Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-05-06
American People Are Not
Pleased to Have Founda.
tions of Stable Government
MOlested.
PRESENT STATUTES ARE
JUNGLE OF LEGISLATION
Speaking Before Knife and
Fork Club in Kansas City,
Candidate Makes Stirring
Defense of Democracy
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Kansas CITY, Mo. MaV 4 The
chiei interest IN the bauqlct OF the
Knife and Fork club held here last
night was the speech bl Woodrow
Wilson of New Jcrspy who was the
guest of honor.
MI Wilson said a. part
There ean be no mlstaking the
fact tina, We are now race to face with
political changes which may have 4
very profound cfieci upon our polil
teal life Those who do not UNDER
stand The impcnding change arr
afraid of IT, Those who do under.
stand II know that II is not process
OF revolution. but "A process ot rcstu.
ration. rather. In which there H. as
much healing a. hurt There are
strain aud peril, no doubt. in every
process OF change, bu' the chief peril
comes from undertakmg IL in the
wrong temper II lies not In the
change itself 50 much as in the meth
od OF some oi those who promote II.
II Is noteworthy circumstance that
In proportion as the people oi the
country come 10 recognize what II les
that renders them uneasy aad wha,
II is that Is proposed by way oi reior.
nation they lose their tear and take
on q certain irresistiblc enthusiasm
The American people are naturally
"A conservative people They do nor
wish 10 touch The stable foundations
OF their llfe; they have reverence
for the rights of property and the
rights OF contract which Is based up-
on a long experience In free life In
Ia
quire property as they pleased and
bind themselves by such contracts n
suited them. No n1hcr people have
ever had snch freedom IN the estab-
lishment of personal relationships or
property rights They do not mean to
lose this freedom or 10 impair any
rights AZ all. but thcy do ieel that a
grea, many things In their economic
life and In their political action an
out of gear The, have been cheated
by their own political machinery.
They have been dominated by me
very lnsttumentaities which thcy
themselves created IN the field nj in
dustrlal action The liberty OF the
individual is hampcrcd and impaired
They desire. therefore. not a revolt
'ion not cutting loose from any
part oi their past. but "A read iustmen
of the elements at their lifc. "A re-.
consideration OF what II L. just To dc
ana equitable tu arrange In order thar
thgy may b. indeed free. may indeel
make their own choices and live thcii
own life unduminated, uaafraid IN
suspicious, confident that they will b,
served hV their public men and tha'
] tho IsffAI.aasa ..t th.tr a..
mcnl will bring 20 them Justice and
! timely reform
What We are Witnessing now l. nor
80 much a coallIc, OF parties rs q con
| tost OF ideals, @ struggle between
/ those who. because they do not under
! stand what Is happening. blindly hol,
on 10 what j. and hose who. becaus
! they do see the real questions OF the
! present and OF the future Ia u cloar
| revealing light. know that there mus
| be sober change hnow ,ha' progress
I none the less active and determined
! because /; l. sober and lust. rs neces
sary Tor he maintenance Of our ins,.
tutions and tho rectiticatiOn of out
life In both the great national par
! Ties there are men who feel this ar
| dor OF progress aud of reform. auo
| IN both parties there are men who
| hold bach. who struggle 10 restrain
1 change, who do not understand II o'
! who have reason "a fear II l'ndOubt
| cdlN the prcscp moment Offers
! greater and larger opportunity 10 va,
| Democratic party Than Ia the Rcuuh
! liCul parN hul his IL not bceau-,
/ there are not men IN the Repuhlicai
| partN who have devoted their Who'll,
! intelligence and energy Ia necassarl
reform, bur because the Democrat
! party as a whole is treor TO move a.,
10 ACT than the RepuDlican is aud B.
! held back by smaller and waakel
| body ot rcpr 'scntatives oi IN. thing
that are and has been
W. generally sum M what a.
mean nA the r'uctionarN turcrs u
! >Pcpkitg of them ~ embodied in th
| Interests iiut that We do not mrn|
the legitimate hut the illeeiiimat. n
trrcsts thusr which have not adjust
| 'd thcms"N,~ O." the public iniereSl
| those which an, cllnging to their vest
! ed rights as bulwark against ia
adjustment which H. absolutely nee
"ssarN ii ti,y are tn h" servants an
not MASTER, of The public. Tho chic
political fact of The daS j. ihui th
| Il RspublicpI paty is more CLOSELY "a
Sicd with th,,r interests thnp th
/ Democratic parity This cirDum
stanc, constitutes The opportunity q
the Democrats Taoy are ivcc Go ao
ana tu move in the right direction
ltf th.y Win but accept the rcspons
0nn md th, leadership Thc Dem
| ocfutl, uHrtN is moro iu eAy.,.tlf
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