The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-22
DEMOCRACY MUST DE
I WORTHY INSTRUMENT
People Trust It, Says Woodrow
Wilson, and It Must
Make Good.

MAKE 0OOu.
Sea 0irt, N, J.-Woodrow Wilson q
The Little White House" at Sea t'!s
ID daily called upon to demonstrate Mo
ability az q ready speaker.
There II not day passes ous VIVA.
be meets various delegations WHO ca"
To assure him of their support
In speaking Of political machines 70
the Brooklyn Democratic club cover
nor Wilson said: Machines are oao'
but an organization may be very eo'
sential For instance, have been
surrounded by an organization hero IN
New Jersey while doing my best WORK
A machine uses its political opportu'
mites for the selfish ends Of it, mem
bers. No members OF our organization
would ever think Of doing that. Puo'
lie opinion in New Jersey has drawn
the distinction. It has killed the ma
chimes, and it n going to keep the or
ganization going.
1T seems to me that we are stand
ing in the presence Of something n'gn'
or than allegiance to the Democratic
! party. The country has been disap
pointed In the Republican party ana IL
is turning to the Democratic party.
That party is willing to show the way
toward those things which must Do
realized.
Some gentlemen seem to find II
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. 40
not know where else they will turn to
expect the resulta- There Is no dis
counting the strength and serviceabil-
, ity Of a united party, and the splendid
part is that the Democratic party 10
united.
Speaking seriously, nothing affords
me 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 me
I at close range and II you will be kind
enough to vouch for me perhaps the
rest OF the country will be credulous
Of your report
II have spent a great deal Of time
since 1 became governor Of New Jers
sey defending your character. It was
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 monopolis-
tic trusts in the country q great ring
ing welcome In New jersey.
New Jersey WAS known az the
mother of trusts very troublesome
and questionable family-and had to
spend my time outside New jersey A.
surfing the people Of the Union that It
had not been the fault or the dlsposi.
ton Of the people Of New Jersey that
there were certain gentlemen who had
undertaken to carry the Republican
party In their pockets and to admins
ter Independently Of the rank and dle
Of Republicans in the state.
New Jersey 10 progressive. but the
United States IL progressive. and we
have here merely a delightful sample
Of the people Of the United State.
Nov, 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 it that the people in
general are partners Of the govern
ment, a. I was trying to show the
other day. And the Democratic party
10 now placed under peculiar respon-
sibility. It has to prove that It is
the worthy instrument Of that zeal on
the part OF the people Of the United
states- II it does not prove It now It
viii never be given another chance to
prove it. No party that proves I'M
faithful to that ideal will ever again
be trusted by the people Of America.
And therefore we are standing at
turning point in our politics We must
make good or go out Of business, In
the vernacular. it 10 q case Of put up
or shut up because words 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"