New-York tribune., 1910-03-23
DEMAND THAT P1RTR
CLEAN HOUSE.
Former County President
Cheered as He Talks
4bOHt Republication.


ciared should "be recognized I'm soms
substantial form" the feature of IN.
dinner given in honor of Mr. Parsons bv
the county committee last night was tha
latter's ringing declaration for a free
and full Investigation ia Albany
His words were received with loud
cheers by the six hundred Republicans
present one of whom went 50 far as 20
shout: Let us send him % Albany
Chairman Woodruff Of the state commit
tee and Francis Hendricks. the Repubfi-
can leader Of Syracuse. did not seem %
tDin in this appreciation with any
marked degree of enthusiasm.
only short time before Mr. Parsons
had spoken or the "farsIEhted leaders IN
various parts Of the state. one OF whom
is with us tonight referring 10 Mr..
Hendricks. He spoke Of tine division be-
tween the Governor and the leaders. a-I
said he was bound % declare that thew
were not wholly to blame But that vas
Overshadowed by the revelations in the
Legislature. he declared. and added.
Unless we show an intention to clean
house ourselves the people will clean us
out"
The dinner. which was held on the ton
floor of the Hotel Astor was a tribute
from the members Of the county commit
tee to Mr. Parsons. who was its head for
more than four years. 10 was lmpossi-
bic t. accommodate ali vho wished to-
atte II.
President Late to Arrive.
President Taft did not reach the din
ner until late. because OF his previous
acceptance Of the invitation of the Peace
Society. u was nearly 11.3O o'clock
when he was escorted from the latter
dinner downstairs by President GriscOm
of the county committee. When the
President entered the room he was
greeted by loud cheers and the waving
of hundreds Of napkins. The band
played Hail to the Chief
Senator DcpeW. who was talking at
the time, gave way long enough for the
greeting 20 subside. then finished his re-
marks. You can talk about the party
being in peril all you want to- he said.
but the man who killed all the Hons in
Africa is coming back tO-fight the tiger
here. But We don't need him now. We
need the calm. judicial temperament Of
the man we have now, a man who does
not hesitate to say what he thinks. Will
lam H. Taft"
Otto T.. Barnard the tOastmaster. in
troduced; The President of the United
States. the leader of our national party.
the man we love and the man We shall
always love TO follow" and the cheers
began al over again. Some one started
America" and the diners sang two
verses. What's the matter with Taft,
shouted another which was followed BY
He's al -ightr' and the chanting OF
so say We all OF u.s."
The President said that the dinner vas
"Pa-sons's show and he had come sim
ply TO pay his tribute TO the former pres
ident Of the New York County Commit
tee. He spoke OF the work Mr.. Parsons
had done fU- the party and referred 10
SOME differences OF opinion he had had
with Ihe l,ew York Congressman.
"Scf1etimes he ran against some Of Us
WhC didn't have as much experience as
he had" said the President "and found
a lack of sympathy 1T such times hs
ALWAYS characterized it in terms short
and emphatic
You know when you are elected Pres
ident you think for a little while that
some respect should be shown &c the o.
flee and that differences of opinion IN
correspondents should be expressed dip
iomat:cally. But knew h had sreat
deal 10 do and never had time 70 thinx
of diplomatic language"
When the President said this the din
ers wondered just what he meant.
when a man has done something that
doesn't inure 20 him in the way OF m
cial honor, but had rendered real bene
fits to his fellow citizens. u IS time some
OF us who haven't done so much work
recognized his merit and put IL in some
substantial form. That is all 7 came tc
say. and came to say IL as herd "a I
can
Cheers for President.
The President was anxious % begin
as he had 20 leave town on midnight
train. but il was fully two minutes before
he could be heard
The President said
Mr. Chairman. Republicans Of New York
CITY; This ts herbert PUTs0nss show and
D ann here 10 speak about him HercCrt
Parsons and have been friends for 4
number OF years. 4 ara Older than he -
although he looks older than Z ar. IIis
face bears the mark OF much eNDt rience
iu resisting it's being read.
Z took him % the Orient and I brought
him back because knew he was TOO
valuable 90 leave out there tie went con-
scientiOuSly into the matter OF pOlti =
Pie wanted tO help out decent politics and
he did H. and he undertook something that
didn't crafty his ambition. he undertOoN
something that Iu many respects was a
thankIess JOB and brought down on hinI
most unjust criticism, but he rendered a
great service % the Republican party and
10 the people of the city Of New York. and
Z am glad 90 be able "a come here and saw
so from the bottom of NV heart He
learned a lot OF things. and ne changed
a good MANY OF his views before he got
through with the task he had set out for
himself and sometimes he ran against
those Of US that hadn't had 50 much eX-
perienCe and he found lack OF sympathy.
which he didn't hesitate 20 cht~acterize IN
words quite short bur quite emphatic.
i can remember a good deal of corre-
spoudenCe that 4 have had with Herbert
When yon are elected President for "a little
while-only for a httie Wttie-yOU gather
tu yOur mind that there iS certain re-
spcct due 10 the olfice. and that differences
Of opinion expressed m correspondence
should be expressed diplOmatically. but Z
know that Herbert had a great deal % 40
in the tasks he assumed and. living on .ha
train between New York and Washington
matte language But when man has DOVE
something that does lot inure 90 his prOht
that doesn't inure % him IN the way of or
ncial honor. but has rendered real ben