Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-09-06
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them to the workingmen Of the nation as
a whole was that Theodore Roosevelt's
program, while admirable in its intentions,
would, If carried out, make the people
nothing more than mere wards and pup
pets of national board Of guardians, with
some such men as Prick and Gary as its
supervising heads.
Gov. Wilson denounced Colonel Roose-
welt for his overwhelming egotism, not only
in his speeches to the workingmen. but in
five other speeches made in Buffalo and
environs during the day. He appealed to
the people not to let Roosevelt, "A self
appointed divinity save them. but hump
themselves" and through united counsel,
save themselves.
The Roosevelt proposition to welcome
and encourage and regulate the trusts was
discussed by Governor Wilson, and he
urged every respondent workingman who
had no hope but to sweat through life to its
very end to read carefully the Bull Moose
platform, with its proposal for plan of
government by board Of experts" and
then take hope in the Democratic proposal
against the coming Of day, through the
regulation of competition instead of mo-
nopoly. when every wage slave can look
up and say to his fellowmen
Il too am Of the free breed Of American
citizens"
At no time did Governor Wilson ask the
people to look upon himself as having any
divine appointment. such as he pictured
Roosevelt as claiming.
He asked the people instead of looking
to him for leadership. which they could
follow blindly, to flock to their school
houses for debate among themselves and
to their public forums to organize public
opinion, that great force which underlies
all politics. and which has too long. to the
sorrow Of us all, been left unoreanized in
an age of organization"
Public opinion, once 1t was organized,
the Governor insisted. would cure all the
present political ills. and he announced
that for himself, come what might, he pro-
Dsed to dedicate his life hereafter to pre-
nting. as attorney for the people. all the
cts he could possibly find out about their
)vernment.
He suggested that at the very moment
was speaking he had great many facts
,out the Government in his possession
hich. if outlined to the people would
art aia lie missed to outline them
soon but not unit he co1a find THE
pathological moment"
whats the lse Of firing than off 2" he
H. until the people you want % shoot at
la range lrt Sheu ,hry re present
si 1t Is good spot TO go afto them. and
at promise to Co.
propose 70 tsA wha, ! can find out in
sour to " Sch onu ain entrance.
~ meg nean as lawyer Tor while it is
II ~ae once i8rga i've repented.
ineal in tha c1 h,s oopinion, for
whole strength Of louc is not in the
adar5 bit iu tie followers
MS sad ol 'eadinl .l lot be telling
De, people what they re to do. By
adue mean hndias oul what the inter-
lie community are agreed to be
fd lan ,ryihG ms level BEST to find the
aj Of soiutiup by common counsel.
nuzinG ;ometh1t philosophical,
evoted men have not seen that the third
arty proclaims purposes and in the same
reath provides an organization which
makes the carrying out Of those purposes
impossible.
God forbid that in Democratic country
ge should resign the task of governing
ourselves and give the Government over to
experts.
"As to the monopolies which Mr.. Roose-
welt proposes to leealize and welcome.
know that they are so many jugeernauts,
and do not look forward with pleasure to
the time when the juggernauts are licensed
and driven by commissioners Of the United
States.
Il am willing to license automobiles, but
not juggernauts.
Because II man ever takes Joy ride
in juggernaut, would like to know what
is 10 become Of the rest of us. since the
road is not wide enough for the rest of us
TO get out Of the way We would have to
take TO the woods and set the woods on
fire.
And what has created these monopo-
lies ? Unreeulated competition. II has per-
mitted these men to do anything they
choose to squeeze their rivals out and crush
them to death. We know the processes
by which they have done those things. We
can prevent these processes through RENE
dial legislation and so restrict the wrong
use of competition that the right use of il
will destroy monopoly.
Ours is program Of liberty; theirs, a
program Of regulation.
Il want you workingmen TO Grasp that
point because want to say to you right
now that the program propose does not
look quite so much like acting as Provi-
dence for you as does the other program.
Il want frankly to say to you that am
not big enough to play Providence and my
objection to the other plan is that do not
believe there is any man who is big enough
to play Providence.
IF you do not believe It. try il. II you
want a great struggle for liberty that will
cost you blood. adopt the Roosevelt resu-
lative program. Put yourself at the dis
posal Of a Providence resident at Washing
ton and then see what will come Of IT,"
The Democratic State Central Committee
at its meeting in Baltimore on Thursday
Of last week elected an auxiliary commit
tee Of $50 members to assist in the
management Of the Maryland campaign.
Those selected to represent this county
are Messrs. Arthur Peter. Robert C. Hill
tou and NJ Euasna Lanai