The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-08-08

vival by the mere paltry device Of tolls
We must build and buy ships IN competL
ton with the world. We can do IL IL
we will but give ourselves leave.
There is another duty which the Demo
cratic party has shown itself great enough
and close enough to the people to peIf
ceive, the duty Of government TO shar4
in promoting agricultural, Industrial vs.
cational education in every way possible
within it's constitutional powers. No other
platform has given this intimate vision
enjoy its deserved supremacy in the
markets and enterprises Of the world
unless its people are given the ease and
effectiveness that come only with knowl-
edge and training. Education is part OF
the great task Of conservation, part Of
the task Of renewal and Of perfected
power
We have set ourselves a great program.
and II will be great party tlat carries
II out. 1t must be a party without en-
tangling alliances with any special in
terest whatever 1t must have the spirit
and the point Of view Of the new age.
lican party, as organized under it's old
leaders, because they found that Il was
not free, that IL was entangled; and they
are turning to us because they deem US
free TO serve them. They are Immensely
interested, as we are, as every man who
reads the signs OF the time and feels the
spirit of the new age is, in the new pro-
gram. 1t is soiidlv based on the facts Of
present business; IL is what every man
should wish to see done who wishes 10
see our present distempers mace an end
stored.
THINKING MUST BE CONSTRUCTIVE
We should go into this campaign con
hdent OF only one thing-confident of what
we want to do if entrusted with the
government. 1t is not a partisan night
we are entering upon We are happily
excused from personal attacks upon op-
ponents and from all general indictments
against the men opposed 70 us. The facts
are patent to everybody; we do not have
To prove them; the more frank among
our opponents admit them. Our thinking
must be constructive from start to finish.
We must show that we understand the
problems that confront us and that we
are soberly minded to deal with them.
applying to them, not nostrums and no
tons, but hard sense and good courage.
A presidential campaign may easily de
generate into a mere personal contest
and so lose its real dignity and signifi-
canoe. There is no indispensable man
The government will not collapse and so
10 pieces II any one OF the gentlemen
who are seeking to be entrusted with its
guidance should be left at home. But
men are instruments. We are as Inn
portant as the cause we represent and
in order to be important must really rep
resent "A cause. What is our cause? The
peoples cause? That is easy to say, but
what does II mean? The common as
Yes, but that, too, needs translation into
acts and policies. We represent the de-
sire TO set up an unentangled government
a government that cannot be used for pri-
vate purposes, either IN the field Of bust
ness or in the field OF politicsa a govern
ment that will not tolerate the use OF
the organizatio of a great party>to serve
the personal aims and ambitions Of any
individual. and that will not permit legis-
lation to be employed TO further any pri-
vate interest II Is great conception,
but am free to serve st. as you also are
could not have accepted a nomination
which left me bound to any man or any
group Of men. No man can be 1ust who
is not free; and no man who has to shoIh
favors ought to undertake the solemn ~
sponsibility of government IN any rank or
post whatever. least OF all in the supreme
post OF president OF the United States
To be free is not necessarily to be
wise But wisdom comes with counsel
with the frank and free conference OF
untrammeled men united in the common
interest. Should I be entrusted with the
great office OF president, I would geek
counsel wherever II could be had upon
free terms. I know the temper OF the
great convention which nominated me: I
know the temper OF the country that Law
back of that convention and spoke
through II. ] heed with deep thankfulness
the message you bring me from IT,
feel that / am surrounded by men whose
principles and ambitions are those of true
servants Of the people. I thank God. and
take courage