The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-14

sponsihle for this admitted nfract ION ~
the laws is now "a member 81 Inc bEe 80
mean that the trust Will h ~ o 'p,
The plain truth is that there has ,6e ..s
time durlg the s
they could not have been eliminated.
Nothing has been so much nee dedG as "a
rigid, honest, lnyelding3 enforcement OF
the law, both civil and GRIM ma:
IA second effective We yof dealing VIII n
the trust properlis to tah> "a way all tariii
duties on articles made by any great COM
bination SO long as it violates the law OF
while it discriminates In price against e me
American customer IN favor OF me ioi-
eigner. n III s 4, stg
mother Of all the abuses to be found In
/, these trusts, and yet, the very moment
the sacred subject Is MENTION ID, the Pres.
Ident Of the United States draws red
herring across the trail, all others In Re-
| publican authority raise their hands IN!
holy horror, the order to stand pat Is
passed along the whole line OF beneficial
rles, and the time honored process Of
throwing dust In the eyes OF, the people
| Is revived. ~
Correction Of Well Known Evils
While we thus take "a firm stand against
everything that threatens honest thrift 1t
| is not possible to overlook the fact that
there is in the public mind a impression
| that certain wrongdoing Is going on
among those who, In the cynicism incldenI
| to club life. are known as the criminal
| rich" It lis believed by some that there IS
a deliberate disregard Of all laws divine
or human, that the fruits of the labor OF
psqpe for h GeS @
Z of mere manipulators. In other words the
4 conviction Is strong, anu IL growing, tha1
Il there is a class of men who, while. theil
j practices are ,inholv and dishonest, seek
! to take advantage Of our known and set
4 tied regard for the rights OF property
4 will, only let us control!
If these things are true they cannot
! long be hid. They are unlawful and nc
new enactment is needed to punish, nor
i is 1t necessary to involve in ruin the nine
i ty-ninc honest men who own or manage
/ property or to put their labors In peri
4 we need is not new crusades, but vigllant
4 prosecuting officers and honest appeals fol
4 popular support, sa
/ II we, as Democrats, prove ourselves
I. true to a real and genuine reform Of tariff
! abuses, bringing American common sense
to their suppression, If We shall only ap
4 ply ourselves to this great and command
j Ing question, with the courage devotion
4 to principle and regard for the interests o.
/ all 1.-THE people which so distinguished
/ Grover Cleveland, we will not only deserve
and command the support OF the ,;grea
4 progressive and Intelligent manufacturers
< who. In all HISTORICAL fiscal citations have
A finally given up their special privileges
and attached themselves to a, system from
! which at least some Of the rlanacles hat
4 been removed. BY 50 doing, we shall elm
y mate evils and abuses from our industrial
system and promote real progress
The Talk Of Reorganization.
From time to time much idle talk is in
dulged IN about the iorganiza ton orsth
This Is TO forget two things. The first If
that when a party hasgnn idea and pol
Icy which makes appeal to half the speo
! pie, they will not DO long in getting to
l icy. 49; st.
The second thing to be borne in min
about organization Is that Il begins dow
in the SMALLEST political units that com
pose our political life.
t IN order, therefore, to have an organl
} zatlon worthy the name we must arous
3 or re. arouse, down In every communIt,
] that attachment to and Interest In on
, higher politics, which since the days {
Jefferson, have been the vIvIfying fore
/ Of the party. This Is only possible whe
, the party stands for something, not som
! new fad. but the tAndamentaI principle
y that underlle It's life. IS S.s
!, 3d. too. there is altogether too muc
. talk about an Eastern, Western, Soutl
Y ern, or some other Democracy, when II
$ essence of the party is its national chara
: ter and the entire absence of section
features. The control of the party mi
n chine In one city or another. in this
Z that State, or even In the country, Is nj
a matter either important or interesting
y the great body Of Democrats.
J. ! would not for moment convey
Z impression that organization is not impor
t ant. II Is even morc--it is vital, II v
n are to give effect to the principles at
n policies which hutress our party fat
Is But however necessary and Vital, III ms
'r be uselcss--a mere empty bauble--if 1t
3 viewed as the end rather than the mean
x We'are confronted by forces which, VIII,
a not purely personal. are almost Who'll
J. mechanical. They are represented by
le party, well-managed, indeed, In tina NV
y thirds Of the Union to which II restrc
Al Its actlyities,aIt has everything that pa
e. ronage can suggest or imply. In retu
y for favors received It sells to the hlghe
q, bidder OF freely gives The powers OF go
g eminent. Nothing that the ingenuity
er monopoly can suggest, as within Its SEQ
al or interest. is withheld.
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