Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-04
Governor Wilson's Rally Day Message

tions and not merely for the immedi-
ate use of those who hasten to enlarge |
their enterprises and think only of |
their own profits. The government !
must employ its powers and spend its
money to develop a whole people and
a whole continent, and at the same
time keep them free and alert and IN
hampered, its eye always on the COM
mon use and purpose, its thought con-
stantly of what will happen to the
average man and of what will be pre-
pared for the next generation.
We must consider our foreign policy
upon the same high principle. We
have become a powerful member of
the great family Of nations The ma
lions look to us for standards and
policies worthy of America. We must
shape our course of action by the max
inns of justice and liberality and good
will, think of the progress of mankind
rather than Of the progress of this or
that investment, of the protection Of
American honor and the advancement
of American ideals rather than always
of American contracts, and Gift our d.
plomacy to the levels of what the best
minds have planned for mankind We
must devote the power of the govern
ment to the service of the race and
think at every turn of men and women
and children, of the moral life and
physical force and spiritual betterment
of those, all of those for whom we pro-
fess to have set government up.
None of these high things can be
done, because none of them can be
conceived, from the point of view of
those who at present exercise power
over us at Washington. No establish
ed policy of the republican party can
be used for such ends THE black
magic of campaign funds" cannot work
these miracles. The government at
Washington has not in half a genera
ton been conducted from the point of
view or by the counsel of the nation
as whole, but by the advice and with
the consent of those who have extorted
special favors from it, a very small
number of persons with their own OBJ
jects constantly in view, 1t may be
unconscious of their selfishness, GER
tainly unconscious OF the interests of
the vast majorities whom they ignored
in their scheme of prosperity. The
great task that waits to be done can be
done only by free government with
its eye upon the whole people, and
such government we have not had
since the Dingley and Aldrich tariffs
began to be built up favor by favor
and trusts began to multiply under the
very prohibitions of the law. The re-
publican party Is irretrievably com
mitted and bound to go in the very op-
posite direction from that in which re-
lease and freedom lie II has become
a party of special points of view.
The country has already perceived
, this. Everywhere there has been a
steadily gathering revolt by the voters.
. Twenty-six Of the 4S state governments
are now under democratic executives.
In the legislatures of the 48 states
the democrats outnumber the republi-
. cans by a majority of 200. Seventy
three Of the 120 chief cities of the
, country have democratic mayors.
i There are now 227 democrats in the
national house OF representatives and
, only l6l republicans. The tide gath
ersin greater and greater volume. Only
the presidency and the senate lift
/ their heads. little above it. those cita.
I deis OF power which the constitution
makes 1t hardest for the peoples ma
: torites to capture and occupy. Until
these are taken, the great task will
r halt and wait, the great task Of put
: ting the government at the service Of
! the people
, Shall We not move forward to the
: final conquest? An organized. united