Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1912-11-01
ssa oirt. y. j., oct. 70. lala.

Sea Girt. n. j., oct. 10, 1919.
TO the Votera Of kEsrtsai
Sa glad 20 have an opportunity 10 state very
simply and directly Why I'm seeking 20 be elect
ed Pres tdent OF the United States. fesl very
deeply that this is not IN ezhi tion Ean should
enter- ain for HIS esn sake. He-nsst-sesA to
serve a cause. ana must knoW very clearly what
cause Il Is ne Is seeking to serve.
THIS cause / EN- enlisted in lies very plain
TO my eVn vieN: The cOvernneut OF the United
States as bound by she policies which nave
become olzaraotsrtstic Of Republican administra-
ttoa IA recent years. is not free to serve the
whole peppls iHpsrt tally, and 1t ought to be set
free. Tt has been tied up. whether deliberately
or neN Nsss ~ 81 lint ont onsl development, with
partie lar interests, which have used their pov-
er, both to control the government ana to con-
troll the Industrial dsvel opment OF tho country.
II mist be freed fron such entepgl ements and al
1iances- INT til 1t is fresd. 1t cannot serve the
people a vhoLe. Until ii IS freed, IT cannot
undertake any programme OF social and economic
bettern5nt. but must be checked and thwarted at
every turn by its patrons and n9sters.
In practically every speech that make,
put az the front Of what I have to say the ques-
tton e tho tariff and the question OF tbs trusts,
but not because OF nny thought OF party strategy,
because believe the solution OF these quea-
tions TO lie at the very heart OF the bigger
question, whether the government shall be FREQ
or not. The government is not free because u
has grGut S9 spec1al favors to particular olasse9
by Hcsns Of the tariff. The men TO whom these
special faVors have been granted have Termed
great cont nations by vhioh TO control enter
prt5e and dotGrm1ne the prices OF CoumodlI1eSs
They could not have done this had it uot been FOR
the fsrt r. Go party, therefore, vAioh docs not
propose to take away those spguIal favorS oad
prevent uonop5ly absolutely in tho markets Of tho
country sees even 80 much as the most elementary
part Of the method b. which the government is
20 be set free.
The control to vhioh tariff Legislation has
led, both ia the f4eld OF politics ana in the
field oe business, is what has produced the ncot
cd tous feature Of our preseat political sttua-
tion, namely, tho absolute domination OF poger-
ful bosses, Bosses cannot exist without busi-
ness Alltenoes. With them po1it1os 80 hardly
distingal shable fron business. Bosses maintain
thetr control because they are allied With men
who wish their assistance in ordsr x get con-
treets, In orc sr to obtain special legislative
advantages, In order to prevent reforms Vhtoh
Stll interfere With monopoly or with their en-
joyment OF opectsl exempt Ions. Eerely as polit~
4oal leaders, not backed by money, not supported
BY securely tntrenohed special inter ost5, bosses
would te entirely manageable and comparatively
poWerlesa, By freeing the government, thers-
Toro, we sc the sans s.me break tho poEer OF tho
boss. lie 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 oct as
their agent or servant, but as their director,
For hin the real business Of politics is done
under cover,
The same means that VIII set the government
free from the influences which nov constantly