Mexico Missouri message., 1910-01-06
J az AppREss.
By o Former Audrain County
Boy--''Po Possibilities Of the
Twentieth Century"

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ian University. It is By A. E.
Underwood, who was raised ia
this county-a son of p. S. I'm
derwood Of Rush Hill:
In the life Of a nation, as OF an
individual, there are crises, or
turning points fraught with
momentOus consequences for the
future. The United States il
now entering upon the FIRST days
of the new century and she must
naturally profit by the mistakes
Of the past. A nation like this
one can not stand still. Either
she must progress or go back
ward. And as a society, com
munity, or nation grows it differ
entiates. New wants arise and
new forms Of activity emerge to
satisfy these wants. In this the
United States has shown great
ability in the past and we are con-
fident Of the future success.
In governmental policies we are
facing a crisis. There seems to be
a desire on the part of some people
for the Capitalization Of power III
the officials Of the Federal Govern
ment instead Of in the people. 1t
is useless to say that this is \
government 'by the people" to-
day, for where the people cannot
get justice in the higher courts it
has ceased to be a government
"by the people," but a govern
ment by those favorites Of the
political machine at the capitol.
The policy Of the people is now
being championed by one Of tho
political parties while the others
seem to desire a constitutional
monarchy. One stood, at one
time, for the direct voice of the
people, the other for the voice of
chosen representatives Of the
people. But now these two
parties seem to have grown so near
to each other in the past that the
present indications point to a COM
plete union in the Goth century.
They seem to contend for things
Opposed to the best interests Of
the people. Take for example
their desire and anxiety to favor
a certain class of individuals
known as capitalists, at the same
time knowing that the interests
of capital and the people are d.
verse. We all agree that class
feeling should MT DC known in
American politics, and especially
in Legislative matters, but we find
that this feeling does exist, es-
Ipecially among the money people.
The conditions of society now
are such that the struggle for
supremacy is paramount. AT this
time we find great tendency for
union and organization. This is
condemned in labor but sanction
ed from the capitalistic point OF
view as the natural result of new
existing conditions; for force is
never so effective as when it is
most highly organized. What will
be the result, or outcome, at this
time, no one can tell, yet the re-
form movement inaugurated few
years ago must terminate in these
two opposite, tho complementary
forces being united in a form of
society, or party, that win secure
the largest amount of individual
liberty. In this day of graft and
corruption on every hand.
In all trades and professions, 4
reformation is the work Of the
Goth century. Let US look, for a
moment, at some things which
need reforming. The railroad cor
poration has such power that the
commerce Of eighteen states is
controlled absolutely by four lines
and in one merger all railroads
are in the control Of seven men
who desire to Kill competition.
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