Arizona republican., 1911-12-20

The Republican has no fault to find with any man for being a radi- cal. or a progressive or an insurgent, or whatever he may choose 10 call himself. That is his business. And in adopting that program he is act
 ing strictly within his rights. The privileges of free thought and free speech are the most sacred privileges known to man; and without their preservation our boasted American liberty would be a hollow mockery.
 But The Republican does protest against thOughtless and unpatriotic argument If the statements of the insurgent brethren were to be taken at their face value by men unac- quainted with the facts. what would be the reputation of this country?
 It is no uncommon thing to read in the radical press that the government of our cities is in the hands of thieves and poItrOons; that human liberty isl dead; that there is corrupt partner ship between big business" and the federal government; that the courts hold out no hope of justice; that pub- lie men are bought and sold like sheep in the markets; that our cit
 .sf fr- ,iu that the president of the United States is dictator and a tyrant; that the banking interests of this country have formed themselves into a gigantic money trust; that robbery is rife, justice is dead and, by inn
 plication. if not by direct statement that the American system of gov ernment is a fraud and a failure
 Now, this picture is not over drawn In fact these statements could be multiplied many times over and the assertions regarding the reckless charges of insurgency would still fall short of the whole truth.
 Read any insurgent democratic paper and you will find. these state
 ments verified to the letter If you believe what you read you will in- the system of government founded by Washington, Jefferson. Hamilton, Madison and Franklin has utterly failed of it's purpose.
 Now, any man has the perfect right to believe in the principles of direct legislation. Any state has perfect right to adopt the direct legislation program. But where is the sense or justice in Haunting insult to the sys tenn of government that has made this nation the richest, the freest. and the most powerful the world has ever known?
 We may rant all we please about the oppression" of the common people The fact remains that the common people. so-called. have more comforts. more luxuries, and a broader freedom than the world has ever known before
 We may talk all We please about the death of opportunity. But the fact remains that the sunlight of op- portunity lights the pathway of every boy in America.
 What an insult it is to the found | CTS of our institutions to talk about ] the privileged few when nine
 tenths of the richest men in the | United States passed their youth in poverty. What of Andrew Carnegie. | Henry Clay Prick, Philip Armour, | John V. Farwell. Jacob Schiff, Henry | Stillman and scores of others? What of John D. Rockefeller. even, reputed | to be the richest man in the world, | yet who in his young manhood work | ed for SIC a week? The insurgent | argument sounds well in political campaigns but the truth is it will not stand the light of facts
 And under the laws that are now | derided. the United States have grown in population from 3.O00.OOO people to OO,0OO.0OO people. Our wealth has grown to thirteen hun dred thousand millions of dollars-an