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DEFINITION OF HARMONY
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must be won. not by Initiating the Re
publican party, but by convincing the
people that 1t II really Democratic and
can be trusted TO defend Democratic ideas
ana to cultivate Democratic ideals As
there are many In the Republican party
who have adhered to the party notwith-
standing the change that the organiza-
ton has undergone, 50. there are some
themselves undergone a change which has
alienated them FROM the Democratic
party, or from any party worthy Of the
mare. s
Would Be Disastrous.
To attempt to patch up an apparent her-
mony between those who are not In SYM
pathy with Democratic purposes 10 not
only a waste Of time, but would prove
disastrous. The men who deserted the
party in 1896 may be, divided into two
classes. Those who left because they
understood the issue presented and those
who left because they did not under
stand the real nature Of the contest:
Until the former are completely cnangsd
to the party without injuring 1t. The
latter will b. -econciled to the party when
they themselves bacorne aware OF the
real Oh aracter of the life and death strrg.
and Democracy. say piutocracy. DC.
cause the aristocracy OF today Is one of
wealth rather than Of birth. and 1t In
ciudes not only those who have pee cen
possession Of great wealth, but those
who although without wealth. pander to
It and measure all things by money
STANDARD organizsd wealth n sss,r nec thae
some even now despair OF applying any
effective remedy. But such underesti.
mate the patriotism of the people ana
| the strength OF the public conscience Inc
people have a remedy within their power,
namely the ballot and with 1t they can
and will right every wrong and remedy
every grievance.
r. / believe the great majority OF those
who left the Democratic party in 1895 and
| 1900 were at heart as honestNas any who
remained, they believed the election OF
the Democratic ticket would inJure the
| country Although / went down to defeat.
because OF this, 1 have never uttered a
l single breath against any man who hon
+ eStly left the party because OF the inter-
re limits country DO not mean ito to say say
| they Knew the issue are bad men.
/ Damanable Doctrines.
| believe there are men who conscien-
| tiously support monarchy. But say that
| men with that kind Of a conscience ought
70 be kept from the people who want van Tree re-
but cali their doctrines damnabie peht-
icaliy. Therefore, we have a right to
draw q line against conscientious men OF
/
scientio,isiy believe that society is built
from the top and that u the rich sue
coed their prosperity VIII leak through
to those below.
portion of Republicans are democrats at
| heart, 1t is also true that we have some
where Democrats who are at heart aris-
tocrats and who have no sympathy with
| in number 1 hope we can convert some
of them, but have not much nope OF
1 man whose purpose Is wrong.
hope to bring back every one OF those
| no did not understand the struggle. and
hope we can bring in multitudes OF 9e
publicans who can see that our party
stands for the doctrine Of human rights
and free government.
1 believe tho work those should do who
/ want harmony Is 70 stand firm by what
Trey believe, and teach the people that
we are right. / bcliege that II you want
harmony you can get 1t by. showing tins
pee pie the dangers that menace them
Chow them that it is Republican policy
| TO consider the dollar more important
than the man. Show then that the tarin
system is building up industries that sci
the money they save In this way unlaw,
fully 20 buy elections. Show them thai
This is but part CT the doctrine that the
man has no right but the dollar mas ey
cry right. Point out the danger these pol
80 Each Must Decide.
Each man decides issues for himself
! I'm 1907 we decl Ired the question OF I'm
J periaiism paramount, and believe 1t wa
men voted the Republican ticket rathe
. than see the money system partly at
+ tackled. by the SUCCESS OF a man who be
Tbsv saw the trust question is inpor.
tant. / agree with them in this, but
dom believe you can settlesit by putting
everything on tho free list that the trusts
m1kes You prevent extortlon 5y snls, pS'
United States has the right 70 say
through Congress that corporation or.
ganized in any. State can stay IN ina
showing that it is doing lawful bust
ness and not acting as highwayman.
II / believe our party must go out ano
show the people what Is wrong IN the
tariff question, In the money question
in the trust question. Then we must also
insist that while the war in the Philip
\ pfiines has placed us In possession OF the
islands that possession continues wrong
fully while II continues without the con-
sent of the governed.
III we should do in the Philippines as we
have at last done In Cuba. Men say that
the nag cannot be hauled down. But 1t was
\ halded down in Cuba and its place was
I taken by the flag of the Cuban republic
III And when It was hauled down in that
, way. 1t was in reality raised higher. We
won q greater victory by peace In Cuba
III
we want such a victory in the Philip
pines.
There is a great opportunity for the
Democratic Party to do Democratic
work for a Democratic purpose.
III The Democratic party must have con
trolling purpose, unchanged by victory
or defeat: 1t must stand for that purpose
at all times and everywhere, unmoVec
by threats of disaster and uninhuencec
by promise of temporary gain 1t mus
I have a character, for character Is al
essential in a party as 1t Is in an ind
( vidual No one will trust an unstable
man or one so without principle that hi
HI position upon any moral question canno
be guessed in advance. Neither VIII TN
people trust a party that Is willing .
! write into its platform today anything
\ strike out OF It's platform TOMORROW any
\ thing that win ALLEVIATE few votes Evei
\ IL it desired to do so our party could no
\ compete with the Republican party II
IA the use of money. In campaigns or in tn
u | deception or coercion Of voters, becaus
x large campaign funds can only be secur
ed in return for the promise OF favorlt
: to coerce. Our party must nave prln
cipies and proclaim them; 1t must stan
| by them and defend them, relying upo
| its faith in the righteousness OF thos
l principles and upon its faith In the intelli
gence and patriotism of the people.
An Unending Struggle.
The struggle between human rights o
| the one side and greed on the other, is q
amending one. Our party must take pal
In the struggle, but that struggle cannG
be permanently settled by this generatio
Israel wandering in the wilderness. coul
| not store bread for the morrow but WEI