The Washington herald., 1911-10-08
PRESIDENT TAFT In
WASHINGTON STATE
Promised. Majority of Dele.
CATION in the Convention.
RECEIVES HEARTY WELCOME
VIII spend Three Days in Touring
Washington and Will Make
Speeches in the InSurgent Camp.
Gov. Hay Predicts President
Taft's Reelection in 1912.

Spokane, Wash, Oct. T-President Taft
swung in and out OF the State of Wash
| ington to-day. making stops on the way
| in Idaho, and reached here tonight. He
went along the Snake River canyon,
with its widely scattered farming COM
munities. hating at Moscow and Lewis
ton. in Idaho, where large crowds greet
ed him.
In Lewiston and Moscow the President
spoke on handling the trusts, public
land question, government finances, and
the veto Of the wool schedule. Mr.
Taft struck a responsive chord with the
wool growers of the state when he de-
clared that he believed in las high a
tariff on wool as was necessary to pro-
tect the sheep raisers.'
The President proposes TO spend three
solid days, beginning on Monday, in a
whrlwind trip through Washington, tOp-
| ing by vigorous campaigning to wing
| insurgent element. The feeling Of
Washington is divided in its Taft senti-
ment exactly as the Cascade range splits
| IL. To the east of4 the long range OF
mountains is the region which last fall
sent Miles PoindeXter, insurgent TO the
Senate. The region to the west OF the
ragged mountains Is the territory of SEN
| ator Jones, a standpatter The two ele-
ments in the Republican party have been
fighting desperately 1or control Of the
State.
Gov. Hay Supports Taft.
Gov. Hay. of Washington. who was on
| the Presidential train to-day, is a Taft
supporter, but regards himself as a pro-
gressive. The governor gave the Presi-
dent to understand that the majority OF
! the Washington delegation to the con-
vention would be with the President
President Taft will spend most OF his
time in Senator Jones territory, but still
make a few speeches in the insurgent
camps Senator POindeXter managed to
| keep out of the Presidents way to-day
| by staying up in Alaska where he has
been for several days. Sena tor Jones is in
! Wisconsin. and sent his regrets TO the
Presidential party.
Mr.. Taft met with cordial receptions
during the day. In Walla Walla the
President had half an hours ride
through the streets in an automobile,
and the crowds applauded as he passed.
Gov. Hay made bold to say to the crowd
at the public park, where the President
spoke. that the people liked the dose
OF Taft that was prescribed in 1905"
! and that Mr.. Taft would be reelected.
Ready to Serve Again.
This evidently satisfied the President,
who remarked amiably: IF, as the gov
ernor says, he recommends me as a
prescription and you need a second
dose, we'll / will have to do the best
/ can toscure any disease the country
may have"
At Lewiston. the President undertook
to point out that he proposed keeping
after the trusts that do not behave.
The Supreme Court delivered an
epoch-making, discriminating decision in
the Standard OIL and Tobacco cases"
said the President. That decision has
been criticised. but I hold that 1t was
one Of the most important and far-reach-
ing ever made by our courts.
Trusts Must Obey Law.
1t means that there must be a change
of conduct Of some lines Of business; the
trusts must change their way OF doing
things. II We had allowed things to GO
on they We're, it would be only a ques-
ton Of a little time when the trusts
would control everything and fix prices
as they pleased. 1t is necessary that the
trusts obey the law, but sound business
must not be hurt
The President spoke later in the day
at Moscow, Idaho, before the students
of the State University. The President
reached Walla Walla this morning, fin
ishing half of the distance of the &c, 600
mile trip.
At Tacoma tomorrow the halfway
point IN time to be consumed in the
trip, forty-six days, will be passed.
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