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Show PRESIDENT TAFT MAKES OVERTURES OF PEACE TO THE INSURGENTS i Writes a Letter Recalling His Mandate Dis criminating Against Insurgents in Federal Patronage5ays AH Republicans Here after Will Look Alike to KimHas Heard From the Elections Beverly, Mass., Sept. 15 No d if-. ference between so-called Progressives Progres-sives and Regulars will be recognized recogniz-ed by the President hereafter. All j the leaders will be; treated alike as Republicans In the Walter of federal support. The President's views to this effect are given in a letter from Secretary Norton to a Republican leader of Iowa whose name Is not disclosed. dis-closed. In the letter. Secretary Norton stated that while Important Republican Republi-can legislation pending in congress was opposed by certain Republican leaders, the President felt that bis duty required him to withhold federal patronasc from senators and representatives repre-sentatives who eeemed to occupy a pot-llli-in hostile to efforts to fulfill the pledges of the party platform. This 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 Progres-sives nnd Regulars alike as Republicans Republi-cans and as such entitled to bis support sup-port and tho support of the party, and the fall elections, Secretary 'nr-, ton's letter says, must settle the question ques-tion whether the differences of tbe last session of congTess t-hall be perpetuated per-petuated or forgotten. The letter of Secretary Norton, in full, follow: "JP.everly, Mass., Sept. 1. 1910. ' Your letters of the 9th are at hand and I have delayed replying until nf-' nf-' ter the primary elections. The Piesi-dent Piesi-dent directs me to express to ou and your friend his deep appreciation of tho work which you have done and the powerful assistance which you, have extended to the administration from the beginning, an assistance that has contributed much to the legislative legisla-tive and other successes which have been secured. The President recognizes recog-nizes that your efforts have been wholly disinterested; that yon have fought sturdily and generously for what you believed to be his Interest and the welfare and success of the party. While Republican legislation pending In congress was opposed by certain Republicans, the President felt It to ! his duty to the party and to the country to withhold federal patronage from certain senators and congressmen who seemed to be In opposition op-position to the administration's efforts ef-forts to carry out the promises of the party platform. That attitude, however, ended with the primary elections elec-tions and nominating conventions which have now been held and In which the voters have had an oppor-tunltv oppor-tunltv to declare themselves. "The people have spoken as the party faces the fall elections', tho question must be settled bv Republicans, Republi-cans, of every shade of opinion, wheth er the differences of, the last session Miall be perpetuated or thall be forgotten. for-gotten. "He recognizes the danger that in certain cases expressions of feeling were fo intense as to make it difficult in Kome Instances for tactions to como together and work, for the party but, a he Htated In his letter to the Re-publican Re-publican congressional committee, be believes it can be done and should be done. The President is confident that vrm will yourselves meet your local and frtato situations In this spirit and that you will write to your friends and ask them to do likewise. "The President feels that the value of federal patronaee has been grea'.ly ex.2gernted and tho refusal to grant It has probably been more useful to th men affected than the appointments appoint-ments would have been. "In the preliminary skirmishes in certain 8faten, like Wisconsin and Iowa anil elsewhere, he was wiling. In tho Interest of what the leaders bf-llevcd would lead the party to suc-rcr&rf, suc-rcr&rf, to make certain discriminations, but the President has concluded thai I bin duly now to treat all Re-oubllean Re-oubllean congressmen and sunatorb i'I'ko. without any distinction. "He will follow the usual rule in fW'uMlcan congressional districts irid Plates and follow the reconiiin ti-latlnnn ti-latlnnn made by Republican congress-Tien congress-Tien and nenators of whatever rhade X political opinion, only requiring that the men recommended shall be c'd mm. tho most competent ant the bpst fined for the particular of-lire. of-lire. "SlncereK- vours, (Sinned) "CH ARl.Ks T). NORTON. Secretary to the President." PisrussInK (j10 vi,.WH flf VThilint rnft. m disrloped by the letters of Secretary Norton, persons conversant convers-ant with national policies said thev should not be aKen nn a concesfkn to "Inxurecncy." ,r the partv ,.aoVr vies the situation, low u'not "vlo-lently "vlo-lently insurgent", the Iowa plat bum. It l.j pointed out. U made to fulfill the promise,, of ,hl. na,ona, ,ll;,lforni at,, approved "the effort r.f the President Pres-ident to secure the deMrcd inb-rnia-Ibm." |