The San Francisco call., 1904-06-23

how the profits should be divided II the en-
/ ploye doesn't get as much as he thinks he
strkes-a quarrel about something; the divi-
SION or something. Well. then, IL is abso-
should be profit. Great Cod How many
strikes were there under Cleveland. when the
democrats were running things? When money
became scarce the profits were scarce. There
is the whole story
oh, but outrageous things are done by the
employer when he oppresses the laborer and
outrageous things are done by some laborers
Wnen they go on a strike. Yes outrageous
things are done in some of our hest governed
churches and among those who do not belong
TO any church. Once in while a citizen COM
mlts larceny. Once in while a man commits
arson Yes there is law breaking and dis
order. Law breaking in the formation of
trusts; breaking at times in the organiza-
great body OF the people that own the wealth
arc not for the trusts. and the great body of
ther tr iaces-are not for law breaking in the
strikes The law-the sheet anchor Of civili-
zatlon-is strong enough to pull down the
strongest; strong enough to curb the wicked
ana vicious; strong enough like the grace Of
God, TO throw its arms about the weakest and
the poorest and bring him under its protection
PRESIDENT REPRESENTS LAW.
All must obey under Theodore Roosevelt. as
the national reDress ntative of law. He is
and VIII continue to be. without favor or affec-
tion. the representative OF law, supreme and
universal in borders
few words more and I will conclude Our
Government is for the people II Is divided
ln'o co-ordinate branches-the Judges of the
United States courts. who hold office for life,
or during good behavior; the executives; the
Congress. which consists Of two coordinate
branches. the House and the Senate great
legislative bodles-they could not be otherwise
born they of so eco 600 people who are
competent of self-government
Now, then you know under our form OF
government the party in power is held respon-
sihle The function of the minority is to put
II on good behavior by being ever ready to an
peal to the people. Let me tell you something.
II our government has fault It is that after
an election one party is sometimes placed ip
power with only one leg. 1t may have the
Senate: 1t may have the Presidency; IL may
have the House. II goes along on crutches.
Yet you want to hold it responsible for public
sentiment. II I had the power l would so
change our constitution that at every quadr-
let the public have government according to
the sentiment expressed at the ballot box.
way
What is the next best thing? You ,>like
Theodore Roosevelt? Yes Stronger than his
party, he will be trumpkantly elected.
Do you like the Senate OF the United States =?
II is condition that cannot be changed in
November. II could be changed at the end OF
four years. electing a third every two years
You like the electoral college of the great
popular party, 3s6 strog. looming with the war
rants of attorney from the people to cast their
votes for your candidates
II you approve of them. If you approve OF
II you refuse working majority in the House
OF Representatives. because you cannot keep
a Republican House without it,
UNDER WHICH BANNER?
1 done. I have already detained YOU
longer than L expected. In conclusion let me
again say that proud of the past we
proud of the future. The twentieth CEN
tury is to bring more Of good or evil to the
human race than the nineteenth century
brought. Under what party banner will YOU
enlist? Under that of the anti protectionists ?
Under that of the people who sit still or tear
down? Or will you take service with the party
nj Lincoln and Grant and Garfield and Harri-
Son and Mckinley and Roosevelt and help us
macrh to victory?
Speaking to the living in the presence of
the dead: We have tears for them and admira-
tion for the great things they have accom-
plished but the glory of race. of our civil
ization is that each generation works out its
own salvation and marches forward to sue
cess and the betterment of the condition of
mankind; and as they drop into their grave
their successors move to the stage OF ac-
tion, holding fast all that the past has given
and going in turn generations march further
on for the benefit of the race and of cviIiza-