The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-10-12
Says Perkins is Back of
Program for a Monop-
oily Commission.
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE RECALLS
THE FACT THAT PERKINS HAD
ONCE DISCLOSED IN TEsTI-
MoNY BEFORE coNGREssIoN-
AL COMMITTEE HIS IDEAS ON
ESTABLISHING A COMMISSION
TO REGULATE MONOPOLY.

Cleveland, Oct. 11.-Governor Will
son in his campaign through Ohio to-
day discussed the Industrial commits
sion program of the progressive party.
and drew attention to what he termed
'is a very significant fact" that Geo.
w. Perkins is himself back Of the
program.
The democratic presidential nomi-
nee recalled the fact that Perkins had
once disclosed in Investigations be-
fore congress his whole thought about
establishing a commission to regulate
monopoly" He said this idea, orig
mating with the United States Steel
corporation, embodied the progressive
platform. He spoke at Canton and
Orrville today, and here tonight.
.'The vision Of the Democratic party"
which he declared haa preserved 1t 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 cere-
mony of Introduction of the Democratic
party to some of his hearers who ARE
not well acquainted with It." and after
an explanation of what he contended
were Its principles, expressed the hope
that the introduction had been succsss-
fuI.
'Tt has been here all along" he said.
s'but you weren't paying any attention.
You are just now beginning to take no
tice. because there was solid phaianx,
a solid organized rush line, between you
and the horizon. The whole horizon
was shut out from you by the towering
figures of men who held closely and firm
~ together In order to dominate the sit
uation. But now their lines are broken
q little bit of the horizon can be
glimpsed, and beyond these towering
figures you see the great resurgent mass
OF the American people; and you see
certain gentlemen, I hope modest gem
tlemen. trying to speak for them, say
ing:
tention for long time; now win you be
kind enough to listen? VIII you be kind
enough to realize what our ideals are7
VIII you be kind enough 10 open your
through dark days for . whole genera
VISION IN SIGHT.
For we would not have carried this
vision. We % could have traded; trad os we ssco could 4
have got into the game; we could have
surrendered and made terms: we could
have played the role or patrons to the
men who wanted to dominate the inter-
ests Of the country-and here and there
gentlemen who pretended to be Demo-
Gratis did make those arrangements I
f0o%n soo,1 tSe psv TGme o. them
privation. There was too little In 1t.
And you never can stand 1t unless you
have some imperishable food within you
upon which to sustain life and courage.
the food of those visions of the spirit
where q table is set before you. loaded
with paiatable fruits, the fruits of hope,
the fruits Of imagination-those invisible
things of the spirit which are the only
things upon which we can carry ourselves
through this weary world without faint
ing"
Democratic party" he exclaimed, "a
party that has come through fire. has
been purified, has been shown such err
rors as 1t has committed In past years,
and is now absolutely and enthusiastic
cally united upon progressive program,
a platform such as the whole country
now desires to see carried out That is
the new Democratic party, new because
principles in which 1t is rooted and
grounded never can grow old. This il
the party which is now being questioned
with regard to its purposes by the leaders
of parties which are either breaking up
or have not yet attained to the bone and
stnew OF manhood.
These gentlemen are saying: IF you
give power to the Democrats, you will
run into evil days. For one thing you
will have free trade All, that ancient
bogy. How long will they continue to
dress this thing of their imagination In
the old clothes of antfquated stump ora
tors7 There cannot be free trade in the
United States 50 long as the established
fiscal policy of the federal government
10 maintained. Inc I6QeTal government
has chosen throughout all the genera
tions that have preceded US to maintain
itself chiefly on indirect interest Of d.
rect taxation. ! dare say we shall never
see a time when II can alter that policy
IN any substantial degree; and there is
no Democrat of prudence or thoughtful
ness that / have met who contemplates
q program of free trade.
INTEND TO WEED OUT.
'sBut what we have been doing, and
what we intend to do, what the house of
representatives has been attempting to
do and will attempt TO do again, and
succeed. is to weed this garden of in.
dustry that we have been cultivating. II
we have been laying at the roots of our
Industrial enterprises this fertilization If
protection, we have found that the stimu-
iation was not equal In respect of all the
growths In the garden. and that thsre
are some growths which every man can
distinguish with the naked eye, which
have so overtopped the rest. which have
SO thrown the rest into destroying
shadow, that 1t Is impossible for the
industries Of the United States as q
whole to prosper under their desolating