The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-10
TAFT ASSUMING
WARL|KE ATTITUDE
President Makes a Striking
Speech at Banquet of League
of Republican Clubs.
mot READING ANYBODY
OUT OF THE PARTY"
"Bnt by Their Deeds They
Should Be Known" Is His
Qualifying Utterance.
BY Associated Press.

| By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. April 9.-William
Howard Taft spoke tonight before the
League of Republican clubs of the Dis
trict of Columbia, not so much as pres
ident of the United States as in his
capacity as titular leader of the Repub,
lican party,
Mr. Taft said he was glad the Re
publican party still lives; that he did
not want to read any man out Of the
party. but that Shy their deeds they
should be known
'Tonight.' he said, "we are read
ing nobody out of the party. We want
all of them in the ranks, and they have
the opportunity to establish their claim
to Republicanism by that which they
| shall do in both houses of congress by
helping 20 enact the legislation, which
is now before them"
The five hundred guests from all
parts of the United States stood up and
cheered.
The president was in mood to talk
"turkey," but he said he had not come
to them to make a ''keynote' speech.
''With all due Difference to the dis,
tinguished members of the senate and
house who surround me, - the president
continued, 81 want to say that ] think
this is not exactly the time for speak
ing except in the two houses of the
legislature, This is the time for doing
things
Vociferously Cheered.
Here the president, who spoke with
more Vehemence than usually charac-
teriZes his after-dinner speeches, was
again interrupted by a roar of cheers
and shouts,
"Great, great. Bully for you; now
You re talking; that S what we want to
hear were among the comments
shouted from the floor of the banquet
hall.
1.-The time has come" said Presi
dent Taft, ''for doing and voting and
passing the measures which have been
placed before this congress.
.'lt is the time for doing things,
and, after congress has adjourned, the
Republican party will have formed its
lines of attack. Then it will be fur
nished with the weapons with which
we are going into the next contest.
"Tonight we are reading nobody out
of the Republican party,
"We want all in the ranks, and
all have the opportunity TO establish
their claims Of Republicanism by that
which they shall do in both houses of
congress in helping 10 enact the legis- |
lation before them. By their fruits |
We shall know them. -
Here the president pounded the table
and looked defiance, which he assured
his hearers he did not feel.
''Those,' he continued, Gin the SEN
ate and house who stand for the legis
lation we seek in order TO redeem the |
pledges of the party have the right to |
stand with the party as Republicans. |
If they don't. we won't quarrel with |
them. They have a right to their
opinions But we desire their aid as
Tpa,A IN
sumo that they are not as sincere as
hope ! am myself in Republicanism,
1.-THE Republican party is not rigid |
in its demands. 1t is so broad and lib"
eral that it permits differences of opin-
ion.
President Taft chuckled in his mimi
table way. as he spoke of the differ
ences of opinion in the party. After
the tumult of shouting had subsidized |
the president continued:
Rap at the Insurgents.
"But when the evidence is shown
that n member Of the party does not
desire the success of the Republican
party, and is unwilling TO redeem his
party pledges, and takes n position
which indicates he does not desire the
success of the party, the label he
bears is not Republicanism.
we gone long way IN con-
9TeSs, ana ] nope tnere is but month |
or two left, but in that time much
is to be done and much is TO be shown
as TO the character and identity of those
who belong to the party.
No man has a right TO read another
out OF the Republican party. He reads
himself out if he is disloyal and if he
cannot by his own works show his col
ors -
The president was talking straight
from the shoulder. He emphasized his
remarks with forceful gestures.
" You see.' he continued, 81 am in
no defiant spirit tonight
At this the president laughed aloud
at his own words, starting the chorus
of laughter from his hearers.
81 want everybody in the ranks; |
want the help Of all Republicans, even
If some may have slipped away lit
tie. ! want them all back to help that
grand old party-and / say this with
all due Difference to our Democratic
triends-upon which the real progress
of this country depends
This was the signal for n long con
tinued upheaval. The president waited
while the demonstration which his re.
marks precipitated proceeded for sew
eral minutes.
Why do | say that7' the president
continued. cit is not that the Demo
Gratis are not patriotic or good citi-
zens. but II is that the expression Demo