Cañon City record., 1911-09-28

Az Il tltIit SNtDEti Al- ldAt - Aas
greatest Of them all. Colonel Roose-
gelt WIS sometimes in the swing. but
as a plain and fancy traveller Taft
has been running circles all around
Roosevelt. In the time OF the hrsi
King Olaf there was in iceland. Nor
gay. Russia and elsewhere by turns a
gentleman called Thorwaid kodrau-
son. who was known ns the far trav7
eler." but compared with our president
this Thorwaid vrs securely anchored
to an iceberg. 4 few years ago II was
estimated that Mr. Taft had covered
enough ground to take him to the
moon aud hack. and since then his
journeyiugS have extended the distance
to nt least one of the liked stars. Our
amis.blr and abundant chief exc usiye
can certainty wander. go. trek jour
ney. MOVE onward change from point
to point. tour. hike. travel. take n TIP
globe trot or dn any of the other
things ths; Indicate motion across the
enrfh's surface
Now he l. Mt II again Starting Sept
i5. he remains ont forty-scven days
covers approximately 1900 miles.
travels over twenty-five different rail-
roads. visits twenty four states. speaks
more than 2r0 times and spruds SIS.
oOn. He outdoes his previous record
IN 1909. He intends 10 visit every In
sutgent that Is Mt home. and the other
viii have 60 do some tall travelling Il
he does not uvcrfake them For nearly
seven weeks he Sleeps In car berth
aud eats At enough banquets to give
I'LL al.s.I. -
navy. Think OF the number OF recep-
ton committees and io-al chairmen
he must meet during this time the
wearying monotony of hearing -Haii
TO the CHER from bands that are un
certain on the high notes and the oc-
casions he must listen to ave have
with US tonight or '-If gives me great
pleasure TO introduce" TO say nothing
Of talking eighteen times day In
railroad yards. town halls. pienis and
county fairs Believe me. The Job of
being president of these United States
Is not all pie and dou-hnnfs. Neither
does our hearty chief magistrate jour
ney about for health and pleasure
alone Far from IL. also TO the con.
trary and quite otherwise. He has n
y
TO explain to somewhat cx;easiv.
country why he vetoed those tsrIf
bills. why the Democratic majoritie-
of last year should BE- revised down
ward and why some OF his fellow Re
publicans should quit insurring and
come Into the reservation Th,-Se are
no slight chores for one man. even
though he does weigh more than 800
pounds and Is quite strong for his
weight Nor are they tasks any man
would undertake for the mere enjoy
ment- The crusaders may have gone
about their enterprise In holiday
spirit. and perhaps Columbus consider.
cd his trip across the Atlantic as a
Junket. but speechmakiEs tour by a
president OF the United States deserves
q sterner title.
There are already twenty large vol
umes Of Mr. Taft's speeches. and the
present tour win make II twenty one.
Nor do these include bis messages and
state papers. Think of the labor II
must have been to make the speeches
In the first place. We gasp at such n
vast literary output as the result of
an entire lifetime. yet the president Is
comparatively young and has been
fairly busy at other things. such as
being reporter. lawyer. prosecutor. In
ternal revenue collector. solicitor gen
erai. judge. dean OF a law school. gov
ernor OF the Philippines. secretary of
war, proconsui In the affairs of Porto
Rico. Cuba. Panama and elsewhere.
besides being the most industrious
sroy - rx.xF.
Is Official record. A man who can play
golf. eat various chains of banquets
without missing course. make nil
these speeches and do so many other
stunts makes the ''busy bee" and the
ant. to whom "thou siuggard" is told
to 60. look like sons OF rest
II Is frankly admitted by the presi-
dent and his friends that he Is going
out this time TO talk politics and Is
going to do most OF the talking In the
msurgent states. Whether be intends
by this to bid dciinnce to Ia Toilette.
Cummins. Bristow and their followers
or designs to cut the ground from
under them and win their followers Is
not stated At naiy rate it is deciarn
tion OF war ard is 80 res-auisd hy the
progressive icAu'fS- SeliAfoF tiapp mas
already been sent a. The raciiic coast
to counienei the Taft tour Ia Advance.
and il may hr that others OF the pro
gressiss group wsa follow the prcsi-
dent. On the part OF the Democrats II
has hccn proposed that SPEAKER Champ
Clark swing arnund the circle" in
Mr.. Tafi's tracks. But. whatever the
Insurgents md Democrats mny do.
Mr. Taft himself IL frankly making
political speeches. Il will be his last
chance to do 30 on nn extended scale
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