Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-02-13
President Bids Defiance to De-
mocracy and Declares 6, 0,
P. Still Enjoys Confidence of
American People,
|PROGRESSlVES VICTIMS
OF POLITICAL HYSTERlA
Lincoh'S Birthday Address Be-
fore Republican Club Listen
ed to By Nearly Every Party
Leader in New York State,

Leader in New York State
IBy Morning Journai special Leased Wire,I
New York. Feb. l2.--President TAFT
brought his celebration of Lincoln's
birthday To close here tonight with
a political speech To the Republican
club. In which ne breathed defiance
to the democratic party, declared II
was his belief that the republicans
would triumph next November, and
made 1t plain that he had little sym
| pathN with those OF his own political
faith who call themselves progress
ives" hut who "are political emotion
| alists or neuretics."
Hts speech came almost at the end
| OF strenuous day that took him ~
Newark and orange. y. j., and gave
him six hours in New York, In which
to attend the political dinner AMI
drop I'm at banqucts of the Retain
Dry Goods association and of the
Graduates club. Leaving for Wash
ington late tonight the president "
due there early tomorrow.
While at the banquet of the Repuh-
lican club, the president received teie-
grams assuring him that two dele
gates To the republican national con-
vention from the Eighth Virginia con
gresstunal district and two more from
Alaska. all pledged to support him.
had been elected today Another tel
eRram assured the president that the
Colorado state committee had de-
clared for him by a vote of l03 70 10.
Most OF the leaders OF the repubi-
can party OF the state were present
tonight. William Ward who refused
to attend tho presidents white house
dinner to members of tho national
committee last December also at
tended,
President TAFT came to New York
from Newark, whore he was the guest
OF former Governor Franklin Murphy
AT luncheon.
In his address before the Republi
can club here tonight the presidcn,
spoke In part as follows:
"Mcn praise Lincoln day and at
tack the republican party, altogether
furgettul of the fact that In I.incoln's
lie the man aud 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
years with one or two exceptions, has
been the history of the republican
party
with the effort to make the sc-
lection Of candidates, the enactment
OF legislation and the decision of
courts depend on the monetary pas
sions of people, necessarily indif-
ferentl Informed as To the issues pre-
scented. ana without the opportunity
to- them Tor time and study and that
deliberation that gives security and
common sense To the government ~
the people, such extremists would
hurry us into "A condition which could
fud no parallel except I'm the French
revolution or In that bubbling an
archy that once characterized the
South American republics.
such extremists are not pro-
gressiVes they are political emotion
alsts or ncuretics who have lost IN"
sense Of proportion, that clear and
candid consideration of their own
weakness as whole. and that clear
perception of the peccsaity for checks
upon hasty popular action which
made our people who fought the rev
olution and who drafted the federal
constitution the greatest solf-goNern-
ing people that the world ever knew.
"lt has been said. and u Is COM
mon platform expression that II Is
well tu prefer the man above the dol
rights had some other purpose than
tho assistance to and the uplifting Of
human rights. Property right WAS
not established to gratiiy the love OF
some for material wealth or capital.
II was established as an Instrumental
ity iu the progress of civilization ana
the uplifting Of man, and II is equal
ity az opportunity that private prop
erty promotes hS assuring the man
the results of his own labor. thrift
and self-restraint.
we have permitted the establish-
ment of corporations and the ac-
QUESTION at power through the cor
rupting use of money la politics, so as
ut times to give to- few dangerous
men control. In legislation and gov
ernInent but during the last ten years
much progress against such abuses
has been made In this regard. stat
utts have been passed. notably the
antitrust statute and the Interstate
law. and its amendments
To- restrain a misuse of the privileges
conferred bf cnarier. and " need be.
there h. nothing Ia the future OF the
country 90 prevent. and everything IN
the principles and history OF the re-
publican party 10 forecast progress In
this direction.
We haN" an army ol mobiie
troops. not more than one to a thou
sand oi our population. and now IL IL
props sod hy our democratic friends
In congress to reduce that army by
aiifrinating one-third OF our cavalry.
fhcy would cut out some ~ the best
.aVuiIv in the world. five regiments
,f which are needed Tor ueuCluS ~
4 larger army should We ever be sud
icnly called into war. For the sarn~
-eason. they propose To- depart from
n. time honored practIce OF AIDING
o our navy each year tive eattltshllS