Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-15

7 to lead them who would load them to
the light. and not again drag them
into the subterranean passages OF pri-
yate influence. And. therefore. l thinls
Sis viii DO easier to expound this cam
suaign to Pennsylvanians than to any
body else. There arc great many
things that you will understand with
out my putting them into words,
SEE THEIR GOVERNMENT
As 1T REALLY EXISTS
Sand the same thing is happening
I'm New Jersey. Six years ago had the
distinguished pleasure OF exhibiting IN
government of New Jersey to the peo-
nle OF New Jersey. in its true colors
as 1t lived. l only wish had time TO
exhibit It now that 1t has resurrected
"And exactly the same thing that is
happening in Pennsylvania. the same
thing that they are attempting in New
Jersey. Is being attempted in the ma
tlon at large -.
therefore, those of us who are in
Quoted into the secrets of the craft
know that the talk is IN vain. and that
the real counseis OF the party are in
that other element which is i'll abso.
Lutte control OF tho organization OF the
party in Congress and ont Of H. and
whose control has never for a moment
been disturbed, never been shaken
The contest At Chicago four Years
ago and the contest 1T Chicago this
year, were for the control Of the ma
chinery OF the party. don't mean on
the part Of rank and file Of the Pro-
gressivcs, for. my fellow citizens no
moro earnest and sincere body of men
ever assembled than assembled in those
TWO Progressive conventions al Chi
caSo. And no sincere and earnest men
were ever moro pitifully deceived and
betrayed. There is something quite
as important as the choice of Il chief
magistrate. ] want you to remember
that the real sources OF action and tho
real machinery OF obstruction arc in
Congress, not in the presidency.
DO YOU suppose that anything could
have been accomplished in the last
three and a half years If there had not
been determined and willing majority
in the Congress" / have not led these
gentlemen. 7 have gone forward with
them. I-call your attention to the fact
that there is nowhere recorded a single
Wilson policy. Everything that have
asked that Congress to do was written
In the pledges OF the party itself And
the only power have exercised is the
power OF cooperation, the power that
all men exercise when. insisting upon
the obvious duties of a great hour,
men take heart to do "A great thing.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
LESS D0CILE THAN SENATE.
1t is T. very interesting circum-
stance, my fellow citizens. that the
House of Representatives. is less docile
than the Senate OF the United States
IN the House of Representatives 1t has
again and again happened that the
Republican minority has broken away
from the control Of its leaders and
voted, sometimes by Il majority OF its
members. sometimes almost unani-
mously. for the measures which have
distinguished the action of the pres
ent Den Ncratic Congress
Only upon one conspicuous coca
sion did the contrary happen, when the
Republican machine was able to com
pei Il majority or Its members in the
House Of Representatives to vote that
American citizens had no right to
travel on tie high seas. II theil
leaders believe in the rights OF Ameri
can citizens why don't their fol-
lowers"
But IL is another story in the SEN
ate Of the United States There a
serene confidence obtains in the private
conferences Of tn" senate have
never been admitted to their privacy.
but have seen their performance ana
the most rcactionary men in America
have absolutely controlled the action
OF the minority III the United states
Senate, except for a few examples OF
independence by distinguished indi-
riduas who did not care 10 be mas
tered and owned by body.
Now. these gentlemen arc in ohvi
Gus and undisputed control OF the
organization Of the Republican party
1t Is they who are counsclng their
leaders 10 say as little as possible and
10 say IL III rs confused Il way rs posi-
BILE. so that nobody may know how TO
calculate their orbit from day TO
day. q;
80 that il ali comes down. my Tel.
low-citizcns. TO Il very simple PROPOSE
ton. Arc you going TO leave Your
government under the control al people
who do know. and who will tell Won
what they are going l" do. or are YOU
going 20 put il in the hands Of men
who will no, tell YOU what they are
going 10 do, ana vii! serve their rri-
waite Interests The choice is bi.ye,
than that. understand from thu
leaders OF the Republicans party thar
nothing that has been done has beer,
dono right
AMERICA KNOWS WITH
WHAT CHOICE IT Is FACED
a But America knows tina, the things
Ihat were done ala obtain peace. and
it does not know that the things tina,
might have been don" would have OBJ
tanned peace, So that America know,
that II Is faced with this choice. Peace
the continuance % the development OF
business along tn. lines which il ma.
now established and developed. ana the
( maintenance OF veN-knowu prugrcssiv,
lines OF action. ON the one hand: az. oi
4 the other. Il disturbance Of policy al
along the linc--ncw conditions. new ad
4 jnstments. Underlined alterations o.
policy. ana lack ot j., al Invisible gov.
eminent,