Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-20
Taft Does Not Apprehend
Danger From Socialism.
SCOUTS BAILEY WARNING
Addresses New Haven Chamber Of
Commerce.
soT PROSECUTING BUSINESS
Texas Senator Denounces False
Patriotism and Lauds Presi-
dents Fidelity.

NEW HAVEN. Conn, January co.
President Taft addressed the New Haven
Chamber of Commerce last night on tho
relations Of the government to business,
one OF the topics he dwelt upon frequent
ly on his long western trip last fall. He
did not begin speaking until late, aud
his address was short.
The gathering. which numbered nearly
Loo men, was representative OF the in
dustrial. social and political life Of Con
necticut. The banquet was served IN the
Yale dining hall. and for the second time
on such an occasion President Taft was
greeted most enthusiastically. He came
to New Haven to attend meeting OF
the Yale University Corporation, Of which
he Is a member.
When President Taft arrived he faced
one OF the largest crowds ever assembled
on visit he has made here. From the
station he was driven to his hotel. where
he met the republican state central com
mitteemen and others. going later TO the
home of .ol. ]. NJ. Ullman. president OF
con was served in his honor In the early
evening he held n reception in Woolsey
Hal. proceeding then to the banquet.
The other speakers at the banquet wero
and Rev. Stephen g. Wise OF New York
Urges Cooperation for Prosperity.
President Taft made a plea for the con
tinuance of his economy and efficiency
commission; declared that the admiais-
tration has no desire to ''persecute' bust
ness, but that II will continue TO enior,e
the law against monolopies and unlawful
combinations. and urged business men Of
the country TO get together with him to
insure prosperity.
Senator Bailey of Texas, an earlier
speaker, although he called himself an
the increasing danger of socialism. 10
this warning the President took excep-
ton.
Il don't think" said the President.
that We are as near that which ne fears.
and which l should fear If 1 thought c
were near it-socialism. ! have iiin
faith in the American people. ha .
abiding faith after a ume-for they wall
come back and discriminate between
what is good cloth and what is fustiaa.
What We need is prosperity. \ rack of
prosperity does not make the rich UNI
comfortable: IL is lack Of prosperity that
makes the poor uncomfortable. What 4
hope is that Wen all get together in good
teamwork to bring about prosperity"
Attitude of the Railroads.
In its relations to the railroads, the
trusts. the tariff and the currency the
government vitally touches business. h
said. He explained the change that has
come in the attitude of the railroads TO
legislation affecting them now on the
statute books. and which they opposed
vigorously a few years ago. The recent
decisions of the Supreme Court in two
great cases." he said, had paved the
way for business to live within the anti
trust law.
"It has been enforced" said the Presi-
dent, and Ii will continue to be enforced.
quietly, l hope, and with as little dis
turbance to business as possible
In speaking of the tariff Mr.. Taft ask
ed that business men urge Congress TO
continue in existence the tarln board
that the tariff may be- revised, ii at all.
one schedule at a time with the least
disturbance to business and upon the
most scientific data obtainable.
/ Wants Currency Reform.
The currency system of the United
States. he declared. must be changed. and
in the plan Of the national monetary COM
mission submitted to Congress he has
found nothing to fear from Wall street"
Il hope" he said, that the people and
Congress will find that it places the dis
.cretionary increase and decrease Of
money In the hands of persons not con-
trolied by the influence Wall street
and not too much controlled by the pollt-
ical government at Washington"
Tie President mad oniy a word to say
about the recall OF judges. TO which
Senator Bailey devoted some attention
Back OF everything else in the gov
eminent" he declared. is the admins
tration of justice, and it seems 10 me-
that to attack IL is the stroke OF a dag
ger at the heart o. our civilization.
Bailey on False Patriotism.
Senator Bailey besides attacking So
cialism also assailed what he termed
false patriotism. lie said that should lac
take the personal aspect of the subject
he would point out that those who pro-
test most that they are patriots are those
who are doing more to tear down this
government of the people.
|. Said the senator: THE man who de-
nounces most the use Of money i'm poll
ties is the man who uses the most money
in politics There is q 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. yet ne has used per-
sonaily more money in politics than any
other ten men whom / could name in
the history of politics. There Is an iiIus-
trious democrat who has had macn 20
say avout his patriotism. but whv mas
got rich out of politics. l refer ~ VIII
liam Jennings Bryan.
THE men who protest most about the
needs OF the guarantees of a written Con-
stitutions are the men who are most
strenuously trying to spoil the Constitu
ton OF this country. And they are do
ing ii 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. I am a re-
dictionary and l am not afraid to claim
it. When the republicans have also
come back to the faith OF the fathers
mass to defend the Constitution OF our
fathers against tho unspeakablc curse OF
socialism
Senator Bailey said that people who
had called themselves democrats had
been led astray by false doctrines.
Praises Taft's Fidelity.
Republicans when they talk about
Bryan should not forget their own La
Toilette. l want you to unite on n COM
mon policy. What / want You to do is
to unite and fight without finching the
common enemy OF the country-soc, alism.
/ want to say that no republican who
ever held the office of President has tried
to be more faithful TO the people OF this
county than William Howard Taft. [
would like to beat him for the presidency.
but not by lying about him
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