The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-08-20

man." the Democratic party charges the
Republican party with being the promo
ter of present abuses, the opponent OF
| necessary remedies and the only bulwark
of private monopoly. The Democratic
party afirms that In this campaign It
! is the only party, having . prospect Of
success. which stands for Justice in gov
ernment and for equity in the division
Of the fruits Of industry.
Democratic Party Defends Honest
Wealth.
We may expect those who have com.
mitted larceny by law and purchased inn
munity 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 long,
er deceive. The Democratic party Is not
the enemy of any legitimate industry or
of honest accumulations. 1t Is, on the
! contrary, a friend Of industry and the
steadfast protector of that wealth which
represents a service to society. The
Democratic party does not seek to an.
nihilate all corporations: 1t simply asserts
that as the government creates corpora
tions. it must retain the power to regu.
] late and to control them, and that IL
should not permit any corporation to
convert itself into q monopoly. Surely
we should have the cooperation Of all
| legitimate corporations in our effort to
| protect business and industry from the
odfum 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 %.
cure. -.
Not Revolution But Reformation.
The Democratic party seeks not revolu.
| ton but reformation, and 1 need hardly
| remind the student of history that cures
han mil Ad q
remedies increase in severity as their
| application is postponed. Blood poison.
| ing may be stopped by the loss OF q I'm.
| ger to-day; 1t may cost an arm to-mor.
row or life the next day. So poison in
| the body polite can not be removed too
| soon, for the evils produced by 1t increase
| with the lapse Of time. That there are
| abuses which need to be remedied, even
| the Republican candidate admits; that
| his party is unable to remedy them, has
! been fully demonstrated during the last
| ten years. I have such confidence in the
| intelligence as we'll as the patriotism OF
| the people, that I can not doubt their
| readiness to accept the reasonable re-
| forms which our party proposes, rather
than permit the continued growth OF ex.
| listing abuses to hurry the country on to
remedies more radical and more drastic.
Our Party's Ideal.
The platform of our party closes with .
| brief statement of the party's ideal. 1t
| favors "such an administration OF the
| government as will insure, as far as hus
| man wisdom can, that each citizen shall
| draw from society a reward commensu-
rate with his contribution to the welfare
| Of society"
| Governments are good in proportion az
they assure to each member Of society,
| SO far as governments can, return CONF
mensurate with individual merit
The Divine Law Of Rewards.
There is a 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 mois-
ture, he proclaimed, as clearly as II his
voice had thundered from the clouds: Go
work. and according to your industry
| and your intelligence, SO shall be your
| reward" Only where might has over.
| thrown, cunning undermined or govern
| ment suspended this law. has different
| law prevailed To conform the govern.
ment to this law ought to be the ambi-
ton of the statesman; and no party can
| have a higher mission than to make 1t .
reality wherever governments can legiti.
! mately operate.
| Justice to All.
Recognizing that am indebted for my
| nomination to the rank and file Of our
party. and that my election must come. II
| 1t comes at all, from the unpurchased and
unpurchasable suffrages Of the American
people, promise, If intrusted with the
| responsibilities of this high office, to con.
secrate whatever ability I have to the
one purpose of making this. in fact. Q
government in which the people rule
q government which will do justice to
| all, and offer to every one the highest
| possible stimulus to great and persistent
| effort, by assuring to each the enjoyment
| of his just share Of the proceeds of his
| toll no matter in what part Of the vine.
yard he labors, or to what occupation,
| profession or calling he devotes himself