The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-06-04
PARTIES NECESSARY TO
FORM A GOVERNMENT

FORM A GOVERNMENT
Mrs. II. Otto Wittpenn, member Of
the Democratic National Executive
committee, represented the Democrat
ic party as the "Victory Conference"
of the New Jersey suffrage party,
which was held at the Robert Hotel,
late in April. In the course of her
speech, Mrs. Wittpenn said:
"ln our form of government, par
ties are still necessary, although they
are becoming less so. The experience
Of the Progressive party shows that
a third party is not practical. We
must therefore choose between the
Republican or Democratic parties. In
this we are not relinquishing our in
dependence of choice, which may be
expressed in the primaries.
1--WE are determined to begin our
political activities by dropping per-
sonalities, for we know that there are
good and bad men in both parties.
The difference between the parties is
more fundamental and permanent
than any personality. 1t goes back to
the two types of mind, the conserva-
tive and the liberal. The Republican
party is strong on organization. Or
ganization needs brains, money and
motive for untiring energy and per-
sistent work. We acknowledge that
there are more college bred men and
women of leisure in the Republican
party. We acknowledge that it con-
tains richer individuals and corpora
| tionS. We recognize that perfect or
ganization needs cash.. 1t seems fair
to look for the motive behind the en-
ergy and work which have built up
and are constantly unfolding the Re-
publican party. Why do the richest
classes and corporations support the
Republican party? 1t is evident that
it is primarily the party of property,
although Governor Stokes has just
stated that it is in danger of being
| Organized by socialistic and commun-
istic compromise.
Party of Personal Rights
"The Democratic party is party
of agitation, a party of protest, hav-
ing had its birth in the protest of
Thomas Jefferson against the iron
bound rule of the Federalists. The
elections of Cleveland and Wilson
both demonstrate this point. The
protests of our party have invariably
been, not for material gain, but for
the preservation of the human ele-
ment and of personal rights as against
property rights. The Democratic
party endeavOrs to work out the many
perpleXing problems of government by
faith in the growth of the people,
learning from their own experiences,
faults and blunders.
| THE Democratic party does not be-
lieve in the government of the many
through the brains Of the few. 1t is
largely composed of persons VINO need
the protection of the government as
expressed in laws, because they have
not had the advantage of wealth or
education 1t is primarily party of
the poor, whose poverty exposes them
to exploitation.
"The Democratic party is party
of the common people. 1t does not
take prophet to foresee that the
questions which in the future will
daily become more and more acute are
those of the relations between the en-
ployer and the worker, those which
involve the care and protection of wo-
men and children in their work and
in their health. We claim that the
Democratic party understands such
problems best because they are a
part of the daily life of those who
compose it.
"The goal of all suffragists is the
same, that the country we love
should be a better, safer, cleaner place,
for our children and for the helpless
Which party is most likely to make
this object their chief aim and con-
Germ and where can women help most
to make these ideals realities?
81 believe that the Democratic par
ty is Offering you today the most pill
able and the most sympathetic instru-
ment to turn our dreams into reali-
ties, and there you may be sure of
the warmest welcome"