The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-30
WILSON DECLARES !.
TIDE IS TURNING
President OF Princeton Predicts
Early Democratic
Success.
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OPPORTUNITY FOR PARTY
Must Eschcw All Lower Personal
Objects OF Poll
OPPORTUNITY FOR PARTY

New York, March 2s.-rhe political tide
when the Democratic party must take
charge OF this country'z ahaitB 10 almost at
hand, were declarations made b. Woodrow
Wilson. president ot Princeton University
in speech az the Democratic dinner in
Elizabeth, n. j., Tonight Nr. Wilson
outlined tho character o: legislation which
Democrats should give the country 10 meet
tho present economic problems. After
stating that, he thinks 1T is possible 10
state the character we should Wish 10 give
TO legislation. he continued.
'In tho nrst place we should wish not
merely TO curb the trusts, and above all
we should not wish 10 regulate them in
such a way as VIII make them either part
uers or creatures az the government itselt.
We shonid wsh 10 square their whole ac-
tlon and responsibility with tho general
Interest.
our regulations OF public Interest must
be legal regulation, and not direct manage
mcnt.
I'm the second place It is ciearly our
duty SO room as We get the opportunity,
to take tho government out OF tue business
OF patronage. the business OF granting fay-
ors and privileges. or arranging the laws
So that this, that or the other group o.
men may make large profits out OF their
business and draw Il back 10 the Junction
OF safeguarding sights-seneral, not paru-
cuiar. rlshtg-the rights which mako not
so much for the property. which enables
small groups of individuals individuals
TO pile up fortunes, as for general stlnu-
iatlon. universal opportunity for enl!Ehs.
course, OF tariff legislation"
Policy of Patronage.
He then declared that the policy OF pro-
lection has long since. rs dealt with BY
Cpngress, ccased to be a policy OF proiee-
ton and become policy OF patronage
we are told" he continued. that the
present extraordinarily high prices OF com
modtles is due not to the tarif but 70
tho fact that we are not producing enough
TO keep up with the daily demand, and
that this lsApar,ieulariy so Win regard TO
the things We eat and have dairy need Of.
Take meat for example, and see what the
truth is. The truth ls. that the meat trust
has bean able TO control the meat market
10 such an extent that scores OF ranchmet'
have been driven out of tho chiue-raIsing
business because II was unprchtabie. The
short supply OF meat is due 10 the monopoly
| created by the meat trust II is true,
therefore that the suppy is short compared
with tho vast demand but 1t has been
| made short by the operating Of trust
unquestiouably fostercd by me legislation
OF the government.
| I'm the third place, 1t IS one OF the chief
duties of the Democratic party to Initiate
such reform, alike in local and IN Federal
government as VIII secure eoonohy' re-
| sponslbilty, honesty. fdciity.
and finally It seems to mo that II Is
| the duty OF the Democratic party 70 chai-
| lenge the people by evory possible means
| to depend upon themselves fstheF than
! upon fostering powers lodged in groups OF
! individuals.
! ain brief. our program should he gen
eral revival of popular politics, of common
| counsel. OF responsible leadership. We mus
| supply efficient leaders and cschew all the
I lower peraonai objects OF politics. !. Is a
case OF must we'll as case OF may; a
| case of necessity as well as a case OF priNi-
| lege. new day has como Men and
! m easuros arc being scrut!nized never
! before For myself, I vertically believe that
| we are upon the eve of new era of poll
| tcal liberty. when more literally and truly
| than ever before we can realize the ideal:
| of popular government and of individual
| privilege.