Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-09-19

Lincoln has there boon any other I
movement which should appeal ns .
this qhunld appeal Co every genuine .
inrtiuct ZOO tho hetrt of every man -
generous man. And We are marching
forward Co.. fight The foes of orr day /
~ yuu cunning Co GRAND Army mem !
did in your day, ala when Abraham
lincoln D1llrd Co arms. and for tho
first uiup in ffty years Ior tho first
time since Lincoln diod. party has
arisen which be- rnrlgcd not with the
dead Issues of b7ulsbed past but
with the living issues that confront
ue. the mon and women OF this nation
today.
Morality la Politics Necessary
For generation the tendency has
hoon Co divorce politics and business
alike from morals uid to treat poll
ties as something hy Itself. not con-
ccrncd with the rcnl economic vel.
fare of the people themselves We
propose To- use the government as tho
most efficient and most powerful iu.
strumcnt Ia lifting our people. indus
traliy. and 80 propose 90 pat moral
10, into hoth politics ana business We
are not saving that ans man o. not
90 thinN of his own interest on the
contrary. We say that no mon Is ffcc
To do work in che community unless
ho does think oi his own interest ana
eft the interests OF those dependent
upon him. tuul hc cnu pull his own
weight. ho cannot nc'p pun anybody
clsc's weight We want him 90 think
of his own interests, bat Wc want
him to think at others, too. We want
the man who succeeds To- realize that
he is n fact his brthers Rocp-
er W" want the man tu whom much
has been given to realize that he must
use part ot what has been given him
Tor tho benefit OF his fellows, ana
ask You Co take the lead because YOU
won't b" doing your duty la citizens
OF this republic unless you do take
the lead. ! ask that every man think
OF himself ana his family certainly
and that hc think ot the other rtm-
HES who make uu this republic
wish every man in this community
to I,pl that h. cannot rest satisfied
us long ns girl b. worked for in
human hours cot toll ln factory az
sweat shop ask every man ia this|
country. every woman iu this country.
to feet that be- or she cannot rest sat
isiied aud comfortable lea his or her
home with his or hcr happy children
around aud free. that other children
are being worked into stunted warts
In factories, whrr" employers cOiR
their money out OF the growth OF the
children who should be- The cltisens
OF the future. | ask every man and
woman here, every man and woman
throughout this country. 20 fcel that
they have no business To- he happy ana
conirntcd IT, through no fault OF
theirs. their fellow citizens have 60
live on 70 wage which will not let them
live as an American should live. on
wage which spells misery for tho
man, misery for the woman and prob
ably crime aud vice for both
ask that those to whom much has
been given, mat those who are happy
who have their own homes, who are
getting ON wen. and see their children
growing up welt. that they feel IL inn
POSSIBLE" Co bo contcutcd. if. through
no fault OF their own. there are many
of their fellow citizens who are de-
MED the chances that they have had
\ am not asking tho Impossible. I am
nos asking mat YOU should try 10 re-
form everything 40 once. know
10 cannot Boz dono am asking mat
you realize that there is much 20 do
90 reform and that You fee, dlscou-
tented NJ you are not doing something
Df the task, " YOU are not Joining
with your follows 90 make the uoEdi-
ton of AN little bit better. and
while I ask that Of everybody. ! 1sk
10 more OF the very wealthy. of those
who are better OF. for this country
won't Dee q pleasant place FOR any OF
us 90 live, unless We make 70 fairly
good place Go live In for everybody.
NoW my friends, ! would like 90
talk Co YOU f0r three hours. I have
got so much to say ] have just merely
outlined the things Tor "hich We
stand ask you Ia support us Ia
cause of the principles tor which We
stnnds I ask YOU 20 support Us be-
cause We stand for the elementary
principles ot American citizenship, I
ask YOU Co come with MS for Il IL
through our platform that the people
can govern themselves better than ans
outsider can govern them, that II o.
their duty not Ca rest until social and
Industrial Justice On done 10 every man
and c.yrS woman within the limits
OF this great country of ours
Goodbye. take car" OF yourselves.