Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-07
WILSON ACCEPTS
PARTY LEADERSHIP
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any sound or legitimate business un-
dertaking or necessary and wholesome
arrangement
The Labor QUESTION.
Let mo say again that what we are
seeking u not destruction Of any kind
nor the disruption Of any sound or hon
est thing. but merely the rule Of right
and OF the common advantage. ! am
happy to say that a new spirit has be-
gun. to show; itself in the last year or
two among influential men Of business
and, what Is perhaps even more sienifi-
cant, among the lawyers who are their
expert advisers and that this spirit has
displayed itself very notably in the last
few months in an effort to return In
some degree at any rate to the prac-
tees Of genuine competition.
s If I am right about this, 1t Is going
to he easier to act in accordance with
the rule Of right and Justice in deal
ing with the labor question. The SO
called labor question is a question only
because We have not yet found the
rule Of right in adjusting the inter
ests Of labor and capital. The welfare.
the happiness, the energy and spirit
of the men and women who do the
daily work In our mines and factories.
on our railroads, in our Offices and
marts OF trade. on our farms and on
the sea, are Of the essence of our ma
honal life. There can be nothing
wholesome unless their life is whole
some; there can be no contentment I'M
less they are contented. Their physi-
cal welfare affects the soundness Of
the whole nation. We shall never get
vital matters % long as we regar
everything done for the workingman,
by law or by private agreement AZ
concession yielded to keep him from
agitation and a disturbance Of our
peace Here again the sense OF uni
versal partnership must come into
play il we are to act like statesmen.
as those who serve not class. but .
nation
The working people Of America-if
they must be distinguished from the
minority that constitutes the rest OF
it-are, Of course; the backbone OF the
nation. No law that safeguards their
life, that improves the physical ana
moral couddtttui o;is under which they
live. that makes their hours Of labor
rational and tolerable, that gives
them freedom to act in their own in
terest and that protects them where
they cannot protect themselves can
properly be regarded as class leg1sia'
.tion or as anything but az q measure
taken in the interest Of the whole
people, whose partnership in right &C
ton we are trying to establish and
make real and practical. 1t is In this
spirit that we shall act II we are genu-
Inc spokesman Of the whole country.
Currency Laws.
As our progrsm is disciosed-for no
man can forecast 1t ready made and
before counsel is taken Of every one
concerned-this must DO its measure
and standard, the interest Of all con-
cerned. For example, IN dealing with
the complicated and difficult question
Of the reform OF our banking and cur
rency laws It is plain that we ought
to consult very many persons besides
the bankers. not because we distIust
the bankers. but because they do not
necessarily comprehend the business
Of the country. notwithstanding they
are indispensable servants Of it and
may do a vast deal to make It hard or
easy. No mere bankers' plan Will
meet the requirements. no matter how
honestly conceived. 1t should be u
merchants and farmers plan as well.
elastic in the hands Of those who use
it as an indispensable part Of their
daily business.
In dealing with the Philippines we
should not allow ourselves to stand
upon any mere point Of pride as II, In
order to keep our countenance in the
families Of nations, it were necessary
for us to make the same blunders Of
selfishness that other nations have
made We are not the owners Of tho
Philippine Islands We hold them In
trust for the people who live In them.
They are theirs for the uses Of their
life. We are not even their partners.
1t Is our duty 40 trustees to make
whatever arrangement Of government
will be most serviceable to their free
dom and Development. Here again We
are to set up the rule Of justice and Of
right.
Presidential Primaries.
The rule of the people is no idle
phrase Those who believe in it-as
who does not that has caught the real
spirit OF America Abelieve that there
can be no rule of right without 1t;
that right in politics is made up Of
the interests of everybody, and every
body should take part in the action
that IL to determine it We have been
keen for presidential primaries and
the direct election Of United States
senators because we wanted the ac-
ton Of the government. to be determin-
ed BY persons whom the people had
actually designated NJ men whom they
were ready to trust and follow. We
have been anxious that all campaign
contributions and expenditures should
be disclosed to the public in fullest
detail because we regarded the indu-
ences which govern campaigns to be
as much q part of the peoples bust
ness rs anything else connected with
their government. We are working
toward a very definite object, the uni