The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-22

goose can not help himself, there is moth
ing for him to do but squawk, but If he
is the stronger, and is able TO control the
situation, he deserves all his pain if he
does not keep the feathers God gave him.
But" says the man, II am smarter than
you. | am educated. | was in the goose
plucking business before you We're hatch
ed 1t has the sanction of all the ages
me most advanced nations pursue the
Policy OF goose pluckiug just as | do, DO
you mean to fly in the face of the civiiza-
ton OF the age? You small Drained pro-
duct of Copah county. you dweler in
pastures and country lanes, do you ven
ture to question my wisdom? why, YOU
were designed by nature to be plucked
Do you suppose you were given those
soft feathers for your own use? Be con-
tent to add TO the luxury and ease of
those who know more than you do"
1t Is no new issue. 1t is as old as or
ganiaed society. There has never been
nation whore the shrewder class did
not endeavor to control government, and
endeayor to control it for their own ben
eht. Mr. Jefferson saw this clearly, and
lhdeed made it the very basis OF his DEM
oerauc theory OF entrusting the control
TO the masses. He says:
Men, by their constitutions are nat
uraliy divided into two parties QD Those
VINO rear ana dls-rU5t the people and
wish TO draw all powers from them into
ne hands OF the higher classes: (9) those
VINO identity themselves with the peonle.
rave confidence in them, cherish and
to.slder them the most honest and safe.
az enough not the most wise depository of
me public interests. In every country
lhese Two parties exist, and in every one
MAefe they are free to think, speak and
write they will declare themselves. Can
mem therefore, liberals and services ia
, nopins ana ultras, wings and tories, re-
puDiltins and federalsts aristocrats ard
d,gnoerats, or by whatever name von
please they are the same parties siiu
anu pursue the same object. The last
aPpshullon or arlstocIats and democrats
- -, ,ne true one expressing the essence of
All Writings. volume 7, page a76.
Ana this is the only Justification there
f .oI POPULAR government When the
"6at hai urges the superior wisdom of the
t, 0Inhefs ana business men," why does
u hot follow its proposition to its logical
conclusion and advocate deleratinp the
LIVER OF government to them? That il
what i means, in this case Of Last
" an such pleas for oligarchic or aris-
secIdnc government we answer. with ~
,,elsoh' mat the people are the most
nonesl ana safe, although not The most
W Ms, dePosHory OF the public interests, I"
wren these wise people come for,,,n,.a
with proposals OF vast donations - , "aiu
Loiders, of vast extensions of priviIsees
70 national banks, of reduction of bami,
axes. we reply; oh yes, Won are s,nsr,
hut You are too smart Yen are nor to ~ :,
trusted with managing government ~
In, ,l people by the people and for the nso-
And in fbie nao,1t.
'ner We hold that wisdom is on he s,ao
oi the people, Where is the evidence ~
the boosted intelligence of these so,t-
constituted repositories for 6nanc,s, ,.,,
toh' FOR thirty years they have dictato,
we financial policy of this countrv and
IN what result? For thirty wears this
~'nu' VITA the greatest natural resourras
nro',, na1~n' win the most intelligent and
49,, p+ss esslNe people on the globe u,ith
uhripaled commercial facilities has - ~
t.e theater OF almost unprece6entad a..
eia disaster and business distress -
'cs nave followed each other in ranyd 81,
eessloh- Bankruptcy and busjnsss snm
uie nave taken on enormous prnnortina-
tta iness oppression has continued mill
- w |" nara times has become chron
t.fe dosirability CT internat,onaI thV1 l
ism admits that our troubles are sna =.
th9 iototic decentralization of si,,,or 70
.he attempt TO maintain tho stng,a So
stapaare And now these w,se so,u
VINO got US into all this trouble ~ pypne
sras We must not retrace our stens ~, W
we reach firm ground but must va ~ ~.
le Where the water is over o,,r ~ on
ana learn 10 swim. Swimming is the t ,sns
IN u ION. INC most advanced nations ~
q walking on dry land Is reina .n.o
ne past WHAT'S thats yen sne 20
can no. swim forever-that thar we
INIT to human endurances PM
lreser'ers. you idiots. Ycu,ve ~ W. ue
swim The Intelligence ana riv,i n "a
I, ane sge demand i. Our Honest MN
'errers ' rn., m s. e procure life pre-.
Iaw we ducks viii swim. Tha oassr5e
.syinms OF sthe world were hn,i, ,aia,c
housing OF such wisdom - ount iSr the