The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-08-30

1 Nbihp'litu W Niuidltf NuiNh ihDhhh
will be compelled TO give some atten
/ tion TO the demands When this time
comes. the people will want TO know
what is doing it. The supports (politi
cal parties) will call the people to ac
count for this strange phenomena
The people will have to answer; we
know not where II came from but
something has walked us up.
For fear you may think / am going
ito shut you out by saying that "me
and Capital Journal" did Il, am go
ing TO refer again to that illustration
Of the ball The ball itself was harm.
less until such time as II was regular.
ly sent to attack the bar. Then the
destruction commenced. AT first you
may have simply glanced over these
articles. May not have even read
them. But. after you had them under
consideration week in and week out.
some day, when you aren't thinking,
you will read one, and that Is all we
want of you. You don't have to read
them all Just read one. What you
read does the work. once we can get
you 10 read what we have TO offer
about the possibilities for you under
the new methods in politics known as
the direct system OF nomination by
the people, we know we have set I'm
vibration" one OF the millions OF par
tlcles Of iron which compose the huge
public bar" True To another me
chanIcal law, you will in turn set some
other particle" (frlend) in motion,
and 30 on and on until after a time
we will find the fermentation 80
strong, so positive. 80 irresistible. tlIat
the verv supports will shake TO their
foundation.
Think what II will mean to the party
to hold up a bar OF a hundred million
people, and try and keep them from
shaking Itself and It's pillars to pieoesl
Unless the party is planted upon a
strong and absolute foundation, Il will
totter and fall under this internal ac.
tlon which will be taken on by the
people. AZ present you may laugh at
the attack Of the Weekly Pith Ball..
but as sure az the night follows the
day, I is only n question of time until
the vibration will be started. You
will be asked how came you In To it?I
What got you enlisted In the cause OF
the common people? Like IA friend OF
mine you will have 10 say. Il don't
know why | am In with the people.
any more than can tell why barber
can scratch a mans head for fifteen
minutes without touching the spot
that itches."
The truth of the matter is you were
assaulted with a plth ball every week
and they were 80 small and insignia.
cant you never know II until you found
yourself being reused from "A lethargy
by an unseen force. Some mon we're
observed breaking rock with large
hammers. Upon being asked which
blow of the hammer broke the stone.
ono OF the workmen very aptly replied
that no one blow broke Il. but that the
regular and persistent attacks of the
hammer finally left II In pieces. No
one article may convince you OF tho
greater possibilities for IA common
people under what is called direct
nomination. but series may.
Having proved that the people can
be set In motion, and that thev are go !
Ing 10 be set In motion, Il may be well |
10 explain the merits OF the factor
which Is the cause The virtues OF
The great question OF direct nomina.
lion, form tho hand that Is dropping
The pith balls upon tho backs OF the
sreat public Il strikes the back OF
he unthinking man. he looks around.
and asks what Il was that disturbed
his serenity II strikes tho back OF
he alert thinker. aud he Is at once
wake TO the new possibilities and is
warm "a grasp Il and put Il into prac.
ice. Il strikes the every walk OF life
IL indeed the great commoner Itl
B the long silent voice OF the people
Ieard once moro, Il Is the universal
anacea for the ailments capital and