Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-05
Taft Declares New System for
Distribution of Wealth is Next
Great Problem Which Con-
fronts the Nation.
MAKES PLEA FOR PARTY
LOYALTY TO REPUBLICANS
Points Out Necessity of Indi-
WduaIS Sinking Minor Differ
enceS in Interest of Great
Principles Of Government.
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Jackson. Mich. June A. President
Taft today proclaimed socialism as
the great problem that confronts the
American people, the issue that is
soon to come and that must be skill
fully met. BY its history, he decla red,
the republican party has shown itself
capable of dealing with the great
questions effectively and wisely. and
he predicted that the American peo-
pie must soon determine whether it
shall trust the 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 n
reaction of a brief reference to social
ism in his speech at Ada. Ohio, yes
terday. seemed deeply to impress his
hearers.
BY many his words were taken as
framing an issue for the coming cam
,aign.
The president disclaimed any pur-
pose OF making a partisan address,
but the occasion of his visit here was
the unveilng of q bronze tablet com
memorating the organization of the
republican party under the oaks" in
1854, and he could not altogether re-
Train from comparison of the party
with its opponents which was not al
together favorable to the opposents.
ile $50 deolare1 that opular govern
ment must be government of parties.
and in this connection there was just
a passing hint at insurgency The
president declared that unless indi-
Nlduals are willing to sink minor con
siderations to the will Of the major I
ity IN party there would come a
rule by groups.
In that event. he added "the |
Lord only knows where your gov
ernment would be and what it would (
accomplish
The president left here tonight at
$50 FOR Washington by way of Toledo /
ana Buffalo over the Lake Shore road /
In his speech here this afternoon /
The presidents reference to socialism
came at the conclusion Of a brief his
tory OF what the party has done.
He said For the future | shall
say nothing, because you would say | I
was making political speech. All 4
'an say is that the issue that Is be- /.
ng framed, as it seems to me, is the
ssue with respect to the institution of
private property. There are those
who charge to that institution the cor
Dorate abuses the greed and the cor
he unequal distribution of property,
he poverty of some and undue wealth
II others, and, therefore, say we Will
nave none of it, and We must have a
lew rule of distribution that, for want
u better name, we shall call social
sm
"On the other hand it is contended
nat il is not the institution of pri :
ate property that should be abol- /
shed, but only .hat the time has come !
Il which ii is necessary to lay down
ertain rules restricting and regulating t
ne use of that private property which 4
han not deprive the world of indi-
ldual effort but which shall still I
'eep the law and the opportunity to
se private property under such con 9
rol mat these abuses may be wiped i
ut and the boon of individual effort I
till be left to us.
Now my friends, that presents a Il
reat and difficult problem that / am :
ute willing TO admit we have not yet n
owed and the question which the
ountry will have to determine after &
II Is. which party it is which has Il
eretoiore shown sufficient skill and h
ltectiveness in dealing with great :,
sues, which party can be trusted Ia +,
DlVe that problem than which we
ave had no greater in the history OF I
he country" !,
MI Taft spoke in the open air at ri
eiiy park to a grandstand filled f,
TN a throng which gave him a dem
nstratlve welcome. He said in part T.
rms meeting today is not a par :,
san meeting. 1t is the memorial OF r
party but it is historical and not :,
artisan. What L mean by that dis n,
neton is, that the republican party
"a lVed long enough, has taken parts n
suhctve enough in the growth and Z
-osress of this country to be treated
storically and judicially and with
y the fervor and without the par
alily Of partisan speech.
We have to have parties In a re-
ibhc, and to have party government ii,
cans that a majority of the people fr
lite TO support certain principles of n,
Nernment, and to put them in force IN
ID agree that they will yield up their N
VS. on details and principles of less N
porlance and unite ON the great prin-
pies which by majority vote. il lays dc
Mh as a proper course to take. I'm dc
> you do that, you are going to III
We government by groups, by par tn
; less than majorities. and the Lord IN
oWs where your government would or
OF how much il will accomplish. to
NOW, the republican party was IN
IN OF a moral issue. when the civil m
u became necessary with the sad lat
the long headed Lincoln at its a
az our responsibilities were as
NED and We carried through that sa
Z as party. IL is quite true that an
'se VINO had been democrats united rs