The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-16
Declares Growth of Sentiment Is
One of Hardest Questions TO
Be Solved.
TAKES SHOT AT INSURGENTS.
President Lauds Republican Party
in a Speech Where It Was
Founded.

shown itself capable OF dealing Win
the great questions effectively and
wisely, and he predicted that the
American people must soon determine
whether they shall trust the same
party with the solution of that prob
lem than which we have had no great
er in the history of the country.
Mr.. Taft spoke with great earnest
ness and his remarks, coming as re-
iteration of a brief reference to So
cialism in his speech at Ada, D.,
seemed to impress his hearers deeply
BY many his words were taken as
framing an issue for the coming cam
paign.
The president disclaimed any pur-
pose of making a partisan address,
but the occasion of his visit was the
unwilling of a bronze tablet eommem-
Grating the organization OF the Re-
publican party under the oaks in
1854. and he could not refrain from
a comparison of the party with its
opponents which was not altogether
favorable to the opponents.
Mr.. Taft also ldeclared that popular
government must be a government of
parties, and in this connection there
was a passing hint at insurgency. The
president declared that unless indi-
viduals are willing to sink minor con-
siderations to the will of the major
ity in a party, there would come rule
by groups.
"We have to have parties in re-
public he said, land party govern
ment means that a majority or minor
ity unite to support certain principles
of government and to put them in
force and agree that they will yield
up their views on details and princi-
Piles of less Importance and unite on
the great principles and follow the
party in the course of which. by a
majority vote, it lays down as the
proper course to take.
az Mess you do that, you are going
to have a government by groups. by
parties less than majorities, and the
Lord knows where your government
will be or how much it will accom-
plish."
Presidents View on Socialism,.
The presidents reference TO social
ism came at the conclusion of a brief
history of what the Republican party
has done.
For the future" he said, 81 shall
say nothing. because you would say
was making a political speech. All
/ can say is that the issue that is be-
ing framed as it seems to me is the
issue with respect to the institution
of private property. There are those
who charge to that institution the cor
porate abuses. the greed and the cor
ruption that grew out of those abuses.
the unequal distribution of property,
the poverty of some and the undue
wealth of others, and. therefore. say
we will have none of il and we must
for want of a better name we shall
call socialism.
"On the other hand, it is contended
that it 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 individ-
ual effort, but which shall still keep
the law and the opportunity 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
difficult problem that am willing to
admit we have not solved, and the
question which the country will have
to determine, after all. is, which party
has shown sufficient skill and effective
ness 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 coun-
| try.
"This meeting is not partisan
one, said the president in reviewing
the history of the Republican party.
1T is historical What / mean by that
distinction is that the Republican par.
ty has lived long enough, has taken
parts distinctive enough in the growth
of this country to be treated histor-
ically and judicially and without the
feryor and without this Partially of
partisan speech.
The Republican party was born of
| yo,.
| became necessary, with the sad, but
the long headed Lincoln. our RESPONSE
bilities were assumed, and we carried
through that war as a party. 1t is
true that those who had been Demo-
Gratis united to help put down the
war. but the organizing force, the re-
sponsible power, was the Republican
party.
Party's strong Poin-.
Gone of the characteristics of the
Republican party is its ability to do
things. Now | do not say that as an
idle boast. but If you can point to a
party in England or a party in the
United States that has had issues to
meet that the Republican party has
met and that has met them with the
success and effectiveness of the Re.
publican party. would be glad to
have YOU name it. 1t is true that the
time seemed to produce the man for
every emergency. but behind that man,
O, ganized to hold up his hands. was
the Republican party
1T is said that Grant saved the
country. 1t is said that Lincoln saved
the country. ! should be the last to
detract in the slightest from the repu-
tation of either of these men. but nei-
Their Lincoln nor Grant could have ac-
complished what they did unless there
had been an organized force behind
them which gave them the means by
which the future was worked out and
the rebellion was suppressed.
"And now | could go on and point
ont the other issues, which this party
met IS the result of the civil war
tbe work of reconstruction, the meet.
ing of that insidious doctrine of green
backism. Then came the free silver