Evening journal., 1908-08-12

cratic party: for our party has risked
defeat-aye. suffered defeat--in its EFFORT
TO arouse the conscience Of the public and
bring about that very awakening TO which
Mr.. Taft has referred.
"only those are worthy to be entrusted
with leadership IN a great cause who are
willing to die for It, and the Democrats
party has proven its worthinoss by Its re-
fusal to purchase victory by delivering
tho people into the hands OF those who.
have despoiled them. In this contest be-
tween democracy on the one side and
plutocracy on the other, the Democratio
party has taken It's position on the side
OF equal rights. and invites the opposition
OF those who use politics to secure special
privileges and governmental favorfdsm.
Guaging the progress Of the nation. not
by the happiness OF wealth or Refinement
Of a few, but by the prosperity and ad-
vancement OF the average man" the
Democratic party charges the Rspubiican
party with being the promoter OF present
abuses. the opponent OF necessary Perns-
dies and tho only bulwariS Of private mo-
nopoly. The Democratic party affirma
that IN this campaign It Is tho only party
stands for justice in government and for
equity in tho division OF the fruits Of in
dustry.
I'VE may expect those who have COM
mitted larceny by law and purchased I'M
munlty with their political influence. to
attempt TO raise false issues. and to EN-.
ploy the livery Of Heaven to conceal their
evil purposes. but they can no longer de-
ceive. The Demecratic party is not the
enemy OF any legitimate industry or OF
honest accumulatons. Il Is. on the cona
trary. a friend OF industry and the stead
fast protector OF that wealth which repre-
sents service to society The Demo-
cratic party does not seek 10 annihiiate
all corporations; II simply asserts that
as the government creates corporations, II
must retain the power TO regulate and to
control them. and that It should not per-
NIT any corporation 10 convert itself into
a monopoly. Surely we should have the
cooperation Of all legitimate corporations
in our effort 10 protect business and In
dustry from the odlum 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.
'"rhe Democratic party seeks not revo-
luton but reformation. and need hardly
remind the student OF history that cures
are mildest when applied at once; that
remedies increase in severity as their ap-
plication is postponed. Blood poisoning
may be stopped by the loss OF a finger
to-day; It may cost an arm tomorrow
OF a life the next day. So poison In the
body polite can not bo removed too soon.
for the evils produced by Il increase with
the lapse OF time. That there are abuses
which need 10 be remedied, even the Re-
publican candidate admits that his party
Is unable 70 remedy them. has been fully
demonstrated during the last ten years
have such confidence in the intelligencs
!, as well as the patriotism Of the people
that 1 can not doubt their readiness t
! accept the reasonable reforms which GU
party proposes. rather than permit tn
continued growth OF existing abuses q
hurry tho country on TO remedies NOR
radical and more drastic"