The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-20

The president had only word to
say about the recall of judges to which
Senator Bailey devoted some attention.
Back of everything else in the gov
ernment,' he declared, lis the admin
istration of justice and it seems to me
dagger at the heart of our civilization.
When President Taft arrived he
faced one of the largest crowds ever
assembled on any visit he has made
to his hotel, where he met the Repub-
lican state central committeeman and
others, going later to the home OF Col
I. M Ullman, president of the Cham
served in his honor. In the early even
ing he held a reception in Woolsey hall
preceding the Yale banquet
Good Word From Bailey.
The other speakers at the banquet
were United States Senator Joseph W.
Bailey and Rev. Stephen ). wise OF
Mr.. Bailey spoke to the subject.
Some Political Eccentricities-' He at
tackled Socialism, the initiative, refer
endum and recall in no uncertain
terms.
Senator Bailey also assaiIed what he
termed false patriotism. He said
should he take the personal aspect OF
the subject, he would point out that
those who protest most that they are
patriots are those who are doing most
to tear down this government OF the
people. Continuing, the senator said:
sHThe man who denounces the use of
money in politics is the man who uses
the most money in politics There is
a person down in New York, Hearst
is his name, given name William, who
has had more to say about the use OF
money in politics than any other man,
vet he has used personally more money
in politics than any other ten men
whom 1 could Lame in the history OF
notifies There is an illustrious Demo-
crat who has had much to say about
his PATRIOTISM. but who has got rich
out of politics. refer to William Jen-
1.-THE men who protest most about
! the needs of the guarantees OF writ
fen constitution are the men who are
most strenuously trying to spoil the
constitution Of this country And they
are doing it in the name of the people
And when we old fashioned, simple
minded citizens and Democrats are try
ing to cling to the faith of our fathers
we are called reactionaries- am re-
dictionary and I am not afraid to claim
it When the Republicans have also
come back to the ra1th OF the 1atners
we will weld all the patriotism into a
mass TO defend the constitution of our
fathers against the unspeakable curse
Of socialism"
Senator Bailey said that people who
had called themselves Democrats had
been led astray by false doctrines.
ssRepublicans when they talk about
Rrvan should not forget their own La
toilette. I want you to unite on a
common policy What want you TO
AZ js to mite and fight without finch
ing the common enemy Of the coun-
I try. socialism. want to say that no
Republican who ever held the off1ce
of president has tried to be more fa1th-
frl to the. people of this country than
William Howard Taft. I would like to
beat him for the presidency, but not by
lying about him.
In speaking of the Democratic par
~ The senator said it had an attack
Of ssBrvanftis,'' adding, 1.-The Demo-
cratic party will come into its own
AGAIN when it has made the fight for
the old fashioned principles of our IA
tbars When we compromise dem oc-
racv for socialism we condemn our
selves to everlasting defeat"