The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-18

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for a king would at least check the
ambitions of the aristocracy. The sen
ate became the servant OF the few. The
emperor again become the protector of
the masses.
Danger Of Plutocracy.
An exchange OF plutocracy for mon
3rchy is not an advance.
Our democracy must fail if in place
OF the rule of the king OF England we
have only substituted the rule of an
aristocTacy Of wealth. What does our
/ political Independence amount TO il a
few men can control the employment
of millions of men and threaten that
work shall cease if elections do not go
in accordance with their desires
Democrats viii again prove Itself a
failure and we viii call fer king who,
at any rate, can protect the people
from the oppression Of an aristocracy
/ Of wealth.
But the prospects of Democracy are
brighter today than they have eve
been before. There has been a prepare
ton in history for coming events.
The instruments for a fair test OF
democracy are in our hands.
The ballot is given TO US IF there
is any inheritance from the past, o.
any shaping of history for the future.
the lesson brought to US today is that
the coming contest must be written on
! ballots and not in blood.
Those who are to be benefited by q
change in industrial conditions must
stand firmly and unrelentingly for the
purity Of the ballot.
Freedom Of Press a Safeguard.
Liberty of press and speech is an
other instrument placed in our hands,
which wifi aid the cause of true demo-
crazy. Communication OF thought IS
possible as never before. Ideas can be
disseminated and programmes placed
in a day before the mind of nation.
Public school education is another
preparation of history for the things
to come A citizen is not a safe voter
without an education. Public educa-
ton is a socialistic principle already
in force. It is a sOcialistic principle
because although public school educa-
ton is of advantage 10 the individual.
it is of greatest advantage to the state
itself The truant officer is the most
useful policeman in the world. Re
works on the principle that "an ounce OF
prevention is worth a ton Of sure"
But true democracy has not yet
come. Democracy is still in its infancy
/ am not speaking about the form Of
democracy. The representative form
republican 9emocracy-seeHs to be
the only practicable form of popular
government When I speak of full
grown democracy I refer. TO the scope
OF its power. No one doubts that we
live under a democratic form of gov
eminent. However, Caesar Augustus.
most absolute of monarchs. also ruled
under a democratic form of govern
ment. and was ScTupulous in preserT-
ing the offices and forms of democracy.
1t is men raised for an arist0cracy Of
wealth TO rule absolutely under the
forms of democratic government
Fear of Employer Holds Back
pure democracy has not Yet come
because the untrammcilel assertion Of
political franchises can not be eNer-
cised by people who are dependent on
an aristocracy for their bread Holding
a club over q man in ballot box Is
not more comDulsive way of making
a man vote a certain way, than is the
threat of losing employment Demo
cracy must realize industrial equity
or the idea of popular government has
come into the world for q delusiOn and
a snare.
The present industrial system stands
indicted. Ii makes the rich ever
richer. and keeps the poor man poor.
OF this system it can be said, To him
that hath it shall be given, and from
him that hath not, shall be taken even
that which he hath. The Indictment is
against the system, not against those
who have prohted by the system. 1t
is imperative upon as who hope for a
better day for mankind 10 keep this
truth in mind We accuse q system
not a class of men Labor does not
want a man with the red flag If any
one of us were to fall heir 10 50 900 900
tonight the chances are 80 out OF 100 that
he would experience a great change of
opinion on industrial questions before
many days.
Besides the fault is with the syS-
TEN, not with the individual. The men
who have profited by the system are
not the greatest Of knaves by any
means. Most Of those who have not
profited by the system would be willing
10 profit by it If they had the chancer
IL is good thing that the majority are
not profite6 by this system for il they
were there would indeed be little hope
Of justice for the oppressed minority.
But since the vast majority are SUI
feTers by the present Ubiquitous in
dustrial system there may well be hope
that a DAY not very far away VIII see
the death of this unjust state of az
fairsI
THE present industrial system
stands indicted for making a m0ckery
OF the spirit of democracy. The sys-
TEN could well be indicted after the
form Of the indictment against. the
government of George III of England
in the immortal American Declaration
Of Independence. The preamble OF the