Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-10
PLANS CHANGED.
President Made Public Oddress from
Stntc IIOusc POrttrO.

MONTPELIER. oct S.--Plans for the visit Of
President Taft 20 the State House to-mor-
row have been changed. After address
ing the joint assembly in the Represen-
tatives' hall he will speak from the west
portico of the State House. Tickets of
admission will be required only to the
State House and the grounds will be open
to the public.
The demand for tickets was so great
and it became so apparent that not all
those to whom tickets must be issued
could be seated in Representatives hall.
that the change was made to accommo-
date the large numbers that desire 10
see and hear the chief MAGISTRATE and
who would not be satisfied with attending
what they considered a lesser affair. the
public reception at the city hall this even
ing
The President arrived by automobile
this afternoon and was greeted with
cheers as he drove through the gaiy dec
GRATED streets to the Pavilion. The city
hall was crowded this evening The
Montpelier Military band played few Sc
lections and Mayor James +. Estce in
troduced the chief magistrate.
BEGINS ADDRESS AT NINE.
The presidential party did not ar
rive until after seven o'clock Tho
streets were patrolled by attachments
of the National Guard ami Norwich
cadets. and he was escorted from the
city limits to the Pavilion by a de
tachment of cavalry from Norwich
University. At the hotel ne was re-
ceivei by Governor Meads staff and
taken to the apartments of Govern or
Fletcher. where he rested and had
supper. gong to the city hall at nine
o'clock with an escort of cavalry
The large hall was crowde and no
standing room was available. Cover.
nor Mead had not sent word that m
would attend and when he and John
I. Lewis arrived IT was impossible to
find seats for them and they returned
to the hotel.
The President said: Some five or
six years ago / had the honor as sec
retary of war of addressing an audi
ence in Montpelier, a speech of two
hours in length. And the fact that
there are so many here tonight indi-
Gates that either those people who lis
tened have forgotten the burden ! put
on then at that time or else they have
passed to a happier land.
TT is a great pleasure to come into
Vermont have had an unalloyed JOY
in riding through the State at this
season of the year, and in taking in
the beauties of nature and in thinking
over the virtues Of the Vermont people
that have enabled them to make such
an impression upon the country as a
very essential part OF that country, al
though a comparatively small part in
number.
AS your speaker. your mayor, stated.
my father was Vermonter, and l am
very proud Of 1t. ! could not be son
Of his, without being proud of it, be-
cause he was very proud Of It himself
He was born In West Townshend. the
nlace visited yesterday where ! hope
| that the beauties OF nature made VI
for the fertility Of the soil. lie laugh,
school in that vicinity and acquired
enough money to support himself al
Amherst Academy at Amherst where
he nrepared himself for YaAe. and
learning of large College surtheI
south. he went to Yale. lie walked
there from West Townshend and walk
cd hack on vacations in order to save
money. and being Baptist. he became
acquainted with a Baptist minister ir
Nav Haven. He followed both theo
loay and tailoring and he told me thai
the first dress suit he had was made
bv a Baptist minister on long whar
lin New Haven which he wore a.
Junior exhibition.
"ris life | have no doubt was tina
a, great many others. struggiini
AGAINST adversely and overcoming II
And then having become educated. hav
ing become a tutor first In an academ!
In Connecticut and then at Yale. h
vent West. Then he became meinbe
OF the bar In Ohio. Cincinnati and hav
ing established himself he sent for h;
, Gather and mother. and thus l wa
brought up. for ! can remember m