The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-16
TAI 7 BEGINNING
To SEE LIGHT.
Strength of Progressives Moves
President to Have Secretary
Write Letter.
PROMISES TO TREAT
BOTH FACTIONS ALIKE
COmprehends Need for Harmony
if Party Is to Retain
Control.

BEVERLY, Mass. Sept. 15.-No diff
ference between so-callcd "progres-
siyes' and "regulars" will be recog
nized by President Taft hereafter, but
all party leaders will be treated alike as
Republicans in the matter of federal
support The presidents s views 10 this
effect are given in a letter from Secre~
tary Norton to n Republican leader Of
Iowa, whose name is not disclosed
| In the letter Secretary Norton stated
that while important Republican legis
lation pending in congress was opposed
by certain Republican leaders, the presi
dent felt that his duty required him to
withhold federal patronage from
senators and representatives who seemed
| to occupy a position hostile to efforts
to fulfill the pledges of the party plat
| form.
The attitude on the part Of the presi-
| dent ended. however. with the more re"
cent primary elections and nominating
| conventions in which the people have
declared themselves and the president
now looks on progressives' and
CIRCULARS" alike as Republicans and
as such entitled TO his support and the
tions, Secretary Norton IS letter says.
must settle the question whether the diff
ferences Of the last session of congress
shall be perpetuated or forgotten.
Frank Statement.
The letter Of Secretary Norton, in
"Beverly, Mass, Sept. 10, 1910.
"Your letters of the 9th are at hand
and 1 have delayed replying until after
the primary elections. The president
directs me to express TO you and your
friend his deep appreciation OF the
work which you have done and the pow.
erful assistance which YOU have eX-
tended to the administration from the
bepinning-an assistance that has con,
trbuted much 10 the legislative and
other successes which have been Sc
cured. The president recognizes that
your efforts have been wholly disinter-
ested; that you have fought sturdily
and generously for what You believed to
be his interest and the welfare and sue
cess of the party.
"While Republican legislation pend
ing in congress was opposed by certain
Republicans the president felt 1T to be
his duty to the party and to the coun-
try to withhold federal patronage from
certain senators and congressman who
seemed to be in opposition to the admin
istratioD s efforts to carry out the prom
ises of the party platform. That attl-
elections and nominating conventions
which have now been held and in which
the voters have had an opportunity to
declare themselves.
"The people have spoken as the
PARTY faces the fall elections; the ques-
tion must he settled by Republicans OF
every shade of opinion, whether the
differences of the last session shall be
perpctuated or shall be forgotten.
''IIe recognizes the danger tnat IN
certain eases expressions OF feehng
were so intense as to make it difficult
in some instances for factions to come
together and work for the party but,
as he stated III his letter to the Rcpub-
lican congressional committee. he be
hcves it can be done and should be
done. Tho president is confident that
YOU will yourselves meet your local
and state situations i'll this spirit and
that YOU viii write to your friends and
ask them to do likewise,
"The president feels that the value
of federal patronage has been greatly
exaggerated and the refusal to grant
it has probably been more useful TO the
men affected than the appointments
would have been,
"In the preliminary skirmishes IN
certain states. like Wisconsin and
in the interest of what the leaders be
lieved would lead to party success, to
make certain determinations; but the |
president has concluded that 1T is his |
duty now to treat all Republican con
orcssmen and senators alike. without |
any distinction.
Will Be Good Now.
f'He will follow the usual rule in
Republican congressional districts and
states and follow the recommendations
made by Republican congressman and
senators of whatever shade of political
opinion only requiring that the men
recommended shall be good men. the
most competent and the best fitted for
tho particularly office.
"Sincerely yours,
(Signed) &C. D. NORTON,
Secretary to the President -
Discussing the views of President
Taft as disclosed by the letter of Sec
retary Norton, persons conversant with
national policies sad they should not
be taken as concession to "insur.
gency.'
As the party leaders view the situa-
tion. Iowa is not evidently insur
gent;" the Iowa platform. it is pointed
out, subscribed TO ''such efforts ms
made 10 fulfill the promises of the ma
tional PLATFORM and approved ''the
efforts of the president TO secure the
desired information for tariff revi.
sion through a board of experts"
Among those from whom, it is said
;he president temporarily withhold fod-
eral patronage were Senators LaFol-
lette of Wisconsin. Bristow of Kansas,
Dollver and Cummins of Iowa and
Hubbard of Iowa.
Complicated Situation.
Beverly was not little puzzled to-
night as to the exact meaning of tho
letter made public here today In which
Secretary Charles D. Norton, rejecting |