Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-15
Will Leave Beverly,
Mass, Friday
On Trip Which Promises 10
Be Of Great Importance.
And Which VIII Be About $4,000
Miles in Length.
1.-THE Tariff and "Ihe Tariff
Board Among Addresses.
veioes Of Wool ard Cotton Bills
Also Subjects.
veioes Of Wool ard Cotton Bills
Also Subjects.

Beverly. Mass, Sept. 1i.-Pfesident
Taft will leave Beverly tomorrow on
his second swing around the circle. In
the opinion of many of his friends the
trip promises to be one Of the most
important ever undertaken by Chief
Executive He himself has said that
he will indulge but little III political
discussion, but it is admitted that OPP
portunity FOR such discussion win not
merely be offered. but probably will
be thrust upon him. That he would
accent the gage Of battle II some
.Heckler" in his audiences threw 1t
on the platform. is hardly doubted
That the Presidents political fortunes
mav depend to some extent upon the
outcome OF this journey is conceded by
many men close to the administration.
Two years ago tomorrow the President
started from beverly on his first cross
continent trips. He had been six
months in office and the Payne-Ald-
rich tariff law had been five weeks on
the statute books on that trip he de-
livered his famous address at Nmona,
MINI. a defence of that law on which
most OF the criticisms Of the admins
trations tariff policy has been. based.
On the list for the present journey
the President has set down THE Tar
it," and THE Tariff Board as two
subjects for set addresses.
His yetoes of the wool bill. the cot
ton 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
4.,~sff
after all the leading topic, although
that is not the Presidents plan. Many
other subjects will be given consider
alton, including reciprocity, eonserNa-
ton, the peace treaties. marriage ana
divorce, the trust problem, financial
reform: the Panama canal; reform i'll
judicial procedure, Alaska and the
government departments, The Presi-
dent contemplates spending most OF
his speaking hours in talking OF the
less political subjects. Doubt that lie
will be able to follow such program
of exclusion has been expressed IN
some quarters already
The Swing" that begins tomorrow VIII
be about 1900 miles in length ihs
Presidential trunks are packed, the eoif
sticks will be laid carefully away tofnof-
row afternoon and tho portfolio oil
speeches already prepared is pretty fuli.
Twenty-four states will be touched on
the tourney and In Is of them the Pfesi-
dent viii do his speaking. IL is possible
that more than 30 times MIR. Taft viii
talk to all sorts OF audiences He Will
untilize the banquet table, the audito-
rum platform and the rear end Of his
private car
In Kansas. Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri.
Montana. Idaho. California, Oregon,
Washington, South Dakota, Minnesota
and Wisconsin he will spend many. Of his
busiest days They are labelled .Insur-
gent by those who keep the political
books. New York, Colorado, Wyoming,
Utah, Illinois and Pennsylvania will not
be sighted, but in those states the Pres
ident will not have to work so hard. The
same political bookkeepers credit them to
the Progressive" wing of the Republican
party. Michigan. which has been called
Taft Insurgent, win get lot of the
Presidents attention.
Several states through which he will
pass have no speaking engagements with
Mr. Taft but wherever his train stops IN
the daytime he is likely to speak
The trip begins in Boston tomorrow.
Syracuse. n. Y, is the first stop. Wash
ington will see the wind-up in November
In addition to the President, secy uilles.
Major Butt the Presidents military aide
DR.. Thomas l.. Rhoades the President
physician; two stenographers, three Sc
cret service men, c. Il. Colony, q repre-
sentative of the Boston & Albany Rail
road. which is handling the trip, and nine
newspaper men will accompany the Pres
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