The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-01-07
DEMOCRACY AND LOCALIZED GOVERNMENT,

Is true as the Advertiser says the tide of American sen
nt is strongy toward Capitalization against ocazaon
governments founders of American democracy ud not
universal suffrage" that the American system becoming @
Of e qualified majority? think OF these propose
tons can be reference to current events except a m
@ 10 the ne That suffrage of citizens be universal And this
one exception deeply and orrowfuly resented and ae
either endorsed wnked by the most enthusiastic supporters
of complete democracy. a.. ,
But as to the general tendency towards more direct pop
lar government? The municipal corporations which nave moved
the direction Of onan power the right elect the one man
by popular vote and they highly developed communities WIN
specially trustworthy electorate and have been through the
of selfgovernmen under divided responsibility systems In all
of the systems every city save Washington ~ ~ te
the basis of universal suffrage Most cities ch h
gone under government commission elect the commissions ~
ceptng Washington which suffers and hows under commission
government forced upon it by the nation.
So American people from trendng from direct
popular that the signs point constitutional amend
which will provide that United States senators sha De ec
people and states have direct primary laws almost
enforcing The tendency all towards more direct popular gov
where the people decide that the governing power
be centralized responsibility shall be easily fixed Our Pro-
vonal Government and the government of the Republic OF aw
centralized of great purity and %
cheney But they governments products OF an e
gency gave of they would otherwise
have had No would claim that they could nave lasted as per-
manency and they expected by those who formed them
Beneath the question of and expenses there is the ovewe
modern sentiment which demands popular sell goVenene
American prncipeand adherence of over an
other which will submit where help to but self
chosen government The United States took natural lead this
giving universal suffrage to Hawaii she took unusual
step and giving the Filipino legislature while he yet baby
IN setgoernnen she showed even greater ueoon 10 the
How much would have been to continue to the Fill
of government and suppression of Fourth of July haun The
most centralized great governments in the woodland the worst in
the wodare China and Russia and both breaking Unfit
the Russian citizen for the suffrage from point of view,
he beginning have prospect and the of China
is taking that lead popular suffrage four hundred
million people When they they will split into countless local
governments
Hawaii small these illustrations but the principle
of the electorate elsewhere
hay idea idea of the great questions issue between the
political parties Washington But by helping road depart
they learn and the of development of better citizen
ship is through this of learning
The Advertiser Everyone comedies that unless the power
ship factory, mill plantation army
tazed everything about its business will smash But the
pcaton of this vital principle the of government is looked
upon with horror the other day reviewed Andrew
negie address Copanershp which the following remarkable
passages now the coming day dawns when payment
be wholly part poft-sharing the workman having
the of the owning official and in management
the mechanical world has changed and
improved the world of labor has advanced from the slavery of the
aborer the day of his absolute independence to this day
when he begins take his place the capaspartner of
his employer. Sin the future labor is still higher The
Joint stock form the door the participation of labor share
holder every branch this writer believes
the final and enduring of the labor question Nothing
stand against the direct management of owners"
The tendency towards the democracy which the Demo-
cratic party stand for and the Republican party wins
stany America only by the of Democrats who believe this
ideal but cannot stand their partys leaders and issues