Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-08-12

lican party with being the promoter OF
present abuses. the opponent Of neccs-
sary remedies. aud the only bulwark OF
private monopoly. The Democratic par
~ aflrms that In this campaign Il Is
the only party. having a prospect Of
success, which stands for justice In
government ana .rcr equity In the dlvi-
sion OF the fruits OF industry.
Democratic Party Defender Of Honest
Wealth.
We may expect those who have CON-
mitted larceny 10y law and purchased
Immunity with their political influence.
to attempt To raise false issues, aud TO
employ ''the livery OF Heaven" TO con-
ceai their evil purposes. but they can
no longer deceive. The Democratic
party Is not the enemy OF any legiti.
mate industry or OF honest accumula.
tons II Is, ON the contrary, n friend
OF industry and the steadfast protector
OF that wealth which represents serv-
fee to society. The Democratic party
docs not seek To annlhllate oil corpora
lions; II simply asserts that rs the gov
eminent creates corporations, Il must
retain the power TO regulate and to
control them, and that II should not
permit any corporation TO convert itself
into monopoly. Surely We should
have the cooperation OF all legitimate
corporations In our effort 10 protect
business and Industry from the odium
which lawless combinations OF capital
will. II unchecked. cast upon them.
Only by the separation OF the good
from the bad can tho good be made
secure.
Not Revolution, but Reformation.
The Democratic party seeks not revo-
luton but reformation. and need
hardly remind the student OF history
that cures are mlldest when applied at
once: that remedies increase In severity
as their application Is postponed. Blood
poisoning may be stopped by the loss
of finger today; II may cost an arm
tomorrow or n life the next day. So
poison In the body polite can not be
removed too soon. for the evils pro-
duccd by IL Increase with the lapse OF
time. That there are abuses which
need TO he remedied. even the Rcpub-
lican candidate admits; that his party
Is unable TO remedy them. has been
fully demonstrated during the last ten
years. have such confidence In the
intelligence as well as the patriotism
OF the people. that I can not doubt their
readiness to ncccpt the reasonable re-
forms which our party proposes. rather
than permit the continued growth OF
existing abuses TO hurry the country on
to remedies more radical and more
drastic.
Our Party's Ideal.
The platform OF our party closes with
brief statement OF the partys ideal
II favors "such an administration or
the government as Will Insure, as far
as human wisdom can. that each citl
zen shah draw from society n reward
commensurate with his contribution TO
the welfare of society"
Governments are good I'm proportion
MS they assure TO each member OF So
ciety, 80 far ms governments can. u re-
turn commensurate with Individual
merit
The Divine Law Of Rewards.
There is n Divine law of rewards.
When the Creator gave us the earth,
with Its fruitful soil. the sunshine with
its warmth, and the rains with their
moisture. He proclaimed, as clearly as
IL His voice had thundered from the
clouds. go work, and according TO
your Industry and your intelligence, so
shall DO your reward" Only where
might has overthrown, cunning under
mined or government suspended this
law, has different law prevailed. TO
conform the government TO this law
ought TO be the ambition Of the states
man; and no party can have a higher
mission than to make IL n reality whcr-
ever governments can legtimately OPP
crate.
Justice to All.
Recognizing that | am Indebted for
my nomination to the rank and file of
bur party, and that my election must
come, II Il comes at ALL from the un-
purchased and unpurchasable suffrages
or the American people, promise. II
entrusted with the responsibilities OF
this high office, to consecrate whatever
ability l have to the one purpose of
making this, In fact, II government In
which the people rule-a government
which Will do justice TO all. and offer
to every one the highest possible stim-
illus to great and persistent effort. by
assuring to each the enjoyment OF his
Just share OF the proceeds OF his toll.
no matter In what part of the vineyard
he labors, or to what occupation. pro-
fession or calling he devotes himself.
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