The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-03

strength that is in us before the NOM
nations are made, but when they are
made in the appointed way we will
stand shoulder to shoulder for the
republican candidates, and in this
spirit | appeal to every republican in
the state TO give his voice and his
vote to every candidate on the ticket,
whether national or state.
In conclusion allow me word with
respect to the way in which the voters
I can best accomplish their ends ii gov
eminent. Ours Is, in the main, re-
preventative iorm of organized society
/ The corr er stone of the governmental
=IstrHstITe. The potency of ,olical par
Et:cs substantially transfers the III
i fluence of the general election to the
selection of party candidates, and
therefore, if this is to be a govern
ment for the people, of the people, and
by the people, we must give every
voter the best and freest opportunity
to join in the selection OF the party
candidates.
4 Faith and confidence on the part
of the people in their representatives
are absolutely necessary to success
full administration of public affairs,
and general, participation in the Sc
lection of officers who are to make
laws and execute them must precede
party fidelity in public affairs.
/ / am deeply convinced that under
i the conditions which surround us it IS
not only wise. but necessary, to in
crease the power and broaden the OPP
4 portunity of the individual voter SEN
ators of the United States are now
8 elected by legislatures. They ought
to be elected by direct vote, and
earnestly hope that it will not be long
before Iowa will have a chance to
ratify an amendment to the consti-
tuition requiring senators to be so
elected
believe that our primary law
should be amended, not for the pur-
pose of weakening it. but for the pur-
pose of strengthening it. and giving
still more authority to the voters OF
the state in their primal capacity.
While we are waiting for the amend
ment to the constitution to allow the
people to choose their senator's, we
can closely approach the desired OBJ
ject by proper changes in the primary
law.
Better safeguards should be found in
our corrupt particles act, and the i'm
proper use of money especially should
be prevented by every prohibition that
the general assembly can devise More
and more are the thoughtful and un-
selfish students Of government reach
Ing the conclusion that In order to
make our governments better express
sions of the popular will, the voters
must have. upon vital subjects, the
power of the initiative and referend-
UNI. The government is for the peop-
pie, not the people for the government,
and there are times, when, to secure
reforms essential to their welfare they
should have the right to initiate. ap-
prove or disapprove legislation which
touches fundamentally their welfare
When all is said. we come to this
that justice is the object toward which
we are striving. It is "the sum of pub.
lie virtues" 1t is the keynote of the
world" 1t is "the greatest interest of
man on earth-the ligament which
holds civilized beings and civilized
nations together, and whenever and
wherever 1t is duly honored, there is
a foundation for social security" 1t
is "the end of government. 1t is the
end of civilized society. It ever has
been and ever will be pursued until
obtained, or until liberty be lost in the
pursuit 1t is so to act that thy
Iduty will not contradict itself If it is