Arizona republican., 1910-03-19
 POLITICIAN And President Taft Rather Takes Pride in It .FUL[FILlMENT OF PLEDGES Of More Importance Than
 Victory in Elections-In
 Address at Rochester He
 Barely Alluded to Party's
 Inter-necine Strife
'FULLFILlMtMT OF PLEDGES

Rochester March 1s.-President Taft tonight. in an address before the chamber of commerce. again appealed to the members of congress to sacrifice their individual opinions that the plat form promises of the republican party might be fulfilled. and he hoped that the party would show that it has some sense of discipline to meet it's re- responsibilities"
 The impression got abroad that the president might have something to say tonight on the acute situation in the house of representatives at Washing ton. but that was his nearest reference to the subject.
 On this point in his speech, which was devoted entirely to the legisia- tion he has recommended in the last few months. the president further de- clared: If the congress is to be treat cd as republican congress. these things ought to pass as fulfillment of party pledges. After this is done. it doesn't matter what happens at the next election. We will have done something: the country will be grate- ful whether it thinks it ought Ito ex- press it's gratitude in the immediate future or not"
 Mir. Taft was constantly interrupted bv applause and when toward the end of his remarks. he declared with great emphasis. that he had tried as presi- dent to do what he believed was right l bring political strength, the audience of nearly a thousand stood and cheered for several minutes.
 The president spoke earnestly. He declared that he had been told that he was no politician and dire things had been predicted. He believed. how ever. that in the end the people would find that the measures he had recom- mended were right and that right after all is the very best politics. Mir. Taft summed up the things that he declared had caused some of his ad- visors to characterize him as bad politician.
 First. he said, was the tariff law. for new tariff bill always defeats the party.
 
 bringing with it the enmity of every body directly or indirectly interested in more than 100000 corporations af- fected.
 Third the alleged postal deficit which had been charged to carrying magazines and periodicals at cent a pound. That was bad politics because it had arrayed all magazines and peri odicals against the administration.
 Fourth. congress had only reduced the duty on print paper 90 per cent. instead of putting it on the free list. This offended the newspapers.
 Last of all. the postal savings bank bill had turned all the bankers against the administration.
 Friends, I don't see just where we are coming out. But I am confident that in the end the meaures will ap- prove themselves" said the president.
 The president referred to the meas ures that he hoped congress would adopt at this session in the following order: The interstate commerce law amendments, the postal savings banks bill. the anti-injunctlon bill. the state hood bill. and the conservation bills. Tt is now more than d year since the present administration began. We promised to revise the tariff and did SO The operation of the law for seven months is d vindication of that pledge made. A comparison shows reduced percentage Of rates of duty and an increased percentage of articles. on the free list. Business has increased and prosperity is here. The condi- tions are all that were to be hoped for. How long those conditions will last: how much they will be affected by the construction to be put on the antitrust law. will not be known un- til we get the decision and learn what real effect the decision will have"
 The presidnet went into detailed explanation of the bills which he said he felt were not generally understood, He explained the necessity of a com merce court to hear appeals from the rulings of the interstate commerce commission.
 Lastly he came to the provision which has been the subject of a recent attach in the house. to permit rail- roads already owning 51 per cent of the stock of another road to purchase the remaining shares.
 Some seem to think that this gives the railroads too much leeway,'' he said. As a matter of fact 1t was in- serted to give the minority stockhold- CTS market. If a railroad already owns 5l per cent of the stock 1t is in control. The house committee has stricken out that provision but my i'm