The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-10-14
TAFT ANNOUNCES
PARTY PRINCIPLE
ADDRESS TO THE REPUBLICAN
LEAGUE HIS CONTRIBUTION
TO CAMPAIGN.
Thinks Tariff Creditable-Eyils in
Granted at Which One Must Trem-
ble-Record of Accomplishment.

President Taft delivered what will
probably be his only public address
Of the present campaign AZ the ban
auet of the National Republican
league at the Hotel Aston Saturday.
The presidents speech was marked
by an unusually conciEAtoEy tone
toward the insurgent wing of the par
~. He gave all sections Of the party
their share of credit for aiding in
passing legislation.
The record of the last 10 months,
he declared, was an earnest desire OF
the party to fulfil its platform prom
Hses, and he promised that if the Re
publican majority in congress should
be elected at the coming elections,
the work so far undone will be CAR
ried through to completion.
Upon the whole Republican party
the president bestowed the title of
progressive" Then he undertook to
define just what is meant by pro
gressive."
"A party of true progress IS not a
party of radicalism," he declared,
amid cheers.
"A progressive Republican" the
president went on, "is one who rec
ognizes existing evils and who is in
favor of practical and definite steps
to eradicate them"
Twice President Taft mentioned
Colonel Roosevelt by name in con-
nection with the campaign against
corporation abuses and third time
by inference when he referred to the
New York situation.
Mr.. Taft did not take an altogether
sanguine view of the benefits of the
direct primary, but he hoped that the
idea could be turned to a successful
and permanent betterment of poll
tics.
"But however effective these sug-
gested changes may prove at first
he added, II venture to say that no
great permanent good can come from
them unless they are accompanied by
a change in the individual voter and
his awakening to the necessity for
constant watchfulness and effort on
his part to prevent the old evils from
appearing in a new guise."
President Taft announced he had
desired tn etariff commission to make
no report of the work it has accom-
plished up to this time until after
the election, in order to lift the COM
mission out of politics entirely. He
referred to the suggested future re-
vision of the tariff schedule by sched-
ule, and declared that the Payne tar
If law is coming generally to be rec
ognized as most creditable bill. The
president declared for a sweeping ex-
teRsion Of the civil service.
In outlining the future plans of his
administration, the president placed
stress upon the proposed federal in
corporation law. He referred 20 the
Standard Oil and tobSccO rust cases
pending in the United States supreme
court and declared that be did not
share the fears somewhat freely ex-
pressed that . decision adverse 20 the
corporations would greatly disturb
financial centers, halt general BUSH
ness and bring on financial disaster.
The president Fidiculed the asser-
ton of the Democrats that $500. :
600 would be saved in national ex-
pense each year if that party were
placed in power. He asked for a
more definite statement of where the
saving was to be expected and de-
manded to know 4 it is proposed by
the Democrats to cut off the pension.
list or do away with the army and
navy.
Besides the president, Representa-
tive Longworth of Ohio was one of
the speakers of the evening, His ad-
dress was mainly a defense of the
Payne tariff law.
The president said:
Gentlemen of the atonal League
of Republican Clubs: am here be-
cause l believe this league is a most
important aid in the upbuilding and
defense of Republican principles. As
president l prefer to avoid partisan
controversy, but there are occasions
and it seems to me the present is one,
when it is not improper for me to
discuss the issues to be considered
and decided by the electorate.
In the pursuit of promises made n
its national platform, the Republican
party in the short period of Is months
presented to the public as accom-.
plished facts, the following most i'm.