The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-10-16
Which Has Led Through
Many Years.
A MAGNIFICENT WORD-P|CTURE
Of Gov. Wilson in Which He
Depicts the Hopes Of
the People.
VARDs WHICH THRILL READER


vision of the Democratic Party"
which he declared had preserved it
from alliance with and domination
by special privilege, was the burden
of an address here tonight by Gov.
Woodrow Wilson. He performed
what he designated as a ceremony
of introduction of the Democratic
party to some of his hearers who
ARE not we'll acquainted with it"
and after an explanation of what he
contended were it's principles, sx-
. pies sed the hope that the introduce
" had been successful.
at has been here all along" he
said, "but you weren't paying any
attention. You are just now be-
ginning to take notice, because
there was a solid phalanx, a solid
organized rush line, between you
and the horizon. The whole hori-
zon was shut out from you by the
towering figures of men who held
closely and firmly together in or
der to dominate the situation. But
now their lines are broken. little
Bit of the horizon can be glimpsed,
ana beyond these towering figures
you see the great resurgent mass Of
the American people; and you see
certain gentlemen-I hope modest
gentlemen-trying to speak FOR
them, saying:
eve have been waiting for
your attention for long time; now
will you be kind enough to listen?
Will you be kind enough to open
your eyes to the vision which has
led us on through dark days for
whole generation?'
~ Saw a Vision.
"For we would not have carried
this burden of evil II we had not
seen a vision. We could have trad
ed; we could have got into the
game; We could have surrendered
and made terms; we could have
played the role of patrons to the
men who wanted to dominate the
interests of the country-and here
and there gentlemen who pretend
ed to be Democrats did make those
arrangements. could mention
some of them; have known them.
They couldn't stand the privation,
There was too little in 1t. And you
never can stand it unless you have
some imperishable food within you
upon which to sustain life and
courage, the food Of those visions
of the spirit where a table is set
before you loaded with palatable
fruits. the fruits OF hope, the fruits
of imagination-those invisible
things of the spirit which are the
only things upon which we can car
ry ourselves through this weary
world without fainting.
81 want to introduce you to the
present Democratic party" he con-
tinued, "a party that has come
through fire, has been purified. has
BEEN shown such errors as IT has
committed in past years, and is now
absolutely and enthusiastically I'M
tied upon a. progressive program,
a platform such as the whole coun-
try now desires to see carried out.
That Is the new Democratic party,
new because 1t never grows old;
new because the principles in which
1t Is rooted and grounded never can
grow old This is the party which
is now being questioned with re-
gard TO its purposes by the leaders
Of parties which are either break
ing up or have not yet attained to
the, bone and sinew of manhood.
An Ancient Bogy. !
these gentlemen are saying: |
If you give power to the Demo-
Gratis, -ou will run into evil days.
For one thing you will pave free
trade All, that ancient bogy! How
long will they continue to dress
this thing of their Imagination In
the old clothes of Anticipated stump
orators? There can not be free
trade in the United States SO long
,as the established fiscal policy of [
the federnla government Is main
'tained. The federal government
has chosen throughout all the gen.
erations that have preceded US to