The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-03-10
Freshmen. Tells Swedish American
Republican League Progressive
is a Reformer
Expansion Has Caused Big Interests
to 60 Into Politics During
Past Decade


Taft tonight gave new definition of
a political progressive" in a speech
lat the banquet of the Swedish.
EAmerican republican league OF Chi,
lcago, He. eliminated from consid-
eration as real progressives those
who look to socialism for relief from
present day evils in government, de-
clared that his distinguished preda-
cessoT" deserved most of the credit
for awakening the public to the
need fer action and argued that
progressive is that progressive
does" pointing to some of the
achievements of his administration
as proof that it has qualified under
that definition
The term progressive said the
president, sincludes all OF those who
have been moved to efforts OF re-
form by the necessity for legislative
and governmental action to deprive
corporate capital and undue vested
privilege Of its political power ana
to bring about proper popular and
governmental control and regulations
Of the use of capital In Legitimate
avenues and for legitimate purposes
Approve Progressives.
Handsome is that handsome
does" said he quoting the old
maxim "An administration which
has been successfully progressive In
deeds is entitled to the approval Of
the people. The present republican,
administration, in what it has ae-
.eomplished in legislation and execu-
tive action, is able to point to manyI
real steps of progress, both in the
way OF avoiding unnecessary dis
turbances of business, in the way of
regulating the use of corporate capt |
tai and privilege and preventing its
abuses and in the preservation for!
the public Of what belongs to 1t, as
we'll as in ameliorating the legal
status. Of certain classes of people,
and In increasing the function of the
government for the benefit of the
whole people,"
Socialistic Growth Large.
"The growth of Socialism in this
country is noteworthy incident in
showing the extreme TO which manyj
would 90 in the solution of the prob
lem which | am discussing.
"The futility Of every socialistic
scheme which destroys the right of
property for the uplift of humanity
is that 1t is impossible to find a suf-
fciently strong motive for labor or
for saving. Without this the wealth
of the world could not increase to
meet the demands for the living and
comfort and increased physical hap
piness of the growing population"
The banquet was given in COM
memoration Of the fiftieth anniver-
sary OF the battle between the Moni.
tor and the Merrimac, and the presi. |
dent referred to that first fight OF |
the iron-clads as sort of starting |
point for a political speech. There |
is nothing more inspiring in the
history of the world than the story |
OF achievements Of the republican
party since the Monitor received her
baptism of fire." he said.
Mr.. Taft pointed out that the
progressive movement practically be-
gan with the present century. Twol
decades of enormous expansion inl
all lines Of endeavor in the United /
States previous to 1900, he declared,
we're responsible for encroachments
of big business" in the field of poli-
tics. and it finally became APPARENT |
that these encroachments must be |
stopped and more legislation must
be enacted that would hold in RE-
straint the corporate and vested in
terests. 1t was in this connections
that he brought in reference tot
Col. Roosevelt.
Tells of Roosevelt.
During the administration of my |
distinguished predecessor and by his
appeals to congress and TO the pub
lie, the people and especially the
business communities were reused 7
to the necessity for action" he said
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