The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-05
r..i.tb Anniversary OF the Grand Old
party is Celebrated In Michigan
with President Taft
There.
DELIVERS AN ADDRESS
nisoussed Socialism and Points with
Pride to the Achievements
of the Republican
Party.

JACKSON. Mich, June 4.-Declar-
mo that socialism is aie dominant
nroblem Of the time in American poll
,ics. President Taft in his speech at
the celebration of the fiftieth ami
yfrsary OF the founding of the re-
publican party here today said that
The country must decide which OF
the political parties is to be trusted
with the responsibility Of solving the
problem. He said:
eThere are those who charge to that
Institution the corporate abuse, the
Ueed and the corruption that grew
cut of those abuses, the unequal dis
uibution OF property, the poverty of
some and the undue wealth of others,
and therefore say we will have none
Of it, and we must have a new rule
OF distribution that for want of a bet
ter name, we call socialism.
"On the other hand, it is contend
ed that 1t is not the institution of
private property that should be abol-
lshed, but only that the time has
come that 1t is necessary to lay down
certain rules restricting and regulat-
ing the use of the private property
which shall not deprive the world OF
individual effort, but which shall still
keep the law and the opportunity to
use private property under such con-
ditions that these abuses may be
wiped out and the boon Of individual
effort still be.
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
country will have to determine after
all is which party it is which has
heretofore shown sufficient strength
and effectiveness in dealing with great
issues which party may be trusted to
solve that problem, than which We
have had no greater in the history
Of the country
This declaration followed a eulogis
TIC review of the history of the repub
lican party, in which the president
said that the greatest problems of the
United States had been handled safel,
BY the republican party. He traced
lne party from its foundation in 1854
iauding its leaders and its princi
Pies
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insurgency came in for little films
IN the course of the president
speech. He declared that unless thu
members of party followed the ma
1orlty OF the party, government be
zones a government of >roups" an
tae Lord only knows where your gov
ernment will be or how much it vii
accomplish.
me Presidents declaration of tn
socialism issue" came at the faI
ehd OF day of jumping about south
eastern Michigan by automobile an
special train. He left Detroit earl
.als morning, spent several hours i
monroe where he helped Michiga
lonor the memory of General Custer
anu then came to Jackson. BY tn
! ','ne ne reached here he was prett
urea, but the enthusiasm of his we
soale tended to brighten him up.
ne unveiled bronze tablet markin
'le spot where the. meeting that OF
sanized the republican party was helt
ena then parading through the crowt
u streets to the meeting of the da!
good sized crowd crowded abou
1ae speakers stand erected in tn
m'udie OF the field. Mayor Sauer {
JACKSON presented the president wit
paper weight made from a piece {
oae OF the great oak trees, unde
"Aich the meeting that founded th
spuniican party was held. The pres
ils three days of travelling had b.
Gun 70 tell on him and he was yer
aosfse. He exerted himself, howeve
anu shouted at the mighty crowd fe
Wer half an hour. The presidel
said in part:
80. ms meeting today is not a part
SUI meeting. It is the memorial I
party, but it is historical and n,
r. ~ llsan. What I mean by this di
tan a'l,on is that the republican part
w., as ilVed long enough and is distin
,aa e enough in the growth and pro
,ss s OF the country to be treated hi
Il. bi'aiiy and judicially, and withol
:, ~ lerver and without the partialit
u partisan speech.
n,,, we have to have parties in a r
ss0iic. Nv Did YOU ever think what
a'plicated affair a popular Cover
i sne Is? When you have one me
" can run the affairs of a gre