Bisbee daily review., 1910-06-12


r leader Of the senate, in company witt
the Guggenheim syndicate. was or
] sanizing an international rubbe
: trust. whose charter made it also a
holding company for the coal anC
copper interests of the whole world
For dozen years the demand OF
the nation for the pure food and drug
bill was outweighed in congress by
the interests which asserted their
right to poison the peop:e ror a profit
| Congress refused to authorize the
| preparation of a great plan of water
way development in the general inter
est, and for ten years has refused to
pass the Appalachian and White Nov
| tain National Forest bill. although the
people are practically unanimous for
both.
/ The whole nation is in favor Of pro-
tecting the coal and other natural
resources in Alaska. yet the withdraw
al bill under the circumstances the
| one conservation bill most reeded. for
the purpose is still in danger And
as for the general conservation move
ment. congress not only refused to
help il on. but tried to forbid any prog
ress without its help. Fortunately for
Us all. in this attempt it has utterly
failed.
This loss of confidence in congress
is matter for deep concern 70 every
thinking American 1t has not come
quickly or without good reason. Ey-
cry man who knows congress wei
knows the name OF senators and mem
bers who betray the people they were
elected to represent, and knows Also
the names OF the masters. they obey
A representative of the people who
wears the. collar OF the special inter
es,s has touched bottom. He can sink
no further
Who is to blame because representa-
ives OF the people are so commonly
led to betray their trusto We all are
we who have not taken the trouble
to resent and put an end TO the knav-
ery we knew was going on. The
brand Of politics served out to us by
the professional politician has long
been composed largely Of hot meals
for the interests and hot air for the
people, and We have all known it,
Political platforms are not sincere
statements of what the leaders OF a
party really believe. but rather forms
Of words which those leaders think
they can get others TO believe they be
lieye. The realities of the regular POI
litical game lie at present far beneath
the surface; many Of the issues ad-
vanced are merely empty sound: while
the issues really at stake must be
sought deep down in the politics OF
business-in politics for revenue only
All this the people realize as they new
er did before. and what is more. they
are ready to act on their knowledge
Some of the men who are responsi
bic for the union of business and pol
tiles may be profoundly dishonest, but
more of them are not. They We're
trained in a wrong school, and they
cannot forget their training. Clay
hardens by immObility-men minds
by standing pat. Both lose the power
TO take new impressions. Many Of
the old-style leaders regard the polit-
ical truths which alone insure the
progress OF the, nation. and will here
after completely dominate it. as the
mere meaningless babble Of political
infants. They have grown old in the
( belief that money has the right e
rule. and they can never understand
the point Of view OF the men who rec
ogr5ze in the corrupt political activ-
lty of a railroad or a trust a most dan
gerous kind Of treason to government
.N the people
When part latders 80 wrong. Z
requires high sense OF public duty.
true courage. and strong belief N the
PCople for man "a polite TO take
his future in his hands ald stand
against them.
The black shadow OF party regu.
larity as the supreme test in public
bffairs has passed away from the
public mind. II is a great deliverance.
The man in the street no longer asks
about measure or a policy merely
whether it is good republican OF good
) democratic doctrine. Now he asks
whether it is honest and meauts what
il says, whether it VIII promote the
public interest, weaken special priv
ilege. and help 10 give every man
fair chance If it will il is good, no
matter who proposed IL. If it win not,
Il is bad, no mater who defends Il.
II is a greater thing TO be a good cit
lien than to be good republican or
a good democrat
The protest against politics for rev.
i enue only is as strong in one party
AS in the other. for the servants Of
tire interests are plentiful in both. IG
that respect there IS little To choose
between them.
Differences Of purpose and belief
! between political parties today are
vastly less than the differences with
IN the parties. The great gulf Of d.
vision which strikes across our whole
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