The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-11-01
Sea Cirt. N. j., oct. 10, 1919.

Sea Girt, N. j., oct. 10, 1919.
TO The Voters OF Amerioai
am glad to have a opportunity TO state very
siwply and directly Why am seeking TO be eaeot-
cd President OF tho United States. feel very
dooply that this IS not ambition man should
ent tertain for his own sake. He must seek TO
serve oauso, and must know very clearly what
cause II IS he IS seeking 70 serve.
Tho cause an enlisted in lies very plain
Stotea, nov bound by the policies which have
be- 9ne characteristic OF Republican administra-
ticn In recent years Is not free to servo the
vhele people impartial1y, and IT ought to Re set
free, 1t has been tied up, whether deliberately
or rerely by unintenttonal devel opnent, with
particular interests, which have used thotr pow
or, both TO control tho government and to con-
troll the industrial development Of the country.
II must be freed from such entangl enents and al
people a whole. Until IT IS freed It cannot
undertake any programme OF social and economic
bettoraont, but must bo checked and thwarted at
every turn by its patrons and masters.
In practically every speech that make,
put at the front {. shat have to say the ques-
tion OF tho tariff and the question Of the trusts
but not because Of any thought Of party strate egy
because believe the solution OF these ques-
tions TO lie at the very heart Of the bigger
question, vhetAer the government shall be free
or not. The government is not free because IT
has granted special favors to particular classes,
by means Of the tariff. The men TO whom these
special fayors have been granite have formed
great comb nations by which to control enter
prise and determine the prices Of commodities.
They could not have done this had 1T not been for
IhV bhI4I4s NO party LheToIoFe, Wh1cn does not
propose TO take awey these special favors and
prevent monopoly absolutely in the markets Of the
country sees even much the most elementary
part OF the method by which the government is
TO be set FREQ.
The control to which tariff legislation has
LED, both in the field OF politics and in tho
field Of business, is what has produced the most
odious feature Of our present political situa-
tion, namely, the absolute domination Of poger-
ful bosses. Bosses cannot exist without busi-
ness alliances. with them politics IS hardly
dtsttnguishable from business. Bosses maintain
their control because they allied with men
who wish their assistance in order to get con-
tracts, in order to obtain special legislative
edvantage5, in order to prevent reforms which
will interfere with monopoly with their en-
1oyment Of special exemptions. Merely as polit-
ical leaders, not backed by money, not supported
by securely intrenched special interests Bosses
would be entirely manageable and comparatively
powerless. By freeing the government, there
fore, we at the same time break the power of the
boss. He trades, he does not govern. He ar
ranges, he does not lead. He sets the stage for
what the people are to do he does not act as
their agent servant but their director,
For him the real business Of politics is done
under cover.
The same means that Will set the government
gree from the influences which nov constantly