The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-02-20

wherein the people rule, as was In
tended by those whose sacrifice and
devotion for freedom and justice
founded this republic.
And 80 instead OF turning to the
past and gazing upon the radiant col.
Ors of a glorious history, we must fix
our eyes steadfastly upon the present
and future of our cause, the Cause Of
Human Upift, and try to discern the
lights and hadows along its way and
determine our duty toward ii.
Our great problem is not one that
concerns TIE afIluent class OF society,
but rather the millions Of toilers who,
under unjust or unfair conditions, are
striving for that share of a nations
prosperity that will feed the hungry
and clothe the naked of their house
holds; that will give TO them and
their children an equal start in the
race OF life. II calls to mind pictures
out OF which one may not get much
comfort perhaps, nor which offer ap-
propriate setting to a banquet board,
where men are gathered TO eat and
be merry at well-filled tables and dis
course on the abstract problems OF
political parties.
It is, nevertheless, the one vital
problem touching the great masses oil
our people, their present and future
and it will not be put aside.
Born of Great Need.
The Progressive party was born OF
the great need for social and indus
trial justice, and the cardinal pur-
pose for its being is to turn the de-
vitalizing and destructive forces OF
our civilization into a constructive
and effective element in the upbuild-
ing of the nation, and it looked every
vital issue squarely in the face, and
proceeded through its platform Of
principles, to make ready for the
struggle that challenged the best cour-
age of American manhood.
The Progressive party's attitude to-
ward business is clearly set forth in
its platform of declarations.
The Progressive party believes in
such regulation Of business as will in
sure exact justice to the contributor
of capital, the contributor of labor
and the great body of consumers that
furnish the demand for the output.
Our great industrial empire builders
can see in this plan safe and sane
solution of many troublesome prob.
lens that have given them much
cause for apprehension.
1t will stimulate and encourage ex.
tension of enterprise along lines OF
honesty and justice. Such plan will
bring an end to the uncertainty,
which is the worst enemy of Ameri.
can business today. Nothing is more
ruinous to the interests of both cap
ital and labor than great fluctuations
at intervals between abnormal pros.
perity and CALLING depression in bust.
ness. What both want and should
have is the establishment of a nor.
NAL level to continuous and increas.
ing prosperity.
The Progressive party plan will
solve the problem. 1t will remove
this uncertainty and establish an equi.
librium that will in turn permit pros.
perity to perpetuate itself. Just here
/ want to refer to the plan of control
and regulation suggested by Presi
dent Wilson in a recent message to
congress.
If you will examine the platform OF
the Democratic party of 1912 and
compare it's declaration with the pol.
icy now proposed by President vii.
son for the control and regulation OF
large business, you will note how, in
the first instance the cure centered
around the doctrines Of states rights
and the power of the state courts to
cope with the matter, while in the
latter he appropriates in a large
measure the Progressive party plan
for a commission, but with restricted
power Nevertheless, his plan means
government supervision, and is far re.
moved from the plan proposed in his
own party's platform and his own
campaign utterances.
Might Get nIightenment.
He might get still more enlighten.
ment on the subject and good advice
if he will read the report of commits.
sioners of corporations of 1904, as
made up by our own James r. Gar
field while in that Office.
This is an instance Of late conver.
sion or of appropriation, and is quite
in keeping with the practice of the
Democratic party leaders in both
state and nation.
The effect of the Progressive plan
would be to take the tariff question
out of politics and deal with it as a
purely business and economic ques.
ton, in a business-like way. For the
last 40 years the tariff question has
been the football of politics and has
been kicked back and forth with each
change Of administration, with the re.
sultant effect of paralyzing business,
throwing millions of men out of en-
ployment and causing suffering and
want in a country which ought to be
continually prosperous, and would be
but for an idiotic change of its fiscal