The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-08-16

I ships that win go the. routes they
/ want thief to go-and prefer the inter
| ests Of America in their sailing orders
+! and their equipment. Our domestie
markets no longer suffice. We need
! foreign markets. That is another force
| that is going to break the tariff down.
| is dam; For trade S reclproeai' we
cannot sell unless we also buy.
The very fact that we have at last
| takeh the Panama Canal seriously in
hand and are vigorously pushing it to-
ward conn etion is eloquent Of our re-
awakened interest in international trade
We are not building the canal ara an pour
| ing out millions upon millions of money
| upon its instruction merely to estah-
| lish a water connection between the two
! coasts of the continent important ana
desirable as that may be, particularly
| from the point o. view of naval defense.
| it is meant to b" great national high
way. IT would be a little ridiculous II
| we should build IL and then rave no
:. ships to send through I.
| There is another duty " ich the
| Democratic party has shown Itself great
| enough and close enough to the people
! to perceive. the duty of government TO
| snare in promoting agricultural indus
| trial vocational education in every way
possible within its constitutional powers.
| No other platform has given this mi
| mate vision of a party's duty. The ma
! ton cannot enjoy it's deserved suprem-
| acy in the markets and enterprises of
| the world unless it's people are given
| the ease and effectiveness that comes
only with knowledge and training Edu-
/ cation is part of the great task of con-
serVatton part of the task or renewal
| and of perfected power.
A presidential campaign may easily
! degenerate into mere personal contest
! and SO lose its real dignity and signlfl-
| cancc. There is no indispensable man
The government Will not collapse and
| go to pieces IL any one OF the gentle
| men who arc seeking to he entrusted
| with it's guidance should be left at home.
| But men are Instruments We are as
! important as the cause we represent,
| and in order to be important must real
| ly represent a cause. What is our
| cause The peoples cause" That iS
! easy to say. but what does IL mean? The
| terest whatever? Yes, but that too,
| needs translation into acts and policies.
| We represent the desire TO set UP an
| unentaugled government that can not be
used for private purposes, either in the
| field of business or In the field of poll
| tics; n government that viii not tolerate
| the use Of tie organ!zatlon or great
party to serve individual aims and ambl-
! tion of any Individual. and that will not
permit legislation to employed TO FUR
Their any private interest. 1t is great
couceution but I am free To serve il. as
you also are | could not have accepted
a nomination which left me bound TO
any man ar any group of men, No man
can be Just who is not free; and no man
| who has To show faV0rs ought to under
| take tho solemn responsibility OF govern
meat in any rank or post w WI .,,
ItHt-- " all III lilt sun etIiH pOSt VI p4
| dent Of the United States
TO be free is not necessarily TO he
wise But wisdom comes with counsel.
with the frank and free conference Of
untrammnled men united in the com
mcu interest Should I he entrusted
j with the great office of president
would seek counsel wherever it could
| be had upon free terms | know the
/ temper % the great convention which
nominated no; | know the temper OF
the country that lay back Of that con
vention and smoke through II, I heed
with deep thankfUluess the message YOU
| bring mo from IL | feel that I an aEr-
! rounded by men whose principles and
ambitions are those If true servants OF
| the people I q ark God and take cour-
/ age