The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-23
DEMOCRACY MUST Be
4 WORTHY Instrument
People Trust Il. Says Woodrow
hlson. and II Must
Make Good.

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-. --I.:ie White Eocse- 3. Sea Ctr.
. .ily called U5.oa 70 canoastra.s his
ls-..y ss ready sp.afe-
Tier. l. 20: = day passes but VIA:
ke ze=:s Tl-.o-s delegations -ho call
20 sas-rs hin Q. ;hei: support
= speaking Q: political machines 70
-. Brooklyn Democratic club Cover
-. Wilson said: -Msehines are bad,
~. a. o-gzrizztLoa nay b very es
se-.tzl Fo- Instance, have been
surrounded By al Organization here n
Ne- Jersey -hEs doing ~ bes. work
4 machine rses is political opport1-
aides .o- ,he selfish ends o. is mem
se-z. No members o. our organization
-o-ld ever think O. doing that Pub
&c opinion n New Jersey has drawn
he distinction. Il has killed the ma
chimes, and Il IS going 70 keep the or
gz1!zation going.
u. seems 20 ne that We are stand
.-g II the presence OF something high
er than allegiance 70 the Democratic
party. The country has been dissp
pointed II the Republican party, and i
.s turning 70 the Democratic party.
Tha, party IS willing 10 show the way
toward those things which must be
realized.
Some gentlemen seen 70 find Il
easy 70 make personalities out OF poll
tics. but It seems 10 u.e that whenever
that ,s done politics Is debased
Men who are In search OF reform
are now resorting 10 the Democratic
party, because, for my own part, do
not know where else they will turn TO
expect the results. There is no dis
counting the strength and serviceabf.
ity 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-
ceive such greetings from men In Jer-
sey who have al least tested my quail
ties. Because you have known me
at close range and II you will be kind
enough to vouch for me perhaps the
rest OF the country will be credulous
OF your report
81 have spent q great deal OF time
since | became governor Of New Jer-
sey defending your character. II was
supposed in the old days, when the
board OF guardians was IN charge OF
the state that you were all OF you
disposed TO give the most monopolis,
tic trusts in the country great ring
ing welcome in New Jersey
New Jersey was known as the
mother OF trusts-a very troublesome
and questionable family-and l had TO
spend my time outside New Jersey as
suring the people OF the Union that It
had not been the fault or the disposi'
ton Of the people OF New jersey that
there were certain gentlemen who had
undertaken TO carry the Republican
party in their pockets and TO admins
ter 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 a delightful sample
OF the people OF the United States.
"Now, these people are not bent on
destroying anything, but they are bent
on 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
nnnt, as / was trying to show the
other day. And the Democratic party
is now placed under peculiar respon-
sibility. It has to prove that 1t Is
the worthy instrument Of that zeal on
the part OF the people OF the United
States. II It does not prove It now 1t
will never be given another chance to
prove IT, No party that proves un-
faithful to that ideal will ever again
be trusted by the people OF America
And therefore we are standing at a
turning point in our politics. We must
make good or go out OF business. In
the vernachlar, It Is a case OF put up
or shut up because words are going
to be discounted. Nothing will be hon
ored except the actual carrying out OF
such programs as sensible men may
unite In for the common benefit"