Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-06-19

Democratic party a lot OF people who
are not Democrats and who should not
be in the party. The best way for US
to start in to ''get together" is to put
out these men who don't belong here.
Then, when those who remain are of
one mind, they can preach their Dem
ocratic faith and make recruits. =
4 1t has been said that
tariff reform Is a good issue for the
party. But is itP Suppose some of
the Democrats in the north and west
want free trade in sugar, what will the
Louisiana senators and congressman
do about itP Will they submit? |
don't think so. And so you may go
through the list of the tariff schedules.
Then we are told that regulation of
the trusts is a good Democratic issue.
Is itP Regulate them howP By law.
But have we eyer regulated the rail-
roads by law, OF the Standard Oil COM
pany by law? Let me say that we
never, never a regulate anything by
law that has its roots deep down in
existing social conditions: Those
things are too strong to be regulated
by law. The truth is that these are
not the real Democratic issues and
cannot be. They are but changing
phases of the ever present issue fol
Democracy. Thatissue is privilege.
Look at the great fortunes of to-day
Are they made by abilityP The grear
mass of men have difficulty to KEEP
body and soul together, and some other
men have u~nthinkable fortunes. Car
we say that the mental powers OF the
few are as superior to those OF the
many as the riches Of those few who
are in contrast with the poverty OF thu
many? Idon't believe it. 1t is no
natural. | don't want to say anything
against riches. What / want to say i
that the masses of the people are no
getting their rights. And it is th'
Democratic party's business to &c
them their rights-to make var upol
privileges, which are depriving them o
their rights. r.
Perhaps this is not the view Of Dem
ocracy here. But | want to say that
have been called to speak for the ives
coast; and my say is that the pressing
palpitating thought among the grea
mass of men there is that somewhere
somehow, there is a great wrong tina
causes some men to have a supera
bundance and and other men no
enough to live good lives, though the.
work with all their might. And
want to say that this thought is goinI
down to the foundations. 1t is goin,
down to the roots. Men are askinI
themselves why it is that some fey
beings are accorded the right to kee
all others from the use of the land
why it is that persons who call them
selves owners are permitted to la.
claim and keep idle great stretches o
country while other lei are forced t.
compete with each other for n living
1t is not right. Anybody who think
about it can see that it iE not right
and | want to say to this meeting c
Democrats that the real principle c
Democracy has sooner or later got t
take up that question and settle it o
the principle Of equal rights, notwith
standing titles and parchments.
The guests of Belshazzar were nc
more surprised, or made more uncon
Portable by the appearance of tn
mysterious handwriting upon tn
} palace wall, than were the guests E
this p%lutocratic assemblage at th
words of Mr.. Wood. 1t is we'll enoug
to talk about Democrats getting to
gether. Certainly, let us get together
but upon what?