The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-28
p.ocu,M WITH PRIVILEGE.


- as NOW bound by the policies
,t.r have become characteristic oi
p.,rb,,can administrations IN recent
-. ,s NOT free to serve the Whoie
,rIa jr,nartially, and IL ought 10 DC
sroa II has been tied up. wnether
.s,,,hara.elv or merely by unintehtioHai
so,.a,onr,ent with particular interests
,rb;cb have used their powers ooli -.
cor-rnl rhe government ana 10 oo'i'
the Industrial development OF 'he e'u
,rv 7. must be freed from SUE en-
,arcl4nents and alliances. ,htii II
Ell II cannot serve the people %
r-bole Until II is freed, cdfiiio.
,-.aEa any program of social ana
monte betterment. hut must De
lhacrad and thwarted at every '"'
,y its patrons and masters
,r,eee are the words of Woodro"
v-i,so, defining the Democratic cause
for the American people. ours eshho.
No , government for the people ch'ii
:, has been released from the oohea-
.,o,s which prevent it from chartihs
co.,rse FOR the welfare of the whole
neople. No real program OF social pet
.erment can be pursued until the al
lance between government ana al
forms of privilege is severed. NO pro-
gram to- assisting IN safeguarding the
lives and health of the people anu III
nromoting their comfort and happiness
"a, he initiated until the government
~, bev straight to the line needless
If snsctal interests The barrier 10
,bA nrogress Of the many Is puliaeu
Of the obligations Of government 10
The few. Wherever government Is
n,u,s Nm with special interests, the
governed are denied the advancement
that is their right.
AS long as the government grants
specfal favors to certain ciasse
through the tariff. the government Is
enslaved. As long as the spec1aiis
favored form great combinations u
contro, enterprise and determine the
nr,ee Of commodities the government
cannot be free. There can be no free-
dom in government until it destroys d
svstem which condones special privl-
,sge and monopoly Solve the tarrh
question and solve the trust question:
and then the problem of free govern
nient will be solved
.aThe leaders OF neither of the otner
,.r,,as nropose TO attack the problem
of free government at its heart Gov
ernor Wilson points out; neither pro-
noses to make a fundamental chahSe
IN the policy Of the government with
regard to tariff duties. 1t il with noth
Of them IN respect OF the tariff merely
a question OF more or less, mercy
question OF looping of little mere
and amending a little there; while with
the Democrats It IS question OF prin-
c,n1e" Nor does either OF the other
nart,es propose to disturb trust su-
n,.,acy. they would leave monopoly
IN control. while the Democratic party
would meet the problem with compe-
tttion -
The Democratic party has demon
stra.ed the sincerity Of It's purpose to
free the government by steadfastiE
rejecting financial assistance from the
interests. which are wont to buy with
campaign contributions immunity from
~o~eroment interference. II to the
Democratic party 10 committed the
government: Of the nation. u. and 1t
alone, can undertake the emancipation
OF the government from obligation 20
M
the Democratic party alone, can forrnu-
late ard execute q program Of social
and economic reform: the Democratic
marty, and the Democratic party alone,
can hold its rudde- true 20 the charted
course of popular service.