Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-27

hdence in myself that | used TO have.
Several times | have found a man with
good, honest face. and | have said, there
IS a Democrat, and on inquiry found
that he was a Republican. But that his
mother was a Democrat. So | do not
know what kind of an audience this is,
but | am going to risk my judgment. l
am going 10 venture the assertion that
nine out Of ten of this audience, Demo-
Gratis, Republicans, Progressives or what
nots, will, when take a vote, vote in
favor of the new system rather than Of
the old one. am going TO ask you 10
vote, and those of you who like the new
system with the center of finance at
Washington better than you do the old
system with the center of finance in Wall
street. hold up your hands;
CThere was a sea Of hands upheld.
Now, all Of you VINO would like to go
back 10 the old system and put Wall
street in charge, let us see your hands.
CThere was not a hand).
See how conservative | was in my optn-
ION. | said ten to one and ii is everybody
to nothing. Is it not glorious to think
that a Democratic President and a Demo-
should take up the work that a Republic
an President Senate and House might
work so well that even the people that
protested against the bill while il was be-
ing passed are now indorsing it as the
best financial system that this' country
ever saw?
Dealing With Trusts.
And when they got the currency crop
laid by they took up the trust question
ara we already have two measures pass
ed. The first provides for a trades COM
mission that WILL far an adminis-
trative body can do IT, protect us from
the trust evil. Then there is the Clayton
law, signed or to be signed shortly, for
il has passed both Houses, and the Pres
ident has already signihed his approval
That Clayton law prohibits tnterlOcking
Iirectorates. That Clayton law prohibits
discrimination in price and that Clayton
law gives to the laboring men what We
have been trying for eighteen years to
secure for them-relief from government
by inJunctiOn-and IL makes a distinction
that ought to have been drawn in the
beginning between a mans labor, which
Is a part Of himself, and inanlmatc
things we call merchandise. That rs
what has been done SO far IN that line.
IL is the first time We have had Pres
ident who dared 10 lay the aN ar the
root of the tree. Why did not President
Taft lay the AK to the root Of the Tree
Why did not President Roosevelt lay the
AZ To the root Of the tree? Because they
were kauing against the tree, and they
didn't want to lose their support Presl-
dent Wilson was the FIRST President We
have had who was free from en1ngle-
ments, free to take the peoples side.
MeAdoo and the Banks.
And then a few days ago Secretary Nc
AdOO learned that some OF the banks
were not using the money that they had
borrowed from the government lie
lending it out as banks should to meet
the needs OF their communities, were pill
ing up reserves unnecessarily hiBh, ana
ii was causing trouble, and he looked
around TO see what he could do. Now
have not had chance yet To ask him
how he found out this remedy, but ! can
guess. | guess he went to the Bible
That is one advantage the Democrats
have over the Republicans. lie went to
the Bible and he found case that just
lifted this one. He found the parable OF
hos s.f Fha
men who had received one talent, instead
OF using IL. wrapped 1t in a napkin and
hid il in the earth, and he found that
according to the Bible. when the master
of the house came he called up this man
who had refused TO use his talent and he
took 1t from him and gave 1t to those
/ guess that McAdoo said that is the
thing TO do and he just issued a notice
that II any bank got money from the gov
eminent and, Instead OF using IL To help
the business of the community, wrapped
II up In a napkin and hid II In the vault,
IL must give IL back, that IL might be
given to some banks that would use II.
That is what comes OF having a Presi-
dent on the side OF the people,
Now. my friends, | believe that the
sentiment OF this country is overwhelm-
put my judgment TO the test. | do not
know just what kind Of an audience we
have. Il looks good TO me. But can
not tell how many Republicans are here.
publicans are finding out the error OF
their ways. to tell Republicans and DEM
ocrats apart. They even try TO laugh
like Democrats. so I don't know what
kind of an adience this is.
Merchant Marine.
| have now given you a few of the
larger things. l might call your attention
TO the fact that the Republican party for
a generation has been talking OF mer-
chant marine. but the Democratic party
started a merchant marine without talk
ing about II. And may remind you that
the Republican leaders who have spent a
generation trying TO belittle the patriot
Ism and intelligence OF the Democratic
party, that the Republican leaders who
have been telling the nation that the
Democratic party did not have inteli-
gence enough TO conduct this government,
find that after the Democratic party has
proceeded 10 do the things that the Re-
publican party ought 10 have done ana
undo many OF the things that the Repub-
llcan party has done-that those leaders
dare not challenge the nations judgment
on one single measure OF the Democratic
party and now In this campaign are try.
ing 10 dodge the issue and instead or
talking about permanent things that have