Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-02-15

party as to the proper rules TO prevail
in the house and as to the personnel
of the leadership. =. 1 am hope
ful that as we approach the lines of bat
tie for the next year the settlement OF
the internal questions can be effected
without such a breach of the party as tc
prevent our presenting an unbrolzen front
to the enemy.
1--WE among the Republicans may be
discouraged when we conshider our DIS
cGsSions. but when we look to the
possibility of any united action on the
part of the Democrats for any policy or
line of policies. we must take courage.
The Republican party has been respc:i-
sible for the government for the last IT
years and the problems growing out OF
the Spanish war; the rapid accumulation
of wealth and the greed for power OF
its accumulators. While all have not yet
had perfect solution. the record is one
of which We have no reason to be
ashamed. -@4t
He referred to Overwhelming OF the
people to the ills of the country by for
mer President Roosevelt. discussed the
inevitable aftermath of such agitation
and the condition of hysteria on the
part of certain individuals, and on the
part of others a condition of hypocrisy
manifesting itself in the blind denun-
citation of all wealth and in the rimpeach-
ment of the motives of men of the
highest character"
81 am far from saying the president
continued, that the Republican party
/ is perfect. but it should be well under
stood that with the Republican party in
, its present condition, with Its various
divisions subject TO the cross-fire of its
own newspapers and its own factions,
any halt or failure on the part of those
in authority to punish and condemn cor
ruption or corrupt methods will be prop
erly visited upon the party itself, how
ever many good men 1t contains"
The high price of food. the president
said, it would be easy to demonstrate
was not caused by the tariff.
1.-The reason for the rise in the cost
of necessities can easily be traced ito
, the increase in our measures of our
values, the precious metal gold, ana
probably in some cases to the combina-
tions in restraint of trade"
GOVERNORS ARE PRESENT.
Three governors were present among
the ], 200 persons who heard the presidents
address-Iughes, of New York; Fort, OF
New Jersey, and Weaks, of Connecticut.
Two hundred and fifty women dined IN
one of the small rooms apart from the
grand ball room. where the banquet was
held. and. with others. later crowded the
filled to overlooking.
The decorations were made up principal
lily of American flags and shields. Over
the speakers table blazed the memorable
words of Lincoln:
with malice toward none, with charity
for all"
Robert C. Morris, president of the club.
was the postmaster. At his right sat
President Taft: at his left was Governor
had q -
pected, bat he sent letter of regret.
Besides the president. Governor Hughes,
Governor Fort and Governor Weeks de-
livered addresses.
LETTER FROM CANNON.
Speaker CannOn's letter said in part:
/ Your president and mine, who is with
you tonight. is a worthy successor to Lin
some of the patience that characterized
Lincoln's administration, especially In
your great metropolis. where extremes in
ADVICE are always in evidence and partic-
ularly at the present time. M
Here's toast to Mr.. Taft:
May he continue to disappoint both
extremes and. in patience and soberness.
work out the nolicies of the great RAZOR
ity of the people. who placed this respoii-
.siSility upon him, needing neither the de
mands of tnose who want TO blow up the
engine. nor the fears of those who viii
have the fire under the boiler put out
And 7 have confidence in his ability to
ido it, -