The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-10-23
THE FIRST VOTER.

begin, SO You are likely to continue.
The momentum that carries YOU in
to a party at the beginning iof your
political life is apt TO keep you in
that party unless some Convulsion
shakes you out of it. Start right
examine the principles of the par
ties and the policies which they adj
yocate. ...
There are two great organizations
in the United States, one fifty years
. cid and the other more than a
century old The Republican party
las been in power almost uninter-
ruptedly for more than half CEN
fury and under its reign abuses have
grown up which threaten the perpet-
uity of the government and Gndan-
ger our civilization. 50 great are
these abuses that the Republican re-
formers are now pointing out that
something must be done-and what
can be done? The first thing to do
is to undo the things that have been
done. and the party TO undo these
abuses is not the party which has
done them, but the party has pr
tested against these abuses and
pointed out remedies.
The Republican party has turned
the taxing power over to private In
dlviduals; It has allowed monOpO-
I lies to grow up and assume con-
troll of the industries of the Coun-
try by granting privileges by law
and by giving immunity to the large
violators of the law; the Republic
an party has permitted the fortunes
of the predatory rich to become so
large that government is corrupted,
politics debauched and business pol
luted.
The Democratic party proposes to
withdraw the taxing power from
private hands, to so legislate as to
make private monopoly impossible,
and to enforce the law without indis-
elimination. 1t proposes to protect
Legitimate wealth and punish those
who attempt to plumber the public
forp rivate gain. On which side do
you stand, young man? Are you with
the masses in their effort to restore
the government 10 its old founda-
ton and make it a government Of the
people, for the people and by the
people, or are you with the Repub-
lican leaders in their effort to per-
petuate the party in power by sell
ing immunity in return for campaign
contributions?
There are always two parties in
the country, the one is necessary
nearer the people than the other. in
this country the Democratic party
is nearer the people than the Re-
publican party. Its leaders have
more faith in the people and are
anxious to keep the government un'
der the control of the people
Take the election of the United
States Senators by the people as i
test. The Democrats want to give
to the voters a chance to elect anC
to control their Representatives il
the United States Senate. The Dem
oCratic party in the house of Rep
resentatives passed the first resOlu
ton for the submission Of the nee
essary constitutional amendment
They did this eight years before an,
Republican congress did it, Tn,
Democratic party has thrice de
lnanded this reform in its nationa
: platform. The Republican party ha
e leaders insist upon this reform ant
not done 50. Why do Damocrlti
leaders insist upon this reform an
the Republican leaders oppose i.
There can be but one answer-th
democratic party is nearer 10 tn
people than the Republican party
Young man will you stand with III
l. people or against them?
The answer to this Ques ion affect
l. your country. If you are with tn
D people, your influence be it great 0
small, will hasten their victory. ]
{ you are against the people your in
: fluence may retard this victor!
But while in the first instance it
] your country that may gain or Jos
by your action, you must remembe
that in the long run your own pc
0 siuon in politics will depend upo
your conduct. You cannot fool tn
people always. You may lead thel
astray II you dare, but they will pur
: ish you when they find you GU
, You may work for the people with
r out their recognizing 1t at :irs
: but you can trust them to discove
the character of your work and t
I reward you accordingly,-The Com