The Detroit times., 1912-09-20
WILSON WOULD TEAR
TRUST FETTERS FROM
AMERICAN INDUSTRY

.IUnoI breathe anything but free air.
nd We want leave 90 take care Of our
IItIdoaIs OF parties as special provi-
.Tnrts a. one or the things that ~
played ont. lApplanse) SO far as my
pride = concerned. ! WOULD lust az
D1neIceNf boss. do not want ana.
where the Roads Divide
Now. ladies and gentlemen. this y
year of critical choice A. 20 the year
1912. II may be too late 10 turn back.
DO not deceive yourselves for a. mo-
mtnt as 20 the pervasive power OF the
great interests which now dominate our
I1VeIoDnont They are os great that
II n almost an open question wnetneI
ihe Governmtnt OF the United states
11r dominate them or not Go one step
further Make their organized power
,rrn bncR III The roads diverse at the
point where we stand very little. put
they stretch their vistas out 10 region
where they are very far separated from
ono another. and At the end OF one -
the old tfresome story OF q govern
ment tied up with the special interests
Of the nation, and at the ether SHINES VI,
that light when we have telinWsd i ti,tsl
our lives. the light of individual initlG.
tive. Of Individual liberty OF individuai
freedom the light OF untrammeled en-
terprise. l. for my part, do not consent
10 regard that lIkht as an ignls fatuus
whicf we have been following as NJ
pursuing n mirage. believe that nght
10 shine out OF the heavens that God
himself has created. believe In human
iiberty as believe In the wine OF lie.
81 There is no salvation for me in the
mere power OF government. Law was
brought In not TO guide the strong, put
10 protect the weak. Law was maae
more for the infant In the cradle than
for the man who has achieved middle
life and found his standing In the
world. Law is made nADre Tor the poys
than for the men. Law IL made more
IL 4. ~ E.ls~ L.
than for those who have achieved. Law
"A beckoning on 10 future generations
heartening them. cheering them. say
ing "Be not afraid Of no man. come
er and know that In spending you SHAH
ret legitimate usury. Let your hearts
Be afraid OF nothing except slavery. BE
afraid OF nothing except being deceiy3
master you. Open your eyes; look IN
. TO their eyes: question their character.
search their programs and then choose
whom you Will Follow.
pity the man who In the year 1917
promises the people of the United
States anything that hS cannot give
them used TO say sometimes Vnen
was attempting to write history that l
with . certain degree OF complacency
upon the men who were performing In
the arena OF politics. because. 1 said.
after the game is ever some quiet fei-
mote room somewhere and tell the next
generation what 10 think Of you fel-
lows: and they will think what he tells
them TO think. He assesses. he sums
up. You may talk yourselves tired. and
your own estimate Of your selves Will
be discounted
Thinks Of Quiet Jury.
Now that am myself exposed 1
think OF that quiet jury sitting In
those rooms surrounded by nothing but
shelves and books. documents think
Or the anticipated verdict Of another
reneration. and i know that the only
measure and standard by which man
can rise or fall Ii the standard of abb
eolute integrity; that he can deceive
nobody but himself and his own gen.
There is no Immortality in politics.
except the Immortality of honesty.
There is no Immortality for a nation.
except the Immortality of freedom.
America has promised herself and
promiaed the world this great heritage,
shall NE break the promisef Shall she
deceive herself and deceive mankind:
shall she not recover the spirit In
which she made constitutions. and with
that same spirit revive them, shoot
them through and through. with a spir-
II and air 6f indomitabie courage. And
shah Ehe not at every choice at the
ballot box silently vindicate her claim
TO wisdom and 10 liberty itself?