Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-05-09

new system by which TO substitute
public Tor private machinery
We have determined, IN the second
place. 10 give society command of It's
own economic life again by dcaying
10 those who conduct thc great mod.
crn opcralions ol business the pri,
Vacy and Independence that used Ia
belong properly enough to men who
used only ihcir own capital and their
individual energy IN business. We
have get out to make the process,
Of CAPITAL as opcn as The processes oI
politics. We are now going forward
upon the principle that those who
make use of the great modern accuIu
ulation ot wealth, gathered together
by the dragnci process OF the sale ol
stocks and bonds. shall be- treated as
public trustees. that they shall be
made responsible for their business
methods To the great communities;
which are. IN fact. their working part
ners that the hand which makes cor
rcction shall easily reach them. and
that new principle oi responsibility
may w I'il 'HTbHtnhil lH'll S'l u'NH''
ana operation
In the third place. We have deter
mined To- safeguard our national re-
sources M every point. realizing, a.
wc do, that We have been TOO lavish
OF them and have used them n
spcnhthrift fashion We now insisi
that our resources do not consist
merely oi forests and the power oi
great streams and the wealth that
lies hidden In the mines or merely a
the productive powers az our varied
soil but include also the lives and
health of oar workmen. of our wo
men and children The rights and
health ana prosperity of our working
men and working women and of our
children We now recognize as being
our chief national resource, and We
mean 10 safeguard thai resource OF all
others against The seliishness OF PIT
va,e use and profit We shall take
care at our forests and mines aud
water courses aud soil hut, above
all things else We shall take care Of
our people
Ia the fourth place We have made
up our minds to cut all privilege aud
patronage ont ui our fiscal legislation
particularly out of that part oi Il
which affects the tariff We have
come 10 recognize IN the iarili as IL Is
now constructed not system of pro.
lection, bui a system of iavoritism
az privilege, too often granted secret.
IS ana by subtertuge instead of open.
IS and frankly and Ie2itimatoly. and
Wc have determined to pat an end "a
the whole oi he had business. not by
hdhi} and drastic change hui by the
adoption ul an .ntir,lN new principio
JOS the reformation ct the whole
purpose OF legislation uf HAT kind
We mean that our arin legislation
h,ncciorlh shall have as It's oDj9ct
mon private profit, bus The general
public development and benefit. that
We shall make our fiscal laws not Ike
those who dole out fayors. but like
those who serve q nation
rs the same token We moan "a
oqualize as much an We can The ban
dons of taxation.
IN hricf We mean by every progres.
siyc measure suggested in such a cat.
aloguo OF purpose 10 throw omen the
gat"s uf opportunity to mankind This
was the original purpose Of America
This IL the OILY thing To which Amer
teens can devote themselves with real
confidence OF enthusiasm This /.
the Onll purpos. tAai distinguishes
as from the other nations of tho
world our whole ideal IN the new
program of progress is AN ideal OF
restoration, az reiuv.nation. of jus
iicc wrought out IN 10 working de
tails We mean to think of rights not
as opportunities 10 be selfish. but rs
ohligations to he Just We shall con
cetyc business not a. a means OF on
iaininc hu, as a means ~ serving
and We shall treat politics not as 4
game of advantage, buj as general
hopeful, cOniidcncnt. conscienliou.
icndiustment of the interests of in
diyiduals aud OF classes to one an
other