Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-12
sardle.. ., tn. fact that he is getting

too fat.
His face wore the same expression
all the way thru the meeting. Mayor
Harper. Of Ottumwa, introduced Gov
ernor Carroll. Then Carroll introduced
the president by referring to him as
the man who settled the trouble In the
Philippines and as the man VINO
Strengthened things out in Cuba ana
when he came to refer to Taft. Car
roll seemed to forget whether Tart was
secretary Of the treasury or OF war at
the time and that made the people
laugh. President Taft smiled.
But it was not Teddy who smiled
and showed his teeth. No matter what
you may think Of Teddy: he is the
boy who can make the fellows get up
and tear up the earth for him. why,
II that had been Teddy Roosevelt who
had come to Ottumwa there wouldn't
have been room In that tent for half
the people and when they started to
give him the welcoming applause the!
would have torn the canvas roof on
Anyway, who can make hero out
OF man as fat as Taft is. We like to
think of heroes as men who are tall
broad shoulderei and slim, men VINO
are larger around their shoulders than
they are around their waists. The
most vivid ina g!nation can not make
YOU think of Taft as Il hero.
Tn seems TO re the attitude OF the
people. They tolerate him. but there
is no real affection for him. They feel
toward him about like the average
man feels toward his wife's kin: there
is no real enthusiasm for him.
AS we left the cent some fellow who
looked like a farmer said TO his wife.
He talks to me like fellow who
don't hardly know how to explain
himself" You may say that fellow
was uneducated and that he was
ughneck from, his talk, but he mas
a vote just the same. If he thought
that possibly there We're others who
heard him who thought the same
thing.
TAFT told in his speech why he We
toed the tariff bills introduced by III"
democrats He told his side Of the
case in plain, straightforward man
ner He has none of the arts of the
orator: he even hesitates for the right
word at times. He reminds YOU OF a
lawyer. arguing his case. And this is
what his meeting reminded me Of more
than anything else. II was like trying
jury case. The jury has been dis
missed while the lawyers are arguing
some law point as to the admission OF
certain evidence. You know how much
interest that creates among the specta-
tors in the court room. The most case
hardened court room loafer loses inter
est. That is the way that crowd look
ed to me.
But felt repaid for going to Ottum-
wa, saw the president and then I
sd W the governors staff. begad. They
are dazzling sight for sore eyes. They
had SO much gold lace that they Great
ed more comment than the president.
That Is, the common pee pur' dis
cus.ed them more than they did the
president. Some thought they were a
brass band. but as they couldn't see
any horns they guessed that they
might be something else. The COVER
nor's staff always carry horns, all right.
bat they carry them concealed. They
always take them at the hotel before
they go out on parade. They are done
up in the quart size. usually.
Talking Of the guesses made by the
people as to what the gold braided
gentlemen had to do with the show.
one woman said. they are tho secret
ervice men, they are the body guard
OF the president" Heavens. Think
Of them as secret service men,. Why
that gold braid sparkled 80 that YOU
could see 1t a mile There is nothing
secret about the governors staff. No.
Stree.