Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-01
SOME GREAT TRUTHS

MIR. CLIFFORD PlNCHOT in the
WI address which he some time ago
A'A delivered to the Roosevelt club
of st. Paul expressed some truths so
well that they deserve to be partic-
ularly called to the attention of the
people cf this country. Mr.. Pinchot
said:
1.-The alliance between business and
politics is the most dangerous thing
in our political life. 1t is the snake
that we must kill. THE SPECIAL
INTERESTS MUST GET OUT OF
POLITICS, OR THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE WILL PUT THEM OUT OF
BUSINESS. THERE IS NO THIRD
COURSE.
Because the special interests are in
politics we as a nation have lost con-
fidence in congress. This is a serious
statement to make, but it is true. 1t
does not apply, of course, to the men
who really represent their constitu-
cnts and who are making so fine a
fight for the conservation of self
government. AS soon as these men
have won their battle and consolidated
their victory confidence in congress
will return.
But in the meantime the people of
the United States believe that as
whole the senate and the house no
longer represent the voters by whom
they were elected, but the special in
terests by whom they are controlled.
rroo,y l,o1ia,,a CO because thew have so
often seen congress reject what the
people desire and do instead what the
interests demand. And of this there
could be no better illustration than
THE protest against politics for rev.
enue only is as strong in one party as
in the other, for the servants of the
interests are plentiful in both. In that
respect there is little to choose be-
tween them.
Differences of purpose and belief
between political parties today are
vastly less than the differences within
the parties The great gulf of division
which strikes across our whole people
pays little heed to fading party lines
or to any distinction in name only.
The vital separation is between the
partisans of government by money for
profit and the believers in government
by men for human welfare.
when political parties come to be
badly led, when their leaders lose
touch with the people, when their OBJ
ject ceases to be everybody's welfare
and becomes somebody's profit, it is
time to change the leaders,
"a new life is stirring among the dry
bones of formal platforms and arti-
fetal issues. Morality has broken into
politics. Political leaders, trust-bred
and trust-fed, find it harder and hard
er to conceal their actual character.
The brass bound collar of privilege has
become plain upon their necks for all
men to see. They are known for what
they are and their time is short. But
when they come to be retired it will
be of little use to replace an unfaith-
full public servant who wears the col
lar by another public servant with the
same collar around his neck. Above
all, what we need in every office is free
men representing a free people.
THE motto in every primary-in
every election-should be this; No
watch dogs of the interests need apply.
THE old order standing pat in dull
Misunderstanding of the great forward
sweep of a nation determined on hon
esty and publicity in public affairs is
already wearing thin under the cease
less hammerinJ of the progressive on
set. The demand of the people for po-
litical progress will not be denied.
Does any man not blinded by personal
interest or by the dust of political dry
rot suppose that the bulk Of our peo-
pie are anything else but progressive?
If such there be let him ask the young
men in whose minds the policies of
tomorrow first see the light.
THE people of the United States de-
mand a new deal and Il square deal"
After reading the above it is well to