The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-29

sloins who make up the common peo-
pie of the land-the "rabble" as they
were called by the pharisee of old.
the mob" as they are called by the
elect of today. In these periods we
see the marvellous strength and states
manship, If you please, of the man at
the paow, in the workshop, at the
counting table, in the forest and mine.
An insight into public affairs amount
ng to intuition, grasp of the prln-
ciples of justice and right amounting
to inspiration, with fortitude and
willingness to Sacri1ce-how pro,
found and safe and unerrinS in every
crisis has been this final judgement.
Recent Panic.
A few weeks ago we had a panic
a well-dressed, highly aristocratie,
thoroughly high toned panic. Every
bne participating in the panic was
respected, conservative man Of bust
ness and a reactionary in politics.
What caused the panic is still a mat
ter dispute. But this much is GER
tain, those scenes of laW1esSness,
recklessness, frenzy, theft, repentance
and suicide were not of the people 5
making. This much more Is certain,
it was the deposits of the people, the
small earnings of those of moderate
meanse which were used to stay the
frightful disaster inaugurated by the
daring and recklessness of those lead
ing business men. 1t was the revelry
of the chosen few. While the great
mass of the people throughout this
broad land, patient and forbearing,
paying but little attention to this dis
turbance on the roof garden of Il
nance. toiled ON and by courage and
conservatism did more to bring back
confidence them all else. If the mas
SEES had become excited as did those
few hundred about the centers of con-
sentative business places there would
have been holocaust of indescrib-I
able ruin from ocean to ocean. | have
no patience with that species Of art.
less demagogue which inveighs
against the rich because they are rich,
which arraigns corporate wealth hon
estly obtained and honestly used,
which wars upon the fruit of indus
try and frugality. l would Smite the
unconscionable adventurer who would
raise his parricidal hand against the
constitution whether he marches un-
der the banner of reform Or the red
flag of anarchy. The old charter of
government has no companion or
counterpart in the world of politics,
Or in the science of government.
denounce as a libel upon the whole
history of our nation the charge that
democratic institutions are a failure.
/ repudiate and forever reject the in
situation that the mob spirit has any
hold upon the minds or entertain
ment in the consciences of the great
mass of the American people. The
American people are as whole sound
and perfectly loyal to The old time
preceptS of representative govern
ment. Those of little faith may wor-
ry for the hour, but a man looks
out upon eighty millions of people
from ocean to ocean, in
duStrious and frugal, active in bust
ness affairs and active in POLITICAL
affairs, proud of their institutions and
anxious to transmit them unimpaired
to their sons and daughters, know |
that the decree still stands, that the
government of the peopIe.by the
people and for the people shall not
perish from the arth."
The Doubters.
But the doubters we have with us |
always. They swarnled upon the path
way of Washington, and while Sam
Adams and James Otis agitated, and
Hamilton, Jefferson and Washington !
built, the raven croak of doom was |
ever heard as day by day the great
fabric of representative democracy
arose out of chaos into stability and |
form. They haunted and harraSsed |
the patient and sensitive soul of !
Lincoln and even while this grand old
Republic was passing through the
Of fire and countless name
less heroes from city and plain were
dying with words of hope and cheer