The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-10-28

wholesome business impossible They
are analyzing them without fear or
favor, and they are seeking rene
dies which viii meet them
It is worth while TO note that the
chief representatives OF the progress
siye political thought Of the country
are the men who are hard students.
who always 90 into debate furnish
ed from top to toe with the facts Of
the case they are discussing: thai
their speeches are not inflamed with
rhetoric, but bristle with veritable
facts They are seeking adjustment,
accommodations of interest The,
make startling stateme~ts but they
seldom propose startling changes in
our law They merely propose so
Der regulation They are fightint
not business, but monopoly not
prosperity but the determination by
limited bodies of men Of the form
which our prosperity shall take They
cannot be silenced They cannot be
shunted on one side They are
speaking the opinions and conyic-
tions of the people Once entrusted
with authority, they will accomplish
their objects with the self-posses-
sion and moderation of statesmen
and patriots
But where are they? What is their
organization or success? What pros
pect have they of controlling the
affairs of our states and of the Ma
ton? We act by parties and must al
ways do so Parties are but organi-
cations of men of like conviction and
purpose, for common objects They
cannot effect the necessary concert
unless they join themselves in unit
ed cooperative bodies The only
organization now at the disposal OF
the progressive thought OF the coun-
try is the democratic party There
are thousands of progressives nom
inally in the republican party, ana
they are led by men Of extraordi'
nary ability and equipment. But
they are in the minority in their own
party They are not in control OF
it's organization They cannot use
it to accomplish their objects. They
are thwarted by its leaders. The
democratic party on the other hano,
is in control Of its progressive ele-
ments: stands nearer the people and
the facts than does the republican
party as an organization. 1t is ready
and free and determined to act Its
counsels have been accumulated
to the circumstances and needs of q
/ new age 1t is no more radical than
! the progressive element of the re-
publican party Its radicahsm, hke
theirs, consists simply In the detes
, rnination TO face realities and devis
Q suitable remedies. remedies Wnc
! | VIII heal, noe exasperate; remeai
l. which VIII quiet existing distempe
S, and furnish business with IT'S OF
sc conceivable permanent basis
basis of universal confidence. 1t
he capable of common counsel, beca'
81 it is united, and by common coun
,d it will unquestionably produce
ne programme of action which
~ bring In a new era OF quietude n
IL prosperity.
y Things cannot so on as they ar
+ and only the democratic party
| ready to alter them Its leaders com
from every quarter OF the country
are in touch with conditions OF ever
kind; are keenly aware of the care
full accommodation which are nee
essary if a whole nation is 10 be
properly served have the points OF
view of populations of many kinds,
living in many circumstances. Are
not these the conditions of progress
and enlightened achievement?