The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-10-31

Sea Girt, N. j., oct. IS, 1912.
TO the Voters of Anerica:
1 am glad to have an opportunity to state very
simply and directly why am seeking to be elect
ed President Of the United States. Ifeel very
deeply that this is not ambi ion a should
ent certain for his own sake. He must seek to
cause, and must very clearly what
cause it is he is seeking to serve.
The cause am enlisted in lies very plain
to my own view: The Government of the United
States, now bound by the policies viii CHI have
become charact eristic Of Republican admin stra-
tfon in recent years, is not free to serve the
whole people impartially, and it ought to be set
free. 1t has been tied up, whether deliberately
or merely by unint ent ional devel opment, with
part interests, which have used their pow
err, both to control the government and to
troll the industrial development of the country.
1t must be freed from such ent angl ements and al
1iances. Unit il it is freed. it cannot serve the
people as whole Until it is freed, it cannot
undertake any programme of social and economic
betterment, but must be checked and thwarte at
every turn by its patrons and masters.
In practically every speech that make,
put at the front of what have to say the ques-
ton of the tariff and the quest on of the trusts
but not because of any thought of party strategy,
because believe the solut i on of these ques-
tions to lie at the very heart of the bigger
question:, whether the government shall be free
or not. The government is not free because it
has granted special favors to part ocular classes
by means of the tariff. The to whom these
special favors have been granted have formed
great comb nat ons by viii CHI to control enter-
prise and determine the prices of commodities.
They could not have done this had 1T not been for
the tariff. No party, therefore, viii ch does not
prevent monopoly absolutely in the markets OF the
country sees even much the most elementary
part of the method by viii Oh the government is
to be set free.
The control to viii CHI tariff legislati on has
led, both in the field Of politics and in the
field of business, is what has produced the most
odious feature Of our present political situa-
ton. namely, the absolute domtnat ion of power
full bosses. Bosses cannot exist without BUSH
ness alliances. with them politics is hardly
iStingui shab1e from usiness. Bosses maintain
their control because they are all cd with
who wish their assistance in order to get
tracts, in order to obtain special egis1ative
advantages, in order to prevent reforms which
will interfere with monopoly or with their
joyment of special exempt IONS Merely polit-
zeal leaders. not backed by money, not supported
by securely intrenched special interests, bosses
would be entirely manageable and comparatively
powerless By freeing the government, there
fore, We at the time break the power Of the
boss. He trades, he does not govern. He r.
ranges, he does not lead. He sets the stage for
what the people are to do he does not act
their agent or servant but their DIRECTOR
For him the real bus iness Of politics Is done
under
The that Will set the government
free from the influences viii oh now Consistently