The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-08-14

We can not rehhonHnly Hsk LOT
change In administration; II. however.
the voters feel that the people. as n
whole, have too little influence In shap-
ing the policies Of the government; II
they feel that great combinations Of
capital have encroached upon the
rights Of the masses, aud employed the
instrumentalIties Of government to Sc
cure an unfair share of the total wealth
produced, then We have right 10 eS-
pect q verdict against the Republican
party and In favor Of the Democratic
party; for our party has risked defeat
aye, suffered deteat-in It's effort to
arouse the conscience Of the public aud
to bring about that very awakening TO
which Mr., TAFT has referred,
Only those are worthy TO be cntrust.
cd with leadership In a great cause
who are willing TO die for It, and the
Democratic party has proven It's wOrthi-
ness by It's refusal to purchase victory
by delivering the people Into the hands
OF those who have despolled them, In
thls contest between Democracy ON the
one SIDE anu pIutofraey on the other,
the Democratic party has taken Its po.
stion on the side Of equal rights, and
invites the opposition qt those who use
politics TO secure special privileges and
governmental fsYoEitism, Gauging the
progress OF the nation, not by the hap.
plness or wealth or refinement of Il
few, but by the prosperity and ad-
vanccment OF the average man. the
nemucratic party charges the kepub.
llcan party with being the promoter 90
present Rhnsea tho opponent "ee ncces.
sery remedies aud re only bu,wnrlS of
private MONOPOLY. The Democratic par
ty ailirms That In this cnmpalpn Il IL
the only party, having Il prospcct of
success, which stands for Justice In
government and for equity In the dNi.
sion of the fruits of Industry,
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emDIov "tbe livery of Heaven" IN con.
ccai their evil purposes but they can
no longer deceive. The Democratic
party is not the enemy of any lcgltI-
mate Industry or of honest aeeumula-
tIons, II Is, on the contrary. n friend
of industry and the steadrast protector
Of that wealth which represents serv.
ice to society. The Democratic party
does not seek to annlhIlate all corpora.
tlons; It simply asserts that as the gov.
ernment creates corporations, II must
retain the power to regulate and to
control them, md that Il should not
permit any corporation to convert itself
into a monopoly. Surely we should
have the co-operatiou Of all legitimate
corporations In our effort to. protect
business aud 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 the good be made
secure.
Not Revolution. but Reformation.
Tho DenncrotIc nortv seaks mt rovo.
Iut,on but reformation. and need
hardly romtnd the student Of history
that cures ere mildest when applied at
once: that remedies increase In severity
as their applIcatlon ia postponed, Blood
poIsoulnp NAV be STONED by the loss
Of finger today: It may cost IN arm
tomorrow or life the next day. SO
poison in the body polite can not be
removed too soon, for the evils pro-
duced by It increase with the lapse Of
time, That there are abuses which
need Ia be remodied, even the Repub-
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 ! can not doubt their
readiness TO accept 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
n brief statement of the party's ideal.
It fayors "such nm administration Of
the government as will insure, as far
as human wisdom can, that each cIti
zen shall draw from society reward
with his contribution to
the welfare OF society"
Governments are good in proportlon
as they assure to each member Of so.
clety, so far as governments can, re.
t,rp onmpapaurata ,pfth tn1ividual