The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-19
TAFT PLEADS FOR
HIS MEASURES
SAYS CONGRESS SHOULD PASS
BILLS TO FULFILL PARTY
PLEDGES.
CONTROL OF RAILROADS
Most important Th.ng--The Tariff
Again--Made Speech Before
Rochester Chamber of
commercc.

dress at the Chamber Of Commerce
tonight, President Taft made an
earnest appeal TO congress to subordi-
nate and sacrifice individual opinions
!, in order that the measures he recon-
Imended in the fulfilment Of party
pledges shall be enacted into Law
He expressed hope that the party Will
show 1t has "a sense Of discipline
40 meet its. responsibilities The im,
lpression had gotten abroad that the
president might have something ID
say tonight with regard to the acute
Isituation in the house of representa-
ltives, but this was the nearest ref
ference to the subject. AT one point
in the speech, which was devoted en-
ttirely to the legislation which he had
recommended in the past few months,
the president further declared:
\ Should Fulfill Pledges.
III this congress is to be treated as
a Republican congress, these things
fought to pass IN the fulilment OF
lparty pledges. After this is done it
does not matter what happens at the
next election. We shall have done
! Isomething the country will be crate
full for, whether 1t links 1t ought to
express gratitude in the future or
mot"
Taft was constantly interrupted by
applause. and when, toward the end
lof his remarks, he declared with en-,
phasis that he had tried as president
to do what he believed was right
rather than things that would bring
political strength. the audience of
NEARLY d thousand business men of
Rochester stood up and and cheersd
several minutes,
n The president spoke extempnrane
} ously, but with great earnestness.
The president summed up the
things which he declared had caused
some of his advisors to characterize
him as bad politician. In the first
.. place, he said, there was the tariff
law, and new taNf bill always de-
feats party. III the second place,
1.-The corporation tax, bringing with =
the enmity of everybody directly and
indirectly interested In more than
/. 100000 corporations. In the third place,
: the alleged" postal deficit, which has
, been charged to carrying magazines
, and periodicals at cent pound.
That was "bad politics, because II
Iarrayed all magazines and periodicals
+ against theeadministration.g
Press Against Hin.
In the fourth place. congress only
reduced this duty on print paper 90
per cent, instead Of putting 1t on this
free list This oqended the newspa-
Ipers. Last, the postal savings bank
bill had turned all bankers against
the administration. so" he continu-
, ed, my friends don't see just where
f 1--we are going to come out, But | am
7 confident that In the end the meas
, lTes will approve themselves. The
+ troubles we most fear are those that
never come.
The president referred to the meas
9 lures he hoped congress would ADOPT
at this session in the following or
der:
Bill amending the interstate COM
meree law
Bill for postal savings banks.
Anti-iniunctton bill
Statehood bill.
Conservation bills.
Head of the Party.
After he explained briefly the pro
visions of these measures, the presi.
dent continued
"One Of the great difficulties abous
being president is that he is the ti-
tular head of the party and made re-
sponsible for the laws adopted by
the party, although he had nothing
more to do with them than their
Recommendation at the beginning and
power Of veto at the end. He II held
responsible for all promises made BY
the party And in his enthusiasm he
desires to fulfill the party pledges
and help the country, he thinks ne
goes about and consults all interests,
so as to recommend fair law, makes
suggestions to congress and some con-
gressmen differ with him. He Is held
up as a tyrant trying to force his
views down the throats Of unwilling
congressmen and unwilling senator's.
y Government Of Party.
"But this is a government of party.
1t 1t were not government Of party
We might as well 40 ont of the gov.
ernment business, for we WIN never
get ahead without parties,
On the subject Of legislation, TAFT
said
"It is now something over 3 year
ago that the present administration
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