The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-01-16

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"My position Is this: Power comes
from the people, and as the voice OF
tue majority In our counsry is the
ruling spirit In our government, 30
the majority ofthe Democratic party
is the only ruler that know in that
party, shall ask no editor OF II
subsidized press whether shall ever
he q candidate or not.
81 shsll ask no trust magnate
whether he prefers some othe. Gun
tidate. There is only one body 10
which | shall submit the question,
and that is that great body oivo,ers
Anow Jetter than any selistyled or
constituted leaders, what they want
done fy the DGmocratic party
81 believe that the Democratic
perty enters this campaign with
splendid prospects OF victory, but |
want the Republicans TO know that
the Democratic purity will enter the
cnmpaign, victory or no victory.
Our fight In 1896 was a peIiec.ly
natural fight. For twenty. five yeas
corporate strength had been grow
'ng in this country and predatory
wealth had exerted Its Influence
in polit'cei parties. am bv-
traying liz secret when | tell you
hat the same grcat tinunclers hose
private ears carried them to the Re
puh,.tl convention came to our
eoEvenihg also, ana that the same
| linhuelces- -sonxLt1p- dominate -ho.l
parties, so that in nominating their
representatives they could then sit
back and say, They are good mon
We are safe"
They failed in our party In 1896,
and when the great struggle result
ed In the determination OF the rank
and file CT the Democratic party It
take control oi its organization, IT Ii
not strange that theIe wns u dtvie
ion Ia the party. Men were led away
VINO did not und, rstand what that
: oiyi7ion meant. They were misle
as TO what those issues were.
They thuught it was the money
question on the surface. lt wGs fal
= deeper than that ls was struggle
lnat was destined to determ,n,
whether the Democratic party VII,
to be a peoples party, true to Dem
l ocratic traditions and true to>tht
interests Of the masses, or merely al
Instrument In she hands OF orsuniz2
wealth to plumber she people OF tu
country
Il shall not forget those men who
when the name anarchist was hurie,
at Inc, arose and said: We, SOC
are anarchists, il he is an anarchist
"lt IL easy to gain courage h
climb into band wagon, It Is hard
er 10 climb into a wagon when yur
cannot tell whether Is Is 10 be
hearse or Il band wagon.
IL | desire to be classed among th
uminaries at all, ] am not u gu
g shining with naked and origins
e hight. am at best moon shinin
with light reflected from the grea,
est OF Democratic teachers, Thoma
u Jefferson. l claim no credit for ha,
ing advanced new political prime
v pie.
81 claim credit for bus one thin
e and that Is that have believed :
firmly In the things | have advoct
q ted shat nothing on earth or |
heaven or In hell could shake No.
t faith.
l. "Why have remained In polite,
Defeated? Yes. Defeated In '9f
Defeated, as far as the coun
9 goes, although l think have q SUI
d picion that there we're inaccurscie
that might have lessened the result
Defeated again In 1900, by som
i. thing like 100000 votes. Delicate
|. again In the national convention
d run over and yet alive. Now, why?
3 Every Democratic policy presen,
= ) ed In 1896 is stronger today than
] was then. Did we not denounce th
trusts In 1895 and is not our pos