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 where the demagog and the agitator bear full sway. because in such com munities all moral bands become locsened, and hysteria and squalid anarchy thus produced men are sure in the end to turn toward any leader who can restore order. and then their relief at being free from the intolera- ble burdens of class hatred, violence. and demagogy is such that they can not for some time be aroused to in dignation against misdeeds by men of wealth: so that they permit new growth of the very abuses which were in part responsible for the original outbreak The one hope for success for our people lies in a resolute and advance along the path marked out last year by this very Congress There must be a stern refusal to be misled into following either that base creat- ure who appeals and panders to the lowest instincts and passions in order to arouse one set of Americas against their fellows. or that other creature, equally base but no baser. who in a spirit of greed. or to accumulate or add to an already huge fortune. seeks to exploit his fellow-Americans with callous disregard to their welfare of soul and body. The man who de- hauches others in order to obtain a high office stands on an evil equality Of corruption with the man who de- bauches others for flnanSial profit; and when hatred is sown the crop which springs up can only be evil
 The plain people who think-the mechanics. farmers. merchants, work CTS with head or hand, the men to whom American traditions are dear. who love their country and try to act decently by their neighbors, owe it to themselves to remember that the most damaging blow that can be given pop ular government is to elect an un- worthy or sinister agitator on a plat form of violence and hypocrisy. Whenever such an issue is raised in this country nothing can be gained by fiinching from il. for in such case democracy is itself on trial. popular self-government under republican forms is itself on trial. The triumph of the mob is just as evil a thing as the triumph of the ploutocracy. and to have escaped one danger avails noth- ing whatever If we succumb to the other. In the end the honest man, whether rich or poor. who earns his own living and tries to deal justly by his fellows. has as much to fear from the insincere and unworthy demagog. promising much and performing noth- Ing. or else performing nothing but evil. who would set on the mob to plunder the rich. as from the crafty corruptionist. who. for his own ends. would permit the common people to be exploited by the very wealthy. If we ever let this government fall into the hands Of men Of either Of these two classes we shall show ourselves false to Americas past. Moreover, the 5emagog and the corruptionist often work hand in hand. There are at this momenl wealthy reactionaries of such obtuse morality that they regard the public servant who prosecutes them when they violate the law. or who seel to make them bear their proper share of the public burdens as being ever
 more objectionable than the violen
 agitator who hounds on the mob tC plunder the rich. There is nothing to choose between such reactionarl and such an agitator; fundamentsllN they are alike in their selfish disre
 gard of the rights of others; and 1t i