Bisbee daily review., 1922-06-17

candidates carry out the will and
wishes of the people, keep their prom
ises and their faith with the people,
defend the principles of the arty.
Then the men in office will be re-
spected and the candidates who come
after them will be well served by the
people who Kept faith with them.
Democracy is Defined
What is Democracy? 1t has been
defined by many men; I want to give
you my idea of it in few words: 1t
is the right of every man to aspire to
everything that honest effort may
bring to him, and the denial of the
right of any man to take from another
except in legal way, that which he has
honestly accumulated. Democracy is
the right to have servants you elect
to public office. remain as servants.
and not think thew are the masters Of
the people after they get into office;
and it is the right of the men elected
to honestly. efficiently and justly
as.they promised the people-perform
the duties entrusted to them.
81 want to give my idea of one
man who measures up to the highest
standards of what true Democracy IS.
In 1912 we went into power in this
nation; we had given certain great
pledges and promises to the people.
A Democratic ticket was elected and
the administration at once began to
. fulfill the pledges and promises made
to the people Sometimes the leader
had to do like Rooseyelt-use the
big stick and use it upon the mem
bers of his own party; but he was
big enough and brave enough to do
it and to accept the responsibility.
The result was that there was placed
upon the statute books of this nation
laws which gave to labor the greatest
protection; laws which gave to in
dustry full measure of help; laws
which helped the agricultural inter-
csts of this country, headed by what
/ is known as the Farm Loan; laws
for the protection of women and lit
tie children who labor; above all,
ne gave to this country, through his
effort, the Federal Reserve Act,
which. as | have said at every meet
ing, if we had not had it, you would
have seen many of your strongest
banks in this nation tumbling during
the recent financial crisis.
Says Wilson Crucitled
81 wish / had the time, as the OPP
portunity is present, to go down the
list, telling you of many other laws
which he placed upon the statute
books of this country-and yet, in
doing this, he was only keeping faith
with the people of this state and
union.
And yet, when the great world
struggle was over his political enc
mics crucified Woodrow Wilson upon
the alter of injustice, in order that
the great Republican party might get
into power by sweeping the people
offs their feet. And the reason why
the great Republican party after get
ting in power cannot pass legislation
and cannot keen faith with the PEG
pie is because their victors was
founded upon wrong and injustice.
Thought of national politics. Now
am going to speak of myself.
am a candidate TO be voted upon at
the primary election on September
II, as result of the statewide con-
ference held I'm Tucson The primary
election is the only place a candidate
can be nominated, and the people
hOlu tue Ouly pOWSI 10 nominate any
candidate. 1t is true, | appreciate
the splendid endorsement which those
Democrats gave to me, and | will
appreciate the endorsement of any
other body of Democrats, whether it
is here in this meeting or whether
you go out-a dozen of you-behind
the barn and say: He is a good
Democrat. | believe, and am going
to support and help him.
Will Not Employ Abuse
Il am candidate before you at the
primary election And, so that
won't forget to touch upon that mat
ter now allow me to say that ! be-
lieye in the direct primary election
and | was leading in the fight in
another state Gor the direct primary.
the referendum and the election of
United States senators by the peo-
pie, long before these questions were
ever raised in this state. | believed
in these great progressive measures
! then. and l believe in them now.
want the vote of no man or woman
under any Misrepresentation. No man
can accuse me of going against my
conscience for the purpose of secur-