Show WILL TREAT THEM ALL ALIKE president taft will recognize no difference between so called pro gres and regulars deverly beverly mass no difference between so called progressives progress ives and regulars will be recognized by president taft hereafter but all party leaders will be treated alike as republicans in tho the matter of federal support the presidents views to this effect are aie given in a letter from secretary norton to a republican leader of 0 iowa whose name Is not disclosed in the letter secretary norton stated that while important republican legisla legislation tion pending in congress was opposed by certain republican leaders the president felt that his duty required him to withhold federal patronage from senators and representatives who seemed seamed to occupy a position hostile to efforts to fulfill the pledges of the party platform the attitude on the part of the president ended however with the more recent primary elections and nominating conventions in which the people have declared themselves and the president now looks on progressives progress ives and rg regulars ulars alike as republicans ind ab fulch his biz support and the support suii port of the party and the fall elections secretary nortons Nor tons letter says must settle the question whether the differences of the last session of congress shall be perpetuated or forgotten |