The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-06-06
The Issue Which Is Soon
to Come"
PRESIDENT AT JACKSON
Says We Have Had No Greater Problem
in the History Of the Country.
Republican Party One to Deal
with II.


Jackson, Mich, June president
Taft Saturday proclaimed socialism as
the great problem which eonfronts the
American people the issue which Is soon
to come and which must be skillfully
met BY its history, he declared, the
Republican party had shown itself capa-
BE Of dealing with great questions eff
fectiyely and wisely, and be predicted
that the American people must soon de-
termine whether they shall trust the
same party with the solution Of shat
problem than which we have had no
greater ia the history Of the country
The president disclaimed any purpose
Of making partisan speech, but the oc-
casion Of his visit here was the unwilling
at bronze tablet commemonting tie
organization Of the Republican party
under the oaks" II 1854, and Ne could
not altogether refrain from a comparison
OF the party with its opponents. which
was not altogether favorable to the op.
ponents
The presidents reference to socialism
came at the conclusion Of a brief history
Of what the Republican party had done
He said For the future | shall say
nothing because you would say ] was
making q political speech AN I can say
Is that the issue that is being framed,
as it seems to me, Is the issue with re.
spect TO the institution Of private prop
erty. There are those who charge 70
that institution the corporate abuses
the greed and the corruption that grew
out Of those abuses The unequal distri-
button Of property, the poverty of some
and The undue wealth 81 others and
therefore say We VIII have none Of It,
and we must haye d new rule of distri.
button that for want 81 4 better nnme
shall b called socialism On the other
hand. I'll is c0ntendcd that It "a not the
institution Of private property that
should be abolished but only that the
time has come 10 which It i necessary
70 las down certain rules restricting and
regulating The use Of that private prop-
erty which shall not deprive the world
0f individual effort, but which shall still
keep the law and the opportunity 70 use
private property under such control that
these abuses may be wiped ont and
the boon Of individual effort shah Be left
Ito u.s.
Nov, my friends, that presents
great and difficult problem that I am
quite willing to admit we have not yet
solved and thr question which the coun-
Try will have to determine after al Is
which paftg has heretofore shown snal.
eieut skill and effectiveness Is dealing
with great issues which party can Be
trusted % solve that problem, than
which We have bad NO greater il the
history Of the country
Mr. Taft in the open air az Kelley
park, to q gaHastand oiled with
throng that gave him demonstfatiTe
welcome said IN parti-
We have 70 have parties il a repub-
hc ard party government means Tint 4
ma ioritv OF minority unite TO support
certain principles Of government and to
PIT them ID force and agree tnat they
viii yield up TO their views on details
and principles Of less Importance and
unite on the great principles and follow
the party ID The course which, by q ma
iority vote ( lays down as the proper
course to take. Unless You d. that. you
are going To have a government hv
groups by parties less than mai0rities.
and tile Lord knows where your govern
ment will be Ok how much Il VIII accom-
piish.
One Of the characteristics Of the Re-
publican party is its ability To 40 things.
Now / do not say that as an idle boast.
but if You can point 70 q party in Eng
land Or party In the United States
that has had the issues to meet that the
Republican party has met and that has
met them with the success and effective
ness of the Republican party, ! would
Be glad TO have won name it
The president divided his dav between
Monroe and Jackson AT Monroe he
spoke at tile uuveiliug Of the statne Of
General George Armstrong Custer