The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-16
TAFT BOWS TO INSURGENTS
PROMISES no PIT THEu RtCk
ON PiTRON aGE LIST.
wn ne M Furtnrr Discrimination he
tween RrpubIirAn Factions Presi-
dent Expected Further To D~fin~
Tits attitude Toward InSurErnry &.

% BEVERLY. Mass san Is -PreSIdsn'
! Taft has taken the initiative IN an effort
10 reunte the Republican party
He announced thus morning through hrs
secretary hIS intention ~ restoring
= Federal patronage 10 all insurgents
THIS announcement - regarded here
A. an expression Of willingness ON the
, Presidents part - align himself more
closely with the progr"ssiv" forces. IL
amounts - an acknowle dgmsnt by the
President that the proSrrssive- IN several
States now constitute th" Republican
party
President Iaft's advisers realize that
his acton will h. construed m some quar-
tiers as a bid for progressive support and
~ an effort 10 follow the trail hlazed hy
/, Col. Roosevelt. On the contrary. tn"
President u - Contsnded. ~ actuated
chiefly 10y "a desire to accord To the pro-
gressives ~ hat he regards - their due.
no~ that they have been sustained IN the
primaries and IN the nominating con
ventions
Tn. people have spoken says the
Presidents secretary, and a. the party
face, the fall elect ions th', question must
h" settled by Republicans 81 every shade
~ opinion. whether the differences Of the
be forgotten
Tho Presidents attitude. ~ ms secre-
'ary frankly outlines ". - that Mr.. Taft
cut IN he patronage of several ~ the
insurgents because ne believed that IN
the last session ~ Congress they we're
ohstrnc'inG ms efforts to- fulfl the party =
platform pledges Whether this with
holding Of patronage bv m" President
J produced anv favorable results for hum
- open 10 doubt Some IT his friends
Con'erd",i a. tho time thai u was a great /
mistake. amt % has heen cited as one .
" tho causes which hay" intensified F.
insurgency m some of tho Western States F.
~ tho LAST few months
som" NJ tho President adv lsers have /
con'endHd that m" removal " tho han .
a. th's Ian" d4,c would - more harm I
than good 'h1' y would Law progressive q
RspreSeu'R'ly"~ elected m Nov "rnher 4
open 10 m" charg" ,; having finally ,
thrown their support 90 pr"~iten' TAR F.
because f"~ nffires wor. handed 10 them .
Notwithstanding th"s" Arguments. the p
President himself .aN" N" question .
careful consideration and finally author
lzs.d hrs secretary to .nhody IN, views .
IN "a letter 10 e. politician m Iowa II was
| this letter which was made public TO-DAY .
! The name ot tho man - whom the letter .
wAs sent was not gwen out but 1t - f.
supposed 30 have been one ~ IA" regular .
Republicans IA Iowa. VIII" hay" h~''n DIS
penslng patronage over m" heals II 7
Senators CummIns and DulIy"r Her" .
~ SECRETARY Norton letter
Your letters of the stn are 80 hand and .
/ have delav..i replying until after the.
Urinary .I..ct,lns In. pT.slg.ut directs
M. - ..ypr.... L, Won .,r,.i H. yrf.r trf.n,.
In. l,-... ayrr.SittrYu # m. wDrn winch
YOU have don" ami the f-pweri4l assist .
sn,, winch yD.t nv. ..,r.rd,.i o. tn.
administrator from th. t..IuIIug tu
a--i-tanr. that ha- cuutriput.i much
- ~" legislative and ether -uccr--,.-
which nave b.en secured The President
recognizes mat vpIr efforts have been
wholly disinterested hat YOU have fought
sturuik ana generously tor what yOu
believed TO be MS interest and the welfare
and he success Of the PARTY
" hiie Republican legislation pending
m Congress was opposed by certain Re
rIbliCans the President felt t To ~ mas
duty to the rarity and to the coun-
try to withhold Federal patronage
from certain senators ana Con.
grrs-man who seemed 30 be IA
uppo-It,on TO the ADMINISTRATOR stforts
t. .Arrv ont the promises OF the party
ptA'form That attitude however ended
am m. primary elections and nominal.
rg conventions, which have now U..n
n.'d. and IN which the voters hav. had
ut.tnrtuuIty 20 c,-clar. fhsms@iva,
IN. p..ipIs have spoken, ana as 'aa
marty far.s. the fail el.rtions tho question
n1,,si h., ..t,Iai by R.puhlcans OF every
sn,d.. = nptnion whstnar the differences.
~ ~. Ia, session shall b. p..ru..ttIataI
~ hall h.. f,,yot,en
IL recognizas the DANCE thai IN
,.r,,,p ,.asaa sYpr.-sIons IN f.eliny ,Tsrs
-, ,,'t,.,... a. Ga rnak. I d,fNcuIt if .nrna
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and work lovaly for the party. but. as no
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