The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1915-01-12


publican party. do not have to prove
II; I admit it."
PrOgresslyes ut Home in Democratic
Ranks.
The president went on to say that
there are more progressives IN the
Democratic party than there a-e I'm the
Republican party and that. therefore,
the Independent voter fiEds a great
deal more company In the Democratic
ranks than in the Republican ranks.
Il say great deal MORE" he added,
because there urc Democrats who
are sitting on the breecling strap;
there are Democrats who are holding
back; there are Democrats who are
nervous. l dare say they were born
with that temperament. And / respect
the conservative temper. / claim to be
an animated conservative myself"
"All the forces of America are
forces In action or else they were
forces OF inertion."
What l want to point out to you,
and ! believe that this Is what the
whole country Is beginning to Der-
ceive is this. that there Is larger
body Of men in the regular ranks of
the Democratic party who believe in
the progressives policies Of our day
and mean to see them carried forward
and perpetuated than there is In the
ranks OF the Republican party. How
can you be otherwise, gentlemen? The
Democratic party and only the Demo-
cratic party. has carried out the poll
cfes which the progressive people Of
this country have desired. There is
not single great act Of this present
great congress which has not been car
ricd out In obedience to the public
opinion Of America.
First January Without Money String
ency.
Let me instance a single thing:
want to ask the business men here
present II this is not the first January
In their recollection that did not bring
money stringency for the time being,
because Of the necessity of paying out
great sums OF money by way of divi-
dends and other settlements which
come at the first of the year. I have
asked the bankers IL that happened
this year. and they say, No, 1t did not
happen; 1t could not happen under the
fedora! reserve act we have emanci-
y. e.
II have taken long time, ladies'
and gentlemen, to select the federal
trade commission, because I wanted to
choose men and be sure that had
chosen men who would be really SER
yiceable to the business men OF this
country, great as well as small, the
rank and the file. These things have
been done and will never be undone.
They were talked about and talked
about with futility until Democratic
congress attempted and achieved
them.
Democrats Still on Trlnl.
"But the Democratic party is not to
suppose that 1t Is done with the busi-
ness. The Democratic party Is still
on trial. This country is not
going tn use any party that can not
do continuous and consistent team
work. II any group Of men should
dare to break the solidarity OF the
Democratic team for any purpose or
from any motive. theirs will be most
unenpiab1e notoriety and RESPONSE
bility which will bring deep bitter
ness to them. The oniS party that is
servtceab!e 20 nat!on .a party
march with the discipline and with
the zest of conquering host
II am not saying these things be-
cause doubt that the Democratic
party will be able to do these things,
but because believe that as leader
for the time being of that party I can
promise the country that It will do
these things. =. !.
Compliments Indiana Senators.
Here the president paused to pay
tribute to the two Democratic sena-
tors from Indiana. saving he never
had to lie awake nights wondering
what they were going to do. He add
ed that the country is not going to
trouble Itself to lie awake nights and
wonder what these men are going to
do; that IL the country has to do that
It will choose other men,. In this con-
nection, he said that team work all
the time Is what they nre going to
demand of us,. and that Is our indivi-
dual as we'll as our collective respon-
sibilfty. That ia. what jackson Day
stands for. If,a man will not play in
the team, then he does not belong to
the team"
Congress Has Carried. Out q Great
-. Program. ~.
"Now. what Is their duty? You say.
Hasn't this congress carried out a
great program Yes. 1t has carried
out great program. It has had the
most r remarkable record that any
congress- since the civil war has had.
But we are living at an extra
ordinary moment. The world has
never in the condition that It ia IN
now my friends. Half the world is on
fro. Only America among the great
powers OF the world is tree to govern
her own life; and all the world 4 is
looking 20 america 90, gsrss isa cco.
riomfc need, and while this Is hap