Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-01-05 | Page 1 | Taft Delivers Oration at What He Denominates His Own Political 'Wake'

c. c TAfT DELIVERS ORATION AT WHAT HE DENOMINATES HIS OWN POLITICAL WAKE AKE Notable Address Made by the President at the Republican Reorganization Dinner APPEALS TO FROM PARTY TO RETURN TO RANKS Foresees Return to Old Ideas of Government I in Spite of Misrepresentations Unrest and Desire for Change N NEW MEW EW YORK Jan 4 President Taft presided here tonight at what wha he styled his own political politic l II wake wake He made the funeral funera oration over his political corpse ns asKed ed modest praise for tho the deeds that he he did while he lived in tho the White Whit House recited at length the causes that led to his II demise and attacked the enemies s he ho held responsible for his taking off oft The President was the only speaker at the Republican reorganization dinner given at the Astoria Waldorf l t rin to more than thon 1000 Republican from all parts of the countr country He Hc spoke for more than an hour His Wa defenso of his administration was the tho leg legislative 8 results it has produced his reply to personal criticism was vas that he had b been en more misunderstood than blame blama- worth worthy His attacks upon his political opponents opponents confined confined almost exclusively s ely to the Progressives was Progressives was not bitter but sorrowful In spite of or all aU the misrepresentation th the unrest tho the present day desire for change the tho President ald he saw In Inthe Inthe the tho future a n. return to the old Ideas of at government tho awakening of at the people peo peo- plo io to an nn understanding that social changes must be ma made o slowly and with S sure steps He closed with an appel appeal to Republicans who left lett the tho party part to return and join hands with the millions millions mil mU- lions who remained faithful Invite t to Return L Let t ua us buckle on our armor a train again for tor the battle battlo for tor humanity that must be fought saM said th the President Let Letus us Invite those Republicans who ho left halt leftus leftus us us under unde undean an Impulse that calmer conto con con- f to- to have havo b been unwise to return and stand again with us In this critical time Let Lot us invite from orn the ranks of our opponents the Democrats tho many who love tho the constitution and the tho blessings It hits has conferred to unite with us In Its deren defense e. e There must must- be bea a 0 campaign of ot education among the Continued on Page 3 Column 1 T SPEAKER AT HAT HE STYLES HIS OWN WAKE ible Ie ble Address Made f by Iy y Prest Pres- Pres nt t at Republican I Reorganization J 1 Dinner t t. t tES ES SEC DERS BACK sees ees Return to Old Ideas Government in Spite of I i I Spirit of Unrest Continued from tram Page o One Ono on in people for foz the benefit of at theon the tho on I people eople against t tho the poison polson of at hatred the fanaticism of ot I and the sophistry of at I ogle promise lie ho course couro couro of his speech the Pres- Pres his first public reference onel Roosevelt Roosevel since tho the close cose of or asserting asserting- that hat probably 00 voters normally Republican heir hell ballots for Mr r. r Wilson Wison In Into io to avert ort o the tho danger of Mr Ir velt's election electon t to ake I President t said In part part I la ie not u usual ual for tor the deceased Md to ery er full fun expression to his Ils feel feel- it t t the te wake walo but I remember that of t Irish dramas drama the was p-was was sufficiently revived to parr par- par f r the te liquid refreshment and bethe betho betho be- be tho the chief participant In tho the fesA fes- fes g 8 A few fe opening remarks dito dl- dl opening to tho to character of ot the deceased le e 0 manner manner of or his taking off ma may bo Inappropriate II at tat was 3 tho the political 1 disease of ot died I am hopeful that tha when pans axis conduct their po post t mort mortems ems be bo found round that m my demise was circumstances over which I had at sat control contro and to a a political cata- cata I could hardly have ha 9 antic antic- lor or avoided but whether this ber be bo bor ber r r not even friendly critics are areo o 0 point out personal reasons why whyS hJ is s S that that though T r went In In I out with largo large majorities In Popular Rule as a boon charged charge against mo me that in n aristocrat and that I have no noth thy th with the tho common people 1 I dont don't think It Is true I think an I 8 sympathetic with the common r as a earnestly earnesty desirous of their theirL L less ess as anxious to see ee that the they Iv justice as any one I believe belo e profoundly that popular govern govern- go ern the best government KO and I am amly amy amy ly y concerned that hat It shall conand conand conand con- con and be successful In giving to toI I ople at large age the surest measure liberty on the one one- hand I the he greatest practical efficacy In I on the other I have hae not nots not's s 's explained that I believed that Ice lice government efficient Is to ur t directly In the Interest ot of tho thoI I Wt I ion on people I t J Period of I I SKI K administration 11 has hos s como come and md andin n in a period of ot unrest and I r I something Intangible which It itc