The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-02
Riot Act Read to Republi-
cans in Behalf of
StimSon.
SPEECH CONSIDERED
BID TO INSURGENTS
COnciliatory Policy Toward Those
Under Ban Suggested Party
Labeled Progressive"
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OF Roosevelt to support the ticket
this year Is Mr.. Taft and the in
huences he will set at work
II can also be said that while Presi-
dent Taft has received some adverse
adytces here as TO the prospects OF
the Republican ticket. such, for in
stance as the talk Of business Re
publicRns boiling. he has heard a
great deal TO encourage him He Is
convinced from what he has learned
that Stimson is going 10 be elected
President Taft's Utterances at the
banquet Of the National Republican
League at the Hotel Astor last night
are looked on here as pointing 10 a
purpose on the part Of Mr.. Taft at the
coming session OF Congress to establish
better relations with the insurgents, in
stead Of making war on them as he did
at the last session.
From this time on il IS expected the
President will pursue a more conciIia-
tory policy with I'll progressives- The
first indication Of Us was seen some
weeks ago In the now famous letter, IN
which Il was announced from Beverly
that patronage would be restored to the
insurgents.
The President last night gave all fac
tons of the party credit Cor he ping to
put the legislative program through
Congress He bestowed the title OF
progressive" upon the whole Repub-
iIcan party.
While everybody understands that q
large element in the party IS reaction
ary. the statement Of the President
that the party IS progressive is taken
to mean that he has come TO realize that
the success Of the progre ssives IN dOmi-
mating the conventions in various
States, means that the Republicans of
the country have already gone a long
way toward purging the controlling ele-
meEts in the party OF the "BOurbonS.
and those VINO have set their faces
against progress
Insurgent Submission Predicted.
1t is interesting at this time TO recall
that when in the early part OF last
session % Congress the President let it
be known he had lined Up with the
Aldrich-CauRon wing OF the party, pre-
dictions were freely made BY friends
Of the Administration that II would not
be long until the Insurgents were eat
ing out Of the Presidents hand"
Instead OF this. the opposite has hap
pSued. The Administration at that time
was unQuestiOnably iII-advised as TO the
or insurgent movement throughout the
country.
Since then, a succession Of events has
forced a better understanding Of the
facts on at least some OF the men on
whom the President relies for advice.
These events include such things as
the results in Kansas and Iowa, IN
California and Washington, the ire
yelt's uttsrances on his Western trip
gave rise TO, the failure Of the ''Old
Guard" in New York TO control the re-
cent convention. and many others that
might be named.
Row that the insurgent or progressive
movement has fought its way into a
powerful and dominant political place,
President Tat has apparently decided
to go along with x, al least 10 a con-
siderable extent
Roosevelt Blazed 4 Way.
Roosevelt on returning from Africa
found the progressive movement max
ing great Roadway. He proceeded
TO put himself abreast Of il. and. as
many view it, 70 annex it. President
Taft IS showing signs Of taking a
somewhat similar course, though he
is quite clearly not prepared to go
as far as Roosevelt has gone
New York Republicans are much
gratified that President Taft has in
dorsed Henry L StimsOn. their Candi-
date. so strongly. He did this first
by letter, and now he has done IL in
a speech 1t is believed the Tafr in
duence will be potent in the election
in inducing odd Guard" voters. who
have been suihing in their tents TO
support the ticket on election day.
The Presiseat's failure to take a
sanguine view of the results of di-
rect primaries experiments is not en-
tirely pleasing to the advocates of
the direct primary here
The absence OF Theodore Roosevelt
from the banquet was the cause Of
obvious comment.
Taft Waits For Brother.
President Taft did not leave for Bev-
erly at midnight. as planned. but decid-
ed to stay over and see his brother.
Charles P. Taft, who arrived from Eu-
ToOe today
Capt Archibald Putt went down to the
pier 20 meet him and drove him back
to the Henry v. Taft home in West
FOrty-eighth street. where the President
spent the night
At noon there was a reunion of the
Taft families for luncheon, and the dis
cussion at the table wss Of personal
nature
The President did not 90 to church
this morning lie plans to leave for
Poverty - O'Clock this afternoon.
It IS not known whether the preSi-
dent regards as disappointing OF siEaifi-
cant the small attendance at the meet
iugs last week of the N.tiona! League
Of Republican Clubs. 1t ore meeting
where Mr. Roosevelt vas the principal
speaker, Il WAS necessary to have q
hand Dlay in front Of the hau TO attract
was only partly filled when the former
President talked.