The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-10
President Makes Notable
Speech Before League of Re-
publican Clubs in Washing
ton and Is Given Applause.
TIME FOR INSURGENTS
TO SHOW THEIR C0L0RS
Man Who Is Unwilling to Re-
deem His Party Pledges Not
a Republican, and Not Emit
tied to Be Labelled as Such.
OTHER NOTED SPEAKERS
w ? ASHINGTON, April s.-WiIliam
" Howard Taft spoke tonight be-

w ASHINGToN, April s.-wiIiiam
w Howard Taft spoke tonight he
fore the League OF Republican
clubs of the District of Columbia. NOT
SO much as President OF the United
states as in his capacity as fituIar
leader of the Republican party.
Mr.. Taft said he was glad the ReDub-
lieaH party still lives, that he did not
want to read any man out of the party,
but that "by their deeds they should be
known"
Tonight" he said, eve are reading
nobody out of the party. We want all
of them in the ranks and they have the
opportunity TO establish their claim to
Kepublicanism by that which they shall
do in both houses of Congress by help
ing 10 enact the legislation which is
now before them.s
The five hundred guests from all
parts OF the United States stood up and
cheered.
The President was in mood to talk
turkey" but said he had not come to
them to make a keynote" speech.
with all due Difference to the distin-
guished members OF the Senate and the
House who surround me-" the President
continued, Il want to say that I think
this Is not exactly the time for speaking
except in the two houses of the legisla-
ture. This is the time for doing things"
Here. the President who spoke with
more Nehemence than usual in his after
dinner speeches, was again interrupted by
a roar Of cheers and shouts.
Great! Great Bully for youi Now
you're talking. That's what we want to
hear" were among the comments shouted
from the floor of the banauet hsn
he time mas come, said President
Taft FOR doing and voting and passing
sac measures which have been placed be-
fore this Congress.
ut is the time for doing things. and,
hean party win have formed its lines OF
attack. Then viii it be furnished with
the weapons with which we are going
into the next contest.
viii Be Known by Their Fruits.
Tonight We are reading nobody out of
the Republican party.
I'VE want all in the ranks and ali have
the opportunity to establish their claims
to ReDubiicanism ny that which they shall
do In both houses of Congress in help
ing to enact the legislation 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, lin the Senate
and House who stand for the legislation
we seek in order TO redeem the pledges
of the party have the right to stand with
the party as Repupneans. IL they don't
We won't quarrel with them. They have
a right to their opinions. But we desire
their aid as Republicans, and l do not
wish to assume that they are not as sin
eere as / hope / am myself IN Repub-
licanism.
'.The Republican party is not rigid In
its demands. It is so broad and liberal
that it permits differences of opinion"
President Tart ehuekled IN his inimit-
able way as he spoke Of the differences
of opinion in the party.3 After the tumuit
of shouting had subsidized, the President
continued:
'.But when the evidence is shown that
a member of the party does not desire the
success of the Republican party and is
unwilling TO redeem his party pledges and
takes a position which indicates he does
not desire the success of the party, the
label he bears is not Republicanisn
"We've gone d long way in Congress,
and / hope there is but month or two
left. but In that time much is TO be done
and much is to be shown as 70 the CHAR
seter and Identity Of those who belong
to the party.
s'No man has right to read another
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