The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-05-19

thoughtless was called anarchy. To
day Mr.. Hearst's more prominent eff
forts for the welfare of the great
body Of the people have brought
"Hearstism" to the front as the
great Bogy of selfish and unlawful
privilege. of corporate rapacity and
of all those iniquities that are threat
ening to make the great body of the
people mere vassals of the money
lords.
If Day only knew it,, he has in fact
been complimenting both Hearst and
the President. Whether you call it
"Rooseveltism,' "Hearstism" or
Organism" it is all the same thing.
The sum an dsubstance of that which
is arousing the ire of those for whom
Day is a mere puppet, is simply this:
That there is great uprising of the
people against the dangerous prac-
tices of the cunning and unscrupu-
lous few which threaten to make
these few the masters of body and
soul of the many. Rooseveltism,
Hearstism or Organism is simply an
honest, courageous and emphatic ex-
preston of the fast crystallizing SEN
timent of the people on the subject.
In 1896 there were comparative
ly but a few pioneers in this great
movement Of the people who had the
far-sightedness to grasp and the
courage to combat openly the mon
strously evil tendencies. The ban
ner or shibboleth under which they
grouped was mere incident. The
movement itself was the significant
proposition.
Since that memorable time mil
lions of good, honest and patriotic
fellow-citizens have had time to think
and perchance an opportunity to see
and feel the effects of the approach
ing menace of photographic dig
archy of the criminal rich. They
have now also been aroused to &C.
ton, even as were the equally good,
honest and patriotic pioneers of
1895, only the greater light which
Time has thrown upon men and
things has taken from popular &C
ton the sting of newness.
The constituencies and corporation
serving party boss can no longer fool
the people quite so easily and lead
them blindly. Millions of thought
full Americans, who have heretofore
been only too faithful to party dis
cipline, have registered> a VOW to high
Heaven that hereafter they would
vote at no mans dictation and that
they would vote only as their con-
science and their common sense may
dictate. They will vote for MEN
and for measures, not for a label.
Parties and candidates will have to
stand for something or their fate is
sealed.
This is as it should be. Public
questions should be decided and pub
lie men judged on their merits. The
sort of collar candidate wears is
going to be looked into more closely
and if it is the collar of this corpor-
alton or that private interest, or a
badge of some other questionable
connection, rest assured the wearer
will sooner or later get the solar
plexus.
The millennium is of course, by no
means at hand. Many of our public
men, have been and are today such
artful dodgers and deceivers that
their true character is unfolded only
to the few. But we are getting wiser,
and the determination on the part of
the people generally to get at the
bottom Of things and see things as
they are and act accordingly is max
ing the bunco game much harder
than 1t used to be.
The American people are making
history. The crest Of the wave has
not been reached by any means.
When we come back again to the
calm level of the sea it will be with
the priceless heritage of a govern
ment "of the people,. by the people.
for the people" once more made Sc
cure