The Detroit times., 1912-01-19

dealings with the people, do not al
ways regard them the same way we
do.
by the people I mean everybody.
have understood that a Republican
was q man who really believes that
the men who know best what the
country needs. are the men who have
the largest material interests here and
who believe the country is safe only
when the government Is IN control OF
their representatives as trustees for
them. AS Democrat. dissent from
that theory, and when I speak OF the
people | include myself, and am gen.
erous enough to include those who do
not include themselves. When
speak OF the people, I.includs Wall
St II has been the universal expert
ence that when you chill the energies
OF the people, you kill the energies or
the nation. The men who tend the
crops, the men who go down into the
bowels OF the earth to give US coal
and other necessities, those who come
and 60 In the errands of commerce. a
great living force OF industry and
duty-that Is the picture OF the Amer
lean people.
But do you think hat these toiling
millions have been conscious OF what
has been going on In Washington. OF
what the government. their govern
ment, is going to do next? We know
that certain great business men sub
scribe to the campaign funds OF both
parties. These are the men who con-
troll the available money OF the courl-
try and who are seeing TO II that the
government II controlled IN their own
interests. II is no secret that some
states In the union today are absolute
ly controlled by the railroads because
they are practically at the mercy OF
the railroads.
As to the TsrItf.
Then there Is the tariff. The farm
er Is interested In the tariff, because
OF the bills he has to pay as result
OF It, not for anything he gets out OF
It. From q system OF protection It has
into a system OF patronage
and the beneficiaries Of that patronage
have seen TO II that the golden streams
have kept on running into the cam
paign funds OF those who are looking
out for them. And you may be sure
that the men who are putting up mon
ey to control elections are thinking OF
smaller than the United
States"
Gov. Wilson may have had Henry
criticism in mind when
he said:
"The morals of politics are not the
OF private life. II you act on
principle against a man who has help
ed you politically you Will be accus-
cd Of gross ingratitude." -.
And again when he observed:
They have said I was q schoolmas-
,er. That is true, and; being school
I wanted to get on the inside
,f politics in New Jersey and give
t all away, and the Democratic or
sanization In New Jersey today re-
Ioices in being set free from the ma
shine."
Continuing, Gov. Wilson said that
he only remedy for present conditions
q 10 restore the control Of the gov
,rnment to the people, and this must
De accomplished, he said, through the
ballot and the driving out of the ma |
.hine In politics.
"Pm not opposed 10 party organiza-
make q distinction between the or
yanization and the machine, which is
1 little group OF seff-appointed mana
gers who serve their own interests
alone. Since I have been In politics
| have learned many things never
knew before and intend to keep on
.elling the people about them, wheth-
er have Office or not.
No More Machine.
$50 we've made mp our minds that
here are going to be no more ma
chimes between Us and the nomina-
ions of candidates for ONCE. We're
going to cut out the machine, for af-
.er all the real business OF govern
nent lies not In election but In se-
ection. We're going to break into
he game of selection and not content
merely with election. II
gou let the bosses make your nomina-
ions for you there In no use In go
ng TO the polls, and voting becomes
} mere formafity. How often in the
past have we been given Hobson's
choice. You have gone to the polls
and have looked over the candidates
the bosses have nominated for you.
then you have remembered how your
fsther has always voted and your
grandfather before him and thought
i an act Of piety to follow their ex-
ample.
I'VE are going to find out that there
8 nothing protected against the prim-
Try, not even the senate Of the United
states. There may not pe az many
lawyers In the senate
when we get through, and there will
,e less special knowledge but there
viii be a more truthful reflection of
he sentiments Of great people. And
ve may get after the presidency next.
he people will be asked directly,
Whom do you wantr You're not ask
d that now except In spots.
The only purpose of government IL
and TO give the peo- |
le q man they don't want, no matter
ow badly he may want II himself,
not representative government"
The governor spoke of the narrow
linded policies that obtain In city
as another condition
Iust be reformed. He declared that
le people should feel free to tell