The Washington herald., 1908-03-04

Boston, March S-Secretary of Wal
Taft received a hearty welcome from
the 1900 members OF the Republican
Club of Massachusetts, at the annual ban.
Quet Of the organization in Symphony
Hall tonight.
The dinner marked the opening Of the
Presidential campaign in this State. anC
while the presence of one Of the candi
dates for the Republican nomination
looked significant. the club is not at al
committed 10 him.
President Walker. of the Republican
Club who viii undoubtedly be the mex
Speaker OF the House, was careful in
his opening remarks not to refer tC
Secretary Taft as Our next President.
Instead, Mr.. Walker called upon all pres.
ent to give three cheers FOR a grea
American" and men and women respond
ed with enthusiasm.
Notable AssembIage.
1t was a notable assemblage tof Bay
State Republicans. About every one OF
prominence. in Republican circles was
present at the dinner. The absentees- IN
Guiding the two Senator's. the Congress
men, and Mayor Hubbard. All told, there
were 1850 men who sat down to the
dinner, making II the biggest political
dinner ever held in this State, with The
exception of the Mckinley dinner Of ten
years ago.
Secretary Taft, Senator Burkett. OF
Nebraska; Gov. Gould, Lieut.. Gov. Drap-
er, the officers of the club and the guests
sat at tables upon the platform facing
the main body of diners on the floor
The galleries were filled with men and
women
After President Walker had said few
words urging the members to increase The
size Of the organization so that effective
work could be done in the campaign. be
Introduced Lieut.. Gov. Draper as "Our
next governor"
Guild Follows Draper.
Mr.. Draper responded with a short.
happy speech and was followed by Gov.
Guild. Then Senator Burkett of Ne
braska, electrified the audience with a
Ted-hOt Republican speech. and after he
concluded. Secretary Taft spoke. repeat
ing the address he made IN Kansas City
a few weeks ago.
At the conclusion OF the speech. Score
tary Taft went 10 the Somerset. where
he attended the eighteenth annual dinner
OF the Real Estate Exchange Club. the
other guests being Gov. Guild, Lieut. Gov.
Draper. Mayor Hubbard. Simeon Ford. of
New York and James +. jackson. former
chairman Of the railroad commission.
Secretary Taft made a brief speech at
this dicneT.
In his speech, Senator Burkett said. in
part:
While I am up here tonight I want
20 open the doors of the Republican party
and invite al the old mossbacks OF
Democracy TO confess their sins and
join. with US for the most enthusiastic
and successful campaign that the Ameri-
can people have ever seen
Il hope. however. that they viii not
bring too much of their luggage with
them, for history shows, that heretofore
they have neither pleased the people with
their theories nor won votes with theiI
thunder. and, speaking for myself alone
hate Ike sin to be caught with any
% their goods on me-
Panic" Too Harsh.
Il regret that there has been necessity
for the hagelation that the President
has had TO give TO some business methods
and while it has been embarrassing and
possibly expensive 10 a few enterprises
l am sure that as we have used il in
other DAYS the word panic is a little
too harsh a term. I am sorry that fl,s
Alton deal and few such high-handed
affairs In finance has discredited stocks
10 the embarrassment Of some good peo-
pie, and that 70 a certain extent there
IS temporary cessation of activity In
the stock market.
Railroads have been guilty Of dis
ordinations and rebates and breach OF
the law They have watered their stock
and overcharged the public TO pay fraud
ulent dividends. 1t is no longer conjec-
ture. They have been indicted fftv-sfx
tunes for giving rebates; convicted thir-
teen times. and have forty cases still
standing against them. If they had never
broken the code Of morals in business
there would have been no need OF the
code or laws that Congress has enacted.
Roosevelt the Man.
TT has required a man Of the coura 90
and energy. OF the nerve and honesty Of
Theodore Roosevelt during the years that
have passed and as a successor. we need
man Ike unto him in courage and ca
pacity. in honesty and energy. We want
hmm TO be so honest that ne will protect
every honest dollar and so courageous
that he will return unto the people every
dishonest dollar. We need a man as big
OF stature and as pure of heart and as
fearless Of purpose as your distinguished
guest Of honor. As Secretary Of War. ne
went around the world making peace. and
II we shall robe him with the habiliments
OF Presidential power, there shall be
guaranteed TO every man the rewards Of
his OWE honest efforts and protection
from the ambition and avarice Of his
neighbor'