Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-04-15
STATE THE CREED
wilson S SLOGAN
NEW Jersey GOVERNOR ON
oKIGIITS or THE PEOPLE"
DEMOCRACY NOT A THEORY
Cannot sion Altogether ON jefferson
Must Get Down 10 the puca-
tious Of the Day.

indianapolis, Ind April l4.-urg-
ING the Democratic party TO state us
icrocd in the concrete and define clear
ly the especial forms OF privilege II
declares against IN a general cam
pnlgn "fur the rights of the people
Governor woodrow Wilson OF New
Jersey .u Am address 20 the NauonH
Icapur of Democratic clubs here set
forth the objects of the party ~ ne
beucy,d they exist and should ID"
stated. Governor wilson said In part.
1--WE are fond of speaking of our
selves ms party of Jefferson ana
Jackgon. not because We are "A party
Of old men. rcmluisccnt OF things
gone by and IN love with what mas
been. but because We are parry
touched wl;h the ideals which made
these men great whose names we re-
cali with such reverence ana enthu-
,iasm. because the breath OF our
partys ifc rs IT, utter faith In me
principles Of Democracy. II IL lts
devotion to the rights Of the people
Of whatever class or degree as against
all claims of privilege, ns against al
selfish yost,d interests which seek con
troll instead of freely serving the NE
and development of the nation
ut Is so far from being "A party
Of mere rcminiscence, party Whlch
tries 10 dra the country back to pol
hics which belong TO another time
to the circumstances of another age
that Il is, above all others, "A young
manls party heouuse a party OF move
ment, OF rcadiustment, "A party that
presses toward the future with un-
shaken faith, with uuVaVerlug con-
udence and ever renewed hopes and
nFpirluous for the principles OF
freedom, which are none other than
the principles of opportunity, the
principles OF men not made, but ON
The make, struggling from achieve
mont 10 achievement IN a free eNer-
else Of their powers
These things are embodied In JEFF
fcrson, the thoughtful, philosophical
penetrating thinker for mankind and
IN the rugged Jackson, who seemed to
cut his way toward the right 10y
rough instinct and the mere energy
of an honest indomitable natures,
nnd SO we $50 embodied In them the
two sides Of Democracy, Its thought
fulness lts vision OF hope, It's conf
dence in tho progress and liberation
q mankind, and linked with thes'
ts force ns OF the common people
us abounding energy outside as wei
rs within tho field of cultivated
thought.
Democracy is not moro theory
Of government 1t is an energy of lift
dwelling I'm the rank and file, inter
prctcd once and again by great lead
Prs but not confined to their private
cult and understanding. It's blood Is
the blood of the people. It's pur'
poses are the purposes shared boy AL
mankind. ltn hopes are the hopes OF
all rational civilization.
This IL the day upon which We
utter our creed and renew our Views
1t bchooves us to ask ourselves what
our creed is, and 10 answer the Ques'
tlon without subuety or sophistica-
ton In the plain terms of everyday
Me We must state our creod in the
concrete, not In the abstract Oui
thoughts run back, of course 10 IN,
great Declaration Of Independence,
which Jefferson gave MS but we can
not gtop wish that The Declaration
gf lndcpendencc ala not mention IN,
questions Of our day. It Is mor,
startluy point for our thoughts
Is Of no CONSEQUENCE 10 us unless W,
can translate fits general terms int,
examples OF tho present day and sub
,titutc them I'm some vital way TO
the examples itself gives, eo concrete
20 intimately involved I'm the circum
,t9ucta of the day IN which II WA
conceived and written. u is am emf
u,nlv practical document, meant 10
'hr use of rrucucal men: not a the
.Is for philosophers hut whip 10
ur.ute. not "a theory uf government
bun program of action. Unlcss v
cam translate u into questions of on
own day. we are not worthy OF A. w
lrc not sons or the hr,s who o.te
I'm response to its chqIcnCc,
"Wo say that We urc against priv
Ucrc and for the rights of the pc,