Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-05-06
A NEW POLITICAL
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men have almost forgotten. The
things which used 70 be put into the
party platforms Of ten years ago would
sound aHtquated now. You viii note.
moreover that the political audiences
which nowadays gather together are
not partisan audiences. They are
made up of all elements and come to-
gether not 10 hear parties denounced
or praised. but 10 hear the Interests
Of the nation discussed in new terms
the terms ~ the present moment
We have SO complicated our ma
chlner' of government, We have made
u So diM.ult So fun Of amhIshcs and
hiding places. so Indirect. mat instead
.ui having true representative govern
mcnt W" have a great luettr able
jungle OF organization Intervening be-
tween the people and the processes
OF their government so that by stages
without Intending II. without being
aware Of IT, we have lost the purity
ana dlrectness of representative gov
eminent What We must devote our
selves 20 now is not 10 upsettiug our
Institutions. but o. restoring them.
Undoubtedly We should avoid ex-
element and should silence N, aema-
F"gle. The man with power. but
without conscience. could. with an
eloquent tongue, n he cared for moth
inE but his own power, pat this
whole country into a flame. because
the whole country believes that some
thing is wrong and Is eager 10 follow
those who profess TO hc able o. lead
u away from It's difficulties. But IL is
all the more necessary that We should
y" careful who are our guides. The
processes We are engaged IN are fun
damentaily conservative processes. II
your tree is diseased 1t is no reyolu-
ton 70 restore to n the purity Of its
sap. to renew the soil that sustains il.
to re-eFtablish the conditions ~ its
health. That is a process Of life Of
renewal or redemption.
There is no ground for alarm.
therefore. We are bent upon a per
fecuy definite program, which Is one
Of health and renewal
Let US ask ourselves very frank
ly what il is that needs 10 be cor
rccted. 70 sum It all up in one SEN
tence, il is the control OF politics and
or our HE by great combinations Of
wealth. Men sometimes talk as II IL
were wealth We were afraid Of. as IL
We were jealous OF the accumulation
OF great fortunes. Nothing uf the
Kind l. true, America has not the
slightest jealousy Of the legitimate
accumulation Of wealth Everybody
knows that there are hundreds and
thousands Of men Of large means and
large economic power who have come
by II all perfectly legitmatcly not
only but in a way that deserves the
thanks and admiration of the com
munItles they have served ana de-
vclopcd. But everybody knows also
that some of the mon who control
the wealth and have built up the In
dustrr Of the country seek to control
politics ana also 10 dominate the life
OF common men in a way ln which
no man should be permitted 10 doml-
nate.
In the FIRST place. there is tho no.
torious operation of the bipartisan
political machine. 7 mean tho ma
chine which docs not represent party
principle Of any kind, but which is
willing to enter into any combination.
with WGatoycr group e persons or Of
politicians to control the Offices ~ TO-
cnlltics and of states and Of the ma
tIOu tgclf Ia order tp maintains ~,