The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-15
T af t Lea yes To-Day
for 13, OOO-MiIe
Journey.
TARIFF WILL BE
LEADING T OPIC
President Will Defend Admins.
tration's Course During Cross
Country Trip on Which His
Future Political Fortunes
May Depend-Starts on
His Saith Birthday.

Beverly. Mass September 14.-Presi-
dent Taft leaves Beverly tomorrow on
his second swing around the circuit.
In the opinion of many of his friends
the trip promises to be one of the most
important ever undertaken by a chief
executive. He himself said he will
indulge in but little political discus
sion, but 1t is admitted that opportun-
lily for such discussion will not be
merely offered. but probably be thrust
upon him. That he would accept the
gage of battle IL some "heckler" in
his audiences threw 1t on the plat
form is hardly doubted That the
Presidents political fortunes may de-
pend to some extent on this journey is
agreed to by many men close to tho
administration.
VIII Discuss Tariff.
Two years ago tomorrow the
President started from Beverly on
ms hrst cross country trip after
entering the White House. He
He had been six months in Of
flee and the Payne-Aldrich tariff law
had been five weeks on the statute
books. On that trip he delivered his
famous address at Winona, Mimi. a
defense of that law on which most OF
the criticism of the administrations
tariff policy has been based. On the
list foi the present journey the presi-
dent has set down the tariff" and .the
Tariff Board" as two subjects for set
addresses.
His veto of the wool bill. the cotton
bill and the farmers free list bill have
not been set aside for separate
speeches. but that they will be dealt
with in the two general addresses is
highly probable The tariff may prove
tho leading topic. although 1t is not
the Presidents plan. Other subjects
include reciprocity. conservation. the
peace treaties. marriage and divorce,
the trust problem. financial reform, the
Panama Canal. reform in judicial pro-
cedure. Alaska and the government de-
pertments.
The swing" beginning tomorrow
will be about $4,000 miles in length.
Twenty-four States will be visited, and
in eighteen the President will speak.
In Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa. Missouri.
Montana, Idaho, California, oregon.
Washington. South Dakota. Minnesota
and Wisconsin he will spend many Of
his busiest days. These States are
labeled "insurgent" by those who keep
the political books. New York, Colo
RADIO. wyoming, Illinois and Pennsylva-
MIA VIII not be sighted, put in those
States the President will not have to
work so hard The same political
bookkeepers credit them to the pro
gressive" wing of the Republican
party. Michigan. which has been
called Taft Insurgent." will set lot
of the Presidents attention.
The trip begins in Boston tomorrow
night Syracuse, New York, is the
first stop. Washington will see the
wind-up on November l. In addition
to the President, Secretary c. d.
Hilles, Major A. w. Butt, DR.. Thomas
i. Rhoades. the Presidents physician;
two stenographers. three secret SER
accompany him.
To-Day His Birthday.
The train Will consist of three Pull
man sleepers, dining car. a baggage
car. and day coach. Tomorrow will
be President Taft's fifty-fourth birth
day. and he plans to spend the day
quietly on the links at Myopia and at
Parramatta Mr.. Taft expects to re-
main in Beverly through OCTOBER.
On the eve of the Presidents depart
ure, John Barrett, director-General Of
the Pan American Union, who attend
ed the ground bret king ceremonies of
the Panama Exposition at San Diego.
and travelled up the Pacific coast,
brought him cheerful news to-day. Mr..
Barrett told the President that the Pa
cifc coast was intensely interested in
his visit. that it did not consider 1t
a political pilgrimage and that every
where he had stopped the people were
anxious to see Mr.. Taft once more.