New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-28
BONAPARTELAU TAFT
Hopes Country VIII Recognise HIS
Services President Praised.

Boston, April 27.-Attorney General Charles j.
Bonaparte was the principal speaker at the dinner
Of the French-American Republican Club Of Massa-
Chusetts here tonight,
Praise OF the aims and accomplishments Of the
Republican party and denunciation OF the Demo
cratic party was the keynote OF MIR. BOnspartes
address He declared that the Democracy always
had been ready to profess any doctrine however
inconsistent with its past; accept any candidate
however incongruous or distasteful. TO gain votes
and never has had enough conscience or enough
honesty 20 learn, even from repeated experience
that party ready to do or say anything TO WIN
win the respect and confidence OF the
American people On the other hand. the RepuD-
lican party had brought real prosperity 10 'ne
country, had fostered II. and would continue IT, II
the opportunity given. He spoke in words
Of highest praise Of the course taken by FreSi-
dent Roosevelt In his attitude toward the great
combinations of capital and referred 20 secretary
Taft "a 10 whose character. abilities ana
pubIic service only history will do full justice al
though I hope and believe they are appreciated
and will be recognized by his countrymen-
Mr. Bonaparte said he had two Counsels 70 give
his hearers one do all that in them lay TO keep
the Republican party In control OF national affairs.
and the other that they be equally vigilant and
persevering to keep the Republican party a firm
defender Of the principles and policy championed
by President Roosevelt. He spoke thus. he said.
because he believed that the work in this world
one should use the best tool he found ready TO his
hand. and not stay idle and wish he could find a
better one The Democratic party he declared to
be irrevocably committed to false and mischievous
principles. whose motto ever had been Anything
20 win The speaker added
Last autumn II nominated Hearst for Governor
OF New York when he had again and again INSURED
and reved H. Just as thTtyiouF years ago X s nom
when lie had insulted and revlled IT for wellnigh
was personaly respectabIe man It tried
and safe candidate in 1903 only because IL eaa
been beaten with one not called sane or sare
in 1900 and four years previously and as II was
worse when IT tried sanity 1Y a ana sd
thing insane and unsafe" IN lSS-
Mr.. Bonaparto said that real prosperity came to
tho country ten years ago with the advent OF Re-
publican rule. and has since remained. He would.
not say II Is certain that when one goes OUT the
othor will go out but he believed there was enough
chance for them going away together TO make It
eminentIy wise that both be retained
VegerrinR 20 the present prosperity OF the coun-
,rv ana the Tremendous growth OF trade and com
merce in recent years Mr.. BonapErte said this
very condition was tho source OF some serious en-
barrassment with the increased wealth OF the
nation Il has developed crop OF Crrsuses WIN
out precedent IN history, and they hAo taken
advantage OF the development OF the means OF
communication and transportation ana corporate
agencies 20 unite their wealth In huge combinations
which threatened the commercial liberty OF 'he'F
fellow citizens and even bid defiance TO the laws
The modern trusts he nkened 70 hogs which crowd
their smaller and weaker fellows from tho feeding
trough SO that they don't get their fair share OF
49, na,,onal prosperity" lie believed the real
Drohlern was how so 20 fence of the great beasts
as 20 give the little show. He added;
Tho Democrats proposed to cut of the supply OF
svili or In other words to destroy our ProspeIlsy
BY unsettling all our business relRuonS no oouot
hacks but would the small ones rare any oetterF
PcmeYnber We don't complain OF the FORMER De-
the Others thin and small The more money the
tTTlafa make the better for the American people
provided ali dealers outside the trusts have FAIR
Held and the trusts no favor
lie declared that President Roosevelt and the Re-
Dublcan party under his leadership had tried 10
LeeD ZACH OF the trusts in its proper place-"each
h,g mig IN ITS proper pen where It can't crowd out
orv OF the little fellows around IT," lie continued:
have had the effrontery 20 they want tho same
things the President wants, only more OF theIn.
They would administer the same remedy, only IA
larger doses. Well the size OF tho dose otteh
makes all the difference between medicine ana
poigon. Democratic politicians have, In tact NO
purpose 20 anything; on the contrary they
that they may make political capital by talking
about them In all this they have the secret some
times the open sypPaay ~. snI ho PS about men
who care nothing for talk. but dread real refofmi
who know and say they can buy up crooks.
however loud mouthed put knoW not no" u ue'A'
with such a our President
Mr.. Bonaparto said the people believed with
President Roosevelt that the nation could and
should regulate and control It's productive wealth
without destroying this wealth making IL unpro-
huctve; they believed that the thing could be done
and that he was the 10 do Il: and II his Job
was unfinished when his days work was done they
would demand n man for his place who would
nnish the Job and not slight OF shelve t.