The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-05
Great roblem NowCon-
fronting American
People.
TAFT FORECASTS
PARTY STRUGGLE
By Many, Presidents Words Are
Taken as Framing Issue for
i. Coming Campaign-Belicves
Republicans Ones to Han
die Critical Situation.
Compares Records.

Jackson, Mich, June 4.-Presidena
Taft to-day proclaimed socialism al
the great problem that confronts the
American people, the issue that is
soon to come and that must be sue
cessfully met. BY its history. no de-
clared, the Republican party had
shown itself capable of dealing with
the great question effectively and
wisely, and he predicted that the
American people must soon decide
whether to trust tho 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 seemed deeply
to impress his hearers. BY many his
words were taken as framing an issue
for the coming campaign.
The President disclaimed any pur.
pose OF making q partisan address. but
the occasion of his visit here was the
unwilling of a bronze tablet COM
memorattng the organization of the
republican party, "undor the oaks,'s in
1881, and he could not altogether re-
IRAN from comparison of the party
win It's opponents, which was not al
together favorable to the opponents.
he also declared that popular govern.
ment must be government of parties.
ana IN this connection there was lust
a passing hint at insurgency.
me PRESIDENT declared that unless
individuals are wiling to sink minor
considerations to the will of the ma
Jority in a party there would come a
rule by groups.
In that event" he added atbo ord
only knows whore Your government
would he and what 1T would accc,,
plish."
Tie President left here tonight at
$3.50 oclocis for Washington.
Outlines the Issue.
/, The Presidents reference to so.
| cialisnl came at the conclusion OF a
brief history of what the Republican
| party has done He said
"The issue that is being framed. as
IT seems to mo, is the issue with re-
spect to the institution of private
property. There arc those who Charge
to that institution the corporate
abuses. the greed and the corruption
that grow out of those abuses, the
unequal distribution of property. the
poverty of some and tile undue wealth
of others. and therefore say, we win
nave none of IT, and we must have
a new rule OF distribution that for
want of a better name we shall cali
socialism
"on the other hand, it is contended
that 1t Is not the Institution of private,
property that shall be abolished. bnt
only that the time has come In wficl,
II is necessary to lay down certain
rules restricting this regulating the
use of that private property which
shall not deprive the world of fndi-
vdual effort, but which shall still
keep the law and the opportunity to
use private property under such con-
troll that these abuses may be wiped
out and the boon of individual effort
still be left to us.
Nov. my friends. that presents a
great and difficult problem that [ am
quite willing to admit we have not
yet solved. and the question which the
country will have to determine after
all is which party it is which has
heretofore shown sufficient skill and
effectiveness in dealing with great
issues: which narty can be trusted
to solve that problem than which we
have had no greater in the history
of the country
Mr.. Taft spoke at skeely Park to q
grandstand filled with II throng which
| gave him q demonstrative welcome.
'snorn Of Moral Issuc'
AfteR stating that the Republican
party was horn of a moral issue, the
President declared that one OF the
ability to do things, and then he pro-
ceeded to enumerate the Issues which.
he said, bad been met successfully
and effectively Continuing. he said.
"But it only shows that the run
ming of a government is the meeting
of great and sometimes unexpected
issues, and what you need in command
is an organized force that has shown
itself in the past able to meet these
issues and to have the effectiveness
and the skill and the energy to meet
them with credit to the people OF tho
country, and that is what the Repub-
1ican party has done down to this
time"
MIR Taft dtned tonight with Repre-
sentative Charles Il. Townsend. SEM
ators Rul..ows and Smith were also
there Mr. Townsend is an announced
candidate for Senator Rurrowss seat.
The President divided his day between
Monroe and jackson. AT Monroe he
spoke at the unwilling of statue OF
General George Armstrong Custer.