The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-02
President Delivers Extended
Speech at Banquet of Ma
tional Republican League.
SHOWS NO DISPOSITION
TO FIGHT INSURGENCY
Says Party Has Kept and Is
Keeping the Pledges Made
in Campaign.
by Associated Press.

10y associated Press.
NEW YORK. Oct President Taft
delivered what viii probably be his
only public address of the present cam
paign at the banquet Of the National
Republican league at the Hotel Astor
today. The president speech WAS
marked by an unusually conciliatory
tone toward the insurgent wing of tho
party He gave "oll factions of the
party'' due credit for their share in
helping 10 put through congress the leg
islalIvc programme, which the president
took occasion 10 outline in some de.
tail
The record of the last eighteen
months, he declared, was an earnest de-
sire of the party 10 fulfill its plat
form promises and obligations. and he
promised that If the Republican ma
Jorty in congress should bc continued
at the coming elections, tho work thus
far left undone would be carried
through TO completion.
Whole Party Progressive.
Upon the whole Republican party the
president bestowed the title Of "pro-
grcssiNe. y
w hat is meant by progressive.
"a party of true progress is not
party Of radicalism, - he declared amid
cheers
"'lt ia not n party of ultraconser-
yaiism,' ho added. aud again was
cheered.
- progressive Republican, the
president went on IS one who rccog-
uiZes existing aud concrete evils and
.,,I I~gI
uitc Steps TO eradicate them
Twice President Taft mentioned
Colonel Roosevelt by name in conuec-
iiou with the campaign against cor
poration abuses, aud tho thlrd timc by
inference. when he referred TO the New
York situation,
Mr.. Taft did not take an altogether
sanguine view Of the benefits of the
direct primary, but he hoped that the
idea could be turned 10 a useful and
permanent bettcrmeut of politics.
Need of Some Changes.
''But however effective these sug
gcstcd changes may prove at first,
he added. ~ venture 10 say that no
great permanent good can come from
them unless they are accompanied by
= change in the individual voter and
his awakening TO the necessity for con
Stant watchiuluess and effort on his
part 10 prevent the old evils from APP
pcarlng III = new gulsc.'
President Taft announced that he
had directed the tariff commission TO
make no report of the work il has ac-
up TO this timc until after
the election He took this step, he DC.
clared, in order TO lift the commission
out Of politics entirely. lie referred
TO his suggested future revision Of the
tariff. schedule by schedule, and de
clared that the Payne tariff law is
coming generally TO be recognized as
a most credilablc bill, The president
declared for a sweeping extension of
the civil service.
In outlining the future plans of his
the president placed
stress upon the proposed federal incor
poration law. lie referred to the
Standard OIL and tobacco trust cases
pending in the United States supreme
court, and declared that he did not
share the fears somewhat freely cX
pressed that Il decision adverse to the
would greatly disturb
financial ccntcrs. halt general business
and bring on financial disaster.
Roast for Democrats,
The president ridlculcd the assertion
of the Democrats that 00,0G0,0 900
would be saved in national expenses
each year If that party were placed in
power He asked for a more definite
statement of where tho saving was TO
he effected and demanded to know
if it is proposed by the Democrats TO
cut off the pension list or TO do away
with the army and navy.
Besides the president. Representative
Nicholas Lougworth of Ohio was one
of the chief speakers of the evening.
His address WAS mainly defense of
the Payne tariff law.
President Taft s address follows;
President Taft's Address.
Following is the text of the prcsi.
dent s speech
Gentlemen Of The National League Of
Republican Clubs; | am here because I
believe this league is Il most important
aid IN the uphuiIding and defense OF Re !
publican principles. AS president ] pre-
fer TO avoid partisan controversy. but
there are occasions, and ii seems TO me
the present is ono. when it Is not Inn
proper for me 10 discuss the issues soon |
10 De considered and decided by the cleo !
tOratc.
IN the pursuit Of promises made in It's
national platform. the Republican party. |
i'm the short period OF eighteen months. |
presented 10 TN" public Us accomplished |
facts the following important legislation
and executive action:
The powers of the Interstate commerce |
commission were enlarged The commits |
posed increase OF rates untll the shippers !
shall have u chance to be heard as to its |
rca soma ablencss. Interstate telegraph and |
telephone companies were brought within |
The regulation of the commission.
Points Out Achievements
a new court of commerce was provided |
In order that shippers and railways |
might secure prompt decisions.
Railway employees were protected by |
a new safety appianC" law.
The employers liability act was per
.ectcd.
An inquiry into the issuance Of rail |
way stocks and bonds was inauguratcd
An inquiry into worl5ingmcus compen-
sation for injuries received was insu-
tutcd.
a new customs court was established.
\ postal savings bank system was au-
thoTi5ed,
4 corporation tax was adopted. which |
Is an important source of revenue and
new ana effective method of assisting
the government in supervising corpora
tions
Two battleshps were added to the
navy; bureau of mines was cStapilshed.
Seventy million acres OF the public do
main was legally withdrawn from entry.
Twenty million dollars i'm bonds WAS