The Cairo bulletin., 1905-03-27
THANK GOD AND
GO FORWARD
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= ments upon pubic questions, mas II
& orally flooded the land with light an
Z has made the way clear for intellecu
Z al and political liberty Thi1 nor
: than ever before is reading peopl
= and a thinking people and the grea
! experiment OF popular goyernmer
= can never in our history find NOR
: ausp cious tine for its trial am Wind
: cation than in this period of informa
. ton and of unrest. The time is rip
/. for the carrying Of great issues direci
: ~ to the great body Of the people VIII
are most vitality interested in their 50
. luton. This is the year of all year
. tor a great popular espresso upol
! the groat questions Of policy which
must shape The future.
People arc Awakening.
And there are evidences not a fev
thai the American people are awaken
inRa to their part and 70 their indlvid
nal responsibility III the government
Tne idea has perHoated the masses
from Name . Clliforna that thare
Is no room in inc republic for two I'll
| "a con orvatiye parties, each seeking
o approximate the other as near as
possible with just enough diTerence
between them to make q separate 81.
/ for The suffrag of the people and the
spells Of the government,
To the comprehension of this fac
he people are waking everywhere and
there are evidences Of activity AT
along the line OF popular grasp ara
Eof an even greater popular decision
OF the future
Mrnioip-i Ownership.
Tho great popular movement for
municipal ownership in Chicago the
/ zreat organization Of The Mnicita'
Ownership league in New York tae
passage by fHo states OF fare initiativ.
ana referendum ana ,ho number aud
multitude Of The communications from
pivatc ritinus which are aoodng Oh
columns Of the daily and weekly ~
pcra cf The country indicate an inter
aat ana ar1esement So general tha
no hinWing man can doubt that N
people intend 10 'bc heard and 10 Dc
teli in he politics Of Che next nation
Il canpa So
1'rea, ORGANIZATIONS ate he.ng form
ad al over the country 10 champion
'laae IDEAS which are dear 70 the pap /
alsr hesrt and near to the popular in
tqet A strong organization lis ppls
ng from Pennsylvania through Che
Middle States ta the great West fni (
the purpose Of forming clubs and or
z5nizlng distinctly the in tiative and I
referendum idea. The laboring mea
arc getting together and putting into
resolutions their faith upon the ailim I
Togtaat questions Of arbitration, cEihl j
tahor end the income tax. While be +
hind then al stands steady. grow
ing aud majestic sentiment Of arouse
NEST and OF oppo. ition TO the selfish 1
ness OF corporations and 10 the in
iquity Of the criminal trusts.
Thi conclusion S neither hypothei
ical ner born Of the desire which is
father r. The Thought II is the result +
Of observation. and II is phenomc /
non fafly thrilling ami pulsiug with
nope and promise for the future 10
the plain people OF America
Growing Like WtIafire.
Il Ell ts It is here; il Is every
where; il Is evident aud il Is grow
ing with magnificent rapidity Let
the man who doubts it look around
him az he conditions Of his own 10 .
calty Let the man who doubts lt
tap the head and the pol ticai convic
tons OF any farmer artisan, merchant
or professional man thar he meets. I
and he will and everywhere clear
definite and growing, the idea and Id +
c0mpfeheH OF individual rights [
and the desire and intention 10 main
tain them
This noyement does no imply an .
Iagoni IA to reasonable wealth. 10
vested property Dr. 70 honest corpora .
ticns II is conservative because it is +
thoughtful pnl it S only radical IN
hat ia IS resoufe and Determined fol
the recslablishment Of that universal,
consideration Tor The rights of thct
many which has been much and so
la1nenlably absent from the eager ana
cushing gresd Of sel6sa millions in
.ho dreIdc that r past
Reform IS Coming.
we ar coning slowly and steadily
aud msicstcally TO a great and whole
some period Of popular reform
So ilat the conclusion of the Week
reflection is one full OF encouragement +
and lnll of inep ration to the people +
and to the real Democracy. There is
In the atmosphere Of American poll
lies, thrilling. inspiring and tangible,
enough, To- justify every definite Dem
ocl-at IN tbe republic to thank Cos
and 50 forward
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES. +