Bismarck Daily Tribune

WITH THE ALABAMIANS IN SPEECH YESTERDAY
Veterans of Both Armies Form Reception Committee

PRESIDENT PLEADS FOR CHANCE TO CARRY OUT POLICIES OF ROOSEVELT ADMINISTRATION ASKS FOR PERMANENT PROHIBITION LAW FOR ALABAMA—MUCH ENTHUSIASM SHOWN AT RECEPTION.
Birmingham, Ala., Nov. 3.—President Taft brought his twenty hours stay in Birmingham to a close this afternoon and at 4:10 p. m. left for Macon, Ga. He stopped tonight for a short time at Opelika, Ala., and Columbus, Ga.

In his principal address delivered at Capitol park this afternoon to an immense and unusually demonstrative crowd, the president expressed again his good will toward the south. While doing so an old gray bearded man in the crowd called out: 'God bless you, we all love you.'

A broad grin came over the president's face as he turned and replied: 'That reminds me of an old quotation: 'It may be all right to dissemble your love, but why did you kick me down stairs?''

'But I have no fault to find on that score,' added the president. 'The fact that you had so little to do with putting me where I am makes me appreciate the warmth and sincerity of your reception all the more.'

Turning from these pleasantries, the president urged for the support in carrying out the Roosevelt policies to bring about better conditions of honesty and integrity in business and public affairs, without regard to party lines.

The president referred once during the course of his speech to the proposition to amend the state constitution by providing it for indefinite continuance of state wide prohibition. He promptly was asked how he stood on the question.

'I am not an Alabamian,' he replied amid laughter, 'and I am in somewhat the position of Brother Fox, who when he was called upon to decide a case between a lion and some other ferocious beast, protested that he had a bad cold and had entirely lost his sense of smell.'

One of the prettiest incidents of the day occurred as president was leaving luncheon. The way from the clubhouse door to the waiting automobile was lined on one side by veterans of the confederate army and... (Continued on Page 8.)
TAFT MADE GREAT (Continued From Page 1.) on the other side by men of the Grand Army of the Republic. As he passed down the avenue formed by the grizzled old soldiers Mr. Taft stopped to shake hands alternately with each one. As he shook hands with one of the confederates, the old fellow said:- "Mr. President, you have captured secessionists, the Kuklux and cranky democrats," all of them.