Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-14
TAFT MAKES
APPEAL FOR
PARTY UNITY
Address at Lincoln Day
Banquet Meant as a
RaIIying Cry.
WILL NOT RUN AMUCK
Tries at Same Time, to PaCify
Big Business Interests"
of the East.
WILL NOT RUN AMUCK

New York, Feb. 14.-President
Taft Saturday night, speaking at the
Lincoln day celebration of the New
York Republican club, made defense
in detail Of the policies of his ad-
ministration. He declared business
"hysteria," due to agitation and fear
of drastic action against corporations
in general, to be unjustified, and
throughout his talk pleaded for the
sinking of factional differences to-
ward the future of the republican
party and the carrying out of it's
pledges.
IF the enforcement OF the law Is
not consistent with the present meth
cd of carrying on business, then IL
does not speak well for the present
methods of conducting business, and
they must be changed to conform TO
the law" declared the president. and
his audience at the banquet tables
in the Waldorf-Astoria cheered the
utterance.
Speaks for Party.
Mr.. Taft further said:
THE republican party will uphold
at all times the authority and integ-
rity of the courts, state and federal.
and will ever insist that their DOW
ers to enforce their process and 10
protect life, liberty and propercy
shall be preserved inviolate. We be-
lieve. however, that the rules of pro-
cedure in the federal court with re-
spect TO the issuance of the writ of
Injunction should be more accurate
ly defined by statute and that no in-
junction or temporary restraining or
der should be issued without notice.
except where irreparable injury
would result from delay, in which
case a speedy hearing thereafter
should be granted"
wall street Warned.
Mr.. Taft adhered to his purpose Of
discussing platform pledges and how
they should be kept II was at tho
If a detailed argument as
70 how the republican party Is re-
deeming !ts pledges that he came 70 a
OF the antitrust law and
Wall street. on which his utterances
had been awaited with the greatest
interest. The president declared that
the American people would not fool
ishly run amuck in business and de-
stroy values and confidence just for
lue pressure Oh uOluB SO.
mo one" he continued has a
motive as strong as the administra-
tion in power to cultivate and
business confidence and
prosperity.
But there was no promise on the
part of the republican party to change
tic antitrust law except to strength
en- IT. OF course the government at
can be counted on TO en-
force the law in the way best calcu-
lated TO prevent a destruction OF pub
lie confidence in business. but that IL
must enforce the law goes without
saying"
Discusses Insurgents.
President Taft did not hesitate to
discuss the attacks that have been
made upon the administration and
:he party or the danger to future sue.
coss in the insurgent movement and
other dissensions. Republicans who
feared defeat at the polls in Novem-
ter should take courage from the
demoralized condition of their op-
pcnents.
1T was Grant" said the presi-
dent, amid a whirlwind Of laughter,
who banished his own fear in battle
by thinking how much more afraid
the enemy was
Defends the Tnrin.
Mr.. Taft again came TO the defense
Of the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill He
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