Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-03-05
Thousands Join in Cheering.
Retiring President as He.
Proceeds to Railway Station
10 Board Private Car
WARM HANDSHAKE AND
SMILE HIS GOODBYE
81 Am Now Retiring to a Pc
deStrian Life, Are His Part
ng Words as Train Pulls Out
tor South,

ny Morning journal Special Leased Mirrl
Washington, March William
Howard Taft public servant since he
WAS ei years old. snld farewell to-
public life today aud homme ID citizen
OF the republic that he has served
over the seas and ,hroughout tho
world for SO many Years that be- has
almost forgotten when he enlisted.
His goodbye was smile. q hand
shake for the members ~ his cabinet.
a courtly bow 10 the women friends
who hfaved the inauguration dlscom.
forts to hid him and Mrs Taft "God
speed In the Union station. a wave of
the hand and another smile for the
L people who stood Ia the train shed
and watched his tram pull slowly out
for the south
Tho last that Washiueton saw OF
the twenty-slxth president was the
dim outline OF % hig smiling figure In
a froek coat with hair little awry.
standing on The rear platform of
4 private ear. us IL was swallowed ln
/ the cufline smoke of the tunnel that
/ leads under the city 60 Dixie Ills last
/ glimpse of the city whore four years
| ago he became chief executive ana to-
dav d private citizen by the peoples
viii was from the platform of Ms ear
+ across the broad Potomac 10 where
the WASHINGTON monument lifted its
gray, pointed peak to the gray sky
/ Tomorrow he expects to be IN Georgia
tn rlst and play as the guest of thc
city 81 Augusta for three weeks
ON March 2Ith Mr. Tnft plans 20
go north again to New Haven, 20 set
tie down under the elms of yale to
the peace and quiet of life as profess
sor of law lie left with no bitterness
in his heart he told friends bui only
with thankfuIness that he had been
given the opportunity TO serve. Ab-
sofbcd as 1t was in the Inauguration
pageant. Washington did not forget
the man, the retiring president. Al
though he was hurried in one Of the
White House ears from the hark nf
the White House down through the
mall and over back streets hundreds !
Of those on the sidewalks who fecog-
nized him. cheerod Justify He WAS
forced 70 break through the line OF
march Ia front of the capitol to get /
to the Union station ana the mossed /
thousands forgot the parade for a
moment to pay their last tribute OF |
applause
Al the station most of the members /
Of the Taft cabinet and their wives /
and several close friends OF Mrs. Tart I
were waiting. Miss Helen wept gent.
y a. The farowclls were said ana the
eyes Of some Of the others were FAR
from dry. With all the ceremony that |
has attended his departure on other
occasions. the roped wide passagoway I
across the broad COnUourse che station
police, the secret service men and his
former aide Major Thomas l.. Rhodes
with his spurs clicking on the stone,
Mr. Taft marched through a cheering
throne to his train
He stood for few minutes by the
side Of his ear shook hands once
more with his friends and then
stepped aboard u am now retiring
To pedestrian HE. he said
Il had been busy day for MI
taft Although he was up until 3
O'Clock this morning he slept only a
few hours and was at his desk again
to wind up the business Of his admin.
istraton. lie worked. with only a few
moments for breakfast, until MI VIII
son started from his hotel to the
White House He spent an hour in the
presidents room IN the senate side Of
the capitol, signing bills. vetoing 9th
ors and Ia between times, talking with
Mr.. Wilson and with senators and rep
resentntves who paid their last call.
AT the White House luncheon. the
president sat and chattod for ten min
utes With Mrs Wilson. He left by the
south door and his last view Of the
mansion came as his automobile shot
down through the mall.