The Washington herald., 1910-10-04

Beverly, Mass. Oct. at is doubtful
II President Taft viii speak again tn the
Congressional. campaign He feels that
he has done dis share in having made his
appeal for harmony in the letter 10 Chair
man Mckinley. OF the Republican Con-
gressioRaI committee. and in having de-
livered his speeches last Saturday night
in New York City.
The President will leave IL now to the
Republicans OF the country 10 think over
his words and get together. il possible.
Mr.. Tafts friends point out that he has
done everything that he could do with
dignity TO bur- the factional fights OF the
last session OF Congress and heal the
breach in the party.
When the President, IN his Mckinley
letter, delivered his invitation for all Re-
pubicans TO get together. two things
seemed 20 stand In the way OF response.
One OF these was the Presidents own
hostile attitude toward the insurgents in
regard 10 patronage, and the other was
the Presidents failure 10 give them any
credit for legislation enacted at the last
session OF Congress.
COnciIfate the Republicans.
The President set out 10 remove both
OF these objections. and he believes that
he accomplished his purpose He an
,nounced publicly his decision 10 restore
Federal patronage to all insurgents, and
then, in his New York speech on Satur-
dev yfaT- fropE-I,- aFr-f+rs9 The r-o---.s
sives 10 a share Of the credit for the
legislation enacted last session. The
Presidents political advisers feel now
that he has extended his harmony inv
t2tion and has backed it up BY remov-
ing the obstacles for which he was re-
sponsih,e. that ne has gone as far as
he can consistently so.
The President believes that he has
opened the way for the insurgents and
the regulars 10 get together in the com
ing elections and work only as Republi-
cans. Having paved the way. the Presi-
dent is likely from now on 10 hold him
self aloof from the political ight and TO
leave It to others 10 build or the founda-
ton he has laid
The President has been receiving some
very encouraging reports on the effects
Of the conciliatory attitude that he has
taken.
Many Representatives have written that
his recent speeches, including his con-
sevation speech at ST Paul. have given
them a fresh foothold and that they are
now hopeful Of pulling through.
Reports that have reached the execu-
tive Offices here recently from the Middle
West lead the President and his ad-
visers TO take a much more encouraging
view of the situation there as regards
the Congressional fights. The Presidents
friends say he feels that the progressive
movement is so strong in the West thar
it not only is going 10 carry It's own can
didates TO victory, but that It Will sweep
in with il some Of the regular Republi-
cans who have been renOminated
Alarmed About the East.
It is the territory east Of the Ale
ghenies that Is causing the President and
his friends the gravest concern. There,
II is feared, the Democrats viii make in
roads on Republican Congressmen. The
President is represented, however, as
taking a much more hopeful view OF
New York State than he did before the
Democratic convention was held at
Rochester.
This was day Of RECREATION for the
President. In the morning he PLAYED golf
with John Hays Hammond and Capt.
Butt at the Myopia links. Later no
lunched at the MyOpia clubhouse Others
AZ the luncheon were Airs. Taft, Miss
Maria Heron, Mrs. Taft's sister; Mr..
and Mrs. Hammond. Mrs Whitelaw
Reid. and Secretary Norton and Mrs.
Norton. In the afternoon, the President
and Mrs Taft, with two or three others,
motored 10 Newburyport. where they Wis
tied the John Perley Poor Home. In the
evening the President was entertained at
dinner at the summer home OF William
Endicott AT Danvers.
That the President is 10 have the last
two weeks Of his vacation free from po-
ltical confabs became evident to-day,
when it was learned that Secretary Nor
ton intends TO start out on a motor trip
in the White Mountains.