Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-01-06
WOMAN READER ON 1rNRrsr.

Editor The TimesZThe growing unrest
in our country is bringing the more
serious minded citizen to a condition
of mind which is of grave importance.
Where will 1t all end? What will be
the outcome? These are questions heard
on every side.
New conditions have arisen In our ma
tional life which must be adjuster. New
problems are before the people and
necessarily demand great leaders. It Is
only few months until national cam
paign will be here and now is the time
for the people to ponder over the real
issHe which political parties must place
in the platform. The voting population
must be informed and educated as they
have never before been educated. Suf-
frage for women will be potent factor
so the education must begin In the home
The majority of the people would
like to be Informed on the real position
of the different parties on vital points
affecting their lives and that of their
families. but as long as the press IS
controlled by the wealth of the country
only the most discerning reader can be
informed through newspaper reading. We
must read the history Of the different
parties and not only find out what they
have stood for, but what they have Oc-
eOmplished.
The democratic party has been in
power for the last seven years, and its
record is fairly clear. It has stood for
the rights Of the individual rather than
the classes, whether they be dominated
by the plutocrat or the Industrial unit
The democratic party realizes that a man
may be influenced by environment, ano
such being the case, men often become
biased in judgment after election
This being true the time has come
when direct legislation is necessary. If
our government is to stand the will of
the people must stand supreme, and ali
states should amend their constitution
to include the initiative and the referen-
dun. 1t is true the public must be IN
formed on how to use this power in
diligently. and that they may use wis
dom In the use OF the ballot there
should be government bulletins issued,
at intervals containing facts concerning
vital questions before our legislative bod
les and the attitude OF both politica!
parties on these questions.
Having faith IN the people, as the
democratic party does, we believe they
have the right to be informed, and the
wisdom to decide rightly in all matters
involving self government. This party
has already declared for the protection
Of the individual citizen against prob
teers and wishes to establish state and
local trade commissions to assist the
federal trade commission In bringing ex-
tortiOnists TO justice and inflcting heavy
penalties. The democratic party has al
ready protected the people from the
greed Of Wall street through the cur
rency law. It believes private monopoly
to be intoerable, and so would stimu-
late commerce through government
means. Public sentiment is coming more
and more to believe in government own.
rrship of railroads. and this psrty
stands ready to encourage this move
whenever the people are ready for H.
and not only railroads, but every other
industry where it has been shown that
competition is impossible.
Equal suffrage is here, and with It