The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-10
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heart beat the pulse Of sympathy Tor
the rights of men as strongly as IL
ever heat In any breast, who SAID,
.sWhat are you to say Of man with
the best Intentions IN the world. with
the. ssssxt patriotic purposes WAY
nevertheless acts In a way that wli
make his convictions Intellectual
What are you to say OF him VINO In
this year. when making his party
ssyyts.e ,*ieisbesatsiy4seh guxes the IN :
str,lmenfafity which will not now
work to accomplish our purpose The
regular Republican leaders are not
ready because they do not know nov.
The new party has aot yet been maoe
ready for anything in particular. And
there Ii arf old indomftable organi-
cation tina, cannot be frightened or
discouraged which now offers ITSELF
for the service OF the nation ! De-
teye that / can predict the choice
tbat my fellow -countrymen will make
hecatye America Is practical ana
hard headed. and votes are not meant
10 be sentimentafly used We do
mt vote for the Satisfaction OF Sot-
ing / take Il for granted--for 1t ~
not. 30 far as my experience Woufo
s,1tw,- tsfeaSHFa&s,a sensation W e
vote because we believe that vote to
be our contribution to a particular
vital force working through the minds
and hearts Of the people OF the Ihited
States.
Therefore. ] am very mucn more
Interested In this part OF the cam
paigp than am even in the eventual
act on the 9Th of November. III -
a great deal more Interesting, great
deal more vital, to stand face TO race
and frankly discuss the public inter
ests than II is for each OF us 10 20
~ a particular booth and where no.
hoa,, looks on cast his secret ballot.
The real business OF politics Is trans
a.t.a 4, rooms like this. 1t ought
To be transacted In a great many more
rooms. Big numerously attended
meetings ara very nne for the shar-
sny OF great impulses and common
symuathtes. but the real business OF
1o,,tics is done where little groups
~ pecple come together and inti-
nately match their minds, collecting
at night In the schoolhouses. in neigh
horhood conferences. In which men
really lay their minds bare to one
another.
III Won would look what makes the
treat river M II nears the sea, you
must travel up the stream. You must
aty trr tfstc, the hills AMI ~hack. Into
the forests and see the little rivulet*,
the little streams. all gathering in
hidden places to swell the great body
of water in the channel. And 50
with the making N public opinion.
Back In the country on the farms.
In the shops. in the hamIen, IN the
homes. oil. cities. in the schooihouses
where men get together and are frank
and true with one another. there come
trucking down the streams which are
to make the mighty force OF the
river. the river which Is to drive all
the enterprises or human life. subse-
uuently to emerge into the great COM
mon sea OF humanity.
am interested more In exploring
the stream than am In trapersing
the ocean. / want to see where all
the force comes from, and 4 shall
consider It my privilege to challenge
my fellow citizens TO get together and
think these things out. II they will
think them nut frankly ana for them
selves. pledge myself to accept with
satisfaction the result which they reg
ister on the sth day Of November.