Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-19
TAFT lMPLORES
PARTY TO SHOW
IT HAS SENSE
Urges Republicans to Meet
Responsibilities and
Use Discipline
BUSINESS MEN CHEER
President Given Splendid
Reception by People
of Rochester
ASSOCIATED PressI

IN OCHESTER, N. Y, March 18.-
IL. President Taft tonight, in an ad-
AZ dress before the chamber of COM
merce, again appealed to members of
congress to sacrifice their individual
opinions that the platform promises of
the Republican party might be fulfilled,
and hoped the party would show that
it has the sense and discipline to meet
it's responsibilities"
The impression had got abroad that
the president might have something to
say tonight on the acute situation in
the house of representatives at Wash
ington, but this was his nearest refer
ence to the subject.
At one point of his speech, which
was devoted entirely to the legislation
he had recommended in the last few
months, the president further declared
IF this congress is to be treated as
Republican congress, these things
ought to pass in fulfllment of party
pledges. After this is done, it does not
matter what happens at the next cleo
tion. We will have done something;
the country will be grateful whether it
thinks 1t ought to express it's gratitude
in the immediate future or not"
Mr.. Taft was interrupted constantly
by applause, and when, toward the end
of his remarks, he declared with great
emphasis he had tried as president to
do what he believed was right rather
than those things that would bring
political strength, the audience of
nearly 1900 business men stood up and
cheered for several minutes.
The president spoke earnestly
throughout. He declared he had been
told he was no politician, and dire
things had been predicted. He believed,
however, in the end the people would
hn feaa ure.tr,~
gress were right, and that right, after
all was the very best of politics.
Mr.. Tafts greeting tonight was the
most demonstrative he has had in his
recent travels. He was followed as a
speaker at the banquet by President
w. c. Brown of the New York Central
railroad, who paid a glowing tribute
to Mr.. Taft and told of the progress
and stability that had come to the bus
mess world since his inauguration.
Called Bad Politician
President Taft summed up the things
he declared had caused some of his
advisers to characterize him as a bad
politician.
First, he said, there was the tariff
law, and a new tariff bill always de-
feats a party
Second had come the corporation tax,
bringing with it the enmity of every
body directly or Indirectly interested in
the more than 100000 corporations af-
fected.
Third, there was the alleged postal
deficit, which had been charged to the
carrying of magazines and periodicals
at 1 cent pound. That was bad poll
ttics because ii arrayed all the maga-
zines and periodicals against the ad-
ministration."
Fourth, congress only reduced the
duty on print paper 30 per cent instead
of putting it on the free list. This of
Tended the newspapers.
And, last of all, the postal savings
bank bill has turned all the bankers
against the administration.
my friends don't see just where we
are coming out. But | am confident
in the end the measures will approve
themselves. The troubles we most
fear are those that never come
The measures promised ought to be
adopted, not because they will give us
political strength, but because they
are right. And if they are right, the
people will find them to be right, and
that 1t is the best politics in the end"
Refers to Pet Measure
The president referred to the meas
ures he hoped congress would adopt at
this session in the following order:
The bill amending the interstate
commerce law; the bill for postal saw
ings banks; the anti-injunction bill;
the statehood bill, and the conserva-
tion bills.
speech to a review of measures al
ready enacted and an outline of those
pending.
President Taft received a noisy
greeting when he arrived in Rochester
at 4 o'clock this afternoon. The streets
from the Center Park station of the
New York Central railroad to the SEN
eca hotel were crowded with cheer
ing throng. He made a brief address
to the crowd in the hotel lobby.
After referring to the fact that the
last time he was in Rochester he was
a candidate for office, the president
said:
"Since that time 1 have been elected
your president. And If anyone here
thinks it is an easy job, let him try it,
1t is not easy to get there, my friends,
and not easy after you get there"
The president spoke feelingly of the
death of Representative James B. Per-
l1ins of this city. He said he had
hoped to make him an ambassador.
Leaving Chicago at IL o'clock last
night, President Taft did not arise
until after his train had passed through
Cleveland this morning.
The president was rather annoyed
today at a stenographic error which
crept into the report of his conserva-
ton speech at Chicago yesterday.
Anxious to give credit to Clifford Pin
chot for his great share in the con-
servation movement, the president re-
ferred to MIR. Roosevelt. "who was in
spired by Clifford Pinchot to that Won
derful activity of mind and body with
reference tot the conservation move
ment."
The stenographers made it read,
"Who was it inspired Clifford Pinchot?"
etc. leaving an inference which was
just the reverse of what the president
had said.