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Show KENTUCKY SOLONS ' LISTEIJ) WILSON New Jersey Governor Expounds Ex-pounds His Views of Democracy. FRANKFORT, TCy.. Feb. 9. Woodrow Wilson expounded his views of Democracy Democ-racy to t'ne Kentucky legislature this afternoon, giving what he termed "a straight Democratic talk." Ixito tonight he spoke at a. banquet given by the Woodrow Wilson League of Kentucky. Early in his speech before the legislature. legisla-ture. Mr. Wilson brought out his idea of "a system of trusteeship." which, he said, grew out of the power wielded by the big interests In the political world by "men who could not see farmer than across the directors' table." Charging that representative officeholders office-holders were guided by theso men. he said government virtually resolved itself into a trusteeship. "These men consider themselves guardians guar-dians of the country," ho said-"They said-"They don't believe the Judgment of the people is sound, hence the guardianship. guardian-ship. At times it Is necessary In furthering fur-thering their Interests to promote artificial arti-ficial prosperity or Its reverse. We should not be afraid of threats of the reverse, but combat them with faris gained onlv by as sensitive knowledge of business as these men 'nave themselves. "Privilege this ghost has captured business. No business Is free and the whole situation shows an artlticlnl advantage. ad-vantage. "Business men are afraid to talk and this tremor clutching business is proof of the grip of privilege. "Our laws of twenty vea.iv ago do not fit conditions today. We stand In the presence of a now order of things. Formerly For-merly the people were against a change. hut now they know It Is necessary." Mr. Wilson said ho would not attomnt to revolutionize the entire business fabric at one upheaval, but would try to "clear ihe cnannel." giving big business Interests Inter-ests a chance to readjust themselves on the theory that big business with privilege is bad, but big business pron-erlv pron-erlv operated Is good Speaking of the "Insurgents," Governor Wilson said "they have swung around and around until their principles aro ours with the exception of the tariff." |