The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-23
TAFTS OK PUT ON PARSONS
HERBERT ALL RIGHT. HE
TELLS COUNTY COMMITTEE.


the same hotel where the Peace Society
was entertaining President Taft. and the
double event gave Otto T. Barnard. whc
presided q, the party dinner. the oppor
t'inity TO remark 10 the mlO that while tbs
President had peace downstairs hs hac
Parsons Upstairs and everybody laughed
President Taft laid the hand ~ friend
ship on eN-ChairmAn Parsons and praised
him after saying that there were tne'
when Mr.. Parsons had been too busy
living ON the train between Washington
and New York to make full Use ~ that
diplomatic language which Presidsn u
just after their election-and then only
for LITTLE while. a. Mr. TAR put it
thought due out ~ respect % the office
The President said
Mr.. Chairman. Republicans NJ New York
city. this - Herbert ParsoDs's show and I
am here 10 SPEAK about him Hsrhert
Parsons and have been friends FIR Nun
Der Of years lam older than ne to- although
he looks Older than Z am Laughter H,s
face oears the mark % much experience m
resisting its being read took him 10 rhe
orien, and brought him back h~causs
knew he vas tho valuahls 80 leave ou' there
He vent conscientiously into the matter
81 politics. We wanted 20 help out decent
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vac thankless Job. and brought dovH
on him uaost unjust criticism. bur he ren
dered q great service 70 the Republican
party and 20 the people Of the city ~ New
York. and I am glad 70 he able - come
here and say - from the bottom Of nv
heart
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he assumed. and living on me train 10
tween New York and wAshin x,on. he~an-e
he never had time to think Of that dirlo
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ana put " IN some SUBSTANTIAL torm
VOW tna' all came :" ~ay. hut want
- say that just A. hard as can -ay n.
for ] have followed AHh a great deal ~
interest the troubles that Herbert has had
here Tie has managed them IN a mar
vellous way. and now that he has laid them
doNn and another worthy member Of 90
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Gov Hughes had sent telegram tn
the tn""tinS which th"r" had no, been
time 20 r~ad publicly before ihs President
came IN. In u the Governor sad ihai he
Was sorry he could not attend and JOIN
"a the de-'rved trbut" To Congressman
Parsons and IA expressing appreciation
ct me honorable services he has rendered
ne boNernors Telegram continued
flesass convey 10 an my bs-st wishes
Permit me 10 express the sincere hope
that Al tins critical time our party IN
thus state may rise 10 ia great oppoF-
tunity ana mat 10y nrtn. Intelligent and
Impartial action IN tho interest 81 honest
government u may de>erNe ana thus
command renewed conitdence
MT Barnard IN presenting Mr Parsons
spoke 81 the two star tragedy az Albany.
and added that as the local boss % the
evening ne ordered that Ice he served
only m the glasses MIR Parsons came
ont unequivoCally Tor pushing the in
vestiGation ~ cTnokedne-- ~ tho bottom
u ~ curious thing. b" said how
little the ordinary man knows about
county politics ! had very little knowl-
edge Of county politics A. young man
| know something ~ them now The
public IL confident that there has been
crookednes< IN high PLACES I regret 60
aav that the suspicion - not neW 10 some
Of Us I arm not one IT tho~s who regret
the revelations because b~fors | am a
Republican arm q citiz~n and a politician
in once who uses his OFFICIAL place wrong
FULLY II q traitor not only 20 his PARTY hut
70 his country. I'm for an invest igation.
Cries Of Good Good and You do
Tor Albany And unless W. show a dis
poSition 20 clean house ourselves tho pco-
DIE will clean US out
4 know that men CRITICS. one Of our
re- ON this inyes,ig.tion kn, wans -