The independent., 1904-01-14

"Old boys" must in all time to come
keep doing great deal of the work
all over again. Eternal vigilance is
made of innumerable acts of watch
fulness. The really vital work lone
in the Peter Cooper campaign of 1876
that is, the dissemination of cor
rect knowledge regarding money
still endures. 1t does not need to be
done all over again. But the organi-
zation which effected this work has
long since ceased to exist. Yet there
are still living thousands of those
who made up that organization and
voted for Peter Cooper. Many OF them
are today enrolling as members or
the Old Guard of Popuiism, proud OF
the fact that they began with Peter
Cooper and "have come all the way
over the trail"
There Is considerable truth in Mr..
Nownes' criticism that the perquis-
ites." meaning thereby the emolu-
ments of office, have gone to what he
terms the half-baked railroad pass
brigade" but that is to be expected
in any party which clings to the dele
gate convention system OF making
| nominations. And, while a system OF
| direct nominations would eliminate
the chances of winning a nomination
| by smooth wire-pulling, in conven-
ton, yet 1t is nevertheless fact that
the time will probably never come
when the different offices are filled
with as many farmers or wage-work-
| ers as their numerical voting strength
would seem to warrant. There will
always be a preponderance of lawy-
ers in public office-especial those
in which more than a superficial
knowledge of the law Is necessary.
The fact is, that there are many
! thousands of farmers who never
sought and do not want public office.
What they do want is equitable laws
and just administration OF them.
Having no Especial privileges to ask
at the hands of legislature, executive
or judiciary, however, these self-same
farmers have "slept on their rights.
They have not been vigilant. They
have allowed themselves to be swayed
by religious and race questions, by
controversies over the liquor question
; by sectional matters; ana, under cover
| Of these irrelevant ISSUES" skilled
{ agents of those interests which dc
want special privileges-and could not
live without them-are elected to Of.
/ fee right along. Unfortunately, thf
peoples party has not been able te
free itself of corporation agents-al
though not so badly burdened by then
] as the two old parties; and it never
e will be free from them until it makes
Q its nominations by direct VOTE
s However. the great question is no
g one of "perquisites," but of good gov
: ernment. BY far the greater nHmbe
8 Of voters never aspire to an office
: and even a smaller number would un
Q der good laws and good administra
: ton of them. When VIC have "equa
p rights for all-special privileges TO
none" it is more than likely tina
e public officers will be retained mucl
n longer than they now are. But tn
a man in Office will have no advantag
e over the man out of it,
e With the optional referendum an
d initiative in force it would not mat
e ter whether congress is composed @
: lawyers or farmers-no important LAY
/. could be enacted without the farmer
n having an opportunity of saying whe
it ther they want it or not. The powe
is to approve or reject is what the grea
lie majority must have, rather than office
l. Then it will not matter who does tn
l. clerical work OF framing the laws, fo
1T every man will have voice in th
E. real legislative work.
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