Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-08-14
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Other Issues Will Be Discussed Later.
shall the people ruler repeat. Is
declared by our platform 10 be the
overshadowing question. and rs the
campaign progresses, shall take occa-
Sion to discuss this question as II man.
ifests itself in other issues: Tor whether
we consider the tariff question. the
trust question, the railroad question.
the banking question. the labor ques-
ton. the question OF imperialism. the
development OF our waterways. or any
other OF the numerous problems which
press for solution, we shall find that
the real question involved in each is.
whether the government shall remain
mere business asset OF favor seeking
corporations or be an instrument i'm
the hands of the people for the ad.
vancement OF the common veal.
Democratic Party Has Earned Com
fdenee.
IL the voters are satisfied with tho
record Of the Republican party and
with Its management OF public affairs
we can not reasonably ask for
change In administration: IL. however.
the voters feel that the people. IS a
whole. have too little influence in shap-
Ing the policies OF the @.rnment: ff
they feel that great combinations of
capital have encroaehed upon tho
rights of the masses. aud employed the
Observation-Disclosures OF government TO So.
cure an unfair share of the total wealth
produced, then we have a right to ex.
pect a verdict against the Republican
party aud In favor OF the Democratic.
party; Tor our party has risked defeat
aye, suffered defeat-in its effort to
arouse the conscience OF the public ard
to. bring about that very awakening 10
which Mr.. Taft has referred.
Only those are worthy to be entrusb.
ed with leadership in a great caus, !.
who are willing to die for IL. and Tn.
Democratic party has proven it's WORTH,
ness by Its refusal to purchase victory
by delivering the people into the hand
OF those who have despoiled them. In
this contest between Democracy on he
one side and pIutocracy on the oS,c-.
the Democratic party has taken It's no.
sition on the side of equal rights. and
Invites the opposition OF those who use
politics to secure special privileges ant,
governmental fayoritism. Gauging the
progress OF the nation, not by the hap
piness or wealth or refinement OF y
few, but by the prosperity and ad.
vaneement of the average man." the
Democratic party charges the Repub
lican party with being the promoter O:
present abuses, the opponent of neces-
sary remedies and the only bulwark OF
private monopoly. The Democratic par
" affirms that In this Champaign IL Is
the only party, having a prospect O!
success, which stands for Justice I'm
government and for equity in the dIyi-
sion of the fruits OF Industry.
Democratic Party Defender of Homes.
Wealth.
We may expect those who have COM
mitted larceny by law and purchased
immunity with their political influence.
to attempt TO raise false issues. and 10
employ ''the livery OF Heaven" to con.
ceal their evil purposes. but they can
no longer deceive. The Democratic
party Is not the enemy OF any Iegiti.
mate industry or OF honest accumula.
TONS 1t is, on the contrary, n friend
or industry aud the steadfast protector
or that wealth which represents a sery.
Ice TO society. The Democratic party
does not seek TO annlhllate all corpora.
lions; IL simply asserts that as the gov.
eminent creates corporations, II must
retain the power to regulate and to
control them, and that IL should not
permit any corporation to convert itself
into a monopoly. Surely we should
have the cooperation OF all legitimate
corporations In our effort to protect
business and industry from the odlum
which lawless combinations OF capital
VIII. IL unchecked. cast upon them
Only 10y the separation OF the good
from the bad can the good he raIe
secure.
Not Revolution. but Reformation.
The Democratic party seeks not revo-
lution hut reformation. and need
hardly remind the student Of history
that cures are mil,lest when applied al
once: that remedies Increase ia severity
as their application Is postponed. nlood
poisoning may be stopped by the loss
OF a finger today: It may cost an arm
tomorrow or life the next day. ST
poison In the body polite can not d,
removed too soon, for the evils pro
duced by 1t Increase with the lapse oi
time. That there are abuses which
need 10 be remedied. even the Repub.
iican candidate admits; that his party
Is unable 10 remedy them. has been
fully demonstrated during the last ten
years. | have such confidence in the
intelligence as we'll as the patriotism
OF the people, that can not doubt theii
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
a brief statement OF the party's ideal
Ii favors ''such an administratio of
the government as Will insure, as fan
as human wisdom can. that each citi
zen shall draw from society a reward
commensurate with his contribution to
the welfare of society"
Governments are good in proportion
as they assure TO each member OF so
ciety. SO far MS governments can, Il re
turn commensurate with individual
merit.
The Divine Law of Rewards.
There is 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