a cUlt to describe We Wc have he lived c the last lat four Tears oars and aro are snow now In an atmosphere of ot str n- n I L tj of ot certain evils an and for tOt an Ideal state In InI InI I LV the common comon people are to be- be I I the thc poor and the tho op- op 1 T. T id d arc to acquire property and andi andt t i J suffering and much or all al of I 1 1 change Is to be bc accomplished gh the tho agency enc of or government fo I e ic accumulation of or swollen solen fort for- for t during ng the two decades preceding preceding J fany I. I of or them thom b 1 by violation of or the rust st law or the law ed d feeling of or just t a Indignation let et t tho the tuno to public addresses I of oc the thc malefactors of h hand and promises of at rectifying such fuch 44 aUtes by bJ governmental go means 4 pleasantly In the thc cars ears of at the tho thoe ii e e. They made for tor the popularity 1 ise Se who produced tho the sweet tUn tunes s ng better conditions and com com- l rS reform all al b by tho means an and of oC governmental ill acl ac- ac l Impracticable Ih Theories I Ien 11 en ion too In the material Improve Improve- In the largo large amount of wealth der de- de 11 f r I no now no to education and y there has been aroused a most I Interest In lii II tho the poor and So intensely Jj i social workers become that the they LIt heir hell cne of proportion and for- for ho 10 Interest of or those who are are not Lg dents dars and yet et who make up the pt majority of at the common people enthusiasts however howe tho the f sity Iy for turning all aU the activities 14 e government Into plans for the he oration oraton of the tho particular depend depend- whom they havo hao under their observation ob ob- ob- ob becomes exigent and they look to the government gO as an on I Instrument tru ment for tor immediate relief No Now I 1 am sorry to say my that I have havo had so BO much to do with actual government Jo in th the Philippines and In Washington that I cannot Join in lu the glowing promise that government action acton can remedy all al of at the tho evils evis of poverty sin dl disease easo and Ignorance as n set sel forth In tho ho prospectuses prospectuses pros pros- of an on ambitious political party parly porty I cannot help asking by what means these reforms are to be he accomplished pUshed except b. b by more uniform en enforcement en- en of ot tho the law and b by making the tho government moro economical an and more efficient Find Out ot of Tune And d thus 1 t find myself out of tune because I cannot resist tho desire to toak ask ak for plans plana and specifications for tor actual statutes to do the things which are oro promised Yet the tho mere nere query quen the tho mere attitude of oC Inquiry puts ono otie at once In the ranks of tho the doubters dubs one at ot once as ns a a reactionary places him himat himat himot at ot among the aristocrats and prevents pro pre ro- ro vents his being treated or regarded as asa as asa asa a a friend of ot tho the people leOPle Another feature feature- of this period has been the reckless misuse of ot the press ond and tho the magazines for tor the misrepresentation of motives of men engaged engaged In public life ute Tho rho Issues arising as n to the tariff upon print paper and al also o upon tho tiO Increase of osta gO for tor second class mall matter put tho those e who owned and controlled mal mater such a agencies In tho the attitude atti atti- tude tudo of ot partisans and many of or them Im Improved un- un proved JHo their opportunities to assault In In- In who opposed their particular Tho public have have not been content to toc c estimate and weigh the things done at nt their face faco value but they he have hae accepted accepted ac nc- ac- ac hostile statements that good things were done dono either with wih an Improper Improper Im ira- proper motive or because I could not help It or were real really done lone b by somebody somebody some some- body else elso and that on the whole I was wa unfriendly to the people R Real nl Reform I I r 1 am am am not complaining of ot this situ Itu- Itu I am hopeful that as rolls rols b by the facts may disclose themselves and may may lead people to believe that moro more real reform has hns been accomplished in m my administration that will over overflow overflow flow fow from an attempt to put Into practical practical rao- rao operation the promises which havo have been made In recent party plans to make mako the tho rich moderately l poor POO an anthe and the tho poor moderately rich and to eliminate dim elim elm elm- b by statute all al sin Injustice poverty pov pov- crt erty and suffering sufferinG It I gratifies mo rae to feel that m my going out of or office will wIl remove this cause will wm end the that ha has governed governed gov gov- the action acton of oC some influential politicians and will tend to end the divisions dl that havo have been he en caused by b personal personal personal per per- reasons rather t than nn on principle There is much of oC the personal about what Is called insurgency If Jt ono one man advocated a principle It i hats has been ucon all allright allright al right because ho has shown himself an On the other hand if H an an- other cr 1 advocated a c exactly ct tho the tho same thing g it had to bo ho condemned because of ot the from tram which it