The sun., 1910-06-05
ilFT WARNS Us OF SOCIALISM
ruGI,T o. ESTION FACING THE
IDI.NTRY. HR SAYS.


NUnuurni hange or Ho1fe iionpe
l,s,.,. Mich, June I-President
rr .nca Nng to-day at the celebration
c,. birth Of the Republican party
r..,.'y on July T. 1861, said that the
,,r.. upp,tant issue before the country
.a... .f .aD.ali~m, and further that the
gsmntrau party would be- the one. in his
orru.n On solve H.
-.r.r, ~ those. said Mr. Taft. who
,t,r,r r1 rhc institution u private prop
.ry rrs corporate abuses, the greed
ant ..s Eruption that grew Out Of
hs,r abuses the unequal distribution
of .nn.uy the poverty Of snme aud
,h. undue. wealth Of others and therefore
.y ", will have none oG Il. aud we must
b,y, 70 new rule of distribution that for
van rf q better name We shall call
socialism TN the other hand it 10 con-
t,nd,i that il Is not the institution Of
rrgate propsrty that should be abolished
b,il unly that the time has come In which
n is r,,csSsry TO lny down certain rules
rr.r7r.tng and regulating the uss IL
rrya,, property which shall not deprive
the world ~ individual effort. but which
snail su keep the law. and the oppor-
unity 20 U.s. private property under such
c,urrrl that these aboses may he wiped
mp and the boon Of Individual effort
aul hc left to us.
Vow. my friends that presents great
md diAicult problem that am quite
ulng q, admit we have not vet solved.
and the question which the country will
have 10 determine. after al. 10 which
pr'v b, is which has heretofore shown
s,Ahcent skill and effectiveness in dealing
With great issues: which party eau he
trusted To solve this problem. Than which
w. have had no greater in the history
Of ne O.uniTy
The President devoted only a part of
MS address 20 socialism. For the most
rart he turned his attention - the
Republican party aud what it has done.
only once aid he intimate that the dis
sensi0ns that the insurgents have caused
wsls not entirely 90 his liking nor for the
Eood n the party he had been apeaking
shout the necessity Tor government hy
prv
Party government. he aaid. means
that ina jority ana a minority unite
together b support certain principles of
government and 20 put them In force
and agree that they will yield uD their
views on details and principles Of less
Importance and unite on the great princi-
'Iss and follow the patty in the course
which by a majority vote Il lays down
~ the proper course a. be taken. Unless
y5u DO that you are going 70 have
r0v~rum~nt by grUui's, hv parties less
than majorities. and the Lord knows
where your Government will he Or how
much IL wall accomplish
The President spoke vith diilcnlty
and was very hoarse Ills Whirlwind triO
through MiohiEaB. riding Irequently
-sventy miles an ho,ir on special trains.
'slking from the rear platform az little
Wayside stationA and az dinners. had ti'et |
hin ont and affected his throat
The President reached Jackson in the
afternoon after a stop Of a few hoHs a.
M1nioe. the birthplace Of Gen. Geoi Re
Armstrong Custer. Mr. Taft spoke AZ the
mycilng of a statue 10 Custer erected
~ he state oE Michigan.
immediately after bis arrival hsrs
t..s President was driven 70 the spot at
ne corner Of Franklin and second streets
Nb-v % an open air meeting ffty-six
rsan ago the Republican party was
brought into being. Here he unveiled
1tst set in a big granite boulder which
. 20 mark the spot. On the tablet is this .
sEeni
Here under the oaks. July 9. 1854.
80 born the Republican party. destined, !
n 'le 'hroes % civil strife. 10 abolish |
slavery. vindirate democracy and Dsr-
pefuats the Union
n spite oI al the jOllihcatiop lsclusS
Of rhe birth Of the @. o. p. here Mr. Taft !
saI bis speech later a. kseley Park
wasn partisan speech.
The. be said. 'is the memorial of |
PARTY hg' II Is historical aud not par
u>u What mean by that distinc-
u1u s that the Republican party has
lived Iong enough. has taken parts dis
unrnge enough in the growth and progress
u' THIS country 70 lie treated historically I
lui lulicialiy. and without the fsrvor
Of partisan sIr@ecf
Parties 'hr President said are nsces-
NV % a republic. without them We could
nl. nav" a pop liar government like ours.
lie 'poA a glance backward at what the
party had done and summed it up with the
declaration that -one Of the characteris-
i'r % the Republican party is is ability
90 a. hing.
'NHE. b~ continued. 4 don't point
n '..f - an IDLE boast. but u you can
'"." 'n party in England or the United
state. 'Har has met the issues that the
h'punhcan party has met and that has
met th~n With the success and effective
n'-- ~ rho Republican party would be
sad '1 have YOU name IL
Nlr la'l said that while Lincoln and
Grant Nrrs great figures in the nations
history 'ne strength Of the party hack Of
m'm ua1 made u possible for them 10
ar.Drrp 40 their work
N'rHur Smith and Representative
Iown-"ui spoke also. the former in a re-
''1 Il th" party'z accomplishment. the
.a''"' more IN complimentary tone oi Mr..
IsH
A. 'f" unye,ling Of the statue OF Gen.
''-''. .1rier in the day Mrs Elizabeth
-'"' widow u yellow Hair pulled