The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-08-31

leans. Our common interests are as
broad rs the. continent | speak to
you here In Kansas exactly as | would
speak in New York OF Georgia, for
the most vital problems are those
which affect us all alike. The national
government belongs to the whole
American people, and where the
whole American people are interested.
that interest can be guarded effective
ly only by the national government
The betterment which We seek must
be accomplished, believe. mainly
through the national government
The American people are right In
demanding that new natiopalism with
out which We cannot hope To deal
with pew problems. The new nation
alism puts the national need before
section OF personal advantage. II Is
impatient Of the utter confusion that
results from local legislatures at
tempting 10 treat national issues as
local Issues. 1t is still more impatient
of the impotence which springs from
the over-dlvlsjon of the government
powers, the Impotence which makes
II possible for local selfshness or for
legal cunning, hired by wealthy Spe-
cial lntorcStSn, TO bring national ac-
tivltieS TO deadlock. This new ma
tionallsm regards the executive power
as the steward of the public welfare.
1t demands OF the judiciary that 1t
shall be Interested primarily IN hui
man welfare rather than In property.
Just as IL demands that the represent
ative body shall represent all the peo-
pie. rather than any one class or soc.
tion OF the people
believe in shaping the ends OF the
government to protect property "A
well as human welfare Normally
and in the long run, the ends are the
same, but whenever the alternative
must be faced | am for the men and
not for the property I am fa; from
Understanding the value of diyi-
dends, but rank dividends below Id,
man character | know well that the
reformers must not bring upon the
people economic ruin. or the reforms
themselves viii so down in the ruin
But we must be ready to face en-
porary disaster. whether or not
brought on by those who VIII war
against us to the knife Those who
oppose all reform will do we'll TO re-
member that ruin IN It's worst form is
inevitable il our national life brings
us nothing better than swollen 10Y
tunes for the few and the triumph In
both politics and business OF Sordil
and selfish materlalism
IL our political Institutions were per
feet they would absolutely prevent
the political domination of money in
any part OF our affairs. We need to
make our political representatives
more quickly and sensitlyely respon-
siye to the people whose servants
they are More direct action by the
people in their own affairs under prop
er safeguards is yitally necessary. The
direct primary is a step in this di-
rection if 1t is ASSOCIATED with a cor
rupt practice act effective to prevent
the advantage of the man willing
recklessly and unscrupulously to
spend money over his more honest
competitor 1t is particularly import
ant that all moneys received or eX"
pended for campaign purposes should
be publicly accounted for not only af
ter election but before election as we'll
Political action must be made simp-
ler. easier, and freer from confusion
for every citizen. | believe that the
prompt removal OF unfaithful or in
competent public servants should be
made very easy and sure in whatever
way experience shall show to be most
eXpedient In any given class Of cases.
One OF the fundamental necessities
in a representative government such
as ours is to make certain that the
men to whom the people delegate
their power shall serve the people by
whom thy are elected. and not the
special interests | believe that every
national officer, elected OF appointed,
should be forbidden to perform any
service or receive any compensation
directly or indirectly from interstate
corporations, and a similar provision
could not fail to be useful within the
states.