Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-08-29

government to grant. under the guise
of taxation. to any class Of citizens or
to any member Of society special priv
Icges which are not granted to every
other class and to every other member
OF society.
The social condition which we call
Democracy and which finds it's avenue
OF expression at the polls through our
party is unaIterably opposed to special
privilege. whether granted by the law
or seized by ruthless ambition. 1t is
true the mother of all special privilege
Is the high protective tariff. All who
voted the Democratic ticket at the last
presidential election were unalterably
opposed to this system Of unjust taxa
ton. and sufficient number OF those
who voted the Republican ticket were
likewise convinced of its niquity
to make an overwhelming majority
against IT. Save favored few. all
were agreed that relief to II greater or
less extent. should be afforded to the
people from the unjust exactions Of
this system All knew that we could
not educate people Of America indis
criminateIy enlarge their views of
life and happiness and then by the high
cost of living deprive them OF their
pleasures without making of American
life Il Seething caldron Of discomfort
Theoretically speaking, therefore. the
majority of votes. having put party
in power upon a platform pledged to
relieve the people of these burdens, has
been ruling under constitutional lin,
itations But this Is not so. Imme
diately after the election the minority
became the majority in the sense that
1t assumed control of legislation with
reference TO special privilege. All the
members OF the Democratic party and
all the protesting members Of the Re
publican party have been I'm the minor
ity when 1t came to counting votes
where the count liked the cost of living
1t may be said that this Ia mere acct
dent Of politics, II single illustration.
and that 1t will not occur again. But
1t is no accident 1t is only one of
many illustrations. 1t simply discloses
the utter folly of man remaining a
member of a party when the party
policy ceases to voice his inner spirit
The Republican party does not recede
now from its protective theory. Its re-
turn to power will mean again the
rule OF II minority. and the theoretical
idea of Democracy will continue to be
the practical aristOcracy of special
privilege i'm this country
Easy For tho Voter.
The voter who cannot satisfy him
self this year Ii indeed censorious
Eliminating the verbiage of platforms,
taking their substance and viewing
the candidates placed on them. the
production Mt home and abroad should
be eQualiZed to the manufactures of
this country and who wants an oil
garchy to rule may vote the straight
Republican ticket: the voter who be
lieves In similar protective theory.
but who prefers to an olirHrchy that
the president shall he the state, may
vote the Progressive ticket; the voter
who believes this government should
be turned into socialism may vote
the Socialistic ticket; the voter who
thinks that church and state are not
separate In America and that the PEG
pie have right to settle religious
questions and to determine by ballot
what is good and what Is bad may
vote the Prohibition ticket. and all
those who insist that 1t Is not the bust
ness of government to equalize the
cost Of production at home and abroad
to the manufacturer until it equalizes
the difference in the purchase price to
the consumer at home and abroad
who believes that the only equaliza
ton justitiable In our government is
the equalization of opportunity, who
thinks that public office Is public
trust, who does not believe that dis
gruntled and defeated politicians are
genuine reformers and who think that
reforms are not born with sore toes
may vote the Democratic ticket.
respectfully urge all those who are
opposed to special privilege to ally
themselves this year with the historic
Democracy. the cornerstone of whose
editice is the Declaration of Independ
ence and the keystone of which is the
Golden Rule At Baltimore it proved
its right to be, because there it arose
and by Its proposed policy met the
needs and wants of n people Am |
to be met with the statement that re
suits like those of the past four years
might Just as we'll have been produced
under Democratic supremacy: This
| deny. The kingdom of Democracy.
like the kingdom of heaven, is within
us, 1t comes not by observation. II is
II living, growing, vital principle II is
ms essential to the life OF the man who
IL II Democrat rs pure mir or pure
blood The power To resist lying Is not
in the mouth but in the heart of Il man
His power To resist larceny and muir
der Is not in his fingers. Democrats.
Ike poets. are born. not made They
are born with the fixed unalterahle be
? linf tbut Cad mazda nj man NOT Sam,