The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-21
Human Rights.
(St. Louis Republic.)

est Louis Republic)
 Speaking at Hotel Jefferson Monday night, Senator Owen of Oklahoma said:
 The burden rests upon the political par
 ties of this country to frame the laws of
 this nation that the rights of man, when , opposed to the rights of property, shall De first, the rights of property second. The right of women and children and of men to eat the honest bread produced by honest labor must
 be given the first consideration. We have
 got to to it that this country is so dis
 posed and it's affairs so directed that every
 human being willing to labor shall receive
 fair reward for the labor and be entitled to
 life, liberty and peace. This is imperative to
 prevent Boshevism and Socialism from talk
 ing this country, and who is so competent to
 lead in the right direction the party which
 has constantly emphasized the rights Of man
 in so many ways? It is Democracy
 Therein lies the big issue of the next Presldentlal eampaign-property rights versus human rights. The League of Nations, who won the war, Government ownership administration "extravagance, protestive tariffs and the like will be platform blanks, but the voters will pay little attention to them
 What the people will ask before casting ballots is: Which party is likely do the most for the masses hich party is likely to assure good wages and able hours the workers; which party can we de- pend upon to put end to profteers, parasites and expoers; which party is better calculated to bring about legislation that will make the world a good place for all of Gods creatures instead of for selfish few, and which party will at all times place humanity and decency above dividends and profits. The answer will be the Democratic party if the leaders of the party will hearken back to the voice Of Thomas Jefferson and cast aside the political eXped- tents and methods they have learned from contact with the Republicans
 What can party dominated by Penrose and Shoot do for the common people? What can party whose campaign funds have always been provided by the great corporations do for the workngman and the workingwoman? What can party that for decades has basked in golden smiles of Wall street do for the toiler? What can a party obligated to tariff that will mean great profits for trusts and combinations dc for the laborer?
 Is the Republican party going to repudiate Wal ic tho Ron rtV oOiup to cast aside the Penroses and the Roots and the Shoots? The is that it is not It is going te 20 out collect the usual golden hoard and do it's best to deliver the country tied hand and foot to Big Business.
 The hope of the masses lies in continuation o Democratic rule The G. O. P. spellbinders will shou themselves hoarse that the Democrats made the try dry; that the Democrats wasted the peoples ey that the Democrats injured business through rail road and wre control and on, but all of the noise will be for the purpose of trying turn the people, attention from the fact that in the past six year more good has been done for the worker and mor harm to the profteer and parasite than in the ter | decades preceding.
 The Democratic party, under the leadership of Wood row Wilson has made Democracy synonymous witl democracy A continuation of the party rule vii mean the wiping of social injustice in this coun try; the return of the Shoots and Penroses to powe will mean return the old status of exploiters exploited
 i Despite dismal whispers and dark forebodings, tn Democratic party has greatest opportunity of it life in 1920 All that it need do is to stick to tn common people and make good every promise.
 "The rights of first, the rights of propert second.'
 Senator Owen in a few words outlines real Democ racy-the Democracy that the awakened of tn country will follow with enthusiasm