The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-31
Sea ctrs, n. j., oct. 10. 1919.

Sea Girts NJ Jss Oots H. 1870
= an glad to have an opportunity to state very
simply and directly Why am seeking to DO sleot-
cd President OF the unlted States. Ifesl very
deeply that this IL not an ambition man should
entertain for his own sake. He uust seek to
serve a oause. ana must know very clearly what
cause IL - no IL seeking to serve.
The cause I am enlisted In lies very pletn
to my own vievs The Government OF tho United :,
become oharaot srtstio Of Republican administra->
zion in recent years, Is not free to serve the
whole people 1npartially. and IT ought to be set
free. It has been tod up, whether deliberately
Or merely by untntent ional devel opment, with
particular interests, which have used their pow
or, both TO control tho government and to con-
troll the indust rial development Of tho country.
It must be freed from such entang1 ements and al
11ances. Unit II IT is freed. It cannot serve the
people as a whole. Until 1t is freed, 1t cannot
undertake any programme Of social and economic
betterment. but must be checked and thwart ed at
every turn by its patrons and masters.
In practically every speech that make,
put at tho front Of what have to say the Ques-
tion Of the tariff and the question Of the trusts
but not because Of any thought Of party strategy,
because believe the so1ut ion Of these Ques-
lions to lie at the very heart Of the bigger
question. whether the government shall be FREQ
has granted special favors to particular classes
by means Of the tariff. Tho men to whom these
special favors have been granted have formed
great comb mat / ons by which to control enter-
PRISE and determine the prices Of commodities.
They could not have done this had 1t not been for
tho tariff. No party. therefore, which does not
propose to take away these special favors and
prevent monopoly absolutely In the markets Of tho
country sees even SO much as the most el ementary
part Of the method by viii Oh the government is
to be set FREQ.
Tho con, roll to which tariff legislati on has
led, both in the field OF politics aud in tho
field Of business, IL what has produced tho most
odious feature Of our present to1itie situa-
tion, namely, the absolute domination Of power
fvl bosses. Bosses cannot exist without busi-.
moss alliances. With them politics is hardly
disttngui shable from business. Bosses ma intain
their control because they are allied with men
Who wish their assistance in order get con-
tracts in order to obtain special legislative
advantages, in order to prevent reforms which
viii interfere III tn monopoly or With their en-
1oyment Of special exemptions. Merely pol1t-
ica1 leaders, not backed BY money, not supported
by securely 1ntrenohed special interests. bosses
would b ent 1rely manageable and comparatively
poxerless. BY freeing tho government. there
fore. at tho same time break the power Of the
boss: He trades, he does not govern. He ar
ranges, no docs not Lead. He sets the stage FOR
What tho people ara to dol he does not act as
1he1r agent or servant, but as their director.
For him tho real business Of politics is DONE
under cover.
Tho sauo means that VIII set the government
FREQ from The influences which nov constantly