New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-10
President Taft Reads No One
Out of Republican
Ranks.
HIS TEST OF REGULARITY
1t Consists in Loyalty to Pledges
and Traditions This the
Time for Doing
and Voting"

addressing the League Of Republican
Clubs Of the District Of Columbia. to-
night. refused 20 read any one ont Of the
Republican party and deprecated the an
nCuncement that he was To make a key
note speech To start the Republican cam
paign In effect. he declared that no
man has the right 20 read another out
Of the Republican party and that man
is always a member Of that party who
is loyal to it's pledges and stands by its
traditions He awOke great enthusiasm
by asserting that this is the tiTue for
doing voting and passing legislation.
and after that is done We will have fur
nished TO our hand the weapons Of at
tack and defence"
With all due Difference to the distiu-
guished members Of the Senate and
House who surround me-" the President
said. Il want to- say that I think this 10
not exactly the time for speaking sx-
cept in the two houses Of the LegisIat-
ure. This is the time for doing things"
Auditors Cheer and Shout
Here Mr. Taft. who spoke with u1ors
vehemence than is usual in hts after
dinner speeches. was interrupted by n
roar Of cheers and shouts.
Great" Bully for you.' Wow.
you're talking" That's what we want
70 hear" We're among the comments
shouted from the floor Of the hall
The time has come said President
Taft. for doing and voting and passing
the measures which have been placed
before this Congress. II IS the time fo-
doing things. and after Congress has sd-
journed the Republican party viii have
formed its lines of attack. Then will il
be furnished with the weapons with
which we are going into the next con-
test.
known by Their Fruits"
Tonight we are reading nobody ous
of the Republican party We want all
in the ranks and all have the opportunity
TO establish their claims To Republican
ism by that which they shall do in both
houses Of Congress in helping 20 enact
the legislation before them. BY thei-
fruits ye shall know them
The President pounded the table anj
looked defiance which he assured hts
hearers he did not feel
Those" he contiz.Ied. "in the Senate
and the House who stand for the Iegisla-
tion we see K in order TO redeem the pledges
Of the party have the right 70 stand With
the party as Republicans II they don't
We won't quarrel with them. They have
d right To their opinions But We desira
their aid as Republicans. and 7 don't
wish 10 assume that they are not "a
sincere as I hope 7 am myself in Re-
publicanism.
The Republican party is not rigid in
it's demands. II is so broad and liberal
that it permits differences Of opinion
President Taft chuckIed as he spoke 7c
the differences OF opinion III the party.
After the tumult Of shouting had sub
sided he continued.
Wear the Wrong Label.
But when the evidence Is shown thae
a member Of the party does not desire
the success OF the Republican party auf
is unwilling 10 redeem his party's pledges
and takes d position which indicates that
ne does not desire the success OF ths
party. the label he bears is not Repub-
Iicanism.
We've gone a long way in Congress.
and hope that there IS but month or
two left. but in that time much is TO be
done and much is to be shown as 70 the
character and identity Of those who be-
long TO the Republican party.
mo man has a right 10 read another
out of the Republican party. He reads
l. Il h., j., -.
cannot by his own works show hts
colors''
The President was talking .straight
from the shoulder. He emphasized his
remarks with forcefuI gestures.
You see he said Il am i1f no de-
fiant spirit tonight The President
laughed aloud at his own words starting
a chorus of laughter from his hearers.
Il want everybody in the ranks ~,
continued. Il want the help Of all Re-
pubIicaus. even il some may have slipped
away "a little. | want them all back ~
help that grand old party-and 7 say this
with all due Difference 20 our Democrats
friends upon which the real progress OF
this country depends'--
This was the signal for long continued
cheering The President waited whiIs
the demonstration proceeded for several
minutes
Why do ! say that" he continued.
1T is not that the Democrats are not
patriotic or good citizens but il is that
the expression Democratic party does
not mean a compact cohesive body ot
men who can make progress in this
country
Democratic Invasion Not Feared.
Il hook forward with philOsophic tenn
permanent to the threatened invasion 1t
the halls of Congress by the Democrats.
I say threatened yes. threateued-in tho
imagindtions of champ clark Henry
Wattersou and others. am contdent
that when once it comes and has been
for two or more years. 10 means long
lease Of power Co the Republican party
we want No schisms In the Repub.
lcan party The. time viii come after
Congress adjourus. when We shall have
kept cur pledges. that We can go befOr4
the American people and argue out all
the differences and ask the suffrage Of
our fellow citizens on our record"
There was another great demonstrs'
ton when the President concluded.
Senator Lodges Spesch.