Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-02-23
TAFT is GUEST OF
NEW YORK POLICE
SIX HUNDRED BLUE COATS
CHEERED THE PRESIDENT
AT BANQUET.
II Ann With You,"ln Preserving the
Law.

NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-slx hund-
red police lieutenants OF Greater
New York cheered President Taft
last night as he appeared smiling be-
fore them at the Waldorf-Astoria at
their fourth annual banquet.
He had previously attended and de-
liyered an address before the Society
Of the Cincinnati in the state OF New
Jersey, an aristocratIc affair held at
the Hotel Plaza.
Leaving there after speech that
dealt almost entirely with the life Of
the president made quick
progress to the police gathering BY
automobile, where he was enthusiast
ticaily received.
Was Exclusive Affair.
Only 10 persons, including the
president. were present at the Society
of the Cincinnati affair. II was so
exclusive that the committee declln-
ed to give out list OF guests or TO
furnish reporters with the names OF
the speakers.
Truly remarkable was the recep-
ton the police lieutenants accorded
the president. When he FIRST enter
ed the hall they rose as body, way-
ing American flags In a moment
more the room was hlled with the
shrill noise OF their police whistles
sounding their greetings. Then the
Star spangled Banner was sung
and later America
The president said IN part:
u have come to tell you tonight
that am with you. For we are en-.
gagged In the same duty. that OF pre-
serving the law and defending the
rights OF the people and in obtaining
square deal for all
Since l was 81 years old ] can
hardly remember time was not
holding ONCE, and the duties Of each
have imposed upon me the enforce
ment OF the law: and in enforcing
the law have had generally 10 count
upon the members OF the police to
uphold my hands"
Compliments the Police.
He referred to bis contact with the
New York police at campaign and
other times and omplimented them
for their efficiency
And ! am not iollying you in this
respect. said the president, be
cause feel that am defending the
cause OF law and order that you rep
resent. and because / know that your
history as a police force has shown
that when il ~ necessary for you TO
move forward to suppress lawless-
ness. you take your lives In your
hands You know no friends, no IA
yorltes. but do your duty as you see
It. and that is the principle that we
have got to maintain In this country
or else we might as well give up the
business OF government.
Jersey Police Honor Taft.
/ NJ" AOAAht ENp. $50 taAoue
Jersey City. anxious to do the presi-
dent fun honor IN the matter of the
police protection. gave his arrival
there a czar-llke aspect. For an hour
before his train arrived over the
Pennsylvania railroad the entrance
10 the terminal had been carefully
patroled by more than 20 policemen.
Ten minutes before the arrival Of
the train the chief of police and
lieutenant led a platoon OF 40 police
men to the platform.
The elaborate precautions Of the
Jersey authorities gave a nrst i'm
preston that undue measures OF pro-
lection were being taken. That there
vas nothing In the air was made
plain when the party reached Man
haitian. where the police display van
ished. Three mounted policemen led
the automobile from the boat clear
ing to the house OF the presidents
brother, Henry w Taft on West
18Th street.