Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-08-23
DEMOCRACY MUST Be
4 WORTHY INSTRUMENT.
~,
People Trust 1t, Says Woodrow
~. Wilson, and 1t Must ~
20 Make Good.

Sea Girt, n. Woodrow Wilson at
the Little White House" at Sea Girt
is daily called upon to demonstrate his
ability as Il ready speaker
There Ia not day passes but what
he meets various delegations who call
TO assure him of their support.
In speaking of political machines to
the Brooklyn Democratic Club Cover
nor Wilson said: Machines are bad
but an organization may be very es.
sential. For instance. | have been
surrounded by an organization here ia
Now Jersey while doing my best work
~ machine uses it's political opportu
mites for the selfish ends OF its mem
beers. No members of our organization
would ever think OF doing that. Pub
lie opinion in New Jersey has drawn
the distinction. 1t has killed the ma-
chimes, and 1t is going to keep the or.
gailization going.
1T seems to me that We are stand
ing in tho presence of something high
er than allegiance to the Democratic
party. The country has been disap-
pointed In the Republican party, and it
y
That party is willing to show the way
toward those things which must be
realized.
Some gentlemen seem to find It
easy to make personalities out of poll
tics. but 1t seems to me that whenever
that Is done politics is debased. :
Men who are in search of reform
are now resorting to the Democratic
party, because. for my own part. | do
not know where ehc they will turn to
expect the results. There la no dis.
counting the strength and serviccnbil-
ity OF united party. and tho splendid
part Is that the Democratic party is
united.
Speaking seriously. nothing affords
mo more genuine pleasure than to re-
ceiVe such greetings from men In Jer-
sey who have at least tested my quail
ties. Because you have known mo
at close range ana IL you will be kind
enough to vouch for me perhaps the
rest OF the country, will be credulous
of your report.
i nave spent Il great deal of time
since l became governor of Now Jcr-
- N'ANbhihk youI, IL MHH
supposed In the old days, when the
board of guardians was in charge OF
the state. that you were all of you
disposed to give the most monopolistic
trusts of the country IL great ringing
welcome in New Jersey.
New Jersey was known as the
mother of trusts-a very troublesome
and questionable famiy-and had to
spend my time outside New Jersey as.
surfing the people of the Union that il
had not boen the fault or the disposi-
ton OF the people of New Jersey that
there We're certain gentlemen who had
undertaken to carry the Republican
party in their pockets and to admins
ter independently of The rank ard file
of Republicans in the state.
New Jersey is progressive. but the
United States is progressive. and we
have here merely delightful sample
of the people OF the United STAKES.
NOW, these people are not bent on
destroying anything, but they are bent
on setting everything in ORDER they
are bent upon Justice: they are bent
upon seeing to 1t that tho people In
general are partners of the govern
ment, as l was trying 10 show the
other day. And the Democratic purity
Is now placed under a peculiar respon-
sibility. 1t has to prove that II iB
the worthy instrument of that zeal on
the part of the people of the United
States. If 1t does not prove il now it
Will never be given another chance to
prove II. No party that proves un.
faithful to that ideal VIII ever again
be trusted by the people of America
And therefore we arc standing Mt a
turning point in our politics. We must
make good or 90 out of business. In
the vernacular, II Is case of put UP
or shut up because wordR are going
to be discounted. Nothing will be hon
ored except the actual carrying out of
such programs as sensible men may
unite In for the common benefit"