The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-05
TAFT APPARENTLY
FEARS SOCIALISM
President, in Michigan Speech,
Says 1t Is Problem That
COnfronts Nation.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
JACKSON. Mich, Juno president
TAFT today, proclaimed socialism as the
icsn people-the issue that is soon TO
come and that must be skillfully met. By
It's history. he declared, the Republican
party had shown itself capable of deal
Ing. with the great questions effectively
and wisely, and he predicted that the
American people must soon determine
whether 1t shall trust the same party
with the solution OF that problem THAN
which we have had no greater In the
history OF the country"
MIR Taft spoke with great earnestness
and his remarks, coming as a reitera-
tion of a brief reference to socialism In
his speech at Ada O.. yesterday. seemed
deeply TO impress his hearers, By many
his words were taken as framing an Is
sue for the coming campaign
The president disclaimed any purpose
OF making a partisan address. but the
occasion of his visit here was the un-
the organization Of the Republican party.
under the Oaks" In 1854, and he could
not altogether refrain from comparison
Of the party with its opponents which
ponents.
He also declared that popular govern
ment must be government of parties
and In this connection there was just
a passing hint at insurgency. The pres
ident declared that unless individuals
are willing to sink minor considerations
d +,
there would come a rule by groups.
.'In that event. he added, the Lord
only knows where your government would
be and what 1t would accomplish"
In his speech here this afternoon the
presidents reference to socialism came
at the conclusion of brief history of
what the Republican party has done. He
said.
For the future, 1 shall say nothing,
because you would say l was making a
political speech. All | can say is that
the issue that is being framed. as it
seems to me- is the Issue with respect
to the institution of private property.
There are those who charge to that In
stitution the corporate abuses the greed
and the corruption that grew out OF those
abuses. the unequal distribution OF prop
erty the poverty OF some and undue
wealth of others, and therefore say we
will have none of II and we must have
a new rule OF distribution that, for want
of q better name. we shall call Socialism:
'On the other hand 1t is contended
that 1t is not the institution OF private
property that should be abolished. but
only that the time has come in which it
Is necessary to lay down certain rules
restricting and regulating the use OF that
private property which shall not deprive
the world OF individual effort but which
shall still keep the law and the oppor-
tunity to use private property under such
control that these abuses may be wiped
out and the boon Of individual effort still
be left to us.
'Now. my friends. that presents a
great and difficult problem that ] am
quite willing to admit we have not yet
solved. and the question which the coun-
try Will have TO determine after all is
which party it is which has heretofore
shown sufficient skill and effectiveness in
dealing with great issues, which party
can be trusted to solve that problem,
than which we have had no greater in
the history OF the country
Mr.. Taft spoke in the open air at
Kelley park TO grand stand filed with
Il throng which gave him a demonStrative
welcome. He said, In part:
''This meeting today is not a. partisan
meeting II is the memorial of party,
but 1t Is historical and not partisan
What 7 mean by that distinction is that
the Republican party has lived long
enough and has taken parts distinctive
enough In the growth and progress Of
this country tc be treated historically
and iudicially and without the fervor
and without the partialty of PARTISAN
ship"