Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-10-19

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tion we have now secured can afford
to make prophecy, and that is that
the republican party is going through
! the same process that the democratic
party went through and that that pro
cess will go on until the people in the
republican party obtain control of the
national organization. But, my
friends, unless they make more prog
ress than we did and work faster than
we could it will take them as long as
! it took US and we will have lots of
fun with democrats.
ENCOURAGES THE FAITHFUL.
Il want to say word for the en-
couragement of democrats, and at
the same time | want to say word
for the instruction OF young republi-
cans. You know | would rather talk
to republicans than democrats.
''Now when lam speaking to demo-
Gratis the knowledge that they are all
right is constantly in my mind, and
the thought that possibly | might say
something that might make one of
them go wrong always restraints me
but when | am talking to republicans
know that | can't hurt them, and
that | may do them good. And today
| want to encourage democrats who
have needed encouragement in times
past and to show republicans the
trend OF public opinion.
ARE REALLY DEMOCRATS.
"Now this is not thing to laugh
about, my friends; it is the solemn
! truth The fact is, that all through
| out this western country nine-tenths
of the men who call themselves Re-
publicans are more in sy mpathy with
Democratic doctrines than they are
with the ideas OF the Republican lead
ers of the United States.
"How can you find out what Re-
publican thinks on the subject of gov
ernment? Why, don't ask him if he
sympathizes with the people; he will
tell you of course, he does. Do not
ask him if he believes in popular gov
ernmenU; he will say of course he
does. But, my friends, you cannot
tell by that answer. We did not
know until imperialism came into this
country that one single man in the
United States had lost faith in the
declaration of Independence; but
when we found party committed to
coonIalism we found the leaders of it
talking about glittering generalities,
about our having outgrown the con-
stitution- and even then we scarcely
thought of charging the Republicans
with believing in the doctrine Of i'm
perialism and colonialism.
"We were surprised ourselves to
note the thought of leading Republic
ans and so if we could find out the
! real opinions of these leading Repub-
Iicans and photograph them and pres
ent them to the country, the Republic
ans of the rank and file would shrink
back in horror from the picture. How
can | tell what a Republican thinks
l have a plan: l ask him what he
thinks of jefferson and Hamilton, and
he says he thinks that Jefferson was
a demagogue, and Hamilton was the
greatest statesman that this country
has known. Go to a banquet where
the Republicans have charge and
Hamilton is the man about whom
they always speak.
JEFFERSON AND HAMILTON.
"Well, now, let US see Indifference
| between Jefferson and Hamilton and
then we will know the difference be-
tween the Republican and Democratic
party today; for if you can find out
! whom man admires you can find out
something about the man.
jefferson and Hamilton lived to-
gether. They were both great men );
they were both great thinkers. but
they did not think alike. They both
felt deeply on the subject of govern
ment, but they did not feel alike.
Jefferson believed in the people, JEFF
ferson trusted the people; Jefferson
defended the capacity of the people
for self-government, as we'll as their
right to self-government.
"What did Hamilton think? Well,
Hamilton thought there were two
kinds of people, the we'll born and the
not so we'll born, and he thought the
we'll born were born to rule and the
not so we'll born were born to be
ruled.
"Now, I wonder if the Republicans
here all belong to the we'll born class
Or do some of them come under the
| head of not so we'll born
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