Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-09-26
PIRATES USE GOVERN
MENT; SNARL WHEN
PEOPLE RESIST

ashington.-Before this campaign
is over the fundamental principle OF
all genuinely democratic government
will be branded as radical by the
forces we are fighting said Senator
LaFollette in a letter to the Non
Partisan Political Campaign Commit
tee of the A. f. of L., acknowledging
its support of the Independent candl-
dates tor president and epresident.
"Our ultimate objective said Sell
ator LaFollette, has never been more
accurately or fittingly described than
by the statement in your message that
ii is the restoration of government to
its sole rightful purpose-the service
of the masses of the people. E."
Senator LaFollette said that this
statement is radical "in that it goes to
the very root of the evils BY which we
are confronted.
But in its essence it is conserva-
tive" continued Senator LaFollette.
Our aim is to conserve-to save--to
protect this government from those
who would still further divert it from
the high purposes for which it was es-
tablished.
ours is a policy of conservation of
human rights. We would save these
rights, established by the blood Of our
forefathers. We will encroach upon
the rights of no man, but we are de-
termined to halt the encroachments
of special privilege upon the funda-
mental rights of the people.
unfortunately, the term conserv-
ative' has been taken over by those
whose only idea is to conserve certain
inequitable advantages, certain special
privileges, certain unfairly acquired
property rights which infringe upon
the rights of others.
I'm the best sense of the word, the
A. +. of L. is a great conservative In
stitution. Through its democratic or
ganization and exceptional leadership
it has maintained and conserved the
rights of the masses of the people. 1t
has conserved the children, taken
them from the mine, the mill, the
sweat shop, and bringing them the
blessings of education and play. 1t
has conserved the lives of men and
women through the shorter workday
and constantly improved working con-
ditions, to which, in my opinion, is
due in large part the steady increase
in the longevity of the American peo-
pie.
"Had the A. +. of l.. not been con-
sentative, in this meaning, it could
not have been progressive. 1t could
not have gone forward in its fight
for further acknowledgment of hui
man rights as against property rights
if it had not held fast to what has
already been gained.
ut is for this reason and with the
knowledge that it is inspired by no
selfish motive, that we welcome the
Endorsement and support which you
have so generously rendered for this
campaign.
THE battle is joined. The issue is
clear. Our opponents have deliber-
ately chosen to entranch themselves
in defense of vested rights and special
privileges. We have chosen to fight
aggressively and without compromise
for human rights. No man should be
in doubt on which side he will enlist.
"ln such a contest there can be no
defeat. Every stronghold of preda-
tory wealth that is captured, every
salient of special privilege that is
driven in, means victory for the peo-
pie.
with your organization so warmly
enlisted and fighting side by side with
the other great forces that have vol
unteered, we shall move forward, con-
fident that in the end we shall be vic
torious."