Bisbee daily review., 1913-01-19

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 In every relation of life we reeog nize the necessity of experience an.
 or a diligence in every matter ac cording to its importance. We win moi employ a man to do any work for Us h our individual capacity unless he has served some sort of apprentice ship, or at least Is willing 10 give some time and thought to h, and yet sir, We commit the grotesque absurdt " of prtending to think that the great est of en work, the legislation or a free people. can De wisely done with oHt previoas experience and without liHeent attention to it. It is g crime against the memory Of our fathers. and t Is a greater crime against the safety Of our children. to fiatter the people with an assurance that they can legislafe wisely without applyins themselves to a thorough study of he measures upon which they Gusi gote.
 When these gentlmen who call progressives say that they believe in the rule of the people. they say no more than has been said by ali puhlic men, with rare exceptions. throughout our history. unless they in. tend that hereafter significance .hall attach tc that expression differ eht from that which has attached to it heretofore. believe as sincerely ..s any man in the rule of the people, bait believe in the rule of the people unuer our written Constitution and according to the principles of this Re public. is ina; the creed Of our pro eressive friends If so, then there is aothing either new or dangerous in it; but neither does t give them any special claim upon the confidence and support of the people. If those gentle men disagree with me, and with tl,ose Vho think as [ do on this question. : hen. sir. it must be that they desire co establish the rule of the people iR some way not sanctioned by the Con stitution or the principles of a repre- tentative democracy; that is precise ly what they aim to do. They are seek ing to work a radical change in the character and structure Of this gov ernment Many of their followers do not believe that, but the candid lead CTS q the movement admit it, and de clare that while they propose to change the character of the govern msnt they expect to make it better They have sho~n themselves politl clans oF eonsummate skill in select
 ng ss their battle cry The rule Of ihe people, because that mus uni- versai acceptance in tfls country as aa abstract proposition. but in it's actual application il is subject te .pany exceptions. There is not sen. ator from Southern stale who will sot declare that he believes in the rule of the people. and yet they must permit me to say that they believe in that rule with several very import ant qualifications. They % not De iieve in the rule of aii the people. be
 eaese TO sosthem state has ye' eranted the franchise to women. and E sincerely hope they never elli can not comprehend how any woman
 e., desire fo reduce The difference
 between her and man. stcanse tii' closer she is brought te hsm, oassids os the family relation. she less he vii respect her. I cannot understand how any woman can voluntarily step down
 from the pedestal upon which the chi yalrie men of this country have placed
 her tc rninele in the strife and broi