Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-13

q political speech to the Republican
club IN which he breathed defiance to
the democratic party, declared that
g. was his belief that the republicans
would triumph next November at the
polls. and made 1t plain that he had
little sympathy with those of his own
political faith who call themselves
progressives, but are political emo
uonalists or neuroncs.'
The Presidents Address.
President Taft said:
Men praise Lincoln today and at
tack the republican party. altogether
forgetful OF the fact that in Lincolns
life the man and the party were so
closely united in aim and accomplish
ment that the history OF the one is
the history OF the other. The truth
Is that the history OF the last fifty
wears with one or two exceptions,
has been tine history Of the republican
party. Tho progress that has been
made has been made by the republic
can party in tho legislative and execu-
tive power entrusted TO it by the peo-
ple al large.
Pull Down Pillars Of Freedom.
There are Shose who look upon the
present situ5Non as one full Of evil
and corruption and as q tyranny Of
H.'HAHHaA-a a-Ha1s W AeAAAAI anu h Aib Al eAE
parent despair at any ordinary rene
dies arc seeking TO pull down these
things which have been regarded as
the pillars of the temple of freedom
and representative government and to
reconstruct our whole society on some
new principle. not definitely formulat-
Cd and with no intelligent or intelligi-
Die forecast Of the exact constitutional
and statutory results 10 be attained.
Forcing Condition Of eubbling Ansr-
ehy.
with the effort to make the selec-
tio1 Of candidates the enactment of
legislation and tho decision of courts
% depend ON The momentary passions
of people uacessarily indiderentiy
Informed as 10 The issues presented.
and without the opportunity to them
Tor time and study and that delibera-
tiOn that gives security and common
sense 10 the government of the people,
such extremists would hurry us into a
condition which could find no parallel
except iu the French Revolution, or in
that huublug anarchy that once char
tcterized the South American repub-
lies such extremists are not progress
EIFes--neg are political emotionalists
O. aeuroucs who have lost that sense
or proportion that clear and candid
consideration OF their own weaknesses
as a whole. and that clear perception
OF tine necessity for checks upon hasty
popular action which made our people
who fought The Revolution and who
drafted the federal constitution, the
greatest governing people that the
world ever knew.
Question the Demagoauss.
.ft has been s7id and it is COM
mon platform expression. that it is
well t1 prefer the man above the dol
Jar as if the preservation of property
rights had some other purpose than
the assistance to- and the uplifting of
human rights. Private property was
not established in order TO crafty love
~ some material wealth or capital.
lt was established as an instrument
tlhtr in the progress Of civilization
and the uplifting Of man and it is
equality oi opportunity that private
property promotes by assuring to man
tae results of his own labor, thrift,
and Self-restraint When, therefore
the demaEogue mounts the platform
and announces that he prefers the man
above the dollar. he ought to be in
terrog1ted AS 10 what he means there
hy-whether he is IN favor Of abolish
inF the right Of the institution Of pri-
rate property and of taking away from
the poor man the opportunity to be-
come wealthy by the use OF the abili-
ties that God has given him, the Gull
rralon Of the virtues with which the
practice Of seif-rest traint and the ex-
erc!se ~ moral courage VIII fortify
him.
Progress Against Corporate Abuses.
We have permitted the establish
ment OF corporations and the acquisi-
tion OF power through the corrupting
use of money in politics; so as at
times 10 give 10 q few. dangerous con-
troll n legislation and government: but
during The last ten years much prog
ress against such abuses has been
made in this regard. The republican
party 7 am very certain as q national
party. respecting as 81 does the con-
rfitution OF the United States, the
care with whi,h the judicial clauses
o. fHat fundamental instrument were
drawn to secure the independence Of
ths judiciary. will never consent to an
abatement OF that Independence in the
nlEhtest degree.
ssfsr System Of Imeosins Tariff Du.
ties.
The republican party has come 10
rerorri.e that high tariff duties en-
cograes combinations of capital BY
Eu7gresan ng competition 10 take ad-
faEtA4e IN t4sc domestic prices CNdrEed
of ihc excessive rates OF duty. and
that that is a much safer system
which limits the duties to the meas
ure Of the difference between the cost
~ production here and the cost Of
production abroad, than to the whole
sac system Of imposing high rates
in order TO secure protection at the
expense Of everything else.
Democrats Doing the Usual Thing.
we have an army OF mobile troops
not more than one 10 a thousand Of
our population, and now it is proposed
hv orr democratic friends IN congress
fo -esGee hat army b. eliminating
c-r-fh.r1 n orr cavalry For The
es-ne reason the propose 10 depart
from t1e time nnnored pracrics OF add
trF -a 9ur navy each YEAR lNo battle
ships ar cutting thera off aitogethel
this year. Iu considering our many
- u.sitillf.ts in diHere1it parts OF
ht world think this is a. great mis-
lake ln other words orr democratic
~isrs are doing the very thing tha'
tsey are always reputed to do
lhey are doing the wrong thing at IN,
rirnt time
The Democratic Arguments.
I have said this much to show thai
The republican party since its begin