The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-06-20

SENATOR LODGE. PERMANENT CHAIRMAN
lars. We both. it q, trse. have "a DIS.
ana % history. hut we treat those pos
sessions very differently They Wish
to Keep the.r past q profound rct
We seek hy an mean, I'D publish ours
90 The world n we refer to thai- his
TORY they charge us. With c..mnv
We regard ours. truthful ANA unlI~
t'rfel. as our greatest glory. To th.
youth ~ the country they say. ~JuGge
as solely hy cur undiscovered future
We SAY, Read our record. judge u, d.
our past and our Present. and from
these learn what we are. what we lav-
been and what We mean 10 be- Recall
the cries which have sounded from rha
l.- NJ these two parties during fhc last
half century. ON the one side--Slav,.
~. secesslon. rcpud.ation of the pu. ID,
dep-. tar money. free trade. free Sil .,..
Tie overthrow Of the courts ANA GOV
eminent euucrship~
ON the Republican side" Free soil
free men. tAe Union. the payment az
The debit honest money. protection @.
American industry. the gold nlus-r,
the mailtenauce Of law. OF order and o.
Tie court, ana the government rc1l.a
ton Of great corporations" The OLD
sh.Nuolcths OF the Democrats ara to lat
t-n -ui-4phs ~ policies which ar. I...,!
ana damned They serve ONLY to rc.
mind Us OF dangers escaped or TO- warn
as of urrl- % be- Stunned. Tho n.rri.
cries ot the Republicans have been the
watchwOrds OF great causes They toll
Of victories won and triumphs taS,as
They are embodied in the laws lna
mark the stepping stones hy which -h-
republic has risen 10 ever greater
Aei-nts 0f power aud prosperity
II IS the hpse size Of private for-
tunes. thr vast extent and power of
modern combinations II capital. m1de
possible 10y present conditions. which
nave brought upon us in these :. ter
years problems portcnt0us in their lss-
iiiics ana Threatening not only orr
social and political welfare but even
"ur PERSONAL freedom 81 they az. not
boldly met and wisely solved.
The great body Of the American 200
pic. neither very rich nor very poor.
,'' honest the thrifty. the hard work
Tag. the mcn and women who earn aod
ave. have no base envy. no fauan,
ha.rrd % wealth. whether individual o-
corporate. u IL has been honestly
gained and Is wisely and generously
employed With sense OF responsibility
- 'l' uuD Erf this great body Gr
our people. by habit and Instinct auAc.
wisely conservative. these people who
arc the bone aud sinew Of our country
and upon whom its fortunes and it,
safety rest began to observe with deep
alarm the recent manifestations OF the
new economic conditions. More and
more they came 90 believe that these
vast fortunes and these,husc combina-
'ions Of capital were formed and built
up by tortuous and dishonest means
and through cynical disregard OF the
very laws which the mass OF the PEG
| pie were compelled to obey. They
began 20 fear that political power was
being reft from their hands and put
into the possession OF ti'o money hold
ers, that their dearest rights were IN
danger. thai thels hopes OF success and
advancement were cut of by business
systems which they could not under.
stand, but by which the individual was
sacrificed and held down.
An Orinous Unrest.
To those who looked beneath the