The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-28
President Grateful for Warm
Welcome and Close Attention.
Closes Four Day Trip Through
SunfIOwer State.
HE TALKS OF TARIFF
Presents halle Waggener With
Loving Cup for AtchisOn.
Advocates Skeleton Army for
Times of Peace.

LeavenWorth, Kan, Sept. 2S--Pres-
ident Taft ended his four days WISH
to Kansas here Wednesday night and
departed for Iowa, where he will spend
two days before again heading for the
far west. Mr.. Taft visited Atch1Son
and LeavenWorth, stopping en- route
to appear on the back platform OF his
train in response to the cheers OF
platform throng. In all, Mr.. TAFT trav-
eled S45 miles in Kansas and made Y
formal speeches. He wound up here
today with a discussion of the tariff,
during which he again explained his
vetoes and again asserted his willing
ness to sign any tariff bills that might
be based upon the forthcoming re-
ports of the tariff board.
Mr. Taft expressed himself as de-
lighted with his reception in Kansas.
The crowds which turned out to greet
him again took rank as the largest he
has met on any of his various trips
through the country The climax was
reached at Topeka, where Mr.. TAFT
faced a throng in the capital plaza
that members of his party estimated at
between 10000 and so, 900 people.
When he appeared at Atchison, he
had laid aside the silk hat entirely
and wore a broad brimmed Panama
Kansas PIeases Him.
Il am sincerely grateful to the peo-
pie of Kansas, said the president, not
only for the warm welcome which they
extended to me as president OF the
United States, but for the kindly at
tention which they gave to what l
said found the intelligent men and
women of Kansas looking prosperous,
happy and contented, and congratu. .
late them on the evidences Thereon
that abound on every side
President Taft's reception In Kansas
frankly surprised some of his most
intimate friends and supporters The
DEVELOPMENTS in Iowa during the next
two days are awaited with the keenest
interest.
The president was surrounded by
host of Kansas politicians. They be-
longed to both factions of the Repub-
Iican party. Governor Stubbs, VINO Is
said to be out for the senatorial toga
now worn by Senator Charles Curtis,
was in earnest conversation With the
latter on several occasions senator
Joseph L. Bristow, who served notice
upon Mr.. Taft that that party war was
far from over, continued as the pres1-
dents guest today. There was no re-
currence, however, of the bitterness
which closed the semi-centennlai Gel
ebration at the Hutchinson ta1r and
both the president and the senator
wished each other good luck When
they parted company.
Talks Tariff at LeavenwOrth.
President Taft arrived in Leaven-
worth at 4 p. M, and remained until
1926 o'clock. He made his tariff ad-
dress in the open air and Tnen mOLOE0Q
to Fort Leavenworth, where he briefly
addressed the officers attending the
army service school and then visited
the soldiers home.
In his address to the army Officers,
who in their full dress uniforms, made
a particularly brilliant audience, Mr.
Taft advocated again the idea OF a
skeleton army, made up largely OF
skilled officers who would devote
themselves largely to the training OF
the militia. The president said he
believed that under this system, COM
petent army could be called into the
field almost at a moments notice, and
that on a peace footing the esta bl1sh-
ment would be a most economical one.
At Atchison the president went pic
nicking as the guest of Bale Wag-
gener. general counsel of the Mis-
souri, Pacific railroad in Kansas and
Missouri, who each year gives a picnic
for the children of northeastern Kan
sas. The president did not think a
silk hat an frock coat were proper
garb for a picnic and he donned in
stead a gray suit and straw hat. He
hadn't much chance to drink red
lemonade or ride the ry-go-round,
but made a speech to the thousands OF
children who came in to the Waggener
picnic.
On behalf of Atchison the president
presented Mr. Waggener with a loving
cup. Following the speech the presi-
dent was taken for 1O-m1le ride
through the city.