The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-15
Opens Campaign of Defense
In Washington and Chicago

Goaded TO the necessity Of saving
the republican party from serious de.
fection owing to severe criticism Of
members Of the cabinet, 20 the sue.
cesses OF the lnsurgent members Of
the party, and to the popular denuneia-
ton Of the tariff as revised by Can
non-Aldrlch rules, the administration
has started a campaign Of defense
simultaneously at Washington and
Chicago the opening guns were fired
Saturday night
President Taft. Attorney General
Wickersham and Senator Lodge made
rouslng appeals urging party loyalty
Washington April William
Howard Taft spoke last night before
the League Of Republican clubs Of tho
District OF Columbia. not so much as
president Of the United States as In
his capacity as titular leader Of the
republican party
Mr. Taft said he was glad the re-
publican 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"
"This Is the time for doing things
Great" "Bully for you!" Now
you're talkngl" That's what we want
TO heart" were among the comments
shouted from the iloor of the banquet
hall
"The time has come. said President
Taft for doing and voting and pass
ing the measures which have been
placed before this congress
III Is the time for doing things, and
after congress has adjourned the re.
publican party will have formed It's
lines OF attack Then It will be fur
nlshed with the weapons with which
We are goh into the next contest
Tonight we are reading nobody out
of the republican party We want all
In the ranks, and all have the oppor-
tunity TO establish their claims to re-
publicanlsm by that which they shall
do IN both houses OF congress In help
ing to enact the legislation before
them. by their fruits ye shall know :
them
Here the president pounded the Ia
BILE and looked defiance which he as
sured hla hearers he did not feel
Those. he continued, "in the senate
and the house who stand for the legis |
lation we seek In order to redeem the
pledges Of the party have the right to
stand with the party as republicans
"lf they don't we won't quarrel with 4
them They have 4 right to their opln.
ions. But We desire their aid as repub
lloans, aud do not wish to assume
that they are not as sincere as hope
! am myself IN repubicanlsm
"The republican party is not rigid In
ita demands L Is SO broad and liberal
that q permits differences Of opinion
President Taft chucked as he spoke
Of the differences of opinion In the par.
g After the tumult Of shouting had
subsidized the president continus i
"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
partys pledges and takes position
which indicates he doea not desire the
success Of the party the label he bears
Is not republcanlam.
We've gone q long way In congress.
and hope there Is but a mouth or two
left, but IN that time much is TO be
done and much is to be shown as to
the character and identity of those
who belong to the republican party. No
man has a right 10 read another out
Of the republican party He reads him.
self out If he Ii disloyal. aud II he
ean not by his own works show his
own colors7
senator Lodge urged that the sue.
cess OF the republican party depends
always upon fidelity to les principles.
When IN the past he said. 'it has
wavercd or compromised II has never
had any real success. and 1t has fire.
quently lost ground"
Senator Bradley of Kentucky de.
elared the republicans OF his state
would be loyal.
Representative Nicholas Longworth
Of Ohio defended the tarl0.
Chicago, April ll-In the most ag.
gressi'e defense that has yet been
uttered for the policies and adminls.
tratlon of William II Taft Attorney
General George W. Wickersham. at the