The sun., 1910-02-13
The Corporations Must 0hsy
The Law or Change
Their Methods.
TAFT AGAIN, SAYS HUGHES
The President Defends tho Tafiff
Mo Purpsss to Press His
incorporation Bill

Big Lincoln Dfnner-The Taft8 Or
Income Raiser and the Dsncit Seap
to Dissppear-Postai savings Bank
Idea Good. hut the Bn ~ nsw
Amended Liable to Defeat its FUR
pose-No Intention 60 soften &np
Application or the Trust Lsw-at
ths Republicans Are worries ~
Internal Dissensiens. Look af ksa
DemOcrats--Letter From Csnnen.
President William III. Taft was the rhief
speaker last night at the twenty fourth
annual Lincoln dinner OF the Republinan
Club OF New York in the Astor 0allnry nt
the Waldorf. 1t was one OF the bigssat
dinners ever held in this city. The Fruai.
dent defended the legislation now befarc
Congress as carrying out the pledges. sf
the last Republican platform.
He dwelt at length on the subject Of
antitrust legislation and said that while
the Federal incorporation bill was not .
part of the platform he believed the hIli
to be constitutional n
A lively episode Of the dinner CANA
when Gov. Hu ghes declared that TGt
would be renominated and reelected
The announcement was greeted with
cheers.
Gov. Hughes Of New York and Gov.
Fort OF New Jersey. who were the 0tilef
leading speakers. declared that the 10
publican party must live in the futura.
and each advised the party 10 follow
the lead Of President Taft
feature of the dinner was the At
tendance OF nearly 24O women. wives.
! sisters or sweethearts OF members of
the club, who had their dinner togstbsr
in the Green Room and later went 10 ths
Astor Gallery to hear the speeches from
/ the balcony In the main banquee haIl
were nearly 1000 men.
NOTED REPUBLICANS PRESENT.
At the left Of President Morris OF the
Republican Club on the dais sat Presidsnt
Taft, and on the right Gov. Hughes. Gov.
Fort sat on the left Of President Taft-
Others at the Presidents table were SsnA-
tor Depew. President John H. Finley of
the City College, the Rev. Father Clune,
william L. Ward. County. Chairman Lloyd
c. Griscom, Otto 7. Barnard. the Rsv
Charles E. jefferson, Chancellor Mao
Cracken Of New York University. Major
Archibald W. Rice. Col. George Curtis
Treadwell and Capt. Archibald Butt.
Among the other diners were George w.
Aldridge. Peter T. Barlow. Charles II.
Beckett. Supreme Court Justices Bischon.
Page. Ford. Davis. Seabury. blanchard.
Mccall. Gavegan, Judge Holt. Justice
Clarke Of the Appellate Division. Edward
w. Hatch. John j. Delany. AssembiymAn
W. w. Cocks, Col. s. p. Colt, Martin y.
Condor. Quarantine Commissioner Doty,
Clay NJ. Greene, Hamilton Holt, w. a.
McAdoo, Col. Anson @. McCook. Justice
Mills, Congressman Olcott, Attorney
General O'Malley. George W. Perkins.
p. A. Rockefeller. Jacob II. Schin, Fred
erick c. Stevens. Daniel J. Suly and pio-
trict Attorney Whitman. 60;
Behind the chair occupied by Presidents
Taft stood the bronze bust Of Lincoln
which was made for the Republican Club
by Max Bachman, which was unveiiea
Yesterday and bas-reliefs OF which wsrs
souvenirs of the dinner. Over, the hzz4t
was the Presidents flag and behind The
l
were the State emblems OF New York
and New Jersey. Above the flags aud
insignia were the words in electric isttsrak
with malice toward none. with charity
for ALL" ..--...--.
RoosEyELT's NAME cHEERED.
In introducing President Taft Toasts
master Morris said that the Rspublicah
Club began to observe the anniversary
OF Lncoln's birth early and had oon~
tinued it for nearly quarter Of century
He said that all the leaders Of the Rspnb<
lican party had addressed the club IN the
last twenty-five years. anaons tksm
Presidents Harrison. Mckinley and Rooee-
welt.
The cheering which followed the msn-
ton Of Roosevelt's name was only ex-
oeeded by the applause following the
introduction Of President Taft. Hauilit
bal Hamlin, Lincoin's -Prssident.
was also a guest, he said.
As the President arose 70 speak i ana
the cheering was about to subside kftet
lasting several minutes Gov. Hughes
raised his hands and encouraged anofhef
outburst for nearly the Same lenEth OF
time.
In beginning his prepared spsach
President Taft said that he was going ~
! be ungrateful enough TO fire political
speech at the diners and explained thar
one OF the difficulties Of listening ton.
President speak was that the hearers hah
! 70 experience great dal 6f waiting
/, before they heard what they really
The President spoke a. follows;
President Tsft's speech.
| NJ. p~.~iS.nt vsntiSv.lnn NJ thA 4aoflh.
,ican Club and fellow gussts: Tho birsa-
! dav OF the man whose memory We ceIe-
! i brlte tonight ie an appropriate cccseipn
ff6r renewing our sxpreseions ~ reHpnb>