The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-03
Denies People Rule.


-- Denies People Rule.
Prof. Charles Zueblin. formerly of
the University of Chicago, was the
lecturer Sunday before the League of
Political Education.
After telling the audience, which
was composed mainly of womer. how
the recent tariff bill was passed, Prof.
Zueblin said that the old idea of the
eighteenth century under which the
Constitution was framed, the great
est good for the greatest number
had passed its day.
That ideal excuses misery for the
sake of prosperity said the lecturer.
"It allows Progress and Poverty TO
go together in this twentieth century,
and nothing better can be asked under
the terms Of the Constitution and the
eighteenth century. We may con-
graduate ourselves today for a better
average, but not until we all have
share in the good can we rest content.
The new ideal of democracy is the
greatest good of all.
1.-The average American of today
does not know what the state means,
said the professor. HE will die for
his country, but he will not live for 1t.
He shouts for the flag over the school,
house, but he won't ask that it stand
for anything except battleships, and
will see his brother starve in the next
aIIey while he shouts for these.
Americans have representative
democracy and think they have real
democracy after Lincoln's ideal-'of
the people, for the people, and by the
neople'-achieved That is the one
great reason why it does not exist.
How much have we government by
the people? Any demand for the ref
erendum is met by statesmen with the
cry that it is against the principles OF
representative government and uncon-
ctif,1fiop
To prove that there is not govern
ment by the people, the speaker
showed how by our electoral system
Lincoln was elected by a minority of
the people, and Cleveland by ma
iority Of LOO in New York State
alone; how Nevada got the same rep
resentation in the senate as New
York, and how two gentlemen from
Illinois and Rhode Island run the con-
gress, defiant Of the representative
system.-New York Herald.
He Was Generous.
Some time ago a crowd of Bowery
sports went over to Philadelphia to
see a prize fight. One wise guy.
who, among other things, is something
of a pickpocket, was so sure OF the
result that he was willing to bet on it.
'sThe Kids goin' t. win. It's a pipe.
he told a friend.
The friend expressed doubts.
"Sure he'll win" the pickpocket
persisted. "I'll bet YOU a gold watch
he wins"
Still the friend doubted.
why" exclaimed the pickpocket,
I'm wiIlin' to bet you good gold
watch he wins! Y know what I'll
do? Come through the train with me
now, an y can pick out any old
watch you like.'-Everybody's Mag
azine.
Uncle Sans Employment Bureau.
Uncle Sam has opened a free en-
ployment bureau which may develop
into the largest institution of its kind
ever attempted Four million post
cards were recently sent by the De-
partment of Commerce and Labor to
the various postmasters with instruc-
lions to distribute them among small
| factory managers and farmers In
search of workmen. The cards are re-
turned to Washington, stating the
number and kind of men desired, and
are placed on file. The plan is to
turn them over to immigrants and
the unemployed men of the great
cities, with the view of aiding both
the small industry without workmen
and the workmen without jobs
Circle.