The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-08-26
HOOD RIVER
GREETS TAFT
CROWD THRONGS STATIONSlDE
Ex-PreSident COngrstulates {. |. Smith
on COnStancy Of RepublieaniSm-
". |. Smith Gives Peaches

Ex-President Taft was given an ovs.
tiOn here Sunday morning. People
from both town and country lined the
platform of the station for 20 minutes
before the arrival of the ex-president'a
train. Both Democrats and Republi-
cans were present. A basket of ~ fine
peaches, each of them weighing about
a pound, gathered from the orchard Of
w. l.. Smith, was presented to the ma
tons former chief executive. In the
basket was card bearing the follow
ing inscription: "ro Citizen Taft, our
beloved ex-president. from the Old
Guard of Hood River" Towering
above his fellow townsmen out 10 see
Mr.. Taft, was the tall fern Of +. l..
Smith. 81 am the only man Of Oregon
today. | think" said Mr.. Smith, rs hs
shook hands with MIR. Taft, who at
tended the convention that nominated
Abraham Lincoln the first time, and
cast my last vote for president for
W. H. Taft"
81 am afraid" was Mr.. Taft's re.
ply, that you are Republican. MIR.
Smith"
The greeting of the Hood River peo-
pie and the presentation of the peaches
was very pleasing to MIR. Taft, who
was travelling down to Portland, where
on his arrival he was guest of honor at
Portland Press club breakfast at the
Hotel Benson, just as any other private
citizen of the nation might travel. Just
as the other passengers on the big OBJ
servation car, he was interested in the
scenery of the Columbia gorge.
| al xaarai enid IA. ToNt a. IAa n
Thomson. who represented the Glacier
at the Press Club breakfast. that will
not be able to see your snow peaks, 81
have been your way several times, and
have always had to take Mount Hood
by faith. Unfortunately climatic con-
dItions have always been against me.
Portland newspaper men, state Off
cials and attorneys visiting the city
crowded the Crystal room of the Hetsl
Benson to its capacity. p. h. Sulh-
van, president of the Press club, was
POSTMASTER. An address of welcome
was delivered by Governor Withycombe.
Addresses were delivered by the editors
Of Portland's three leading dailies, Ed
gar B. Piper, Of the Oregonian; John
+. Carroll, Of the Telegram, and b. +.
Irvine, of the Oregon Journal. Madame
Jeanne Jomelli sang THE Star Span.
gled Banner.
Mr.. Tafts talk to the Press club was
on National Honor. Pointed sentences
from the address follow:
When we consider what our lack of
preparation is and how near to c0Btr0-
versy we are, it ought to give us pause.
II Is not material whether We differ
with the administration on its past con.
duct of the Mexican situation; 1t il
sufficient to know that we will handle
it in the future.
We need navy equal 10 any single
naval power in the world. except Great
Britain.
We must all stand back of the admin.
istration in its plans for national de,
fense.
A foreign foe won't dare to come tC
our shore until IL has swept our navy
from the seas.
The idea that our coast defenses car
be destroyed by a hostile navy 10 oil
popycock.
, Our army Is very weak.
We haven't officers enough for sT
adequate army. We need another Wesi
Point.
This country has been having TOT
easy time.
We must be willing TO bear the bur
den of extra taxation to provide ma
tional defense.
We don't want an army and navy t
wage war Of aggression. but 20 de
fend our national honor.
Ex-President Taft. who was en- rout'
to San Francisco, where he will presid,
, : at the national conference Of Unitarian
! delivered an address Monday before th
: Oregon and Washington Bar Associs
tions. He came to Portland as th
!, guests of the Portland Bar Association