Show HOPEFULLY Y i U fUTURE President Declares American People If Led Astray From Path of Wisdom Will Remain in It A After Her They Come Back GREETED WITH CHEERS AT UNIVERSITY CLUB Says Present Day Agitation of Progressivism Will Not Be Permanently Harmful He Harmful He Is Praised by Colonel Harvey il WASHINGTON Feb 8 S President vy dent Taft raft said in in au an n address dres here tonight at nt the annual banquet orthe of or the tho club that tho the American Ameri Amen can people would return from tho the dangerous tendencies cs in government bP which winch they have hae been encouraging an and that the tho plc present ent day doy agitation of or progressivism would not ultimately be Le harm fit Ful 1 The Tue American people great as they aie he lie said have much to learn and if this comes to with some pome puni punishment attached J the le lesson son will be bc longer longCr remembered I have spoken in no p of pessimism or hopelessness in attempting to point out what I record a as dan dangerous tendencies ten ten- n n hn 4 1 hut but f it if the tt people I 1 arc aro h It led kd u 1111 1 c Sill U Ui UL WI Lue- Lue DC- DC will will more pt remain in it after aCtor the they theo o come ohe ne back I am nm not speaking o ot oC party or of or my personal experiences What I refer to is the the- departure from the principles of sound democratic H government gO uI spoke poke In n a humorous manner r ot of lila his coming duties an aa professor of ot law at Yale lale saying n t that ha l he lie hea wa a was going tg ley tu to show show- tho have havo yet ft to l Jea arn lI but Lill that i ho ht approached his hOts task task ask with Uh humility I With ringing the President was wan greeted by the COO college m men n present t I t John Temple Templo Grave toastmaster had hall Introduced him as a a. president who would be cordially loved cd while 1 he tie lived and lId after h h. h was gone Jone d' d rn i a n Golden Kc In ra recognition of his 1118 service ice as first president of ot the University club lent dent Taft wa was presented with a golden kc key to admit him at nt nil all times s to tho the newly opened clubhouse Just before Mr Ir Taft TaCt arose to accept the tho gift gUt he lie heard himself characterized l ii b by Col George Harvey y bf lit ew ev York as ns tho the worst licked the least leat sore and the best liked of ot all oUr dents Colonel Harve Harvey spoke on the relationship relationship relation relation- ship of ot the university to public service Hero we e have hae a university about to confer canCer a president upon the country and the tho Country countr In irn rini l ln n r r- r It n n- n unu about to bestow a president upon a L university he remarked Theoretically Theoretic Th al ally It would seem to be bo a fair ex cx- x change Meanwhile we hll have haves a yot ol more Illustration of ot tho thu pr present sent tendency tend tend- end ency of ot the boy body politic to stretch forth arms and hands to the university in time of ot JH need Within a tow few ow days das the entire undivided solid Republican elec elce toral tor vote yoto will b be cast for tor Nicholas Murray president of or Columbia university for tor torIce vice Ice president or of the United States Now Nov If ir It rosily h Is a fact that the tho mind or Impulse of or the tho nation Is turning consciously or to th the university for or develop develop- moat ment of ot public inch mc It Is a fact of or great grat moment and of or great promise |