The herald., 1894-04-29
MANS COLUMN.
CONDUCTED BY Goa AND MAaoa.

clusion that it was because he hated
greed and oppression and stood out gem
erously and energetically, psrsistently
and wisely for justice and liberty. But
for Washington's firm, right stand at q
critical time it is not unthinkable that
we today might stand eide by side with
Canada in eervile bondage to greedy
England. True, the means which Wash
ington used to secure freedom for Amer
lea from Englsnd's unjust sway was q
common one, that of bloody war; yet,
we will have to admit that by use OF an
ordinary means he helped secure glo-
rious end-or rather a glorious begin
ming. This great good he accomplished
in the latter part of the eighteenth
century.
Well, now, as history never repeats
itself but with q difference, it begins to
look as if a certain city a-building on
Gods choicest spot of earth-the Eden
which is to be-will, in this new strug-
gle against greed and oppression in the
latter part of the nineteenth century, be
first in new war, bloodless war, first in
well-earned peace, and consequently
first in the hearts of both counJrymen
and countrywomen. For already IL Los
Angeles the City of the Angela first in
sending on to Washington q company
of Industrial soldiers to firmly protest
against oppressive class legislation, and
carrying with them well-matured plans
which will help when inaugurated to
thaw out the frozen streams OF our cur
rency and set new ones a-running. Also
well-laid plans OF organized effort in be-
hall of the sick and helpless have been
set going and earnestly followed up.
Then last, hut not by any mean least.
the solid business men of the communi-
| ty. together with women whose hearts
are as big as their purses, and others
have helped along measure calculated
to assist the honest unemployed of our
city who want work.
All these plans Los Angeles is as
generously and energetically, persist
emily and wisely carrying out as ever
Washington carried out his plans for the
| public veal a century ago. And,
think you, will not Los Angeles, the
City OF the Angels, deserve-if not the
first place in the hearts of her coun.
tryman-at lsast q large, warm spot in
the heart OF humanity itself?
Measures vs. Men.-The great frauds
that have scandalized this nation in
elections for the last few years is
enough TO set the most reckless to
thinking and planning some method by
which the air can be purified from
Doodle corruption. Four hundred
thousand dollars is the price paid by
one citizen for voting privilegee-"all
men created equal" Shades Of Wash
ington and Jefferson Our nation is pass
ing through strange experiences now, the
travail, the symptoms indicative of a new
/ nd 81 oh, ha 70 -
| from these great labor pains will be
| christened Imperial Democracy. Party
strife and majority rule has had It's day.
This misconceived equal rights for sll or
a majority count is, reduced to its logical
analysis, only another name for coercion.
| The doctrine that might makes right We
have deluded ourselves with, belongs to
the dark ages and the divine right Of
kings; hut have nplu nhsnna3 tho
---tura of the weapon Gna lorcau tAe
right, so-called. Majority Of mlghtluese
is no evidence of rightness of majority.
A measure carried by diviaion OF two
party msjority is not even an evidenca
of the greatest number, TO say nothing OF
the greatest good to the greatest mber.
1t ia more frequently of two evils choos-
ing the leaet; sometimes the greatest.
The general dissatiafaction with our
general election system, ana the COR
ruption practiced in local elections, has
set the wiseacres to work to devise, ii
possible, q method in the primaries
to set the political wheel revolving.
The very fact that 80 much fraud has
taken place is evidence there is some
thing rotten in Denmark. Partisan
rule has become more despotic than
monarchical rule. What buraeque
on American liberty and justice Ex-
perience has demonstrated the fact that
our government machinery ls badly
rusted with sgs, or too long exposure
to the inclement party operators. Run
ming a party which has at most but
one or two ideas is not the peoples
government, but party government
The people are not even in 1T; the com
} mon psople, the dear people, the emo
} tional, iall politician sheds tears over
J these dear creatures must cit down tt
, the party table and ewallow the cut
, and-dried menu whether they etarve Of
; thrive. Mon are run standing on loost
platforms, the most important planks o
which are dropped out OF sight atte
election. Hurrah for John Doe! dur
} rsb for Jack Roe and reform tariff
| Glorious American government OF tn
/ people, by the people and for the peo
! pie Lie RONoInAou1 PAOtOStC~A esAA ~
people left out! The people now ar
marching up to Jerusalem to worship a
, the cspitol-not the golden calf, but e.
break it. Congress has broken tn
golden rule and built up the COLDER
4 calf, and the Industrial army is march
ing on to amssh it.
l Let men and party GO to ths rear, an
q measures and principles to the front
5 We have tried long enough to run on
a idea and majority rule; we now nee
ideas commensurate with our industria
social and moral growth. revival OF th
people, rebinding, going back to th
people, the source of all law. "Goverr
ments are not instituted among men,
t the Declaration of Independence no
Q withstanding. They originate anon
: men from internal growth and desirt
s seeking expression by being institute
y among men" as object lessons for th
f weak to learn and obey. These gret
!. armies OF law-abiding men striving
y express their wants to their fathers-li
% law in Washington who have been bus
% some time "instituting government,
l. but have failed to provide for the cit
q zens who are the source of all govern
it ment.
II Now is the time to work in the init
V alive and referendum and proportion
v representation. Too much high pres
4 ure from the old party boilers going {
70 full speed, the safety valve and escal