Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-10-13
In new YORK CITY TO LARGE
AUDIENCE SATURDAY.
Was Marked by an Unusually Con-
ciliatory Tone Toward Insurgent
Wing of Party-Gives ALI Factions
Share of Credit-Defnes "Pro-
gressive NO Tariff Report Yet.


paign at the banquet of the National
Republican league at the Hotel Astor
Saturday His speech was marked by
an unusually conciliatory tone toward
the insurgent wing of the party He
gave "all factions of the party" due
credit for their share in helping to put
through congress the legislative pro-
gram which the president took occasion
to outline in some detail.
The record of the last 10 months, he
declared, was an earnest desire of the
party to fulfill its platform promises
and obligations, and he promised that
if the republican majority in congress
should be continued at the coming
elections, the work thus far left UNI
done would be carried through to com
pletion.
Progressive Party.
Upon the whole republican party the
president bestowed the title of "Pro-
gressive.' Then he undertook to de-
fine just what is meant by "Pro-
gressive.'
A party of true progress is not a
parry VI rduicdllSiiy ne uecidreu, dnlu
cheers. cit is not party of ultra-con-
servatism," he added, and again was
cheered.
A progressive republican, the pres
ident went on, els one who recognizes
existing and concrete evils and who is
in favor of practical and definite steps
to eradicate them.'
Twioa President Tof+ ,nan+;opad
Colonel Roosevelt by name in connec-
ton with the campaign against cor
poraton abuses, and a third time 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 hoped the idea
could be turned to a successful better.
ment of politics.
But, however effective these sug-
gested changes may prove at first, - he
added, ''I venture to say that no great
permanent good can come from them
unless they are accompanied by a
change in the individual voter and his
awakening to the necessity for con
slant watchfulness and effort on his
part to prevent the old evils from APP
pearing in new guise.
Tariff Out of Politics.
Mr.. Taft announced that he had |
directed the tariff commission to make |
no report Of the work it had accom-
plished up to this time until after cleo
lions. He took this step, he declared
in order to lift the commission out of |
politics. He referred to his suggested |
future revision of the tariff schedule by
schedule, and declared that the Payne
tariff law is coming generally to be
recognized as most creditable bill.
The president declared for a sweeping
extension of the civil service.
In outlining the future plans of his
administration, he placed stress upon
the proposed federal incorporation law
He referred to the Standard Oil and
the tobacco trust cases pending in the
United States supreme court and de-
clared that he did not share the fears
somewhat freely expressed that de-
cision adverse to the corporations would
greatly disturb financial conditions.
He ridculed the assertion of the
democrats that $3OO,OO0,0OO would be
saved in national expenses each year if
that party were placed in power He
asked for more definite statement IF
where the saving was to be expected,
and demanded to know if it is proposed
by the democrats to cut off the pension
list or do away with the army and navy.
Besides the president, Representative
Longworth of Ohio was one of the
speakers of the evening His address
was mainly a defense of the Payne
tariff law.
Ovation for Mrs. Taft.
When the president entered the room
shortly before O'Clock it was the
signal for burst of cheering and
ssivo Of handclapping by the thousand
diners. Between courses the president
held an inpromptu reception at his
seat on the dais, and many friends
talked with him. While the coffee was
being served the band played "The
Star-Spangled Banner and as all rose
Mrs Taft, the wife of the president,
accompanied by her sister, Miss Her
ron, entered a box. Instantly the
diners were cheering Justify for Mrs.
Taft.
The president looked up and smiled.
Then the assemblage shouted, "What's
the matter with Mrs. Taft She g all
right. Who's all right Mrs. Taft is
all right"
While the uproar was at its height
ladder was placed against Mrs.