came Now ow of ot course cours this is unreasonable but It i is a areal arol artal real rt-al rol feature of the situation Grateful to American People I co go out of office with deep appreciation I elation of at the honors I have havo enjoyed with wih profound gratitude lo to the American Amen Ameri I can people and arid without an any feeling of bitterness against nn anyone one I shall re retain retain rotam ro- ro tam tain a a. er very earnest desire a as n a a private and fellowmen fel- fel citizen to help m my country countr m my in the struggle for fot continuance of ot free tree effective government Wo We were beaten In the la last t cl election I We ran third in tho the race Why is It that we gather here with so much I. I spirit and with so little disappointment disappoint disappoint- ment meat and humiliation Is Is it not that In spite of the defeat recorded at the election In November wo were still victorious vie vic Ic In saving sa our country from an nn Involved administration policy the tho sapping of the tho foundation on of democratic lem- lem dem dem- constitutional representative government whose whoso appeals were calculated calculated cal cal- cula te to arouse arous class hatred that has heretofore been the tho ruin of popular government gay gov and whose contempt for tho the limitations of or constitutional law and tho the guarantee of or civil civi liberty promised chaos and anarchy The result resul of the Chicago convention convention con en conven conven- tion was a 0 triumph for the permanence of or ton republican Institutions the Importance tanco tance of or which cannot be exaggerated Wo We 0 meet In no spirit of despair despair but I rath rather r to celebrate a victory for fOI la law lawand lawand and order It I Is through h that that we were defeated l tit at the polls u bv by our old old- ol- ol time opponent the Democratic party part I It I Is true tue that we are now going to wor work woric out again the problem of or eating eating lour our cake and having It It too b by showing how it is possible to change from a system system tem tern of ot protection for fOl manufactured Industries Industries in industries In- In to one of a 3 tariff for revenue only without affecting tho Indu Industries trIes to their detriment and without halting pi production or lowering wages We Yo havo o ha been through h this before It I may be that this time tho they can do what maJ they thc have not succeeded in doing heretofore and If 1 so and U they can cin maintain tho the prosperity o of tho the country at its is present record level leve then we shall I at their success Restraint Necessary What is there thero in tho the present condition condition condi condi- tion ton that th the Progressive party represents represents represents which can lead lEal us to suppose that human nature has so 80 changed that no restraint Is 18 necessary in all al society to prevent one ono man from oppressing anether an- an ether or to prevent pre a majority oC or men from oppressing sing an individual or 01 a minority minority mi ml- mi- mi What Is it that constitutional limitations are for tor In a a popular government govern govern- mont ment ment A popular government go is a a- a agov government government gov gov- of oC the people that people that Is by a majority of tho the people who under un the law are given I tho the right to exercise tho the electoral franchise franchiso and con constitutional limitations are Imposed to prevent tho the misuse misusE of the power of the tho majority fo so that tho In Individual or tho the minority may not suffer injustice through tho the action of oC the majority Where hero is the security in pres present nt society that that the ma ma- ma may not t from timo to time do doto o individual to the minority and to t the tho o SOmetimes Sometime ron lit It I Is sal said that thata VO t distrust Ih the People a will willever if It wo assume that the tho majority over ever do injustice Tn In ot other er wor words a 8 the contention Is that of oC tho the majority ma ma- tho the vote oto Is always alwa 8 right Well el an as 8 the tho majority in passing tIght a given question clues ques rt ma upon a tion determines sometimes sometimes ono flO wa way and ana nn sometimes another In which c case ce e is 18 1 it t right If I tho the wl dom of oC our athens athers and of or tho lon long Une line of at able ablo men who have havo 1110 fought for popular government has led to the tho In introduction into lUte every overy scheme of aC government go of re restraints to prevent Injustice b by the tho majority to to the tho minority and the tile individual what w lat lathere Is la there that h has happened in recent years to make us te foal feel 1 that a chan change chango has come over the character of majorities so 50 0 that thc they may not exercise the tyranny that tho they have havo o ha exorcised exercised In the past and In been beon re restrained restrained re- re respect to which the they have strained h by hI constitutional limitation How are tho the inequalities inequalities' in society to Ito tobe tobo bo be wiped out How is Ie government to toas as assure ure happiness out to the individual IB Is Isit It b by an on equal distribution of or property Is It by taking from ono man that which Is his and giving It to another who has not earned it I 1 submit