The San Francisco call., 1910-04-10
TAFT DELIVERS
TELLING SPEECH
AT LOVE FEAST
Makes Address as Leader of
Republican Party Not as
President
Praises Work Already Accom-
plished, but Urges LegisIa-
ture to Finish Strong

At his own words, starting the chorus
Of laughter fro mhts hearers.
Il want everybody in the ranks; /
want the help OF AL republicans, even
If some may have slipped a little I
want them all back TO help that grand
old party-and I say this with all due
defer renee TO our democratic friends
upon which the real progress of this
country depends.
This was the signal for a long con-
tinueG upheaVaL The president waited
while .the demonstration which his re-
marks precipitated proceeded for sew
eral minutes.
No ScEsmS in Party
WHY do / say that?" the president
continued 1T is nod that the demo-
Gratis are not patriotic or good citizens
but il is that the expression. demo
cratic party doesn't mean a compact
cohesive body Of men who can make
progress in this country.
7 look forward with philosophic
temperament TO the threatened inva-
sion OF fJhe halls Of congress by the
democrats say -threatened-yes
threatene din the tmaginations OF
Champ clark, Henry Watterson and
others
I am confident that when once is
comes. and has been for two or more
=
to the republican party
We want no schisms IN the repub
lican party. The time VII come after
congress adiourns, when we shall have
an redeemed our pledges. that we can
go before -the American people and
argue out ali the differences in the
suffrage of fellow citizens on its rec
ord.
The president, when he concluded,
was given a great OVatiCel.
He was followed by Senator Herry
Cabot Lodge. who took up the tariff
bill Of which the president had not
spoken.
LongwOrth a Taft Man
REPRESENTATIVE Nicholas Longworth
OF Ohio minced no words in describing
the forthcoming oiitical struggle.
The time will s,NOn be at hand" he
said. when we ShalI enter upon a cam
paign Of vast consequence. It may
involve not only the SUCCESS or failure
of the administration of President Taft,
but il may involve th 9 integrity of the
republican party"
He urged the neces sity of con gTess
passing the legislation promised in the
republican platform anct argued against
an early adjournment unless the pro-
gram is carried Out to the fun
4 am Taft man-not on the surface.
but through and through continued
REPRESENTATIVE LongNOIrh. I am not
willing to use his name as a cloak for
my support Of other men and other in
terests. ] am not willing to praise him
in public and work ag-ainst him in
private"
On the tariff bill Longw orth spoke t
length. and said he was not content Ito
apologize for it, but was glad to boast
Of il" And if defeated by a democrat
for reelection TO congress he would be
resigned TO his fate.
He referred 20 the rectn speech, Of
United States Semator BeVeridge at the
Indiana state convention, in which the
senator denounced the iron ore and
lumber schedules of the tariff bin.
He makes no mention OF the fact, y
said Longworth. that both these duties
are substantially different from what
they were in the Dingley law
In disc Vssing the attitude of Sensr or
Ee Veridge Of Indiana, relating to the
tarif, Lon gworth referred to the dis
cuss ion Of the lumber schedule before
the ways ind means committee and
brought in ..he name of Clifford Pincfpot,
former CHIEF forester. which was faint
ly cheered. Pinchot he said, had tpId
the committe e that conservation Of the
forests reQUil ed a reduction of the tar
IN or would be aided by a reduction
OF the tariff
II there is one man." said Louag-
worth, more responsible than amy
other-more than all others put to-
gether-for the fact that today luhn-
Der is not upon the free list, it is Mr.
Clifford PinchOt
John Hays Hammond. one of the
orga hers and principal promoter of
the league. and president Of the ma
tionaI Vepuh lican league; John C.
Capers oS South Carolina. Representa-
tive ". b. Mckinley Of Illinois, Repre-
sentative TSIncan Mckinley of Cali6or-
MA. President Snyder, and others
spoke.
WickerSharEI UphoIdS Taft
CHICAGO. An ril 9-Attorne-v General
George ". Wicl ,ershanl. addressing the
Hamilton club membership at the an
nUal Appomatto1 day banquet here to-
night, warmly upheld the Taft admin
istrstion- Judge Emory Speer of Geor-
gia discussed the dimly receding line
or sectionalism between north and
south, and Governor Adolphi o. Eber-
hart OF Minnesota addressed himself TO