The Detroit times., 1912-08-08

fer the interests OF America in their
sailing orders and their equipment. Our
domestic markets no longer sufnce. We
need foreign markets. Thatfs another
force that IL going TO break the tar'n n
Gown The tariff was once bulwark.
now II il dam. For trade Is recip-
rocal we cannot sell unless we also
buy.
Tn. very fact that We have at last
taken the Panama canal seriously in
hand and are vigorously pushing II
towards completion Is eloquent OF our
Ire-awakened interest in international
trade We are not building the canal
aud pouring out million upon millioh
OF money upon it's construction merely
to establish water connection oe-
tween the two coasts OF the continent
be. particularly from tire point OF view
| OF naval defense. IL is meant TO be a
great international highway IL would
be little ridiculous II we should build
liz and then have no ships TO send
Through II. Them have been years
lwhea not single ton OF freight passed.
~ rough the great Suez canal In an
American bottom. so empty are the
seas Of our ships and seamen. We must
mean to put an end to that kind of
thing or We would not be cutting a
new canal at our very doors merely for
the Use OF our men-of-war We shall
not manage the revival by the mere
( paltry device OF tolls. We must build
and buy ships in competition with the
give ourselves leave
There is another duty which tho
De mocratic party has shown Itself
Ireat enough and close enough to the
people TO perceive, the duty OF govern
nlent TO share In promoting agricul-
tural Industrial vocational education
i'm every way possible within It's con-
stitutional powers No other platform
has given this intimate vision OF IA
Irarty's duty The nation cannot enjoy
it's deserved supremacy In the markets
aid enterprises OF the world unless its
people are given the ease and effect
and training Education is part OF the
1 reat task of conservation. part Of the
task OF renewal and OF perfected
power.
We have set ourselves a great pro-
srsm and II VIII be a great party
that carries IL out IL must be party
without entGngling alliances with any
special interest whatever. II must
! have the spirit and the point OF view
Of the new age Men are turning away
from the Republican party. as organ
rized under It's old leaders. because they
found that II was not free, that IL was
ertsngled; and they are turning TO us
I because they deem 'us free 10 serve
them. They are immensely Interested.
as We are. as every man who reads the
signs OF the time and feels the spirit
! OF tn, new age Is. In the new program.
IL Is solidly based on the facts OF our
national life; its items are items OF
Z IL
! should wish TO see done who wishes 10
see our present distempers made an
end Of and our old free. cooperative
ilifo restored
| We should 20 into this campaign
lconfdCnt OF only one thing-confident
let what We want to do II entrusted
with the government. IL Is not a par
tsan hght We are entering upon. We
are happily excused from personal at
itecks upon opponents and from all
general indictments against the men
/ opposed TO us. The facts are patent
Ito everybody: we do not have TO prove
then; the more frank among our OPP
ponents admit them. Our thinking
must be constructive from start to fin .
isn We must show that we understand
the profile ms that confront US, and that
Two are sCberly minded TO deal with
them. applying to them. not nostrums
aid notions but hard. sense and good
courage.
| Government VIII Not Collapse.
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