The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-10

President TAFT refused point
blank to read the insurgents out oil
the party at the harmony dinner Of
the League OF Republican State
Clubs at the Arlington last night.
He called upon both houses OF
Congress to redeem their campaign
pledges during the two months OF
the session still remaining, deciar-
ing that the Republican party can
not 60 before the country divided
and with its promises forgotten.
Tonight 1 am reading no one
Que of the Republican party" he
said. I'VE want them all in the
ranks, and they have the oppor-
tunity TO establish their claim to
Republicanism by what they do in
both Houses of Congress to help the
legislation mapped out. BY their
acts We shall know them.
INSURGENTS INVITED.
The invitation 10 the members of the
insurgency to again rally to>the C, o. p.
banner was unmistakable. and the 500
down-the-line Republicans who heard it
arose and cheered until Toastmaster Ed
gar c. Snyder had to rap for order.
If they don't want TO stand with the
party as Republicans. and If they don't
help N the legislation. We are~not going
70 quarrel with them,'' he continued.
1T is their privilege at any time 10
vote as they will and TO speak as they
viii. but we desire their aid as Repub-
licans as long as they will be Repub-
leans. do not wish to say anything
tonight that shall seem to separate them
from US. OF shall assume that IN their
profession as Republicans they are not
as sincere as I hope I am myself in Re.
publicanism
a man does not desire the success Of
the Republican party when he shows
himself unwilling to redeem for the party
the pledge that he makes. and takes such
a course as indicates disloyalty to that
party and wishes the success of another
party. and We have a right to say
that the label that lie bears is not Re
publican.
And so, although we have gone a long
way in this Congress, and although I
hope there is but a month. or two
months. longer Of it. IN that month. or
two months, much is to be done. and
much is 10 be shown as to the charac-
ter and the identity of those who belong !
to the Republican party
NO man has the right TO read another
man out Of the Republican party. He /
reads himself out If he is disloyal TO the |
party, and if he is not. he can by his |
works show that loyalty. So YOU see /
my friends. I am in no defiant spirit /
tonight. 1 want everybody In the ranks !
and I want the help Of all Republicans.
Whetreh they may in the past have
slipped away little, I want them back
TO help that grand old party upon
which-and I say IL with the utmost /
Difference to our friends. the Democrats
that grand old party upon which the real
progress OF this country depends"
Sounds Note of Harmony.
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, of Massa-
chusetts. sounded the same note of har-
mony for the good Of the party. charg-
ing the diners to stand by the tariff re-
vision and the principle of protection to
avert national defeat.
The Republican party promised to re-
wise the tariff, and it has done it." he
asserted. Eve cannot expect in any tariff
revision to please everybody. but in our
support of the principles of protection
we are not prepared 10 yield a iot or
offer apologies. Under it imports have
increased and more comes in under the
Tree list than ever before. Give the tariff
a reasonable trial.
Every investigation shows that the
tariff has no effect on the prices OF the
of life. TO enter into another
revision now would arrest and paralvze
business and bring on hard times"
Senator Lodge declared Congress is pre-
pdtlHs 10 pass the legislation that the
President and the Chicago platform
called for. lie said the party can go be-
fore every State in the country and make
capital of every action OF Congress this
session.
Bradley Pledges Support.
Senator William o. Bradley, OF Ken
lucky, pledged his State outright to sup
port of Taft and the administration. Il
II want TO say to you, sir" he said. /
turning to the President, that the Re- '
publican party of Kentucky stands by
you and your administration. and will
continue TO stand by you through the S
that is coming
why. I have been asked how the a
situation can be clarified. The way to t
.larify this situation, as it is called, is C
o support the President. What would il
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