, 1908-08-12


ment of the average man." the demo.
cratic patty charges the republican
party with being the promoter of pres
ent abuses, the opponent of necessary
remedies and the only bulwark Of pri-
waite monopoly. The democratic party
afirmB that in this campaign 1t Is the
only party. having q prospect oflsuc-
cess, which Islands for justice in gov
ernment and for equity in the division
of the fruits Of industry.
Defender Of Honest Wealth.
We may expect those who have com.
mittei larcency by law and purchased
immunity with their political infiuence.
to attempt to raise sfalse issues, and to
employ this livery Of Heaven to con
ceal their evii purposes, but they can
no longer deceives The democratic
party Is not the enemy OF any legitf
mate industry or OF honest accumula-
lions. 1t is, on the contrary q friend
Of industry and the steadfast protector
of that wealth which represents a SER
vice to society. The democratic party
does not geek to annihilAte all corpora-
tons; 1t simply asserts, that as tho
government creates corporattonB, 1t
must retaiasthe power to. regulate and
to- control. them, and that 1t should not
permit any corporations to convert
itself into = monopoly. Surely we
should have the cooperation Of all lie.
climate corporations In our effort to
protest business and industry from the
odium which lawless combinations of
capital win, II unchecked; cast upon
themls Only by thea separation, Of the
good~fRom the bad can the good be
made secure.
Not Revolution But Reformation.
The democratic party seeks not re-
volution but reformation. and l need
hardly remind the student Of history
masess chen applied q.
once; that remedies increase; in sever
ity as their application Is postponed.
Blood poisoning. may be stopped by the
loss of a finger today, 1t may cost an
arm tomorrow OF q. life the next day.
So poison In the body polite q not be
removed too soon, for the wells pro-
duced bysit increases With the Iapee Of
timdf' That there are abuses which
need to be remedied, evenathe republi-
q candidate admits that his party.
Is unable to remedy them, has been
fully demonstrated during the last ten
years. l have such confidence in tho
intelligence as well as the patriotism
Of the people that i can not doubt their
readiness to accept the reasonable re-
forms which party proposes, rather
than permit the continued erowthl Of
existing abuses to hurry tho country
on to the remedies more radical and
more drastic
His Party's ideal.
The platform of our party closes
with a brief statement Of the party's
ideal. It 'fayors such an alministra,
ton of the government as will Insure,
as far rs human wisdom can, that each
citizen shall draw from society are
ward commensurate with his ,contribu.
tions,to the wellfare-of society"
Governments are good in proportion
as they assure to each member of So
ciety, so far as governments can. q
return commensurate with Individual
merit,
The Divine Law 81 Rewards.
( There Is q divine law OF rewards,
When the Creator gave Us the earth,
with,its, fruitful sell, the sunshine. with
Its warmth. and the. rains with their
moisture, He proclaimed. as clearly as
II HIS voice had Numbered from the
clouds. go work and according to
your industry and your intelligence. SO
shall be your reward Only where
might has overthrown, cunning under.
mined or government suspended this
law. has q different laW.prevaEed. To
conform the governmsni to .thae, law
ought to be the ambition OF the atates-
misston thanSto make 1t . reality wher-
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