
upon a journey among his own people
with purer motives than President
Taft. Mr.. Brady told of sitting In
the national convention which NOM
mated Mr.. Taft for the presidency
and of journeying to Cincinnati to
notify the president of his nomina>
ton. That was a pleasant journey,
said Mr.. Brady, "and would like to
make it again"
Wild applause greeted the Presi-
dent as he stepped to the front OF
the platform and smiled that mimi
table Taft smile.
Presidents Address
"No wonder you people of Poca-
tello look healthy" he said in open4
ing, "if this (referring to the "ex-
alted air') is what you wake up to
every morning"
The president recalled two other
occasions when he visited Pocatello
and addressed the people of the Gate
City. He explained how he came to
make third visit by saying that he
some time ago promised to attend a
centennial in the middle west and
break ground for the Panama-Pacific
exposition in California Immediate.
ly upon it becoming known that he
would make such journey he was
D6Sl6Stu dL Jut w hiIC AAOuoS W "
cry senator and congressman in the,
west with urgent invitations that ne
visit their states and districts. BE.
ing man who would rather say yes
than no." said the president, II con
sented to embark on a journey that
will cover $4,000 miles and pass
through IA states"
The president then discussed brief
ly and pointedly some of the large
issues of the day. He gave account
of his stewardship as chief executive
and told how the nation is in fine
financial condition as a result of
keeping down the expenditures and
keeping up the revenues.
Worlds Peace
The principal theme Of the Presi-
dents address was worlds peace. He
briefly outlined the history of the ar
bitration treaties originated by him
and now pending before the senate
committee on foreign relations. He
told how those treaties were intended
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