Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-04
MUST GET TOGETHER
Presidents Appeal to the Re-
pIbIicans of Colorado.
TWO SPEECHES IN DENVER
Outlines Position Of His Party, as
He Views It.
PROGRESS AND CONSTRUCTION
Urges the Advocates of Conservation
Not to Lose All by Claim
ing Too Much.
TWO SPEECHES IN DENVER
PROGRESS AND CONSTRUCTION

ing Too Much.
DENVER. Col, October 3.-President
Taft made two important speeches during
his stay here yesterday, the first to the
public lands convention and the second to
the members of the republican organiza-
ton, including the state central commits
sion and various county committees. The
President talked politics to the repub-
lican committeeman, and outlined the po-
sition OF the republican party as he in
terpreted 1t.
We are in favor of progress and con-
struction." he said. We are in favor of
prosperity and Of doing nothing that will
interfere with the business growth of this
country. provided that business growth
be along lines that are legitimate and
within the statutes.
There Is not any desire on our part to
hit corporations just because they are
corporations. And if they are contribut-
ing to the growth of the country, if they
are furnishing large wage fund for the
support of wage earners, and are en-
gagged in that kind of work that is evil
dence of American enterprise. We are to
The question Of the tariff Mr.. Taft
added, II think all republicans agree
upon. We are in favor of a tariff that
will enable the manufacturers of this
tariff to meet competition from other
countries. We are not making any apol-
ogy I'm the slightest for the blocking of
those bills that failed to sustain that
measure in respect to tariff protection
Diversity of Views.
There seems to be little misconcep-
hoe l,1f,- in m
signing the tariff bills passed at the re-
cent session of Congress. on the part of
those gentlemen who would be entirely
consistent in signing those bills. / mean
the gentlemen who are not in favor of
republican politics, but are in favor of
democratic tariff for revenue or free
trade. 1t would be entirely consistent in
them to sign any bill that reduces the
tariff. because they are opposed to the
tariff generally. am not in that class.
l was elected as protectionist."
The President said he was perfectly
to the republican platform on which he
was elected He said that he hoped when
the people realized. the sincerity Of our
promises, they will see fit to keep us in
power.
The fact is" he added, that the de-
lection from the republican party in the
last congressional election and its defeat
was not due to an Increased number OF
republicans who insisted that we had not
performed our promises. Now, II We so
ahead. as hope We may, and show to
them that that is just what We are doing,
acting on the tariff boards report, it
seems to me that We may expect that
those republicans, who did not leave US
exactly, but who withheld their votes
viii now return to the place where they
belong"
Plea for Moderation.
In his speeches before the public lands
built to hold 1900 persons. had few
vacant seats, the President made a plea
for a moderate attitude on the part Of
conservationists He urged them not to
lose everything by claiming too much.
Mr.. Taft said he thought that the
ment had passed. and that the country
now was prepared to settle down to
calm consideration of what ought to be
done in the preservation OF our natural
ought to be taken which the mistakes of
the past show to be wise"
''It does not do to abuse everybody"
said the President. That does not help
q bit. There are certain of us that can
stand it. have got to the point where it
is sort Of normal condition. but when
you go to Congress you will find gentle
men there who have very definite ideas
lest somebody shall get an advantage.
not of you, but of the generations to come
after you"
President Taft fatty disagreed with the
sentiment of the public lands convention
in regard to the leasing of public lands
by the federal government as expressed
In resolutions adopted yesterday. The
President declared that the west needed
capital to develop its public lands. and
said that only through federal leasing
system could such capital be induced to
come west.
In spite of his disagreement with the
ews expressed by the convention, the
President was well received. When he
made some OF his points against the pro-
posal of the convention that either public
lands be disposed OF to individuals or
else placed under the care of the sepa-
rate states the crowd applauded vigor-
ously When he concluded the cheering
was long and loud.
People Own the Public Lands.
At one point in his speech the Presi-
dent was discussing the public domain in
general terms.
who owns the public domain. Mr.
PRESIDENT" shouted an old man sitting
just under the platform
The United States owns the public
lands said Mr.. Taft: showing some
heat, land tho United States Is the peo-
pie Of the United States
The President said he knew that he
was in a peculiar position. since the con-
vention had already reached its verdict
with respect to public lands.
II know" said Mr.. Taft, how irri-
tating II is to have somebody else lay
down rules for your moral uplift, but
you've got to stand a great deal In order
TO make progress. / will end as l began.
I am not in agreement with your YER
dict"
From tho mistakes of the past, he said.
the country would now learn TO go about
saving its natural resources in the best
way possible and with the best results.
Mr.. Taft admitted that in the old days
public land had been grabbed in many
Instances by corporations and combina-
tons. and declared that to prevent a rep
etition Of such grabbing was the work
of the present and the future.
While the west, he said, might fret I'M
der a system that seemed slow, In the
end il would prove best.
Full Golfers Insure Appropriations.
The President explained that he did
not desire through a federal leasing sys-
tenn of public lands to fill the Treasury
with funds that should lie there unused.
but pointed out that filling the Treasury
,vo,IA he IN getting apDrOnPia-