The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-02
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about II out loud, but we have got
to run these people: this enterprise
OF free government has to be per-
sonaIly conducted" that the people
want this or that We do not deny.
hut they do not know what h good
for them
So there are two theories Of trus-
teeship, trusteeship Of the big In
terests and trusteeship of the ma
chine. do not see my way to sub
scribe to either kind of trusteeship
Not that ] am an insurgent. because
! believe in organizations; l believe
that party success Is impossible with
out organization, but make this dis
tnction between organization ana the
machipe--organizat Is q systematic
corporation of men for common
purpose. while the machine Ii sys-
tematic cooperation of men for
private purpose l know what l am
talking about. because we have per-
feet specimen In New Jersey.
Knows the Machine.
Now know what supports the ma
chine, because | have seen them eat
out of a spoon 1t Is a golden spoon.
and / have seen the nurse that fed
them. and l have seen that nurse
absolutely impartial as between the
Republican machine and the Demo
cratic machine; and the price OF the
food. the price of the nutrition, Is
that the machine will be good. that
it will see that nothing In done that
will hurt the nurse, that nothing is
done which Will interfere with the
private understanding that Is estao-
lished in the nursery.
Now this liz our problem. We have
got to set to work now systematically
to conserve every resource and every
energy of Amsrica. We have got TO
realize that an absolute readiustment
of trade is Necessary, and that that
ss an irresistible hattering ram that
is battering at the wall OF the tariff.
The tariff Is not the question II
was generation ago. hear gen.
tiemen make speeches now who do
not know that. but 1t Is not. They
talk as II II was question or pro-
tecting us from external competition,
while internal competition keeps
prices down: and l happen to know
that there is not any internal com
petition. And | happen to know that
this great. irresistible energy Of
America Is doing mere tran 1t can
within It's own shops and limits. and
therefore II has got to be released
for the commercial conquest of the
world Say what YOU will, whether
you are abst,actly for protection or
against 1t, you have got to legislate
for the release of the energies OF
America
Then. In the newt place. there is
the whole matter of business adjust
ment. Our laws are just about a
generation heisted as compared with
economic conditions not only. but as
compared with what other advanced
nations have done to bring about ad-
fustment Progressive America Is be-
lated has lost its leadership In the
handsome compel ton TO show the
world the way out of its difficulties.
This Is the Age.
That is the problem. and that Is
the reason I say that the twentieth
century Is better worth living in than
any century that has turned up In
our recollection. and that is the rea-
son ! return with confidence to VIZ
ginia and say; you ramems er that
your mon saw such an age when this
government was set up; Is she daunt-
ed now to see another age that calls
for constructive statesmanship; has
she less vision now: has she lost
courage now: has she lost the In
domitablc integrity now that she had
them" L wonder what will happen
when Virginia sees these things With
the veil withdrawn from her eyes
She will rejoice as bridegroom com
in 7 out of his chamber; she will say:
Here Is an age TT for Virginia
again"
Now. what are We going to do about
n5
A Voice: Ehet Wilson. Applause. }
Mr.. wilson | hoped that you would
not hear that. What Is our prob
lem? First Of all, in order to move
carefully. We have got to move by
standard. have we not? You cannot
launch out and trust to the currents
You have got to have something to
steer by. You have got to knoss
whittier you are bound.
You know that curious expression
that very erroneous expression. We
have. when man has lost his way ir
a forest or a desert We say he has
lost himself. Did you ever refiec
that that is the only thing he has no
lost? He Is there. but what IL los
Is all the rest of the world. If h,
knew any fixed thing In his neighbor.
hood and knew whether it was cas-
of him. or north of him. or south Of
him, or west of him, he could steer
tf1e couIpass, ffe does not know nov
he Ia related to the universe. Now un
less you have q standard to steer by
you are lost; how would you know In
which direction to steer, and wher,
you are going: If l want to go il
. that direction, this way is not my road
] have got to know whittier ] an
bound and what landmarks to guide
myself by
Landmarks Not Lacking.
DO we lack landmarks in America
after all those ancient principle.
which we have set up like secret TEN.
plies in which to go and worship ant
compose our spirits?
- IL: the ssrss pace Ha have .ase ssa:sd
ards of liberty and equal opportunity
In the second place we have thi,
standard that the people are entitled
to a government which represent.
them, and in the third place they ar,
ntitled to governm y I by that gov.
eminent which IL In the common in
terest and not In the interest of specia
privilege.
Are OF these the temples Of libert,
in which We have worshiped? VIII
any man be charged Justly with Try,
ing to upset the institutions Of Amer,
Z iea who Works IN the spirit III the wor.
! shin OF those principles?
{ What Is libertyo You say OF q
great locomotive ENGINE that is run.
tree. What do you mean? You NEAR
, that its part are 30 assembled ane
adjusted that friction Is reduced Il
minimum. and thar 1t has perfec,
adjustment What do you mean b,
saying that boat sails free? Do yot
mean that she Ii Independent of the