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into account. It's strength is in its
attack upon evils the existence OF
which is confessed; its weakness is
that it would substitute a new dis
ease-if not worse one-for the dis
ease from which we suffer. The so
cialist is honest in the belief that
he has found remedy for human ills,
and he must be answered with argu-
ment, not with abuse. The best way
to oppose socialism is to remedy the
abuses which have grown up under
individualism but which are not a
necessary part of individualism, and
the sooner the remedy is applied the
BETTER.
"As | was leaving home I set forth
my reasons for opposing the sociallstic
doctrine that the government should
own and operate all the means OF pro-
duction and transportation; my OBJ
servations during the past year nave
strengthened my conviction. on that
subject. Because am anxious to pre-
serve individualism, | am earnest IN
my desire to see the trusts eXterml-
mated. root and branch, that the door
of opportunity may be open to every
American citizen. | shall reserve Tor
another occasion discussion OF the
rapidly growing appropriations made
by the party in power. 1t is natural
that those who look upon taxation as
a blessing should view governmental
extravaganza with complacency. Yet
even the desire to find ways of spend
ing the revenues brought into the
treasury by high tariff can hardly
account for the reckless expenditures
of the last session of congress.
sBut at this time I desire to center
your thoughts upon the overshadoW-
ing evil of the day-the trust, with It's
plutocratic tendencies that result
therefrom. 1t demands remedy and
the people are prepared to administer
strenuous treatment. The democratic
party offers solution which is both
reasonable and adequate solution
in which time honored principles are
applied to new conditions.
sThe democratic party is not the
enemy of property or of property
rights; it is, on the contrary the best
defender of both, because it defends
human rights and human rights are
the only foundation upon which prop
erty and property rights can rest Sc
curely. The democratic party does not
menace a single dollar legitimately
accumulated, on the contrary, 1T in
sists upon the protection of rich and
poor alike in the enjoyment of that
which they have honestly earned. The
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thrift, but on the contrary stimulates
each individual to the highest en-
deavor by assuring him that he will
not be deprived of the fruits OF his
toll. IF we can but repeal the laws
which enable men to reap where they
have not sown-laws which enable
them to garner into their overlooking
barns the harvests that belong to 9TH
ers-no one will be able to accumu-
late enough to make his fortune dan
gerous to the country Special privi-
lege and the use of the taxing power
for private gain-these are the twin
pillars upon which plutocracy rests.
To take away these supports and to
elevate the benefciaries of special
legislation to the plane of honest
effort ought to be the purpose of our
party.
"And who can suffer injury by just
taxation, impartial laws and the APP
Dlication of the Jeffersonian doctrine
of equal rights to all and special privi-
leges to none? Only those whose ac-
cumulations are stained with dishon-
esty and whose immoral methods have
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