Show TAFT TALKS ON N POLITICS I Former President Sa Sam Sy Republican larty lar Cannot lie He Involved Inoh t In la Principle Not Republican Seattle Seattle Wash Sept 8 William William H. H Taft Tat In a speech here tonight that he fie characterized as the first political taUt ho had made mae on his present tour defined de do e- e fined what the time return mus must mean of ot dissentient Republicans to their part party They can not lot Involve the tho old party part ho he said said In promotion of ot those pl planks of ot the called so-called Progressive party pary adopted In 1912 11 which never noer were and nd nd never nover will bo be supported by the national Republican party The former Presidents President's speech was made made In tho the lobby of ot a hotel shortly shorty after arter his arrival here hero from San Francisco Fran Fran- Fan Fan- cisco In response to an a address of ot welcome b by the president of ot tho the Young Mens Men's Republican club o of this this this this-cUy ct Iio lb Ho read from a manuscript which he ho had bach penciled on the train trin The Tho placing of or the Democratic party In power ho said sid and th the adoption of ot policies to which the majority of oC voters are opposed has haa ha I think tink startled man many man of ot the dissentient Republicans Re Re- publicans Into the conviction that whatever the merits meris of ot the Republican fight of ot 1912 It is timo for them to resume their places place In the Republican arm army and wo we all nI rejoice to welcome them back But In the warmth of or our welcome wo we should not lose hose sight night of oC what their return must mean It I means that the they become Republicans again and that the they can caim not expect to support under tho the Republican party part banner an any but Republican party part principles that th they cannot Involve the old party In promotion promotion pro pro- motion moton of ot those planks of ot the tile called so-called Progressive party adopted opted in 1912 which n vea vc were and Id never nover will wil be bo supported by the national Republican party The truth is Js the highest ambition of tho modern Progressive statesman temporarily in control of of a state legIslature legislature leg leg- is Js by hU er of ot primary primary mar mary laws and with wih loud cries over the te virtue and beauty of nonpartisanship nonpartisan nonpartisan- ship to formulate time the tIe qualifications In lit Ina lita 11 a party part j so o that a a. compact minority created b by a political machine mahine of or state ma may con control time tho he selection of oC all al candidates for tor all parties Th The lue question ton of ot subjecting themselves to the tho domination of such a n personal nonpartisan nonpartisan non non- partisan machine is Ss now an issue isue be before before be- be fore rore the voters of California If U n not t. t now then after aCer further cx- cx ex experience the time people people- of ot states where such a plan Is successful will realize that though proclaimed as os a means menns of ot ble blessed It I Is only a ruse to confuse the tho real rel Issues to de destro destroy tie tie- stroy time the responsibility of ot elected of officials of- of fidel to party parts principles and to defeat the considered of or Judgment a majority of ot the people In such uh Issues s S G. G |