Show VIEWS OF TAFT GIVEN AN AIRING Secretary Speaks at a Banquet at Manila on History of Party Divisions FEDERAL PURPOSE SERVED QUITE NATURAL THE PEOPLE SHOULD VOTE OTHERWISE Manila Nov 6 Secretary Taft in an address at a banquet given by the pro progresista progresista party last night spoke of af the history of party divisions and declared that their existence was a necessary j part of the changes cha In the Philippines I IThe The only method of conducting pop pap popular popular I Ilar ular lar government he said is by po parties The federal party at the time of at its organization was In no sense political When It existed it was the only party organized to convince can vince the people to accept the promises o othe of the Americans It worked bravely and faithfully to this end and to such an m I extent that much of the success of the early government of af the Islands was in inno inno inno no small measure due to the federalists They peace and taught the peo pea pie plc to seek seck peace Division Natural After the firm establishment of the government had been accomplished a change was natural In elections for members of af the assembly it was nat natural natural ural for far the people to divide Know Knowing KnowIng ing lag and believing that both the na nationalist and have the in interest interest interest terest of ot the government at heart the question of which shall control is set settled tied only by an election sometimes casting party information one way and sometimes another The first principle of ot party politics polities necessary to learn Is that defeat mus must not nat cause Discouragement The first firs lesson In that voters have haye to learn Is to be good goed losers les rs and when that Is learned to be good win winners winners winners ners because Imposes restraint on an both bath sides The minority must not nat strive to strike down dawn the work of ot their opponents because they are not in control and the majority must so conduct affairs as to show shaw that the people have a certain definite definite definite nite part in the government Nothing has given greater pleasure or more confidence in the success success of ot what we weare weare weare are doing than the he action of the assem assembly assembly assembly bly All matters up ung flate ye ve been heen treated iri ni a onse boti oth by the minority and the majority All Al AlI AllI I ask is II that the minority while point pointIng poIntIng pointing Ing out the faults of at the majority ma mal always conduct Itself with pride p ide so as asto asto asto to show the assembly Is a success Mistakes of Cuba The secretary sec tary referred to mistakes of the Cuban government due to lack of ol interest In public affairs on the par part of ot the legislators of that island and declared that the Philippine assembly showed a difference in this respect Secretary Taft told the Associated Press tonight that he expected to re return return return turn home over oer the Siberian railway He thought at first that the troubles at Vladivostok would keep his party away from there He has received no replies to dispatches of inquiry he has hassent hassent hassent sent but he regards it as ag extremely extreme y probable that he will stick to his org inal plans A in Manila last night of na radicals radl als no members of ot the assembly being present adopted a mo ma motion matlon mOtion tion censuring the majority of that body for far Inaction In regard to propositions propositions in favor of independence |