The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-10-16


say We shall never see a time when
1t can alter that policy in any sub
stantial degree; and there is no
Democrat of prudence or thought
fulness that l have met who con-
templates program of free trade.
1.-THE difference between the
Democratic and the Republican
parties, or rather between the DEM
ocratic party and those various 9TH
err groups and parts of parties that
are masquerading under all sorts
of names, is that they are willing to
accept the discretionary power of
individuals and We are not willing
to accept anything except the GER
tainty of law. That is the only
thing that has ever afforded saliva
ton or safety.
II want to draw few illustra-
tions. There is the great policy of
conservation, for example; and | do
not conceive of conservation in any
narrow sense. There are the lives
and fortunes OF the citizens Of the
United States to be conserved. Con-
servation covers not only forest re-
serves and forest cultivation and
the safeguarding OF water powers
and mines, but It includes pure
food and the public health and the
conditions of labor ard all those
things which government must see
to infinitely and courageously, if We
are not to be Slapped of our vitality
and disappointed of our hopes.
Now, the thing that stands in the
way of the proper policy OF conser-
walton and makes it impossible to
form that policy is that the govern
ment Of the United States Is now
under the influence of men who
want to control the forests, control
the water courses, control the
mines, who will not admit that
these are public properties which
we hold in trust for future genera
tions as we'll as for ourselves, and
who are resisting the efforts of
those of us who would extend the
threads of law all through those
industrial processes which threaten
our resources and threaten our
lives and vitality.
The Labor Question.
Then there is the matter of the
regulation OF the hours of labor, of
the conditions of labor, the ques-
ton OF the sanitation OF factories,
of the limitation OF the hours of
work for women and children, of
the limitation of hours for men,
questions which are in part State
questions, but also in part federal
questions. All OF these matters
have to be treated by knowledge
and pursued by constancy of pur-
pose which no special interests
ought to be allowed to stand in the
way OF. And the Government Of
the United States under the DEM
ocratic party will attempt to put
all through this nation the struc-
tural steel of law. so that no man
can doubt what his rights are, or
doubt the stability Of the thing
that he is walking on.
"All over the country we are
facing the same problem. 1t is
problem not of revolution but of
REIMBURSEMENT. And what l want
to suggest to you is that the only
basis, the only standard, or read
justment proposed or suggested by
our opponents is the standard OF
expedientcy, and that only the Dem
ocratic party offers a standard of
principle. The expediency of the
situation is merely TO see to it that
those who receive special privileges
behave themselves, whereas our
principle is that nobody ought to
receive or retain special privileges
at all-that every special privilege
shall be destroyed, not with a ruth
less hand, not in such fashion as
suddenly to upset the conditions of
business, but nevertheless with the
firmness and kindness of the Judi
cious parent. For the Government
of the United States at present is a
mere foster child OF the special in
terests. 1t Is not allowed to have a
will of its own. 1t is told at every
move. Don't do that. You will
Interfere with our prosperity
When we ask. Where is our pros
perity lodged?" certain group of
gentelemen say, With u.s.
Now, for my part don't want
to belong to a nation, and take
leave prettily to believe that do
not belong to nation that needs
to be taken care of by guardians. I |
want to belong to a nation. and 4
am proud that l do belong to a ma
ton. that knows how to take care
of itaaIf