The Van Buren press., 1904-11-19


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but misguided, democrats have
hurt their party by constituting
themselves professional prophets
of calamity. Their one idea has
been to find fault. They have fore
told gloom and trouble in demo
cracy's name and they have not
charmed the average citizen who
is quite willing to see the nation
prosperous, even under republi-
can rule. The party has suffered
also from the eXaggeration of
temporary, artificial or distant
issues.
What is wanted is a democratic
party dealing with men here in
America, with their wishes, their
welfare and their rights. There
ars many openings for democratic
useful activity here at home. Those
possibilities-in part at least-are
open to republicans as well. Doubt.
less the republican party, led bya
man who has publicly put aside
future ambition, will seize some of
the opportunities put before it.
Good democrats, putting the i'm.
mediate welfare of the country
ahead of all party considerations,
will hope that the republicans
shall 60 far on the road to reform,
And democrats in congress or out
should help with their votes and
theirapproval to encourage righte.
ous republican inclinatons, if
they develop. Democrats need
not fear, however, lack of work
that can be done 10y them alone.
Entangling alliances with the
trusts will prevent the republicans
doing the most pressing and the.
most obvious things. The people
are bound to realize that the dem.
ocracy alone can deal with the
three great allied questions that
now press upon us--the trusts,
the tariff and government owner.
ship of national monopolies that
are public utilities.
The republican party is tied
down. 1t cannot do its plain duty
The telephones and the telegraphs,
naturally and inevitably n part of
the postal system, must be owned
by the peoples government IN this
and in other ci2ilized countries.
The railroads that, combined with
an unjust tariff, constitute the
backbone Of trust oppression
must be controlled by the people,
against whom they now conspire.
There will be no foolish, insane
talk of conhscating property. No
man and no corporation will be
deprived Of rights or property.
The nation, Just and generous,
giving dollar for dollar, will eSer.
else it's right Of eminent domain.
The public utilities will become
inevitably public properties, Pres
ent owners will be honestly paid
at present prices-the vast, un.
limited development and increased
values in the future will belong to
the nation, To put into the hands
of the people the monopolies that
give control ofthe peoples welfare
is the present great task OF wise
government, and only the demo.
cratic party can do that work
There IL unlimited other work to
be done.
The men Of this country are not
going TO remain satisfied with the
scheme. They will not settle
happily down to being n mere
mass of employees, They will not
exchange all Of their rights for n
fairly reliable daily wage and u.
stomach usually full, or nearly full
Some things have got 10 he done
for the average American brain
he In not MI stomach, The demo
cratic party will be called upon
sooner or Atcr 10 reCoganlze the
average mans brain, rs the repnbll'
can party now recognizes hIs
stomach The people know that
this country can produce not
merely n full dinner pail, but
permanent competency for all its
deserving inhabltantS Americans
10 attain the distribution
of natural aud national wealth on
n better basis, They do not be.
lleve In limited production com'
hlucd with Unlimited conccntra'
ilou of wealth In n few hands,
This great democratic work to be
done, beginning with rational work
along the lines Of ,r1st control,
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