The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-04-11

Goaded to the necessity Of saving
the republican party from serious de
fection owing to severe criticism Of
members Of the cabinet. to the sue
cesses Of the insurgent members Of
the party. and to the popular denuncia
ton OF the tariff as revised by Can
non-Aldrich rules, the administration
has started a campaign Of defenHe.
simultaneously at Washington and
Chicago the opening guns were fired
Saturday night.
President Taft. Attorney General
Wickersham and Senator Lodge made
rousing appeals urging party loyalty
Washington, April 11.-William
Howard Taft spoke last night before
the League Of Republican clubs Of the
District Of Columbia. not so much as
president Of the United States as in
his capacity as titular leader OF the
republican party.
Mr.. Taft said he was glad the re-
publican party still lives" that he did
not want TO read any man out Of the
party, but that by their deeds they
should be known"
This is the time for doing things. ="
Great" Bully for you!" Now,
you're talking" That's what we want
to hear." were among the comments
shouted from the floor Of the banquet
hall.
The time has come" said President
Taft, for doing and voting and pass
ing the measures which have been
placed before this congress.
1T is the time for doing things, and
after congress has adjourned the re-
publican party win have formed its
lines OF attack. Then it win be fur
nished with the weapons with which
we are going into the next contest.
Tonight we are reading nobody out
Of the republican party. We want all
in the ranks. and all have the oppor-
tunity to establish their claims to re-
publicanism by that which they shall
do In both houses Of congress in help
ing TO enact the legislation before
them. BY their fruits ye shall know
them"
Here the president pounded the ta-
bic and looked defiance, which he as
sured his hearers he did not feel.
Those" be continued, "in the senate
and the house who stand for the legis-
lation we seek in order to redeem the
pledges Of the party have the right to
stand with the party as republicans.
II they don't, We won't quarrel with
them. They have a right to their opin-
ions But we desire their aid as repub-
Iicans. and | do not wish to assume
that they are lot as sincere as l hope
| am myself in republicanism.
The republican party is not rigid in
its demands. It is SO broad and liberal
that il permits differences of opinion. I"
President Taft chuckled as he spoke
OF the differences Of opinion in the par
ty. After the tumult OF shouting had
subsidized. the president continued: >
But when the evidence is shown
that member Of the party does not
desire the success Of the republican
party. and is unwilling to redeem his
party's pledges and takes position
which indicates he does not desire the
success Of the party, the label he bears
is not republieanism.
We've gone long way in congress
and hope there is but month or two
left, but in that time much is to be
done and much is to be shown as to
the character and identity of those
who belong to the republican party. No
man has a right to read another out
of the republican party. He reads him
self out If he is disloyal, and If he
can not by his own works show his
own colOfS.
Senator Lodge urged that the sue.
cess Of the republican party depends
always upon fidelity to its principles
When in the past" he said, ''it has
wavered or compromised. it has never
had any real success, and it has fre
quently lost ground"
Senator Bradley of Kentucky. de
clared the republicans of his state
would be loyal
Representative Nicholas Longwortl
of Ohio, defended the tariff
Chicago. April 11.--In the most ag
gressive defense that has yet beer