The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1912-05-30


the crowd are merely judgments
forced upon them, never judg-
inents adopted after discussion -
that the crowd is controlled bv
Its imagination and its passions.
And this class of conservatives
are quite sure that the crowd
can no more be permitted to have
any share in the direction of an
industry than the private sol
diers could be permitted to share
IN planning campaign or di-
recting battle.
But these temperamental auto
crats are the exception. The ma
Jority of conservatives believe in
government by the people-with
limitations. They think that the
people should have a share in
the government; but that the
share may easily be made too
great and their participation in
1t too active. 1t would not be
UNJUST TO say that they believe
IN government by the best men
In the COMMUNICATED is, an
arlstocracy; but they believe that
IT Is better to trust the people
TO select those best men than TO
trust TO a process of natural
breeding. They believe in aris-
tocracy, but not in hereditary ar
lstocracy. If the present restraints
on the power of the people were
relaxed, if the participation of
the people in the government
were more active and more direct
particularly if it were SO extend
ed as to include the industries of
the community, they believe that
moboeracy would be the inevita-
bic result; that history would
repeat itself; that, as Tiberius
Gracchus was followed by Julins
Caesar, and Oliver Cromwell by
Charles II, and Mirabeau by Ma
poleon l, so the untrammeled rule
OF the people in America would
be followed first by anarchy and
then by dictator.
These fears are often perfectly
honest. And honest opinions
should always be treated with
respect in democracy.
Progressive Views.
The progressives may respect
.hese fears, but cannot share then
They desire to see the progress of
he past century Of American
history continued in the century
% come.
The people who elect their of
'icials should also nominate them
he direct primary.
They should elect few strong
men and give them power; divid- :
ID responsibility is no safeguard: "
he short ballot. o
They should have power not a
merely to ask the legislature
through the lobby, but to direct I
he legislature by a vote, to take Il
ctlon on a specified topic: the Il
N
They should be able to direct d
he Legislature to refer an impor- p
ant topic to them for final deter p
the referendum. ST
Ii their servants prove unwor- Il
ny, the people who appointed IL
hem should have power to re-
love them: the recall. w
The people who have created tn
heir constitutions should have pr
over, when authorities disagree tn
interpreting those constitutions nc
give their own Interpretation: pc
view of judicial decisions. ev
They should have power to con or
ol all business that. tends to be-
me monopolistic: government 10,
gulation. ed
They should have power to ex- ca
else over all industries whatever SCI
ntnol they think necessary for ST.
protection of the health and w
neral welfare of the community: his
elfare legislation. tn,
They have right to demand VIC
at the courts shall make the
forcement of law never an end. re,
IL always means for the is
ompt and equal administration is
justice: reform of the courts. An
The natural resources of the br,
untry belong to the people. the
ley should be utilized for the art
nefit of the people. And the on