The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-06

Voice Of the People
Woodrow wilson. Democracy.

Ao the Euitor OF The Times DlsDa tCh !:
two articles of much interest to me-. q
son of Virginia. One was the news
article arr from Fairfax. telling how Car
Ter Ter 81 3. attacked the political ma
on Wilson In the West"
heaning me report OF Mr.. GLASS;
s5;is n. at Fairfax. | note that Virginia
Old machine OF thirty years ago, isn't
II? Mr.. Glass says the "machine, ire
vented the legaiization of primary cleo
lions and the enactment of laws 10
taxes You criticize M tSrv Wil soi,
tor advocating tho initiative and refer
e eianan: w, We had the same kind OF
adopted the initiative and referendum:
and the Oregon machine was Just az
corrupt, as the political machine Of
p ief or Illinois. By using the
referendum to veto legislation we IN {
Want and tho initiative to get leglsla-
llon we do want. we have put the
naehlno out OF business. Reactlonury
mary election law and a good corrupt
PRACTICES act; hut Oregon voters went
TO the ballot box and enacted those
laws for themselves lll'I5Y
| The old political bosses. who ron-
troi,ed the machine and thus con-
trolled our politics and our State and
local to governments. dislike the lnitia
sulphuric. The business OF the Old n,a :
crime was to insure the people agnins,
r sMrn aa ; government; and It's in
me oregon machine like all Other
political machines in this country, was
FINANCED FINANCED by the railroads and orhrr
ieges and want moro OF them: Ina,
nave the taxing power and wish te
s Keep ina power The special privilege
o oos,e ions. agree with, you in OPP
TOT they know that representative gov
e is poison to corporation gov
You speak OF Governor Wilson'S i'm
possible views On tho Initiative, refer
si!dum and recall. Why "impossibie',,
W, W1o ,iit, Wilson does indorse those
ponticai tools-;-eXcept that he is MOI
ffonyinced OF tho wisdom of recall FOL
1udges--and those Democratic tools Of
government arc in actual( satisfactor,
i uSe i In several States and In more tnar
| views Indicate political "miasma." yo,
take tho position or Aldrich, Joe Car.
non, Depew. LorIncr. Boss Cox, Apostle
o,moot, rom Carter. of Montana, an(
mere no difference between the Demo.
eralc party and plutocracy? There Is
! wlGe dtference between democrac,
| DO you mean what YOU say when w,
W your readers that Woodrow VII.
| sSms inuorsement OF the initiative. ref.
eIenoum and recall Is merely dds
| temper. INTO which no has grown sud
Denly" and when you cypress the nopc
mat ne VIII grow out OF that "dts.
.cmper IN time for the National Dem
Goerailc Convention next year? YOU
Words carry the meaning that Goyeyno,
wilson has suddenly and thought sssl,
lndorsed something that he may witt
egnal suddenncss and lack of tn 5us Nj
ara ndon. or else that he Is Temporarily
nsane and you hope no will Secpvel
ms sanity before tina summer 81 1912
Pr csidoncy. Do you think he rs n MAJ
70 recani or evade In order to gal
votes? How could yoh support such /
Woodrow WiiEon's mind Is wide =. q,
70 any truth, whcther,it .'ba a truti
announced In national platform ia,
poiitiea, effect. or q Frea9 Imorai truth
tcause 1t may interfere with campaign