Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-08-26

man., the Democratic party charges the
republican party with being the promo
ter or present abuses, the opponent OF
necessary remedies and the only buiwark
OF private monopoly. The Democratic
party ahirms that in this campaign it
Is the only party. having a prospect of
success. which stands for justice In gov
eminent 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 1.-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 Accommodations. 1t is. on the
contrary. friend of industry and the
steadfast protector of that wealth which
represents a service to society. The
Democratic party does not seek to
initiate all corporations; ii simply asserts
that the government creates corpora
tons, ii must retain the power to regu-
late and TO control them, and that It
should not permit any corporation to
convert itself into a 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 Sc
cure.
Not Revolution But Reformation.
The Democratic party seeks not revolu-
ton but reformation, and l need hardly
remind the student OF history that cures
are mildest when applied ut once: that
remedies increase in severity as their
application is postponed. Blood poison
| ing may be stopped by the loss of a, fin-
| ger to-day: 1t may cost an arm to-mor-
| row life the next day. So poison in
] the body polite can not be removed too
! soon. for the evils produced by it 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. l have such confidence in the
| Intelligence as well as the patriotism OF
| the people that 1 can not doubt their
| readiness TO accept the reasonable re-
| forms which 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 IL
favors such an administration of the
| government will insure, as far as hui
| man wisdom can, that each citizen shall
| draw from society reward commensu-
| rate with his contribution to the welfare
| OF society"
Governments are good in proportion as
they assure to each member OF society,
so far as governments can, return COM
| mensurate with individual merit.
The Divine Law of Rewards.
There is a Divine law of rewards. When
the Creator gave us the earth. with it's
fruitful soil, the sunshine with its
warmth, and the rains with their mois-
| ture he proclaimed, as clearly as IL 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
msnt to this law ought to be the ambi-
| ton of the statesman and no party can
| have a higher mission than to make 1T a
reality wherever governments can legitis
mately operate.
Justice to All.
Recognizing that 1 am indebted for my
nomination to the rank and file of our
party, and that my election must come, lie
it comes at all, from the Impoverished and
unpurchasable SURFACES of the American
people, | promise, if intrusted with the
responsibilities of this high Office. to con-
secrate whatever ability / have to the
one purpose of making this, in fact
government in which the people rule
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
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