Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-05
THE PEOPLE MUST DECIDE
WHICH PARTY TO TRUST
1ndulges in Rap at insurgency in
Politics.
SPEAKS AT JACKSON, MICH.
Witnesses Unveiling of Bronze Tab
let Commemorating the organi-
zation Of the Republican
Party in 1854.

Party in 1854.
JACKSON, Mich, June 4.-President
Iaft today proclaimed socialism as the
great problem that confronts the amari.
can people, the issue that is soon IN cor.
ana that must he skillfully met Rv ira
histofy, he declared, the republican Marty
ilau SHOWN itself capable of dealing win
the great question effectively and wisaI,.
ana he predicted that the American n.o-
PIE must soon determine whether /, sbaI
trust the same party with the solution of
that problem, than which We have had
10 greater in the history OF the conn
try
MI Taft spoke with great earnestness
ana MS remarks. coming as a reitera-
tioh OIL a brief reference to socialism
ia MS speech at Ada, Ohio, YESTERDAY.
seemed deeply to impress hih hearers.
by many his words were taken az fr.r,.
ing an issue for the coming Campaign.
The President disclaimed any ,,,rno..
oI making partisan address. but the
oc1aslon OF his visit here was the nm
yelling of bronze tablet commemorative
INC ofsahi@ation OF the republican party
uhder the oaks" in 1854, and ne could
not altogether refrain from a comparison
VI the party with its opponents. which
was not altogether favorable to the on.
pohents. He also declared that popuIar
government must be a government or
parties. and in this connection thor.
was just passing hint at insurpenev
Inc PRESIDENT asserted that unles. in
oivlduals are willing to sink minor co,,-
siderations to the will Of the ma ,ori,y
IN party there would come a ru,< -
groups.
IN t6at event." he added -Sr&An-< -,
only knows where your seyerf4heafs = 50
De and what 1t would accompifsh, = - =.
The Issue of Socialism. -
In his speech here this afternoon the
PRESIDENTS reference to socialism came st
the close Of a brief history of what tbe
republican party has done.
He said: For the future r shall say
nothing, because you would say I was
making political speech All can cav
IS rs .nat the issue that is being framed, as
lt set ms to NE, Is The sue 18th e meet 10
the institution of priyae propertv Thew
are tnose who charge to that institution
the corporate abuses, the greed and the
corr uptlon that grow out of those abuses.
.ne unequal distribution of property. the
poverty OF some and the undue wealth Of
others. and therefore say, We will have
none OF II and We must have a new rule
OF distribution that for want of a better
name We shall call socialism
On the other hand IL is commended
that 1t is not the institution of private
property that shall be abolished. bur
only that the time has come in which
IL Is necessary to lay down certain
rules restricting and regulating the
use OF that private property which
shall not deprive the world Of individ-
ual effort. but which shall still keen
the law and the opportunity to use pri-
Vate property under such control that
these abuses MAJ be wired out and tha
boon OF individual effort still be left
to us.
Now. my friends, that presents great
and difficult problem that am quite will
Ing to admit we have not yet solved
ana the question which the country viii
have to determine after all is which
party ii is which has heretofore shown
sufficient skill and effectiveness In DEAL
Ing with great issues. which party can
De trusted to solve that problem than
which we have had no greater in ths
history of the country.
Memorial of a PARTY.
Mr.. Taft spoke in the open air at Kelley
Park to a grandstand filled with a throns
which gave him demonstrative welcome,
He said In part: This meeting today IL
not partisan meeting. 1t IS the memo
rial OF a party. but it is historical and
not partisan. What I mean by that dis
tinction Is that the republican party has
lived long enough. has taken parts dis
tinctfve enough in the growth and prog
ress OF this country to be treated his
torically and judicially and without the
fervor and without this partiality of par.
tisan speech
I'VE have to have parties In a republic.
and party government means that a ma.
jority or minority unite to support certain
principles of government and to put them
in force. and agree that they will yield up
their views on details and principles Of
less Importance and unite on the great
principles. and follow the party in the
course which, by majority vote. 1t lays
down as the proper course to take. Tn
less you do that you are going to have 4
government by groups, by parties less
than maJorities, and the Lord knows
where your government will be, or how
much it will accomplish.
Born of a Moral Issue.
Now. the republican party was born OF
a moral issue. When the civil war be-
came necessary. with the sad. but the
long-headed Lincoln, our responsibilities
were assumed. and we carried through
that war as party. 1t is quite true that
those who had been democrats united TO
help put down the war, but the organi2-
ing force. the responsible power. was tae
party.
Now. parties differ. I am not going 20
make a partisan speech. 1 am not gOing
to say anything invidious. But I think
you may personify parties IL they will
only live long enough to show tbri- direr-
ent characteristics.
"One Of the characte. .5t!cs Of :Ac re.
publican party is its ability - ~. tiings.
Now / do not say that an idle boast,
but If you can point to party Iva Eng
land or a party in the United States that
has had the issues to meet that the
publican party has met and that has met
them with the success and effectiveness
Of the republican party l would be glad to
have YOU name ii. 1t is true that the
time seemed to produce the man for
every emergency. but behind that man.
organized to hold up his hands. was the
republican party in every issue and every
..It is said that Grant saved the coun-
try 1t is said that Lincoln saved tho
I should be the last to de-
tract in the slightest from the grand