Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-11-01
Woodrow Wilson's Message to the American PEOPLE

Ssa eirt, n. J., Cot. 10. 1912.
20 the votsrs OF America,
an glad to have an opportunity TO state worry
o1oply and directly shy an Beetlng 20 30 eloot-
"a President OF the United States. feol very
1esply that THU is not amt { on a uan ahouid
entertain for his sake. Ho Huat sock TO
servo cause. md must knos very clearly shnt
eonBs ~ is he 81 seeking to aerve.
me oauso I an enl istod In ii sa very plain
20 ~ osn Views rhe Government Of the United
Statss. as nos bound BY the polieiea yhich have
bscons characteristics OF Republican adninistra-
zion In recent years. a. not free 20 SERVE tho
Uhole people inpart Tally. and ~ ought TO DO act
free. II has boon tied up. shethsr deliberately
or serely By uniutent onal dsvsl opnent. eth
part icular INTEREST,". Chi ch have uasd their DO,
Or, both TO control the govornusnt and TO con
troll tho in4ustrial dsyel opmcut OF the country.
II rlst be freed fron such eutaagl euents and al
ltanees. INT Al ~ Is freed. ~ cannot acre the
people . a Whole. until u IS freed, IL onunot
undert AXE any prosrnHae OF social and scouonio
bcttsruent. bat Byot be checked and thssrted ~
every turn by its patrons and Easters.
In practically every speech that | mike. /
M, nj the front OF vhat have 20 soy tho ques-
tion or the tariff ana the question Of the truats
but not because Of any thought % party strategy.
because believe the aoluttOn Of these guos-
tions 70 lie at the very heart OF tho bigger
quest on, whether the government snail Re free
or not. me government IS not ,roe became Il
has granted special favors 10 part ouIar classes
hy means OF the tariff. The 20 shou these
,spec1 al favors have been granted have fornod
great coat mat ons by shieh 70 control enter
Prise and dstersine the prices o. couaodities.
rhey could not have done this had Il not been for
ths tariff. No party. therefore. shich does not
propose TO take asay these special favoru and
prevent monopoly absolutely IN the markets OF the
ooun, ry sees zuoh ~ the cost el suentary
part Of the method ~ shich tho goveruzsnt ir
20 be set free.
The control 20 vhish tariff Ieglslatt on has
Qee 10th in the field OF politics Hnd IN tho
Yield of business. IL What hns produced the 7ost
odious feature OF our present Political situa-
kfon. namely. the absolute destination o. poser-
ful bossss. Besses cannot exist without busi-
ness all .anees. With thee politics IS hardly
hist inrui shable fron bus mess. Bosses naintain
thsir control because they are allied With men
- vfsh their assistance In srder 10 get con
Ny~ssa, IN order TO obtain special legislative
oAvsnt aess. IN order TO prevent reforms shieh
vfl interfere With sonopoly or With their en-
isy.s-ne OF special except ons. Merely ~ polit-
lssl leaders. not backed By money. not supported
by securely intrenchcd special interests, bosses
seuld BE- snt rely manageable and eosparati vely
ssssylsss. BY freeing the sovernscnt. there
SsrS % ss the saas tine break the pover Of the
Noss. Bs trades. he does not govern. We ar
raasss. he does not cad. He ssts the stage fer
nat the people ere 20 DO he Aoes not act a.
thstr agent or servant. but as their director.
yoy his the real business CT relities IS dons
nnAsr cover.
a me ssns mems that vill oct the gevernnent
free frou the influsoees Which nos constantly