TO FORM TAFT CLUB 
Many Local Republicans Will At- 
tend Meeting Friday Evening 
For This Purpose 
Preliminary steps toward the or- 
ganization of a Taft Republican club 
in Manchester were taken at a meet- 
ing held last Monday evening. There 
was a goodly sized audience who 
heard enthusiastic remarks by John 
Hays Hammond, P. M. Longan and 
Mr. Helms. 
The meeting was called to order 
by Chairman Patrick H. Boyle of 
the Republican town committee, who 
introduced Dr. Morton Prince of 
Boston. Mr. Hammond followed 
and then Mr. Longan spoke. 
Mr. Longan stated that the pur- 
pose of the meeting was to arouse 
enthusiasm in the Republican ranks, 
in which there was admittedly a 
great deal of unrest. Although at 
the present time the party was hope- 
lessly divided, he claimed that there 
was no reason for pessimism, as the 
third party movement was not, in 
his judgment, as dangerous as it 
was generally believed to be. The 
old party will not pass out; it is an 
asset, and has lived and been suc- 
cessful. It is true, he admitted, that 
there have been abuses in the party 
and that there has been an effort on 
the part of many to get power and 
control, but in a large measure this 
has been the fault of the people 
themselves, who have been governed 
as well as they wanted to be gov- 
erned. If the people sit idly by, 
taking no interest in affairs it is their 
own fault the speaker maintained, 
and not the party’s, whose principles 
mean as much today as they did 
at its birth. ‘‘The only reason for 
the third party is the overwhelming 
desire of Theodore Roosevelt to gain 
control of the country.’’ The speak- 
er dwelt at some length upon the 
‘stolen delegates’’ controversy, and 
maintained that if there were stolen 
delegates on the Taft side, there was 
a ‘‘damnable attempt on the Roose- 
velt side’’ to steal them. He claimed 
there was nothing to justify the con- 
vention contests. 
President Taft has served the na- 
tion in a different way than the 
average president, by devoting his 
entire time to the business of govern- 
ment, and not to playing politics as 
many other presidents have. ‘“‘If we 
prefer a president who is to be presi- 
dent for all the people we will all 
do something for the Republican 
nominee. If we feel that the na- 
tion’s good will be better conserved 
by playing politics it is our 
lookout.’’ The issue must be faced 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
by organization. Mr. Longan as- 
serted that there was not much 
hope today for the third party, that 
it was flittering away, and that it 
would be disposed of before long, 
allowing the Republicans to enter 
into discussions of the tariff, and 
other matters with the Democrats; 
the Bull Moose having no program 
of vital interest. He claimed that 
the ills of the party should be 
handled internally, and that those 
who were fault finders at the cstab- 
lished order of things should work 
within the ranks of the party to 
correct mistakes or imaging evils. 
Mr. Helms, an organizer of the 
Taft clubs, was the next speaker, 
and expressed himself as pleased 
to find so large an audience and so 
much interest. One of the distress- 
ing things in political life, he said, 
was the fact that we were too busy 
making money to consider politics. 
There were too few young men in- 
terested, the principal reason for 
this fact being that there was not 
the old-fashioned line of discussion 
and elub work that existed years 
ago. Two of the most important 
subjects today are the constitution 
and the tariff; still the average man 
is not at all interested in these 
things which vitally concern him. 
A club, such as it was proposed 
to organize here, where such ques- 
tions could be discussed, would 
mean, he continued, the revival of 
the spirit which existed in 1896, and 
would bring the young men into 
polities. 
The platform of the Republcan 
party, said Mr. Helms, was the most 
progressive of the three, and it was 
also practical and could be worked 
out. 
The speaker dwelt upon the vreat 
qualities of President Taft, his ex- 
cellent record favoring labor legis- 
lation, of his great courage, shown 
particularly in his favoring of 
Massachusetts industries; of his 
patience in dealing with the Mexi- 
ean situation, and of his impartial- 
publican party was 
a 
ity in the prosecution of the trusts, 
according to the law. He hoped for 
the formation of a large elub in 
town where all matters of polities 
could be freely discussed in man-to- 
man fashion, which could mean but 
one thing—enthusiasm ; and enthus- 
iasm in Massachusetts was absolute- 
ly necessary. 
Mr. Hammond was 
speaker. He said he hoped that 
Manchester Republicans . would 
stand together in the Republican 
party, and not be led away by news- 
paper talk. Roosevelt was a Re- 
publican up to a few short months 
ago, and always took great pride 
in exploiting its past history,’ its 
present great principles and its 
great men. Why, he asked, had 
Roosevelt not discovered before a 
few short weeks ago that the Re- 
composed of 
corruptionists and thieves. He ap- 
pealed to those present to support 
the party in the present crisis. Mr. 
the last 
Hammond said that in his opinion ~ 
the great issue as the campaign pro- 
gressed would be ‘‘protection.’’ He 
hoped Manchester would organize a 
Republican club and he assured those 
present that in case a club was or- 
ganized he would have some of the 
best known men in the party visit 
the club oceasionally and give talks. 
It is not unlikely that Pres. 'laft,. 
himself, will drop in on the members 
at some meeting before he leaves 
here. 
MISS FLORENCE JEAN GRAY 
formerly at 14 Bridge street, 
Manchester, has her lamp — 
shades and painted tables on 
sale at the 
H. H. PIERCE STUDIO 
and is there on Wednesdays to | 
meet her patrons. 
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