The Adair County news., 1912-10-23
Chairman Camden Of O.nCCratic
Campaign Committee On the
Issues Of the Day.

Sept. 2Sth, spoke as follows:
Gentlemen of the Democratic Press
of Kentucky:
81 feel extremely honored in having
you as my guests today and want to
assure you of my appreciation of the
compliment that you have paid us in
leaving your homes and business and
coming here today to attend this con-
/ ference. The occasion that brings US
together for mutual counsel and de-
liberation is, in my judgment, as
! epoch-making as any event in the his
| tory of our state.
! THE Democratic party-the party
| of the people, Of which you gentlemen
are, in way, the eyes the ears and
! certainly the mouthpiece, is on trial
| before the world for its existence.
/ Coincident with the life of the Demo
! cratic party are our free institutions,
! the perpetVity of our form of govern
| ment and the equal opportunity in life
! of every child born under our flag
| Upon careful thought and analysis
| think you will agree that this is not
an exaggerated statement, and that
the fate of the two, the nation and
the Democratic party, are inseparably
| tied together.
81 am equally confident that poster
ity will accord to you gentlemen of
| the Democratic press of Kentucky
place in the Hall of Fame, if not in
bronze, at least in grateful memory
| for the patriotic service that you will
render to your state and country.
Corporate Contributions Deadly.
Through your agency our times
have changed and are changing with
incredible rapidity. 1t has a direct
bearing upon our environment and
! the conditions that mould our daily
life. The majority of the men and
| women of our land see clearly now
| what was only dimly outlined to them
a few years ago, and TO which we
paid little heed. We did not realize
then as we do now that every cam
| TaiSn financed by the Incorporated in
| terests was in effect a deadly blow to
the development of patriotism in the
/ American people.
The Republican party is RESPONSE
/ BILE for this condition, for it has been
{ vast commercial body out for reve-
! nue. only. and those interests which
/ contributed most literally to its sue
/ cess received in return the largest
/ measure Of protection through the
/ provisions Of its tariff. laws. I can
/ hardly believe that tie corporations
/ themselves fOresaw the results Of
, their liberal contributions. for I am
f sure that no set Of men could be
found who with that end in view
could be such deliberate traitors to
their country.
Charity and Philanthropy.
You know. gentlemen. i'm the light
" Of the present time. even the aprlcl-
ton OF that sweet word charity is
put on a different basis and is now
called philanthropy 10 is recognized
by all that the mere Swing hurts and
G-ur'es the recipient. Instead Of
( helping and Strengthening. it wcakaus
and destroys character.
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