The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-04-10
7 PRESIDENT DELIVERS ADDRESS
TO LEAGUE OF REPUBLICAN
ORGANIZATIONS.
FIVE HUNDRED GUESTS
Members OF Party From Various Parts
OF the United States Gather at the
Meeting and Cheer Wildly as Esccu.
tive Talks-Othcr Notable Addresses
Arc Delivered by National Leaders.


ard Taft spoke tonight before the
League of Republican Clubs Of the
District of Columbia. not 50 much a.
president of the United States az Ia
his capacity AZ ttular leader. Of the
republican party. Mr.. Taft said he
was glad the republican party still
lives. that he did not want to read
any man out Of the party. but that
known
Tonight he said. tive are read
Ing nobody out Of the party. We
want all Of them In the ranks and
they have the. opportunity to estab-
lish their claim to repub;canism by
that which they shall do In both
houses of congress by helping to enact
the legislation, which is now before
them"
The SEQ guests from all parts of tho
United States stood up and cheered.
The time has come said President
Taft, "for doing and voting and pass
Ing the measures which have been
placed before this congress. II is the
time for doing things. and. after con-
grcss has adjourned. the republican
party will have formed Its lines of at
tack. Then will 1t be furnished with
the weapons with which we are go-
ing into the next contest
Those he continued. "in the SEN
ate and house who stand for tine legs-
latlon we seek I'm order to redeem tlis
pledges of the party have the right
To stand with the party as republic
ans. II they don't we won't quarrel
with them They have right to their
opinions But we desire their aid as
republicans and | do not wish to as
sumo that they are not az sincere as
| hope | am myself In republcanism.
THE republican party Is not rigid
In its demands. II Is so broad and
liberal that II permits differences of
opinion"
President Taft ehuckled in his mimi
table way as he spoke of the diff
ferences Of opinion in the party.
After the tumnlt of shouting had sub
sided the president continued
False Label.
"But when the evidence In shown
that "A member of the party does not
desire the success of the republican
party and Is unwilling to redeem his
party pledges and takes "A position
which indicates lie does not desire the
success of the party. the label he
bears IL not repnblieansln,
We've gone II long way IN congress
and | hone there il but a month of
two left. but In that time much IL to
he done and much Is To be shown ~
To the character and identity Of those
who belong to the party n. man has
"A right to read another out of the re-
publican purity He reads himself oni
II he is 6isloyal and II he cannot by
his own works show his eolOrs.''
The president was talking straight
from the shoulder. He emphasized
MS remnrks with forceful gestures,
You see." ilc continued Il am In
no defant spirit tonight"
AT This the president laughed at his
own words starting the chorus of
laughter from his hearers
Il want everybody In the ranks. I
want the help Of all republicans even
II some may have slipped away a lit
tie. want them all back To help
that grand old party--ana | say this
with all due Difference to our demo-
cratic friends--upon which the real
progress of this country depends"
This was the signal for long con-
tinued Ipheayal. The president wait
ed while the demonstration which his
remarks preciptated, proceeded for
several minutes.
Not Cohesive.
"Why do | say that" the pres-
dent continued. 1T Is not that the
democrats are not patriotic or good
citizens. but II is that the expression
democratic party does not mean
compact. cohesive body of men who
can make progress in this country,
Il look forward with philosophic
temperament to the threatened inva-
sion OF the halls Of congress by the
democrats sav threatened-yes.
threatened---in tile imaginations of
Champ Clark, Henry Watterson and
others.
Il am confident that when once 1t
comes and has been for two or more
years, 1t means long lease of power
To the republican party. We want no
schisms In the republican party. The
time will come after congress ad-
journs, when we shall have all re-
deemed our pledges, that we can go
before the American people and argue
out all the differences In the suf-
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