The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-03
W|CKERSHAM WILL
NOT QUIT OFFICE
In Speech at Banquet He Up
holds Republican Party
THE NEED FOR REFORMS
MIR. Wickersham Says That the Party
In Power Must Rule the Minority
Through the Peaceful Sub
mission of the Latter

New York. May 2.-Attorney General
Wickersham declared tonight at the BAN
quet given to Lloyd C. Griscom, chair
mar of the republican organization in
New York county, by the Twenty ninth
District Assembly club, that he is sat
isfied with his position as a cabinet Off
Ger in spite of the fact that what
ever one does in public employment Is
the subject of criticism and that ms
office ,entails laborious days and in
wolves the exercise of great responsible
tiles"
UNFOLDING the policies OF the repnp-
lican party and urging cooperation
among members of the organization In
helping to carry out the pledges OF the
party. Mr. Wickersham accused the IN
surgents, without mentioning them ny
that title of impeding at this time the
work of the national administrator by
the lessening of party cohesion and party
discipline"
The revelations of the demoraliza-
tion of the customs service" he said,
have taught clearly the need OF re-
moving the customs service absolutely
from partisan political influence, and
reorean ization of its administration, so
a to prevent a recurrence Oh THESE OF
ferses and to free the service from all
reproach.
Men Doing the Work
This work is now being undertaken,
he added. ''by the present secretary, and
the collector of the port, but to its ac-
a@ootiye pO-OD
alton of all republicans is essential. Mucn
virtue is imputed 70 themselves by GER
tain individuals in refusing TO cooperate
with the President and the administra-
ton in carrying out the pledges and the
programme of the republican party. lney
seek To extol the independence OF the
Individual at the expense OF party OF
ganization. i,
All students of government, he de-
clared. recognize the fact that the sue
cess of American institutions, has result
ed from the peaceful submission OF the
minority to the rule of the maJorl'y'
and the success of the majority rule mas
heen the result of the application or the
same doctrine in party AFFAIRS. REFER
ring to a recent statement by demo-
cratic senator to the erect that an
men who think one way must necessaii
" be TepODllCdHb az w.
other way must necessarily be demo-
Gratis" Mr.. Wickersham said, i nope
II will be pondered over by those gentle
men who still persist in thinking that
they can run with the hare and hunt
with the hounds
In Control Too Long
The speaker Acknowledged that long
control of government by one party al
WAYS has tended TO result in It's ABUSE
and to corruption in its exercise. Inc ne
EXPRESSED the opinion that the repuph-
| can party .'like some human oouies
| which are so constituted that oeforo oi-
sease has destroyed life they develop WIFI
In themselves an anti-toxin which over
comes and completely cures the disease
has always had within itself the vital
csracity of roofing out the abuses ana
corruption of it's own representatives ana
without the necessity of surgery fsem
without has completely wrought its own
cure by action from within.
The present national administrator
said the attorney general, came INTO
power under commission perhaps more
spe cific than any other ever formulated
for PARTY government. 1t succeeded an
era of attack upon special privilege and
of effort to enforce laws made to check
exploitation of the great resources OF the
nation for the benefit of comparatively
small groups.
Not Running Amuck
1.-THE present administration" he con-
tinued, "is aot running amuck among
legitimate business interests. On the con-
trary, the intention and desire or the
administration is to protect them from
the disastrous influences of UNFAIR COM
petition and secret illegitimate advant-
ages in transportation and in trade which
Nr,1xr nf
who participate in them and to tie de-
triment of all the many who do not. 1t
is this which has become the settled de-
finite policy Of the republican party"
But to the carrying out of the republic
can programme, THE effective co-opera-
ton of all representatives of the party
Is necessary" he said. Comparing the
party to boat crew and President Taft
to the coxsWain, Mr.. Wickersham pre-
dicted that with the loyal cooperation
of the crew, the republican boat must and
will win the goal. But there has been
a mighty splashing of the oars; too many
of the crew nave been slow to realize
that unless they all fell into stroke they
would inevitably capsize the boat and all
&C into the water together.
Hope for the Best
at is to be hoped he said, land in
deed there are signs that wiser counsels
prowess will be subordinated to recog-
milton of the fact that the success of
the party administration is of more i'm
portance than the self-expoitation of any
one individual member of it,
| In conclusion, Mr.. Wickersham said:
"A party whose ideals are impersonat-
| ed at the head of its country organiza-
| ton by man Of the lofty character and
varied experience of Lloyd Griscom at
| the head of the state government by one
who has placed himself so high in the
| esteem of the American people az Chas.
| Evans Hughes; and at the head of ma
tional affairs by thHt embodiment of all
| that Is best in the name American, Will
| liam H. Taft surely need feel no fear of
| the result of a submission of its claims
to the impartial judgment Of the Amer
| lean people
slow in coming in on account of the
| length of county and state tickets.
| Only six country precincts and returns