Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-02
G. @. P. MUST KEEP
WORD, SAYS TAFT
DECLARES LEADERSHIP WILL BE
LOST IF PROMISES ARE NOT
FULFILLED.
YALE GRADUATES CHEER HIM.
Significance of Warning in View of
Tariff Debate in Congress Ap-
pealS to Alumni.
PAYS TRIBUTE TO DICKINSON.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. July If
the Republican party does not live up to
its promises and what the people expect
of it it will be relegated to Il position
like that of his majeSty'S opposition
This was the note of warning sounded
to Congress and the leaders of the Re
publican party by President Taft i'll Il
speech to 1900 graduates of Yale
Coming ut this time of the tariff de
bate, the remark appealed as Of great
Significance to the Yale men present.
They arose and stood cheering for sew
eral minutes.
Mr.. Taft made no explanation of his
warning. From the manner in which the
remark was received none appeared
necessary. That is was made in course
Of humorous illusions to Secretary of
War DickinSOn's connection with the
Democratic party gave il no less force.
Neither did his jOcular conclusion Just
to show that we have troubles of our
own"
Advice Comes Unexpected.
Yale had conferred an honorary degree
upon Secretary of War Dickinson and it
was i'll commenting the university's
action that the President gave the uneX-
pected advice to the party which elected
him.
You went south of Mason and DiXon's
line" he said. Ito get Il secretary Of
war to give degree to. Well, it is
well that you did, because he is going to
build the Panama canal, and other uni
yersities viii follow where you got i'll
early.
One of the difficulties that has con
fronted Brother Dickinson. out III Chi
cago, where he has Il temporary resi-
dence. was a discussion as to what con-
stituted an orthodox Democrat, and
whether really he ought 10 be counted
as Il Democrat if he allowed himself to
go into Il Republican cabinet. W ell,
whc1I you come to discuss what is a
Democrat these days you are presented
VITA gerry much the same difficulty that
| haze before me now i'll giving certain
rules for the construction Of the pure
foot law as to what whisky is. They
say there is straight whisky, and then
there is 'rectifed whisky and then there
is Limitation whisky. Now, l speak
with good deal of hesitation i'll saying
whether my friend Dickinson is Il
straight Democrat. or rectitied' Dem
ncrat. l would not dare to say in his
presence that he was an imitation
Democrat.
Tribute Paid Dickinson.
''The truth is, and speaking seriously.
| consider myself most, fortunate that !
was able to obtain for the important
place i'll my cabinet Il man who repre-
scented the highest ideals of the south,
who knew no section i'll his patriotism,
and whose coming into the cabinet was
significant of the friendliness of Il large
element i'll that southern section that it
is i'll my heart to bring close to The
north.
Now, my dear friends, in suggesting
differences among Democrats, l am far
from ignoring some difficulties that there
are on our side. | remember in 1904
that Charles Francis Adams gave what
| may call q perfectly good Adams
reason for the election of the Democratic
candidate over the Republican candidate.
He said that one of the essentials of
successful free government was an able
patriotic and efficient opposition and
that as the Democratic party had utter
ly failed i'll reaching that ideal, he was
i'll favor of putting the Republican party
in that place. Now | venture to say
that while that may not be the reason
which shall move the American people,
it is true that if the Republican party
does not live up to its promises and
what the people expect of it, it will be
relegated to a position like that of his
majesty's opposition. And therefore l
may say by the way of caveat that we
have troubles of our own