Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-21
Villas ON THE DEMOCRACY.
ExSecretary of Interior Discusses Pos
e;b;I;fy of Aarpoonv


ExSecretary of Interior Discusses Pos
sibiIity of Harmony.
Milwaukee, July 2l.-The Hon. VIM.
T. Villas who was secretary of the in
terror in President Cleveand's cabinet
was recently asked by MIR. A. +. War
den, chairman of the democratic state
central committee, to give his opinion
respecting political conditions. the pos
sibilities of democratic harmony and
the assurances of the party's restora-
tion to power and the relief of the peo-
pie from republican maladministra-
ton" Mr.. Villas replied today in part
as follows:
"Nothing can he more evident to one
who takes a broad view of the nature of
public affairs, or of our political his
tory, than that achievement of good is
only to be won by leaving to the past
the burial of its own dead. and push
ing on undisturbed to the great ends
open in the future. 1t needs but a
thought upon the immensely of the
concerns of right to the millions OF
home circles which are the treasures
and reward of the free men of America,
both to show the futility and sin OF try
ing to block progress with the half-
burned fagots of eXtinguished contro-
versy. and to impress on every hlgh
minded man, the sense OF duty 10 so
discharge his part toward the hopes OF
the future that he need never crlnSe
before his self-respect.
..Whatever the allignments on past
issues, the democratic party remains
today the hope of the people of this
land. on no other can be placed any
lust expectation of rescue from the
menacing conditions that beset us.
Anyone can see, who Will see the truth,
that all the combinations OF greed, aii
the plotters who work upon our GOV
eminent to win special gain at the
cost OF the people at large, are 10 be
found supporting the party now IN
powe; for the democratic marty they
have always, only hostility. 1t must, OF
course, be so: because whoever VIII
sacrifice the public good for private or
class advantage can expect no coullte-
nance from Il party which stands de-
votedly for the common welfare oil 'ill.
Many there are. indeed who know that
their prosperity will be sufficient if 1t
consists with justice to all; who prefer
that justice without any personal feck-
oning. and who, if so allied as to share
gains derived at the cost. of their fel-
low men. would rather yield than hold
them on such terms. The truth re-
mains that if ever deliNerance Is TO
come from the rapaciouS combinations
now i'm real control of the countrys S AT
fairs if the abuses of power which nave
m1t TO shame our national principles
and traditions are to find redress. the
relief must spring from n party whlch
will unite the people in defence OF
common welfare. in untlinching hostli-
ity to it's insidious and powerful enc
mics.
"rhe overruling need is of concentra-
t,on of opjnion and co-operation in po-
Etical action by the people.
"Under the false and deceitfu! name
oe protection to industry, there mas
arisen such a system of combining de-
vices of legislation with the vices OF
business management to obtain mas
terry of the people as was never before
seen in this or any other land; the IN
iol,ity of which it would be hard to find
any parallel for, unless In oriental
countries.
AT the pace the movement has at
tanned. it can be but a few years, II 1T
go unchecked, before substantially the
entire range of manufacture. mining,
trade and transportation will stand
composed of a few masters and millions
OF employees the latter constrained to
trade only at what may be called prac-
ticallv company stores and all agri-
culture will be helplessly ensnared. as it
already is to no small extent Liberty
N, the pursuit of livelihood will we'll
nigh have disappeared, for with the de-
vices of our modern invention. 1t is un-
necessary longer to manacle the con-
demred with ball and chains.
The people must aim their stroke at
the root of the poisonous tree. 1T is
idle to complain of mere incidents. to
attack particular evils. to begin
lawsuits against some special conspir-
acy. The policy of the illustrious Grant,
whose objective was not the capture of
towns or the subjugation of districts.
but the destruction of the armies of Sc
must be oars in the impending
The victory to be Won, which
L.; alone worth winning. is the over
throw of the grand central. governing
conspiracy of protection. When that
Drowning mercy shall he vouchsafed.
the Very publication of the nations soul
Ly the fires of the strife will easily en-
able 1T to subdue the lesser forms in
which Satan is embodied in our nation
al life.
"'rhe contest can not be longer post
poned but with the utmost peril to the
rights of our countrymen. Tho master
now, protection knows its danger. and
is vigilant To secure every element of
every 'coign of vantage. and
as ever, on both sides of the field. 1t
is making new alliances. controlling
more industries. increasing it's political
power. How arrogantly it has but just
defiled the appeal of national kindness
and justice, bound, by the law of its
self preservation to stand by every
in Whatever enactment.
ut is a painful record we have Writ
ten on the pages of three years past, for
Americans who look to Washington,