The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-10-25
DEMOCRACY MUST Be
A WORTHY INSTRUMENT
People Trust II, Says Woodrow
Wilson, and Il Must
Make Good.

Sea Girt. N. Woodrow Wilson at
the Little White House at Sea Girt
is daily called upon to demonstrate his
ability as a ready speaker.
There Is not a day passes but what
he meets various delegations who call
to assure him OF their support.
In sl'enSing Of political machines to
the Brooklyn Democratic club Cover
nor Wilson said: "Machines are bad,
but an organization may be very essen
tial. For instance, / have been sur
rounded by mn organization here In
New Jersey while doing my best work.
A machine uses It's political opp0rtu-
mites for The selfish ends of Its mem
bcrs. No members Of our organization
would ever think of doing that. Pub.
lie opinion In New Jersey has drawn
the distinction. 1t has killed the ma
chimes. and 1t Is going to keep the or
ganization going.
at seems to me that we are stand
ing In the presence Of something high
EI tliVH UltEltitlO W tHG tCChibNhHlS
party The country has been disap-
pointed IN the Republican party, and II
is turning TO the Democratic party.
That party Is willing to show the way
toward those things which must be re-
allied
Some gentlemen seem to find It
easy 10 make personalities out of poll.
Ties. l)nt II seems to me that whenever
that IL done politics Ia debased.
"AIcn who are In search of reform
are now rcsorting to the Democratic
party, because, for my own part, do
not know where else they will turn to
expect the results There IL no dis
counting the strength and scrviceabili-
ty Of a united party, and the splendid
part Is that the Democratic party is
united.
Speaking seriously, nothing affords
me more genuine pleasure than to re-
celTe such greetings from men In Jer.
sey who have at least tested my quail
ties. Because you have known me
at close range and IL you will be kind
enough to vouch for me perhaps the
rest Of the country will be credulous
Of your report.
II have spent grent deal OF time
since became governor Of New Jer-
sey defending yonr character. II wns
supposed In the old days, when the
board OF guardians was In charge OF
the state, that you We're oil OF you
disposed to give the most monopollstic
trusts of the country great ringing
welcome In New Jersey
New Jersey was known as the
mother Of trusts--a very troublesome l
and questionable family and had to |
spend my time outside New Jersey as-
suring the people of the Union that 1t
had not been the fault or the disposl.
tion Of the people Of New Jersey that
there were certain gentlemen who had
undertaken TO carry the Republican
party In their pockets aud to admins.
fer Independently of the rank and file
OF Republicans In the state.
"New Jersey Is progressive, but the
United States Is progressive. and we
have here merely q delightful sample
OF tho people Of the United States.
Now, these people are not bent ON
s'sstroying anything, hut they are bent
"a setting everything IN order; they
are bent upon Justice; they are bent
upon seeing TO It that the people in
general are partners of the govern
ment ns was trying to show the
other day. And the Democratic party
IS now placed under peculiar respon-
sibility. 1t has to prove that It is
the worthy Instrument OF that xecl on
the part Of the people OF the United
States II II does not prove IL now It
will never be given another chance TO
prove II. No party that proves IN.
faithful to that ideal viii ever again
be trusted by the people of America.
And therefore we are standing at
turning point In our politics. We must
make good or so out Of businesA In
the vernacular, II Is a case Of put up
or shut up because words are going
to be discounted. Nothing win be hon
ored except the actual carrying out Of
such programs as sensible men may
unite IN for the common benefit"
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