The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-19
Praise for Congress.

frafS6 Tor congress
/ wish / could speak by name the
many men who have 50 honorab bly,
shared in these distinguished labors
doubt If there has ever been q finer
exhibition of teamwork or OF I'M
hesitating devotion to the fulfllment
of party pledges-and yet the best of
1t is that the great measures passed
have sown, l ventue to say, no patisan
bias, but only a spirit of serious states
mansip. l am poud to ave been as
sociated with such men, working in
such a spirit through so many months
of unrVnitted labor at trying tasks or
counsel. 1t has been a privilege to
have q share in such labors. wish
l could express to every one of the
members who have thus co-operated
together my personal appreciation of
what he has helped to do. This let
ter may, hope, serve in some sort az
q substitute FOR that.
1 look forward with confidence to
the elections. The voters III the
ward real service. They have never
failed to sustain a Congress and ad-
ministration that were seeking, az
this Congress and, / believe. this adj
ministration, have sought, to render
them permanent and disinterested
benefit in the shape of reformed and
rectified laws. They know that. ex-
traordinary as the record is which !
have recited. our task Is not done;
that great work of constructive de-
velopmert remains to be accomplish
cd, in building up our merchant ma
rine, for instance, and in the compile
ton OF great program for the con-
servation of our natural resources and
the development OF the water power
OF the countcy---a program whicn mas
at this session already been carried
several steps toward contamination,
They know, too, that without Com
gress In close sympathy with the ad-I
ministration whole scheme of peace
and honor and disinterested service to-
the world Of which they have APP
proved. cannot be brought to It's full
realization. i would like to go into
the district of every member OF Con-
gress who has sustained and advanced
tho plans Of the party. and speak GU.
my advocacy of his claim for re-
election. But. Of course. I cannot do
that: and with SO clear record mol
member OF Congress needs a spokes-
man. What he has done speaks for
itself. IL 1t be a mere question of,
political fortunes, / believe the i'm
mediate future Of the party to be as
certain az the past Is secure.
The Only Party.
The Democratic party Is now in fact
the only instrument ready to the
country's hand by which anything can
be accomplished. It Is united. as the
Republican party is not; It is strong
and full of the zest OF sober achieve
ment. and has been rendered confident
by carrying out a great constructive
program such as no other party has
1t Is absolutely free from
the entanglinG alliances which made
tho Republican party, oven before its
rupture, utterly unserviceable as an
instrument al reform: Its thought. its
ambition, 3&oyp1ans are Of the vital
present and 4ho hopeful future. A j
practical nation - not likely 70 reject
such q team, fun Of the spirit Of pub
lio service. andsn1bstitute. In tho midst |
Of great taalkA either = party upon
which = deep Decentralization has fall
len or = party which has not xrownt
to tbs stature that would warrant it, |
assuming tina syesponsihle burdens q
ntAts. Every thoughtfnl han seesI
that : change of parties made tusti
new w0uJA - thN clock back. nnk Tor /
y8y M WIN sQex III ~