The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1905-04-14
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history rs long as men have interest
in political history, even if it never
wins another political victory, and
it will live for this reason: When
the progress ofinvention and science
was producing new economic con
ditons everywhere, when the old
ways and the old statesmanshlpI
we're failing to meet the wants OF
mankind, when men saw before
them only anarchy or absolutism,
when degeneration, moral aud phys
steal, was impending and no man
pointed to a day OF escape, Popu.
lism pointed out way, and the
only way. Little by little the prln.
ciples OF Populism were adopted.
First one city and then another, one
State and then another, some in the
East and Some in the West, adopted
some Of the principles Of Populsm
They did it because there was no
other way OF salvation The cities
adopted municipal ownership Of city
utilities, and the States put into
practice initiative and referendum.
Day by day the work goes on. The
advocacy OF government ownership
Of railroads spread with astonishing
rspidity.
The land question will press as
hard for solution in few years as
public ownership Of city utilities
does now, and the money question
will some Of these days spring into
prominence aud press upon the pub
lie welfare with such overwhelming
power that it will have to be settled,
In that day the Populist monetary
principles will have to be adopted
Let the gold mines fall oil in pro
duction to any great amount for q
year or two and the money question
will be on US again. 10 the mex,
few years the whole civilized world
will baye to adopt Pcpuli,t princI
ples. There is no other way.
Willie the Populists have eertAipl!
given to the world q theory Of gov
eminent and the only theory that Il
adapted to modern conditions, they
have not evolved any politician cap
! able Of marching the voters unde
iis banner, but such q man maj
appear at any time Without M!
: doubt, ninety.nine men out Of ever
one hundAed in the United State
are Populists. In fact, all men ar
except those who accumulate weAlt
by pira,ing upon the inhabitants O
: the nation.
Z Ask any man il be does not wan
q money that every dollar is ~ goo
as every other dollar and b
will say yes. Ask him Il be do,
not believe that land is the heritag
Of the people ard thA, 1t should NJ
be mosopolized for the benefit
the few, and he will sAy yes. As
him II be don't think that the allie
ownership Of land should be pr
hibiled and he will cay yes AZ
him u be does not believe in II
public ownership Of everyihin
where competition is impossible
aud be will say yes
When aud where the master lead,
will sppear who will gather und
!" one banner this overwhelming M
ori,y Of the people and get them
h, vote one ticket We DO not know.
~ IL altogether probable that be W
., AppeAr in every great crisis Of IN,
be In modern times. Al the sriiic
4 moment the leader did appear, al
al We believe within the next ihr
~ years such q man will loom Up Al
be recognized by oil who love 20
II. government. He may be some nj
!. hitherto prominent or some o
Who has been q silent student Of I
ms Afairs Of men.
- But whether such = man apper
or not within the Populisl ranks O
thing he certain. The world is r1i
, TO adopt Populs, principles, Al
the men who gave Populism to
world viii be the heroes Of the
iure, just a. men are still hero
who help 10 establish individual Il