The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-01
President Wilson Tells Of NeSes
independence Of Nation From
Wall Street
REPUBLICAN PARTY
HEIR TO FEDERALISTS
1t Believes Government Should
Be Controlled by Few ~
Trustees for People, Pres.
ident Charges

Shadow Lawn. N. J.. Sept &c.
the Young Mems LeAgue Of Domo-
cratic Clubs here today flayed the Re-
publican party with wit. humor and
abuse as an organization seeking 8
return to power only that It m1Oh4
possess the government
New York city was literally repre-
sented In the gathering, which num.s
bered probably 1000 persons.
When Mr.. Wilson charged that the
United States was controlled BY wall
Street while the Republicans were In
power. he was greeted with applause
that was heard q mile away.
Again when he demanded to know
how Mr.. Hughes proposed to change
the foreign policy and asserted:
There IL but one choice ~ against
peace and that u war" there ware
still more cheers.
The address was considered one oE
the greatest campaign efforts yve
made by Mr.. Wilson
The Presidents address.
The President said in part:
am obliged to you for giving ma
An opportunity to say Some vofy
plain things about the present oasn-
paign and about the future policy ~
this country because . body Of yuuna
men are very much moro tntsrou1oNs
in the future than they are III 90
present
This 10 . most singular casnraasn.
VIII not say an unprocodoutod can.
paign. because happen 70 resnen1er
that other parties have tried g -.
INTO puwer by akyfnE noth1nE WA6e-
ever: and ! also remsmher WITH r.
eereet that they newer sucOool1G
Because the people Of - UA1eo6
states Aro IN inQutaitiva p1oDlo ara HI
you ask theun to entrust you Win -
great power Of their govosnmon1
they really want 70 know what yea
are going to do with that govsgnaneut
they entrust you with Il.
For . little while, myself o.
pected that this campaign would -
an interesting. Intellectual contook
that on both Ades men would draw
upon some Of the essential questions
Of politics in order to determines the
predominance Of parties, but I an
sorry to say that have found noth-
Ing to interest me, and I am . little
bit ashamed Of myself that I should
have expected It, for should have
known better.
There 10 q fact running through
all our political history Of which
ought to have reminded myself. The
Democratic party, my fellow c3tisons,
Is the only party whose life has por-
sisted and whose vigor has continued
throughout all the history OF this ma
ton. 1t Is because 1t Is the only
party, | venture to say. all Of whoao
life has been governed by q deflnito
principle. an absolute belief in the
control OF the people. their right to
hat x -
own affairs and shape them In the
interest.
The Democratic party has commit
ted many errors but the reason Il
has lived IL that 1t II the only 1aEty
that has consistently basel IL b.
|iefs upon the things and the coss-
vtctions that underlie all Amoracan
history. the belief in the governmAnk
Of the people by themselves ana their
own representatives. It has witueao-
ed the life. decadence and tho dis.s
appearance Of the FederaIist party,
It witnessed the life, the increase, thoS
Generalization, the decline and tho
disappearance of the Whig party.
And there came upon the scene the
party. first Of all oE4nn-
zed for a great and definite purpoqks
10 prevent the spread OF the 3nal3E0s ~
-AcAA "a hAofCiy AhtO tAAO AOuEI
If the United States
The Hamilton Thecey. a 5ss
The theory of Alexander Hanl11 n
who founded the Federa1iat paSt
was for the kind Of governmon& IT..
guardians and trustees and that 0utXa
hose who represent the great ~ e
erial enterprises Of the country c.
capable OF acting as trustees an<ES
The Wing party. wA1a ID
arose, had somewhat mora Mh0Ro
but before Il had laao
'ery long. It acted upon oxac4ly &
same principle.
and the Republican party -
1erited that idea. Not the ~
by the people. but a.
,rnment for the people and ~
II the people by those who gow
''Th Republican party ~ ~
itituted and led. believes u 3
nent by the attorneys OF - ~
erests. .fs 1
"One of the things that
most constantly talking aba n
protective tariff. and there N
when a very wide taking Of III
entered into the formAtion e.
ariffs. But towards tho end y s
yroup OF selected counsellora IN
what the Items TX
ariff should be. Tho only po5
leard were the attorneys ~
pecial interests. and the attox1<
he people could batter 1t th4
hey pleased and never ret 4
Has Redeemed N14
The end of such c party 01
doomed, and now the party
ieves in the people and t16 &
Kings for tho people -
lower for four years. AA4
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