The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-06-05
Republican Party the Only
Political Organization Ca
pable of Dealing With This
Great Question Effectively.
MICHIGAN HEARERS
DEEPLY IMPRESSED
President ReiterateS Former
Remark That Popular Gov
eminent Must Be a Govern
ment of Parties, Not Groups
SOME HISTORICAL FACTS

JACKSON, Mich, June 4.-PreSIdent
Taft today proclaimed socialism
- rs the greatest problem that con-
fronts the American peOple-the issue
TINT II soon TO come and that must be-.
slSIIIfully met. by its history, he de-
clarcd, the Republican party had shown
Itself capable of dealing with the great
questions effectively and wisely, and
he predicted that the American people
must soon determine whether t shall
trust the snme party with the solution
of that problem ethan which we nave
had no greater In the history OF the
country"
Mr. Taft spoke with great earnest
ness and his remarks, coming as n re-
iteration OF N 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 M framing an issue for the
coming campaign.
The President disclaimed any pur-
pose of making a partisan address,
but the occasion OF his visit here was
the unwilling OF a bronze tablet COM
memorating the organization OF the
Republican party. under the Oaks"
In 1854. and he could not altogether
refrain from comparison of the party
with its opponents, which was not alto
gether favorable to the opponents.
He also declared that popular gov
eminent must be a government OF
ldAAA anu IN THIS connection Lnere
was Just passing hint at insurgency.
The President declared that unless in
dtViduals are willing TO sink minor
considerations to the will Of the ma
Jority in party. there would come a
rule by groups.
I'm that event" he added. "the Lord
only knows where your government
would be and what II would accom-
plish."
In his speech here this afternoon.
the Presidents raferaurf 70 eo~fa 1fe~r,
came at the conclusion OF a brief his
tory OF what the Republican party has
done. He said;
Issue Being Framed.
For the future, 1 shall say nothing
because you would say 1 was making
that the issue that is being framed.
as IL seems to me, is the issue with
respect to the institution OF private
property. There are those who charge
TO that institution that corporate
abuses. the greed and the corruption
that grew out of these abuses. the
unequal distribution of property. the
poverty Of some and undue wealth Of
others, and therefore. say we will
have none OF IL and we must have a
new rule OF distribution that for want
for better name we shall call social
ism.
ION the other hand. it is contended
that IL is not the Institution Of private
property that should be abolished but
only that the time has come in which
II 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 keen
the law and the opportunity to use
private property under such control
that those abuses may be wiped out
and the boon OF individual effort still
be left to us.
Now. my friends. that presents a
great and difficult problem. that 1 am
quite willing to admit we have not vet
solved, and the question which the
country will have to determine after
all Is, which party Il IS which has
heretofore shown sufficient skill and
effectiveness In dealing with great Is
sues. which party can be trusted q
/ solve that problem than which we
| have had no greater IN the history OF
| the country"
Mr.. Taft spoke in the open air al
Kelley park to n grand stand filled
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