Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-10
THE ISSUES

n
X, dodge the Issues. That they are
~ preparing to follow this course
is evident. But we cannot anticipate
success for them unless Democrats
avoid the issues which Republicans
dodge and we cannot believe they will
be guilty of such folly. Fierce political
battles have been fought in the United
States on questions of high protective
tariff. low tariff or no tariff, and on
free coinage of silver. The contest
this year will be greater more bitter.
more significant. 1t will get nearer
the heart of humanity. The political
battle must be fought over HUMAN
r GIFTS. Ha re the men, women and
children of the United States EQUAL
RIGHTS to life, liberty and the pursuit
If the people have those rights, let us
have the question determined in the
negative once and forever. Why insult
heaven and degrade manhood by keep
ing up a farce? If they have, let us
see to it that men in federal office are
moved by human impulses and humane
If the people have these rights, let us
see to 1t that we elect a government
which will have the heart and the will
and the mind and the power to enforce
those rights, and make Americanism a
living, moving, breathing masterful
force in this land, instead of a pallid
lay figure in wax.
So accustomed have we become to the
supremacy of dollar-marked interests,
so effectively has Hannaism been al
through them influence the social and
political life of the nation, that 1t is
difficult to- make some people realize
that plea for constitutional principles
is not a plea for dangerous radicalism.
The policeman who recently arrested
a Socialist orator because he made
'incendiary' quotations from the
Declaration of Independence was no
worse than many good people who hold
positions of responsibility and even of
responsibility and trust in the COM
munity. Americanism had never been
allowed to become a part of this over
officials life. When he was at school
he may have read about the Boston
structed as to the great principle be-
hind the tea party and all other demon
STATIONS with which the fathers were
forced to assert Americanism, despite
of threats from London Tories and
New York merchant princes" who
saw nothing but ruin to TRADE If the
rebellion" were allowed to gain head
way. "Starve, confound you, starve,
you mischief makers" said good con-
servative AMERICANS, born and bred
in America, to the regiments of Wash
ington's command. And they starved,
at Valley Forge.
The same anti-American forces
which STARVED GEORGE WASH
INGTON during the winter of dread
when the cause seemed lost, animate
many political Tory laundering dun
derheads who hold power and COM
mand money in the United States to-
day, and the same incredibly selfish
folly which almost KILLED the little
patriotic army is still a strong force
in the country created by the will pow
er and perseverance of the ragged
Revolutionists," and is trying to de-
stroy a great army of American chill
dren, to KILL them mentally, morally
and spiritually if not physically. But
tt G: it is eve.- killing them physically
is a fact which may be proved.
They look up with their pale and sunken faces.
And their look is dread to see,
For they mind you of their angels in high
places,
with eyes turned on Deity.
How long" they say, how long, cruel
nationl
VIII you stand to move the world on child's
heart
Stine down with mailed heel its palpitation,
And tread onward to your throne amid the
mart?
Our blood splashes upward o our tyrants,
And your purple shows your path;
But the child's sob curseth deeper in the silence
Than the strong man in his wrath"