The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-05
Optimistic Prophecy Uttere,
Before 1900 Prominents
Republicans
SUMS ACHIEVEMENT q
OF ADMINISTRATION
Vanquished Not Vengeful
But, Americans First, Can
Rejoice at Success of
the Democrats

NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-SpeakinE -
fore fifteen hundred Republicans ii
nationwide prominence, probably tn
largest assembly OF the G. Q. r. eve
gathered together at banquet. Praet1
dent Taft tonight sang the swan soIG
of the administration, and uttered
prophecy of the bright future whloN
he saw in store for the RepubIica&
party.
1T is not very usual" commences
the president, for the deceased ri
participate in the wake, but / thinM
that a few remarks about the cha4
acter of the deceased and the MANI
Der of his taking off, may not r.
an1iss" SS
The president then summed up IL
achievements Of his administrations
defending his stand in the tariff legf6
lation fight and referring to the Coz
poration tax as the best form OF i1ssl
come tax ever devised lie chan
pioned the Commerce court, the posts
savings bank, the white slave ae&S
the employers liability act the reQH&
procfty agreement with Canada, ~
the arbitration treaties with Englan
and France He called attention u
the fact that IL was the Republican,
party that cut down the expenses r.
the government, built the Panaul
canal. and Contributed to the peas
OF the world by ending revolutions AM
preventing wars in South America. MI ssa33
Denies He Is An Aristocraf. sl
1t has been charged against ms
said the president. that am an arf1@
tocrat. and that I have no synpatli1ks
with the common people. and | harSs
no doubt that this impression haSa
gone abroad, and has settled deep ~
the minds Of many people Now Nv
d0nt think It is true. I think at1S]
as sympathetic with the common p10Sa
pie. as earnestly desirous OF thar
happiness. as anxious to sea that the
have justice accorded them, and ti1a&s
they enjoy all their rights under tl,Ss
law and constitution. as fully and ~
completely as anyone. I believe mos
profoundly that popular governmen&s
is the best government that we cans
have. and ] am greatly concerned tha&s
II shall continue and be successful IT,
giving to the people at large the hes
measure OF individual liberty on th4a
one hand. and the greatest practicaTs
efheaey in government on the othAyRs
Saved the Country.
We were beaten in the last cleo
is IL that we gather here with SO much
spirit. and with so little of the dr.
appointment and hunlinatton suppOnsS
ed to accompany political disaster18
ls IL not that in spite Of the defenSS
recorded at the election in Novem -
we were still victorious in saving OttI3
country from an administration whOn
policy involved the sapping OF tn
foundations of democratic. constitu~S
/ tftfftsf' representative govErnTne NJ
whose appeals to the people were caase
cuLated to arouse hatred that has hera-s
tofore been the ruin of popular gov~s
eminent. and whose contempt for the
limitations of constitutional law, an6
the guarantees of civil liberty pronI-55
ised chaos and anarchy in a countrvd
that has until this time been the
model OF Individual freedom and ell
fectiFe popular government? The 49,
suit OF the Chicago convention was n7
triumph for the permanenca OF Ras8
publican institutions, the irnportan67
Of which cannot be exaggerated. arr
/ wish to emphasize this In or3eF5
that 1t be known that we meet in nj
spirit OF DESPAIR, but rather to re-
Joice in victory for law and order
and the institutions handed down ~
lis by our fathers II is true that 49,
were defeated at the polls by our oY6s
time opponent, the Democratic partrN3
1t is true that they are now gotr
TO work out again the problem r.
eating your cake and hagsEsEg H. t1<s3
+ hy showing how Il ss-. paas4 Bile
change from a system OF protecft0G
for manufactured industries, to one o<1
tariff for revenue oniv, without a4sx
fecting the industries to their detr4.&
ment, and without hating productions
or lowering wages.
Can Rejoice With tIctors,
1t Is true that We are 10 witn30Ns
a change OF officeholders from H.
pubiicans to Democrats and we are E&
see how economical the new admir-
istration Is TO be as compared with tn
old. We have been through this -
fore. 1t may be that this time the
can do what they have NOT succeeded
In doing heretofore. and II 70. An<
they can maintain the prosperity II
the country at its present record levGH
then we can be Americans before N
are Republicans, and rejoice at thu
success s&f
THE Republican party stands 31
protection to the nations industry
for the retention OF the Phfiippiu1
and the enlightenment ~ the \ a.
! fpinos. for widespread education.
those election laws which give k6&1
people the best opportunity to axnR$
press their preference, for all reaIl
practical measures which Took throuN
the aid OF the government II IA
relief OF the oppressed, but Ab0N
all It's stands for the ureservntfon
the pillars OF popular government.S
stands for the maintenance az
rights of all. for the greatest EooH
the greatest number, and II beII1
1 that these ends are .attainahIe thx9
| the control Of the majority proD6
| limited by fundamental law a$g
| would Welcome HeunAou. ssS
| Now II has been sungest~1
| the Republican party can units
with many OF the Frcnre1s1so G81
| IL. only different Axule e41 E
| into force through the eanvp
THE national committee. ~
reduction II Southern ~