Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-11

point OF view and IN proportion AZ Il has
altered its point OF view It has gained in
power and momentum. have sometimes
heard exhortations to the effect that
politics ought not 20 be injected into bust
ness.
1T 10 just as important that you should
not inject business into politics. because,
80 far as the business of this country IL
concerned. there ought not be any poll
Tics.
II, gentlemen. am a democrat. as you
probably have heard. and I am MILL
tant democrat, but II is because I believe
that the principles OF democracy will be
OF more service to the country than any
other kind OF principles. Not because /
believe democrats are better than repub-
licans; It IL because I think republicans
are mistaken and democrats right. and ]
hope and believe that ] hold that con-
viction in no narrow. partisan spirit. /
find that / am one OF the few men of
my acquaintance who absolutely believe
every word, for example. of the Virginia
bill Of rights. Most men use them for
Fourth Of July purposes and use them
very handsomely. but I stand before you
and tell you that ] believe them.
One of Originals.
For example. the Virginia bill Of
rights--T cite that because It was one OF
the first bills OF rights; the others were
largely modelled upon II or run along the
same llnes-the Virginia bill of rights
says that when "a government proves
unsuitable to the life OF the people under
II q am not quoting the language. but
the meanins) they have a right to alter
or abolish II in any way they please.
When things were. perhaps. more de-
batable than they are now about our
immediate neighbor to the south Of US,
do not know how many men came to
me and suggested that the government
OF Mexico should be altered as we
thought II ought TO be altered. but being
a subscriber TO the doctrine OF the Vir-
ginia bill of rights. 1 could not agree
with them. The Mexicans may not know
what TO do with their government. but
that IL none OF our business and so long
as have the power TO prevent II, no one
shall butt in to alter Il for them"
That Is what mean by being a
democrat built on the original plan of
tho bill OF rights.
Now. those bills Of rights say some
things that are very pertinent TO business.
They assert the absolute equality OF right
on the part of individuals to opportunity
That Is the reason am opposed to
monopoly, not because monopoly does not
produce some excellent results OF kind.
but because II is intended 10 shut out a
lot OF people who ought not to be shut
out. and believe that democracy is the
only thing that 'vitalizes whole people
instead OF vltaliEing only some of the
people OF n country.
Belief I'm Common Man.
Il am not lit TO be the trustee Of pros
perity for this country; neither are youi
neither is any group of men tit 20 be the
trustees for the economical guidance of
this country. believe In the common
man; / believe tho genius of America
TO be that the common man should be
consulted as TO how he is governed and
should be given tho same opportunity
with every other man under his govern
ment / believe that that spirit III the
spirit OF the average business man in
America. am sure that It Is the spirit
Of the average business man In America.
because. although It is a current theory
that the president OF the United States
is a very much secluded pereon. good
many people talk to him. ] assure you,
and he takes particularly pains TO know
what the people are talking about. who
do not talk directly TO him. Nobody who
has been bred In the atmosphere of
American societies from one end OF this
continent to the other. can mistake the
spirit Of the average man and ! am for
the average man. The country consists