Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-01-12
Michigan Chief Executive
Would Have Banquet to
Which Both Taft and Roose-
Welt Would be Invited.
LIQUOR QUESTION IS
OF GREAT IMPORTANCE
More Slaves Exist Than Were
Liberated Through Civil WaG
He Says Suggests Govern
meni Ownership Of Railroads
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Chicago. Jan ii-rhp factions
into which the republican party has
been split we're called on "io get to-
gcthcr By Former Governor Chase s.
Osborn. Of Michigan. nt banquet
of the Hamilton club here tonight
Referring Ia complimentary phrases
to the Hamilton club. the speaker
called upon 1t 10 take the Initiative
inviting the leaders Of tho progress
sivc partN and af the republican par
iy to hold conference To- seek a
common ground on which they can
rcunlie The worst that could hap
pcn, ihe former governor said, would
he failure If the object sought.
'Iho lns Intiou 90 attend could be
made general and could also be- made
special to certain prominent leaders.
! would send special Invitations 10
Theodore Roosevelt and President
TAFT to senator Ia Toilette. Senator
Dixon. senator Root. Mr. nafnos.
Mr. FLYNN. senator Cummins. MI
Fairbanks. Governor MoGoNern.n said
the speaker. who also named a score
on mere II other men Well known IN
political life The republican party
is SICK. continued Mr Osborn.
There is no doubt uf h. i.nst year
Il WAS dellrious Now the fever is
broken bet us hone permanently.
and the patient Is weak and anaomie.
but conYaleseent. and I believe IL has
enough vitality 20 warrant the proph-
rcy nf recovery During iis dclirium
the party was repudlated hy the coun-
try do not believe that this turn
ing Of the peoples back Is necessarily
a permanent posture"
The former governor said that only
that party which Is worthy IN every
way can retain the confidence Of the
voter The republican party must do
things as If did In its stout young
manhood" The party might take up
government ownership of the rail-
roads as the government at present
is exercising ignorant and incomplete
supervision without responsibility. It
might take up the subject OF libera.
ton Of slaves, Of whom. ne said. are
more than there were OF the black
slaves for whose liberation the re-
publican party was formed.
OF the temperance question the
speaker said
The greatest curse In our nation
is commerclallzed alcohol. am
neither a total ubstainer nor a pro-
hibitionist. but cannot close my ewes
to the facts obtained through every
channel Of social survey. that 30 per
cent OF crime degencracy. disease
and pauperism Is caused by the sale
and Incorporate use Of alcohol II sl
the Greatest peril. but SO huge Is is
Influence and SO ramilied It's tenta-
cles that not one great party or great
leader has dafed to grapplc with II.
"lf the republican party Is seeking
a worthy task, lei il undertake this
one and follow il courapeously. tol- T
eranlly, nationally and persistently. IT,
need not advocate prohibition bur il
would have to destroy the saloons
ana replace them with sufficient mu-
mcipal clubs or substitutes Of that
character where pure liquors and
beers made in distilleries ana brew
cries supervised by the government
'ould be sold in temperate duant-
les at cost Liquors always VIII be
ised Ia some homes. clubs and hotels.
20 "hleh there may be no objection.
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