The Washington herald., 1912-10-25
GOV. WILSON'S ATTITUDE.

Gov. Wilson's views include at the BE-
ginning few words about his party'i
fortunes. saying. In part:
cratic party Is now Offering to serve the
people. But I cannot put myself At their
service unless they know what there l,
to do-unless they know what the situa.
ton 10. and what II II that We seek tc
cure. There are certain fundamental
evils In our politics-evils which have
crept upon US unawares in some degree
but nevertheless they have come upon
in maintaining control Of the govern.
ment Of this country and Of its policy
and those are the evils We seek to cure
The Democratic party has almost every.
where in this country broken its connec'
tions with its past and 10 putting up new
men. with the result that men who have
long been out OF the Democratic ranks
are coming back to them, and that men
who have never been In the Democratic
ranks and listening attentively TO SCI
what new things It Is that this party
purposes"
After saying that the present labor
laws are obsolete" because they were
framed at q time when. before corpora
tions were formed. employees dealt d.
rectly with the employers. Gov. Wilson
declares the labor question to be a Ques-
tioE Of society. 1T In q quetsion." he
explains. "of how many are going to
tackle the tasks and work OF the world.
and how they are going to be related 70
II, and what their just reward shall be.
As nine-tenths Of the men Of the world
are workingmen that society has to pro-
tect. society cannot afford to disregard
this great group.
Competition" Gov. Wilson says apro-
pos OF the tarin. taking issue with the
President, has ceased to determine the
price. Monopoly in one form or another
has taken the place Of competition. and
now, without composition. those behind
the high wall Of protection are determin-
ing arbitrarily what the price Of every
thing. from foodstu1s up. are to be.
The majority OF US have been dis
turbed to find ourselves growing poorer
even though our earnings were slowly
increasing. because prices climb faster
than We augment our earnings- Most OF
us realize that It is not so easy for vi
to live as II used to be. since our mon.
ey buys less than before. Why is that!
Because the high cost Of living Is ar.
ranged by private understanding. and
the consumers are not considered. Con-
gressionai Investigations. no matter how
incomplete and even prejudiced. have
opened our eyes to the real facts-have
shown how clearly private understand
inRs have regulated the price OF COM
modities At the bidding Of a favored
and privileged few" Gov. Wilson then
guides his Views to the question OF the
trusts. saying they belong ito a very
recent and sophisticated age. when men
knew what they wanted and knew how
to get II by the favor Of the govern
ment"
Il believe that one need only point
out to the people OF the United States
the moral issues that lie at the basis
OF all other issues. and that when these
have been SO pointed out every pulse in
their manhood will quicken. and that
they will rise in response. in that old
spirit. which will make possible a new
declaration of independence. the crea-
ton Of a new nation. Americans are an
eminently just and intensely practi-
cal people. who do not wish to
lay violent hands upon their own
affairs. but who claim the right to
ecrutinize them and whenever neces-
sary to readjust. purify, rearrange.
without destroying or even injuring the
elements. but filing their altered COM
bination with a new spirit. This Is the
task OF the Democratic party"