The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-21
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 -1 ~~-s---~-~~- to inc people's rule and in favor or aristicratic sway It is time TOT us 'o remember that democracy is not sys- tenn of government. Indeed defhoc- rncN may find it's expression Tn any one of numerous systems.
 The rule of the people Is not essen . tialIv rule by the people. By their votes. even when democracy has un- folded to full manhood suffrage, the people may have a monarchical form of government The peoples rule does not depend upon the number or votes nor necessarily upon the system or government under which they vote Good or bad government must go pack to good or bad citizenship, to intelli- gent or ignorant, to honest or dishon- est. electors I venture the assertion that if the electoral franchise were now granted to all the citizens of Russia, the Little Father would again De crowned in Peters city
 American democracy in its purity was intended to mean, and l believe does mean, something more than Vot- ing, something more than selecting or ficers. Like the sunlight, we cannot see it, yet we cannot see without it, Ana like the sunlight, 1t has not only pathed this republic in sea of beauty and glory but it has warmed and nur- tured every fruitage planted in the gar den of universal brotherhood.
 American democracy does not de- pend upon caste or creed or condition, upon race or color, upon wealth or poverty, upon success or failure. But unerringiy, 1t does depend upon the inner life of the individual citizen. II is an inspiration and an aspiration. IL does not always depend upon the ticket which man votes. It does depend all ways upon the motive back of the ballot.
 "The historic democratic party of America had it's inspiration ana us aspiration In the life and conduct of its great founder It is time now to have a perfect concept of that democracy for in recent years, we have divided ourselves into three classes and the classification has been made not by the heart -throbs of men but by their social condition. We have those who are immeasurably rich and who are looking for more, and we have those who are unutterably poor and who are growing poorer. Between these ex- tremes, we have a great middle class, living well and reasonably content eN- cept for the uncertainty of not know ing whether they are to rise into the first class or sink Into the third
 Many have assumed that only the un- utterably poor and those sinking into that class were democrats, and that the inmeasurably rich and the climbers were republicans. But these divisions have not been logical 1t was not the outward and visible which marked the inward and spiritual of Thomas Jefferson. Born of the bluest blood in the Old Dominion, and accustomed as gentleman, scholar, diplomat an6 statesman, to all the lux urics of his generation he was the man who declared that all men were created equal and that all were endowed with certain inalienable rights, such as life liberty and the pursuit of happiness Even to his dying hour this seeming aris- tocrat had not a single heart throb which was not in unison with the heart throbs of his fellow men His great opponent in statecraft sprang from lineage sc lowly as to be unknown With none of the. advantages of either fortune or lam iIy, Hamilton believed in hanging or l.rinces favors and in catering to the chosen few.
 What Campaign Will Do
 At it's best human nature is weak. The cares of the world and the deceitful- ness of riches ofttimes stihe generous impulses. Great crises are necessary to aken many men to their sense of duty. It wag because l thought crisis to be at hand thas four years ago l made the statement that so per cent of the people of Indiana were democrats at heart even though they did not know it. l now en- large that statement and declare that so Der cent of the entire country believe in the historic democracy of Thomas Jeffer- son. This campaign is going to rid the democratic party Of every man who does not believe in It's principles and Is going to aGd toethe party's ranks, hope every man who does believe in them.
 Men have allowed their personal in- terests. ambitions and prejudices to sway their political conduct and consequently this great body of American citizens. thinking alike and feeling alike at heart. has never been united under one ban ner to fight for the common rights of common humankind. The strength of those determined to give every man his chance in life, unhampered and unaided by legislative enactment, and to strike down every species of special privilege ;nurng to the benefit of few: of those like minded in their view that govern ment is a necessity and not a luxury, and that business should have Its large opportunity for success but that this gov erninent was made for men, not eorpor- ations: for principles. not interests. and of those with sufficient courage and for iitude 10 drive the money changers from the temple of our national life, has been Impoverished by assertions due 10 per- sonal interests. ambitions and preiudices.
 This campaign calls upon some for jus fice, upon others for charity upon all for patriotism II does not call for the handyng of epithets nor for an appeal io the personal We may safely leave to that senie dementia which has seized