Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-08-21
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Only those are worthy to be entrust-
ed with leadership in a great cause
who are willing to die for it, and the
Democratic party has proven its WORTH
ness by its refusal to purchase victory
by delivering the people into the hands
Of those who have despoiled them. In
this contest between Democracy on the
one side and plutocracy on the other,
the Democratic party has taken its po
sition on the side Of equal rights. and
Invites the opposition of those who use
politics to secure special privileges and
governmental favoritism Gauging the
progress of the nation, not by the hap
pineSS or wealth or refinement Of Il
few, but 'by the prosperity and ad-
vancement Of the average man." the
Democratic party charges the Repub.
lican party with being the promoter Of
present abuses, the opponent Of neces-
sary remedies and the only bulwark of
private monopoly. The Democratic par.
ty affirms that IN this campaign 1t Is
the only party, having a prospect of
success, which stands for justice in
government and for equity in the divi-
sion Of the fruits Of industry.
Democratic Party Defender Of Honest
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 to
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 legiti-
mate industry or Of honest accumula-
tons. 1t IS, on the contrary, a friend
Of industry and the steadfast protector
OF that wealth which represents a serv-
Ice to society. The Democratic party
does not seek to annihilate all corpora
tions; 1t simply asserts that as the gov
ernment creates corporations. it must
retain the power to regulate and to
control them, and that 1t should not
permit any corporation to convert itself
into n monopoly. Surely we should
have the cooperation Of all legitimate
corporations In our effort to protect
business and industry from the odium
which lawless combinations of capital
will, IL unchecked. cast upon them.
Only by the separation Of the good
from the bad can the good be made
secure.
Not Revolution, but Reformation.
The Democratic party seeks not revo-
hutton but reformation, and l need
hardly remind the student Of history
that cures are mildest when applied at
once; that remedies increase in severity
Us their application is postponed. Blood
poisoning may be stopped by the loss
| Of finger today; 1t may cost an arm
tomorrow or life the next day. So
poison IN the body polite can not be
removed too soon. for the evils pro-
duced by 1t increase with the lapse Of
time. That there are abuses which
need to be remedied. even the Repub-
lican candidate admits: that his party
Is unable to remedy them. has been
fully demonstrated during the last ten
years. / have such confidence In the
intelligence as well as the patriotism
Of the people, that can not doubt their
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
brief statement Of the party's ideal.
1t favors "such an administration of
the go, >rnment as will insure, as far
as human wisdom can, that each citt
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
clety. SO far as governments can, a re-
turn commensurate 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
moisture, He proclaimed, as clearly as
II His voice had thundered from the
clouds, go work, and according to
your industry aud your intelligence, SO
shall be your reward" Only where
might has overthrown. cunning under
mined or government suspended this
law. has different law prevailed. To
conform the government to this law
ought to be the ambition Of the states
man; and no party can have a higher
mission than to make 1t q reality wher-
ever governments can legitimately op-
crate.
Justice to All.
Recognizing that l 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 un-
purchased and unpurchasable suffrages
Of the American people. l promise, II
entrusted with the responsibilities of
this high office. to consecrate whatever
ability I have to the one purpose Of
making this, in fact, a government in
which the people rule-a government
which will do Justice to all. and offer
to every one the highest possible stim-
illus 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 vineyard
he labors. or to what occupation, pro-
fession or calling he devotes himself.
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