Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1928-02-25

the recognition and adoption of the
policies and principles, which ne
enunciates do not at present appear
He is already member of the Uniteo
States Senate, where he is presumed
to be able to bring about these con-
ditions along a more positive basis
than he would be as Chief Executive
of the Nation. While this distinguish
ed statesman is remarkable for his
oratory, he has shown in the past thai
he has been going one way and thu
Democratic Party with which he atti
liates, another. He is quoted as fol
lows: ..
Il appeal for return of honesty
in government and for the re.estab'
lishment of the old Democratic doc
trine.
Il speak for the inaienable right
CT the citizen to liberty of conscience
without coercion, criticism or oblo-
guy.
ITO the preservation Of the right
OF freedom of the press. peaceful as
semblage, trial by jury and the re-
establishment Of local self-govern-
menl and the sovereignty Of the
States.
"For bringing the Federal power
wi hin the mits not only Of the
leC,er but of the spirit of the Con-
stitut;on.
For the abolition of government
by boards and bureaus.
For the equalization of tie
burdens Of AVIATION, the repeal of all
laws creating special priv .lege, and
the smissal of vast army of sp es
shoppers, sneaks and informers.
For the liberation Of honest bust
ness from oppressive interferenccs
by governmental agents.
THE prosecution and punishment
of those who by criminal conspiracy
in restraint of trade make war on
honest business, and
For the swift and sure punish
meni of all public pIunderers bride
givers, election corruptionis.s and
other malefactors.
These are Inc great issues. Upon
many other problems we may be in
division, but here Is a field on which
the Democratic Party can plant its
banners. Here is The ground where
all Democrats may assemble and
where Democratic victory may be
achieved.
These onerous and deplorable con-
ditions have continued under both
Democratic and Republican Admins
trations. What we want to know is
where is he to find the people to unite
with him in the legislative branches
of the Government to remedy these
conditions should he be elected to the
high Office? 1t would result in the
lamentations of jeremiah" crying in
the wilderness, so to speak. If SEN
ator James A. Reed, the distinguished
representative from Missouri, could
not get the peoples representatives to
heed his voice in the Uaited Statce
Senate as at present constituted, what
can he hope to do should he be eleyat-
ed to the highest office?
He could recommend and protest,
just as President Calvin Coolidge is
doing, but no more than that. He
says when the Democratic Party t.
installed in power, he hopes to see it
inaugurate these policies and to effect
recognition of these principles,
when as matter of fact, many Of
these conditions he condemns were
brought about when the Democratic
Party was in power under the lead y
ship OF the late lamonted President,
Woodrow Wilson. Hon. Eugene v.
Debs went to the Atlanta Pen;tentiary
on account of his exercise of free
speech. Continuing, he is quoted
Cont 'nuing, Senator Reed said that
"once the Democratic Party is in.
stalled in power,
reinaugurate in all their vigor the
principles enunciated by Jefferson
and enforced by Jackson. The de-
parture from these ancient rules of
government must be arrested, or we
will soon cease to be a government
Of liberty, equality and Justice.
IF 1 comprehend the spirit of our
institutions, this Government was
established to protecd the life, liber-
~ and property of the individual.
1t was contemplated thaa there should
be reserved o local communities the
largest right of self-government
hat the States should b. n all
respects sovereign, save as they had
expressly granted limited powers to
the Federal Government that the
powers of The Federal Government
should be confined to the protec ion