The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-27


Republican party on the grounds that
1t bad fostered special privileges to
the point OF making men every where
Socialistic ia theory il not In con-
duct, In this connection he said:
It il idle for thoughtful man in
America, whether millionaire or pau
per. to longer play the ostrich Safely
does not consist In hiding ones head
In the sands OF either sentiment or
hope. II Is foolish for tue vastly rich
TO keep on inristing that more and
more shall be added to their riches by
specious ~ stem OF special legislation
ostensibly enncted to run the govern
ment, in reality enacted to loot the
people.
II il worse than ignorance for them
to Spite 1T the large body Of intelli-
gent Americans who regard them
selves n fortunate il the debit and
credit accounts balance at the end OF
the year, and to assume that the
mighty many, who are hecomina con-
WINGED that the society system that we
call democracy is but glitterfng
generality, will long endure the 10
dustrisl slavery being produced.
Whether voting the tickel or not,
men every where, looking upon the aw-
full injustice OF this economic system,
arc becoming Socialists in theory u
not In CONDUCT
He - there ware three grades of
citizens. First grade is made up of
the favored few, thar hangers on and
their benefciaries. who think the Gag le
IL upon the dollar. not a. an emblem
OF liberty, bnt rs an emblem OF power,
and who look upon governm emit "a an
annex to their business affairs; these
are they who in the past years CT Re-
publican misrule have turned the tenn.
pie OF constitutional freedom into q
money changers mart, and have made
OF the coordinate branches of the
government obedient lacksys of the
jingling guinea.
THE second grade consists of those
whose outlook upon life has been en-
larged by the civilization under which
We live; who have been taught by the
school and tue school and the college,
By the press and the magazine; who
rood things OF life; whose horizon
has been enlarged and whose capacity
for Joy and sorrow has been in.
creased. Conditions have become un-
besrable to them. They have reached
the point where. in the struggle for
that which they believe to be right,
they are willing to destroy the ideals
Of the republic. How many of those
there are do not know, but / do know
that special privilege in the republic
IL breeding them day like rabbits In 3
warren.
''The third grade OF citizens it pleas
o. mel Ito call old-fashioned constitu-
tionsi Democrats. These are they
who believe that the equality Of man
kind does not consist in an equality
of brain and Drawn, but in an equal
lily whereby every man, native and
foreign born, hat an inalienable right
TO exercise all of his ability in getting
on in the world. just So he realizes
that In getting on he owes 1t to him.
sell, to his family and to the republic
to see TO 1t that he gets on honestly,
and that he does not prevent any
other mon from obtaining the reward
Of his honesty and enterprise.
He said these old. fashioned Demo
Gratis believe In making money, but
they believe every dollar made should
b 50 clean that an infant may cut its
teeth upon it And they hold it is no
| part OF government to boost one man
and boot another. =
The committee was most cordially
sreeted by the nominee.