The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-17
ONLY ONB TERN, SAYS TAFT
THR THOUGHT ~ ANOTHER ~
RORg FHAN RI can STAND.

Twice Last NlUha Ne De-larsa mat ne
MAD No Decisive 90 Ne meeleeaea Pres-
hseas-me VIVA TRIklas to Baaasss
and g tss 20 UpNissa Vrstsvusr.
WAsnnEGroS. April Is.-TwIce tonight
President Tan declared 10 Warrington
audiences that one term In The white
BOuas % quite snfscisnt for him. The
arHs tims the President made this decla-
ration was in tanning to the Distrscs Of
Columbia branch Of TIM Amsricsn Bankers
Association. No made it again during
the course Of Q talk 10 . gAahering %
washington's quota Of the Psi Upsilon
fraternity. Both timsa the President
spoke In joking fashion. Lut under the
smile th-re appeared tO be much serious
moss.
To the bankers the President vas salk-
ing about tho heauties Of this city: .wssh-
ington IA very dear 70 ma. I'm going TO
spend three years more here.-
Then the crowd broke In. Seven
years you meani- u chornsed With hum
dreds Of voices. -s~~en years: seven
years.
We'll. that sounds very good con-
tinuei the President smiling. but when
remainder that tho vote in the District
Of Columbia doesn't cut any figure In
natiOaal afIairs my head n not swelled
with your approval
To the fratsrs az the Pai UpaIlOn han
aust the Prssidsnt was more frank. Her.
bort l.. Bridgman. preaident Of the na-
tioaal Psi Epsilon association. had said
that he could tell Mr.. Taft how he might
got twenty i've tsrlns % President
Brother Bridgman.' said the President
in the course Of his rsmarks. has said
that he can tell me how TO oct twenty tive
terms. ! am much obliged TO him. bat
ones quite snoagh for me. All the
PHILOSOPHY Psi U teaches viii enable me
to get through one. hut the contemplation
Of one term more. bst alone twenty-five,
Ia more than can stand
The President rsfsfrsd jocosely TO the
doctrine of anti-rAcs suicide Of HIS prsds-
ccasOr. Col Roosevelt lie had been
accused by one Of the quests Of not re-
membsring the Psi y songs. 'wsll.- he
said. Il think that there's one song that
rsmembss.- and taking up his pro-
gramms for one brief glance the Prssi-
dsnt quoted IL:
-ThrsS times thrss for all tho women
ten times ten for all the men"
That hs aaid. proves that Am not
IN fAYOr " raeA snlGiaa and THAI 1 Am 90
oppo~sd 70 al the policies 81 nv prsde-
osaaoT
The President spoke fsslingly Of the
good infiuencs Oe the college fraternity.
The fraternity he said. 'dsvelopa log
atty to oDe's alma mater. In college u |
enables men to'take tho best. the most
ennobling. the most inspiring thing
We hear q great DIAL &c ridicule of
Athletic- at college and Of things one |
learns tbsre that are no, Included in the |
curriculum and chat arr supposed 20 10 a
Disadvantage. Ton know and I know |
thar college includes some mOrs valuable |
thing than msntal discipline. valuable |
A. that y. In tho memories and expsri- |
ence~ in that spitomS OG life that college |
really presents when characters are Icing |
formed for life
The President admitted that thsrs were |
both saints aud sinners In frAisrnitiea. |
but hs thought that many Of the ainnsrs |
later became saints. He aid that many |
a man who had gone down Gloss to ths |
gutter in his college days had been rescued |
in later life by tho thought Of his old
as-ociate~ and had come hack tn class
reunions remads man.