The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-05
He Declares Republican Party
Must Be Able to Meet
the Issue
SPEECHES OF PRESIDENT
IMPRESS HIS HEARERS
The Michigan People Welcome Taft In
Several Towns antf Hear Him
= Discuss. Party History and
Political Issues
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today proclaimed Socialism as the great
problem that confronts the American peo-
pie, the issue that is soon to come and
that must be .skufullY met. BIZ its his
tory he declared the republican party had
shoyn itself capable of dealing with the
great question effectively and wisely, and
he predicted that the American people
mut soon. determine whether 1t shall
trux the same party with the solution of
that problem than which we have had no
grsater in the history of the country.
Mn. Taft spoke with great earnestness
and his remarks, seemed deeply to I'M
preys his hearers. By many his words
were taken as framing an issue for the
coming campaign.
VIII of the Majority
The President discaimed any purpose
of making partisan address, but the
occasion of his visit here was the un-
yelling of bronze tablet commemorate
ing the organization, Of the republican
party under the oaks in 1856, he said,
and he added he could not altogether re-
frain from a comparison OF the party
with its opponents. which was not alto
also declared that popular government
must be government of parties,
and in this connection there was just
passing hint at insurgency
The President declared that unless indi-
viduals are willing to sink minor consid-
erations to the will of the majority in a
party there would come rule Of groups
In that event." he added. the Lord
only knows where your government would
be and what 1t would accomplish
The President left here tonight at $50
for Washington by way of Toledo and
Buffalo, over the Lake Shore road
In this connection the interesting fact
leaked out that the chief magistrate came
very near to spending tonight in travel
Ing through Canada When the itinerary
OF the trip was made up by the railroad
people It called for handling the Pres
ident's car from Jackson to Buffalo over
the Michigan Central railroad, which runs
through Canada from Detroit to Buffalo
when this came to the attention of the
white House officials there was hurried
change OF arrangements and Mr.. Taft will
not leave the confines OF his own country
Socialism Condemned s.
The Presidents, references to social
ism came at the ccnclusion of brief
history of what the republican party
had done. He said:
"The issue that is being framed as
1t seems to me is the issue with re-
spect to the institution of private prop
erty There are those who charge
to that Institution the corporate abuses.
the greed and the corruption that grow
xn,,t Of a
button of property, the poverty of some
and the undue wealth of others. and
therefore say I'VE will have none OF
1t and we must have a new rule of
distribution that for want of better
name we shall call socialism,
~On the other hand. II Is contended
that that Is not the institution of pri-
ivate property that shall be abolished,
but II is necessary to lay down cer-
tain rules restricting and regulating
the use of that private property which
shall not deprive tho world of indi-
vidual 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 u.s.
Now. my friends that presents a
great and difficult problem that 1 an,
quite willing to admit we have not
country will have to determine after
all Is what party 1t Is which has here
tofore shown sufficient skill and ef-
fectiveness in dealing with great is
sues. which party can be trusted to
solve the problem. We have had no
country than the republican adlIerents.
Parties Are Necessary
1--WE have to have parties in a re-
IL no NJ On n mi INT -
that q majority or minority unit t.
support the certain principles OF gov
ornment and to put them in force and
agree that they will weld up their
views on details and principles of less
Importance and unite on the greater
principles and follow the party in the
course which, by majority vote 1t
lays down as the proper course to take.
Unless you do that you are going to
have a government by groups, by par :
ties les than majoritiss and the Lord
only knows where your government
Will be or how much It will accom-
olish.
'sNow, the republican party was born
Of moral issue. When the civil war
became necessary with the sad but the
tong headed Lincoln our responsibilities
we're assumed and we carried through
that war az party
ut Is quite true that those who had
~
down tie war but the organizing forces
the responsible power, was the repub-
'iican party.
Now parties differ. ! am not going to
make a partisan speech I am not going
to say anything invidious. But thin;
you may personify parties II they will
only live long enough to show their diff
ferent characteristics.
"One of the characteristics of the re-
publican party Is its ability to do things
Now / do not say that a. an idle boast
but II you can point to party In Eng
land or party in the United States that
has had issues to meet that the repub-
iican has met and that has met then
WITH the success and effectiveness of tbs
republican party In its equal l will bt
glad to have you name they. 1t is true
that the time seems to produce the mar
for every emergency. but behind thai
man, organized to hold up his hands Z
found the republican party In every issuc
and every exigency.
saviors Of Country
1T is said that Grant saved the coun'
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