The Calumet news., 1912-08-20
SPECIAL PRIVILEGE FOSTERED
Has Made Men Everywhere Social
istic In Theory
IDLE TO "PLAy THE OSTRICH "

Indianapolis Ind, Aug. 20.---GoV
Thomas K Marshall of Indiana. in his
formal speech of acceptance of tn,
democratic vice presidential nomind
ZION. delivered To the notification com
nittee here today, attacked the re
publican party on tho grounds that ,i
had fostered special privilege 10 the
point OF making men everywhere so
cialistic In theory II not in conduct.
In this connection. he said
1T is idle for a thoughtful man in
America, whether millionaire or pau.
per. to longer play the ostrich. Safe
ty does nOt consist In hiding one )
head in the sands of either sentiment
or hope. 1t is foolish for the vastly
rich To keep on insisting that more ard
more shall be added u their riches
through u specious system Of special,
the government. in reality enacted to
loot the people. .,.l .tt....,
1T is worse than ignorance for them
to smile at the large body of inteili
selves as fortunate il the debt and
credit accounts of life balance at the
end Of the year: and To assume that
the mighty manN. who are becomins
convinced that that social system t1at
we call Democracy is but ,aglttering
generality will long endure the indus
tIial slavery being produced.
An unjust System.
Whether boiling the ticket or not,
men everywhere looking upon the sN-
ful injustice of this economic system
are becoming socialistic I'm theory if
not IN conduct.
And shall any fair minded man say
that If IL rebounds u the interests of
The people OF this country that hun
lred men shall control it's business to
he good Of everyone that there is
mything fallacious In the theory that
government instead of transferring
Iusiness To a favored few for the bene-
II If all should itself disc harge that
BUSINESS for the benefit of all.
1 do net hesitate To say shat If IL be
impossible 10 restore this Republic to
Is ancient ideals, which | do not he
ieve, and | must make the ultimate
,hoice between the paternalism of tbs
ew and the socialism OF the Inany.
cunt me and my house with the throD-
ing heart Of humanity.
The discomfort i'm Republican ranks |
d. A.
# IL has reacaed the point where |
vearied With the bad workings of a |
'ood system, IT is whiting 10 'topple that |
Nstem over and try something new,
cannot prcphesy.
Three Grades Of Citizens.
"Rut / ann quite sure that whatever
adges men NAV wear In America this
ear. whatever ballots they may vOt,
nd whatever battle cries they may
tier. there are but three grades %
itizens.
THE first grade is made up Of the
avored few, their hangers .on and
heir beneficiaries who think the eagle
upon the dollar. not as an emblem
I liberty but as an emblem ofpowcr
nd who look upon government as an
mex to their business affairs: these
re they who IN the past years of Re-
uhlican misrule have turned the tenn
lie of constitutional freedom into a
,oney- changers mart and have made
I the co ordinate branches of the gov
rnment obeisant lackeys of the jing
ng guinea.
THE second grade consists of those
hose outlook upon life has been en-
Irgod Dy the civilization under which
q live, who have been taught by the
'hool and the college. by the press
nd the magazine, who appreciate the
ood of life. whose horizon has been
nlarsed and whose capacity for 10,
nd sorrow has been increased.
Conditions have become unbearabls
J them They have reached the point
here. in the struggle for that which
lev believe To be right. they are will
g to destroy the ideals of the Re- {
lblic How many OF these there are. II
do not know, but do know that 1
,ecial privileage in the Republic Is q