Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-10-16


CLOSING minutes of the banquet last
night. President Taft took occasion to
sharply rebuke those who, in spite OF
the promise of the support for state
hood given by the President seemed
to doubt that the Republican platform
promises will be made good The
President said: 1T is right when
it is accorded you but not a rlght I'LL
it is accorded YOU" The president
said he had to maintain reputation
for truthfulness and could do no more
than promise to do the best to secure
statehood for New Mexico.
He went on to discuss the Spanish
American people, to whom frequent
reference had been made during the
evening: expressing an esteem 1oF
them which no other President OF the
United States has ever expressed. lie
referred to the treaty of Guadalupe
Hidalgo, in its clause regarding state
hood. and made direct demand Tor
common sense in dealing with that
treaty The President pointed out that
there was no common sense IN eX-
pecting admission to the union While
communities of greater resources,
population and wealth, lying between
the center Of population and the far
southwest, were still territories. The
President referred briefly to the Re-
publican platform, but his reference
was to the point and every word OF II
carried with it fresh assurances of his
attitude toward the admission OF the
territories. The income tax amend
ment, he referred to briefly also, and
said that he did not believe it would
have any effect upon the attitude OF
Congress toward the passage of the
enabling act. Following, the Presl-
dent made some further reference to
remarks that had been made and con
cluded with the discussion of the
whole subject of statehood, consld-
cred from the broad national stand
point, ringing in every word with his
firm friendship for the statehood cause
and his determination to support II
and breathing common sense IN every
sentence 1t was the statement OF
the afternoon strengthened and inten'
sified hundred fold and if there was
man in the banquet room at the
time the President arose who bad any
question of his firm support OF the
two remaining territories, when ne
had concluded, it had disappeared
nlo nntI1
Presidents speech Several times he
was forced to pause for an lnstam
while the applause spent itself L
was an incident such as does not Otter
occur. even in the varied experience
of the chief executive in his meeting
with the people, and it left an i'm
preston which will last long in New
Mexico.
The following was the menu:
Blue Points Manhattan
Relishes
Puree of Tomato Sauterln
Diamond Mack Terrapin, Maryland
Grilled Fresh Mushrooms
Maitre d'Hotel Chartreuse Puncl
Ruibart-Brut
Breast of Prairie Chicken, Cumberlan
Sweet Potato Croquettes
New Peas Salad Alvarad
Tutti-Fruitta Ice Cream
Assorted Cake.
Cheese Mineral Waite
Coffee Cigars
Upon the succeeding page appeare
the toasts as follows:
Introductory Remarks - Goyerno
George Curry.
/. Address of Welcome-B. Spitz, pre-:
ident of the Commercial Club.
Statehood" o. Bursum.
Music.
THE New Era in New Mexico
o. ". Marion.
a., Music.
"The Spanish American People,
T. B. Catron.
"Our Guest'-Albert B. Fall
The President entered at o'cloc
and took his seat at the center of tn
table, facing the west, with Governc
Curry on his right and Mayor Fell
F.. Lester on the left, Postmaster Gel
eral Hitchcock, Hon. Solomon Lun
Governor Sloan of Arizona, Chief Ju
tice Mills and other prominent me
at either side, with the gentlemen WI
responded to toasts seated across tf
table.
Present at the dinner last nigl
were the President the members
his party, Postmaster General Hitc
cock, Governor Sloan of Arizon
Frank Murphy of Phoenix, Captai
Butt, Assistant Secretary Wende
Mischler, Charles G. Wagner, D
Richardson, Joseph Murphy, Gerr
Fort Robert T. Small of the Associa
ed Press, William Hoster of Il
Hearst newspapers, F. A. Fowle
Sherman Allen and Harry Dunla