Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-07-19

, control of some great Industry and
| who by means of this control are
/ able to reach their hands into the
pockets of 10000, 900 people and by
fixing arbitrarily the price OF that
| which they sell and which the peo-
Pile must have are able to gather a
reward larger than they earn
The democratic party is not eN-
pecting to bring the millennium
through a democratic administration
| Those who represent that party un-
derstand that governments are admin
| istered by human hands and that alt
| things mans hands touch do not at
| tain to perfection. We do not eN-
pect our nation will be free from fault
when it is entrusted in the hands of
those who cali themselves democrats,
But it is the purpose of those who are
called democrats to secure a better
adjustment of rewards of service and
they believe that this can be done by
restoring the government to the an
cient doctrines They believe IL can
be done bv making 1t more responsive
to the will of the people and II you
Will read that platform through you
viii find that there are several specific
reforms that are asked for. one, for
direct vote Of the people Why is that
desired? In order that the same may
be the servant of the people; i'm order
that its representatives may speak for
the people and reflect the sentimnt of
the people IT desires reduction of
expenditures. Why? Because the peo-
pie who pay the taxes are oVerburden-
ed and the appropriations are larger
than they ought to be II desires the
10,
Why? Because we believe that the
present system lays too large n por-
tion of the burden upon the struggl-
ing masses and collects too small a
part from those with large fortunes
and large incomes and the income tax
Is suggested not as a thing that is
certain to bring absolute Justice. but
as a thing that win lead TO nearer
approach to Justice in the distribution
of the burdens of government
"And so ! may take uD different
blanks and show YOU how they are all
tending to one end. one purpose ana
that Is to make this government Just
to the whole people. But | have tax
en- as my text the last clause of the
platform because it presents in few
words that which is presented more
literally in other planks Our aim is
to adjust the rewards of society to the
people honestly and see that every one
will feel that there Is something to
strive for The best way to make
people strive is to assure them that
their rewards will be proportionate to
their endeavor and We are anxious
that the American people shall have
the highest possible inspiration to
great endeavOr We want them to
have the assurance that when they
have given to the world the best they
have that the world will recognize
their effort and | have taken your vo
cation, your calling, as an illustra
ton have wondered why teachers
of this country would go year after
year and vote to turn the nation over |
to exploitation by great trusts and pri- |
vate monopolies when the teachers
themselves are so poorly paid for the |
great and important work they are |
doing.
''T am not here to make n speech. I /
am here to acknowledge the cordial |
greetings you have brought here. I
will say to you In conclusion that |
convinced as 7 am that our platform |
does present the best solution of pub |
lie questions now possible. while ! am |
convinced that its purpose Is the most |
equitable, more equitable than the !
purpose expressed in the republican,
platform and while I am anxious that
we shall have the support OF as many |
as possible, II would not be fair to
YOU if | did not say ! am much more
anxious that each one of you should |
do what is right as YOU see it than
what ! think is right. We are all
apt to err in judgment. We can not
ask others to examine the founda
tions Of their beliefs without being
willing to do 80 ourselves and earnest |
as l am, my highest desire is that you
shall study every question and that
when you have studied these questions
each one of you will follow the die
tates Of conscience and judgment; |
that when the election is over you will !
feel that you have done your duty to
your country and given your country
the best YOU have"
Tonight Mr. Bryan attended n dim
ner given to the visiting newspaper
correspondents hv Colonel r. j Ric- |
ards at the Lincoln hotel.