Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-11
DO THINGS, SAYS PRESIDENT
'Ths Time Has Come for Congress to
70 Act" Declares Taft.
ATTENDS BANQUET OF PARTY MEN
Senator Lodge, COnErensman Long
worth End John Hays Hammond
Assure Leader of Loyal
support.


Assure Leader of Loyal
support.
WASHINGTON. April a-Wnliam How
ard Taft spoke tonight before the LeaEue
Of Republican Clubs Of the District OF Co.
lumbia, not so much as president OF the
United states as IN his capacity as leader
Of the republican party.
M Taft said he vas glad the repu blican
party SIN lives" and that he did not want
20 read any man out OF the party but
that by their deeds they should be
known"
Tonight" be said. I'VE are reading our
body 0f the party. We want them ell IN
the ranks and they have the opportunity 20
establish their claim 70 republicsnism by
that which they shall DO in both houses Of
congress By helping enact the legislation
which Is now before them"
This uuerance was greeted with pro-
longed cheers The 500 guests from all parts
Of the United states stood Up snd cheered.
The president was in q mood 20 talk
turkey" but he said he had not come 10
them TO make a keynote speech"
with ali due Difference 70 the distln-
Euished members Of the senate and house
who surround me-" the president continued.
I giant TO say that think this is not ex-
acty the time for speaking except in the
two houses OF the legislature. This is the
time for doing things
Cheers ana shouts.
Here the president, who spoke with more
vshemencs than usually characterized his
after-dinnsr speeches. was again inter
rupted by a roar OF cheers and shouts.
taking" That's what we want 70 hear"
were among the comments shouted from
the floor OF the banquet hall.
The time has come" said President
Taft for doing and voting and passing
the measures which have been placed be-
fore this congress
1T IL the time for doing things and after
congress has adjourned the republican
party will have formed its lines OF attack
Then win it be furnished 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 TO republicanism by
that which they shall do in both houses
OF congress In helping TO enact the legis-
lation before them. By their fruits ys
shall know them"
FrOvvnn Defiance.
9ere the prssidenl pounded the table
and looked a defiance which ne assured
mis- hearers he did not feel.
..rbose" he continued, ''in the senate and
the house who stand for the. legislation
We seek in order 70 redeem the pledges
of ths marty have the right 90 stand with
the party az republicans.
IF they don't we won't quarrel with
them. They have q right TO their opinions
Rut we desire their aid as republicans and
do not wish to assume that they are
not as sincere as ! hope 1 am myself in
repubIicanism.
The republican party-is not rigid In Its
demands. II is so broad and liberal that
IL permits differences of opinion"
President Taft chuckled in his inimitabls
way as he spoke OF the differences OF
opinion in the party. But the chucklt
came from a man who was standing be
fore the representative republican senators
conEreesmen and party leaders Of th'
country. When the tumut had subsideC
the president continued:
But when the evidence is shown that &
member Of the party does not desire tn,
success Of the republican party and Il
unwilling to redeem his pArty's pledge!
and takes a position which indicates h'
does not desire the success OF the party
+ the label he bears is not republicanism
We've gone a long way in congress-
and / hope psre is but a month or 1--WE
left-but in I ,at time much is to be don'
I ana much is } be shown as TO the eharac
! ter and idei tity Of those who belong II
the republican party,
NO man has a right to read anothe
out of the republican party. He rsadi
himself out If he Is disioyal and il he car
not by his own works. show his eolors.'
The president was talking straight from
( the shoulder. He emphasized his remarks
with foreeful gestures
'-You sse," ne continued, Il am in NJ
eefiant spirit tonight"
AT this the president laughed aloud a
his own words. starting the chorus o
laughter from his hearers.
Il want everybody in the ranks. / wan
tha help OF all republicans. even il som
may have slipped away a little l wan
them al back 20 help that grand old part,
and say this with all due deferene
10 iour democratic friends-upon which tn
READ progress OF tins country depends-
This was the signal for a long-continue'
upheaval The president waited while IN
demonstration which his remarks precipi
tated proceeded for several minutes.
'why DO I say thatg" the president con
elnued 1t is not that the details are no
aAtriotic OF good citizens but il Is that IN
arplanation democratic party doesn'
mean a compact cohesive body Of me
who can make progress IN this country
Invasion by Democrats.
4 look forward with philosophie TEN
perament TO the threatened invasion o
the halls OF congress by the democrats
I say threatened-yes. threatened-in IN
inasinatioh OF Champ Clark Henr
watterson and others
i am confident that when once Il come
ana has been for two or more years
means a long lease Of power 20 the repuh
Hean party.
we want no schisms in the repubiica
parry me time VIII come after oOngres
adjourns. when we all have redeemed ou
pledges. that We can so before the Ameri
can people and argue our all she difrsF
snces ana ask tl- suffrage o. our feiio'
citizens On oar recond-~
The president. when ne concluded. 80
given great ovation.
He sas toiloNvd D. Senator HenFy Capo
Aods~, ~Ao Iovk ~ the tariff oiu. or ~hiea
the president had not spoken Ssaato