Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-11-08

erations. not merely for our own,
Tor the sake of communities and
nations and not merely for the
immediate use of those who hasten
70 enlarge their enterprises ant
think only Of their own profits.
Tire government must employ its
powers and spend its money to de-
Telop a whole people and a whole
continent, and at the same time
keep them free and alert and un-
hampered, its eye always on the
common use and purpose. its
thought cor stantly of what will
happen to the average man and Of
what will be prepared for the next
generation.
We must consiuer our foreign
policy upon the same high
principle. We have become power
ful member of the great family OF
nations. The nations look to US for
standards and policies worthy of
America. We must shape our
course of action by the maxims of
justice and liberality ana good will
think of the PROCESS for mankind
rather than of the progress of this
or that Investment, of the prOtec-
tIOn Of American honor and the ad-
vancement of American ideals
rather than always of American
contracts. and lift our diplomacy
TO the levels of what the best minds
have planned for mankind. We
must devote the power of the
government TO the service of
the ace and think at every turn
Of men and women and children,
of the moral life and physical force
and spiritual betterment of those,
all OF those for whom we profess
TO have set government up.
None OF these high things can be
don, because none of them can be
conceived, from the point of view
of those who at present exercise
power over Us at Washington. No
established policy OF the republican
party can he used for such ends.
The black magic of campaign
funds cannot work the miracles.
The government at Washington has
not in half a generation been con-
Quoted from the point of view or
by the counsel of the r,tion as a
whole, but by tine advice and with
the consent of those who have
extorted special favors from il, a
very small number Of persons with
their " objects constantly in
view, it may be unconscious Of
their s~clfishnass. certainly uncun
scicus of the interests Of the vast
majOrlties whom they ignored in
the scheme of prosperity. The
great task IN I waits to be done
can be done only by a free govern
ment with its eye upon the whole
people anu such a government We
have not had since the DingIey and
AIdrich tariffs began to be built I'd
favor by favor and trusts began to
multiply under the very probibi-
tiOns of the law. The republican
party is irretrievably committed
and pound to go in the very op.
p7site direction from that in when
release and freedom lie. It ma,
become a party Of special point of
view.
This country has already per.
ceived this. Everywhere there has
been a steadily gathering revolt by
the voters. Tw~cnty-siX Of tie
forty.cight state governments are
now under democratic executives.
In the legislatures of the forty
eight states the democrats out
number the republicans by a
majorityof 200. Seventy-three of
the l20 chief cities of the country
have democratic mayors. There
are now 227 democrats in the
national house Of representatives
and only l6l republicans. The tide
gathers in greater and greater
volume. Only the presidency and
the senate lift their heads a little
above it, those citadels of power
which the constitution makes il
hardest for the peoples majorities
to capture and occupy. Until
these are takcE, The great task will
halt and wait, the great task of
putting the government at the
service of the people.
Shall we mot move forward to