Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1912-05-23
Farmsr's Union Sees II.

Monroe Journal.
The farmers Union of Mecklen.
burg county lately adoptedsome
revolutions on the political situ-
alton that We're interesting, and
sOme OF which were the most fAr
reaching that we have s+pn. In
the main we agree with them. diff
fering only on some matters of
minor import ordptaiI, butagree-
ing whoo'y with this summing
up OF the situation:
"A republic may be trulv dem
ocra ic II the government is AL.
ministered in l,ehalf of the whole
people by representatives who are
responsive to the will of the peo.
pie.
"A republic in nanse may he
come an aristocracy in reality If
the Cover ninpnt ia administered
IN behalf of a small part of the
people by representatives. Who
NE not readily responsive to the
will 1T the peonle.
Therefore. we conclude that
constitutional governmentisnot
necessarily democratic Its usu-
ally a compromise in which mon
archlcal AMI aristocratic features
are retained. 1t we go hack far
enough we 6ndgovernmpntnear.
ly everywhere in the hands of a
king and privileged class. In it's
earlier stag's the constitutional
struggle was. between monarchy
aud ari-tocracy. To-day in the
United States the struggle is be-
tween q self.cOnstituted aristo.
cracy of wealth and a democracy
Of the masses.
"Th- people must win this bat
lie for dem ,cracy if they would
prevent the pprmanententllrone-
mpnt Of an aris' Ocraoy in q re-.
publican form Of government"
The resolutions Of, course take
no part III party questions or
party men. a. the Union dIsa-
vows any participation in such
matters. The resolutions wera
drawn and presented bv DR.. Al
exantler, the president Of t h e
State Union, and it is NOT unlike.
| lly that the State Union will a.
lopt resolutions of O similar na
lure. We are delighted to see
that the leaders vi the UIlon
have su''h II. comprehensive view
OF affairs and that they see now
that the essential thing at the
present in this country ~ the D.
verthrow Oi privilege in all itS
forms. They sep that there can
lie n"lasting remedy for the ills
that the MASSES suffer except in
the abolition Of privilege. This
is a broad and sta esman.Iike
view Of the subject and unques-
tionably the tight one We can.
not secure eqaiIty in this land by
patch work, because the strong
will always t'e ready to do the
patching. Il thu agricultural in
trrests admit that other inter-
ests shall have privileges aud
then eek tO remedy tie evil by
tpecuring privileges for themselves
they will loose all. bprause a. q
matter Of history. the agricultu.
raj interests have never III any
land bpen able to colnpete with
the manufacturing aud commer.
cial interests in securing special
Interests and benefits under the
ilaw. And they never will. Tht
Mrklenburg Union sees that the
only hope is in abollshing a.
Especial favOrs, and if this il Once
done the farmer will then d. able
to have what in his due. This j.
likewise true of every other class
particularly labor. Every really
thoughtful aud progressive pub
llir man sees the same thing anc
hence the acuteness of the hat tlp
today. and the reason The stand
patters IN all parties are making
such desperate effort to stem tl't
tide of progress. The stand.pat''
point of view ia well expressed il
Ia letter to the Charlotte Observ
er q f'w days after the above re
solutions were passpd in which
the masses who are now strug
lgl,ng to overthrow privilege ant
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