Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-05-06
A NEW POLITICAL
ERA A-.GOV.V|LSON
REFORM BY RESTORATION RATH
IlR THAN by REVOLUTION.
HAS PROMISING features
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Political Machine.
ny Associated Press


Kansas City. May 5.--Woodrow
Wilson, governor of New Jersy, in
speech before the Knife and Fork
Club Of this city tonight, declared that
Il new political era, promising much
for the welfare Of the nation, was
now upon the American people. The
movement is one of reform marked
by progress Of restoration rather
than that of revolution. he said.
THE work of reforming present
conditions is confined to neither polit-
ical party" the speaker said. Both
parties being we'll represented. the
efforts at reform as well as in the
obstructive practice of rcactionaries.
The Democratic party is not so close
ly attended with the reactionary
forces, the interests, as is the Repub-
lican party, however. Therefore. the
Democratic party is better able to
serve the people in the process of res
toration," the governor said.
There can be no mistaklng the
fact that we are now face to face
with political changes which may have
a very profound effect upon our polit-
teal life Those who do not under
stand the impending change are
afraid Of It. Those who do understand
It know that It is not a process of
revolution, but process OF restor-
alton, rather, in which there is as
much healing as hurt. There are
strain and peril, no doubt, in every
process OF change, but the chief peril
comes from undertaking II in the
wrong temper, II lies not I'm the
change itself so much as I'm the meth
Cd OF some OF those who promote t.
IT is n noteworthy circumstance that
I'm proportion as the people of the
country come TO recognize what it Is
that renders them uneasy and what II
IS that is proposed by way Of reforma-
ton they lose their fear and take on
certain irresistible enthusiasm.
THE American people are naturally
a conservative people They do not
wish to touch the stable foundations
Of their life; they have n reverence
for the rights OF property and the
rights Of contract which Is based upon
long experience in free life in
which they have been at liberty to
acquire property as they pleased and
bind themselves by such contracts as
suited them. No other people have
ever had such freedom I'm the estab-
lishment Of personal relationships or
property rights. They do not mean to
lose this freedom or to impair any
rights at all, but they do feel that n
great many things In their economic
life and In their political action are
out Of gear. They have been cheated
by their own political machinery They
have been dominated by the very in
strumentalitles which they themselves
created In the field Of Industrial ac-
ton, The liberty Of the individual is
hnmpered and impaired. They desire
therefore, not revolution, not u
cutting loose from any part OF their
past. but a readjustment OF the ele-
ments OF their life, reconsideration
Of what II IL Just to do and equitable
10 arrange In order that they may be
indeed free. may indeed make their
own choices and live their own life
undomlnated unafraid. unsuspiclous
confident that they will he served by
their public men and that the open
processes OF their government Will