The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-04-18
II 10 ARMS
"A REMEDY NEEDED
we Can d n Cenditions That Confront
Rnd wan oaeuican citizenship Today

WeI III C0e UlOutI
~hati,s,nt and q writer of high nr-
are 49, has said that in our country
ave the high hopes of popu-
V sernment been realized. The
tent Of government by the
has not wholly failed III
bp r., but it has not yet gathered
NHlf the full resources of the
people, their common loyal
NACEp splendid energy of their I'M
on, their genius for social life
Wtc,,, done much in the face OF
obstacles, it has gone far in
serious hndrances and dan,
opposition. but it has not yet
the whole people to itself IN
laAA .nds of great brotherhood
''"h immovably OH social justice.
>his country popular govern
- Xmas rendered great and lasting
70 Us to humanity. 1t has kept
n door for all who wanted to
liz their condition; it has made
ZION nationwide ii has shown
capable of sublime self-sacri-
y maintaining the principles Tor
-. a it stands; it has been col
!tpublic school for its education
public in the uses of freedom.
nSeug is and much more it has done,
inotos rat il has entirely fulfilled the
- h.. pr Freedom
F0p Izhout the world no intelligent
will claim.
Icy unjust charges have been
s's"e against it, but too many charg-
ve been Sustained. Its munich
overnments from the Atlantic to
Pacific have been discrcdited by
-ption and inefficiency. and
Ssa Of the men who nave directed
I.i affairs are convicted criminals
more ought to be. The states
are really governed by the
p can be counted on hte fingers
:. 10 hands An elaborate system
lterlocked business and politics
F0itssumed such proportions that 1t
over half the country. usurped
functions of government. The
acik 1cians talk much about the
u. of the people" as the supreme
but they do it with their
ues in their checks; the have
,ed an extra governmental sys-
which blocks and defeats that
b to state that in many states
liar elections are a sham. 1t
he consciousncss that they are
Ind hand and foot by invisible
ffEkles that has filled great
!LIS3y AmericanS with kind oil de-
and awakcnd in others pas
d. |Eate resentment. The greed OF
.:a<t.mall group of capitalists is re-
.,stsible for the great revolt against
-sss organized tyranny of money in
IN and unscrupulous hands and
stupidity of machines and the
ishness of politicians who have
aE ely orGanized the generous oppor-
Utilities which popular institutions
1isk for private ends. and have
5|rayed freedom in the house OF its
n.hds. have set in motion a new
sh1lggle for self government which
Inot stop short of complete re-
c<Fery of the power which ha, been
lien and m sa appropriated
al liz. Switzerland, and in Switzerland
s1s|he has popular government real
'S' d the. hopes of the lovers OF free
n|n ~ its efficiency and purity;
sSa Il in that country, sharply dlvid-
ssnl ~ racial and religious lines. the
pss| ,ple are not wholly prosperous but
~ ,tent. Why! Becausc Switzcr-
,@s IA is a pure democracy, ruled by
IL whole people. Democracy has
slktly failed in this country because
Eli has been only partly tried and
IL generation has been practically
be|la ndoned. Many good people ac-
lDt the government of seiI-choscn
|1 Tiers in this country because they
N I've lost hope for democracy ana
/cause they put more faith in boss
than In the people If the gov
tnment of many of the states had
hen suddenly seized Dy the men.who
~ control them there would be
q tfemendous popular uprising bat
y NM fpa ton has been so gradual
~ Is in the case of other crimes
Ufxk vfhicb men become too familiar
1ka $.hetrayal has lost its aspect oil
! f1ood1d treason to human rights ana
WV and people have accepted 1t as
real fight today is to awaken
1xieans from their sleep and e.
ouice more theirl owe of free
Their hatred of political and So
II Injustice, their faith in human