Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-05
TAFT PROCLAIMS
SOCIALISM AS THE
COMING BIC ISSUE
President Declares Problem of
Private Property Rights
Is Great Problem
WHACKS AT THE INSURGENTS
UphoIdS Republican Organization
and DeCrieS Government
by Groups
WHACKS AT THE INSURGENTS
ASSOCIATED Pressl

4 ACkSON, Mich, June 4--PreS1dent
Taft today proclaimed socialism
- as the great problem that con-
fronts the American people-tre issue
that is soon to como and that must
be skilfully met.
By its history, ne declared, the Re-
publican party had shown itself capa-
BILE of dealing with the great questions
effectively and wisely and he predicted
that the American people must soon
determine whether it shall trust -he
same party with the solution of that
problem, than which we have had no
greater in the history of the country"
Mr.. Taft spoke with great earnest
ness and his remarks, coming as q re-
iteration to brief reference to social
ism in his speech at Ada, Ohio, seemed
to impress mis- hearers By many his
words were taken as framing an issue
for the coming campaign.
The president disclaimod any purpcso
of making a partisan address but the
occasion of his visit here ~aa The un-
yelling of a bronze tablet Corar1oTnCrst-
ing the organization OF the Republican
party, Under the Oaks in 463i and
he could not altogether refrain from d
comparison of the party with IS OPP
ponents which was not altogether fa-
vorable to the opponenrs.
He also declared that popular govern
ment must be a government of parties
and in this connection there was just
a passing hint at insurgency.
HITS AT THE INSURGENTS
The president declared that unless in
dividuals are willing to sink minor
/ considerations to the will of the ma
jority in party there would come
rule by groups
In that event. he added, the Lord
only knows where your government
would be, and what it would accomp-
! lish."
In his speech here this afternoon the
presidents reference to socialism came
at the conclusion of a brief history of
what the Republican party has done.
| He said:
For the future [ shall say nothing,
for you would say | was making Il
political speech. All I can say is shat
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
institution the corporate abuses, the
greed and the corruption that grew out
of those abuses, tho unequal distribu-
tion of property, the poverty of some
and undue wealth of others, and there
fore say we will have none of it.
and we must have a new rule of dis
tribution that for want of a better
name we shall call socialism.
PROPERTY RIGHTS AT ISSUE
"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 individual effort,
but which shall still keep the law and
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under such control that these abuses
may be wiped out and the boon of indt-
vidual effort still be left to us.
Now, my friends, that presents a
great and difficult problem, and 1 am
quite willing to admit we have not yet
solved it; and the question which the
country will have to determine after
all is which party it is which has here
tofore shown sufficient skill and effect
iveness 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"
Mr. Taft spoke in the open air at
Kelly park to a grand stand filed with
a throng which gave him a demonstra-
tive welcome. He said in part:
PRAISES PARTY ORGANIZATION
This meeting today is not partisan
meeting. 1t is the memorial of party.
but it is historical and not partisan
What l mean by that distinction is
that the Republican party has lived
long enough, has taken parts distinct
i've enough in the growth and progress
of this country to be treated historical
ly and judicially and without the fer
vor and without the partiality of par
tisanship.
1--WE have to have parties in a re-
public, and party government means
that a majority or minority unite to
support certain principles of govern
ment and put them in force, and agree
that they will yield up their views on
details and principles of less import
ance and unite on the great principles
and follow the party in the course.
which, by a majority vote, 1t lays down
as the proper course to take. Unless
you do that, you are going TO nave "A
government by groups, by parties less
than maiorities and the Lord knows
where your government will be or how
much it will accomplish.
Now the Republican party was born
of a moral issue. When the Civil war
became necessary with the sad, but
the long headed Lincoln. our RESPONSE
bilities were assured. and we carried
through that war as a party 1t is
quite true that those who had been
Democrats united to help put down the
war but the organizing force, the re
sponsible power. was the Republican
party.
DIMES WITH RIVAL CANDIDATES
zone of the characteristics of the
Republican party is it's ability TO do
things. Now 1 do not say that as an
idle boast but If you can point to a
party in England or party in the
United States that has had issues to
meet, that the Republican party has
mat and met them with the success
and effectiveness of the Republican
party, / would be glad to have you
name it, 1t would seen the time pro-
duced the man for every emergency,
but behind that man, organized to hold
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