Evening journal., 1913-02-04
PEOPLES COLUMN

the greatest gift ever brought to his
door
How much longer are we TO suffer
these things? When will the people
wake up to the fact that they have
the power in their hands to demand
recognition? Is this republican form
of government to become more and
more a simple farce? These shouting
orators point back to the days OF ser
vitude and peasantry. How much re-
moved are we from that now? In
some respects, we are tenfold worse
off than the peasant and slave. We
blindly pay tribute. believing we are
a part Of the government and will be
recognized and rewarded accordingly,
simply TO be ANONYMOUSLY ignored
trampled upon-overridden in every
attempt to demand recognition. The
whole machination OF government is
so adroitly managed that none but
the ones selected by those In power
can attain official place. Occasionally
some one OF this domneering clique
grows over-bold and then he is given
a farcial trial as a pretense of bring?
ing him TO justice and has "A light
sentence imposed upon him and after
the thing has blown over. he is par
doned and soon welcomed back to
the realm where he may resume his
selfish ways and soon redeem ex-
pense and lost time. Occasionally an
honest. indepedent man manages to
be elected but he is powerless to
achieve anything among such over
whelmng numbers and soon loses
out His convictions OF right soon
show to him that he is out of his
element and he is glad to get back to
his own.
No one can deny the charges we
are making We all know they are
too true. What Is to be done? In
what deplorable state we have fall
en- Bound by fetters that hold us
down TO servitude while we look help
lessly on at the daily inyasions Of
these men who deprive us of that to
which we are rightly entitled. We are
cognizant of the Yronedoing. but, as
individuals, arc pOwerless to bring
about justice Our only salvation is
for some great leader of men to
spring up and rally us to his side.
so we collectively may demand our
rights, overthrow these rules and then
place in the management of affairs,
men who have the welfare of the peo-
pie at heart. Then can Mr.. DUPONT
receive the recognition he so justly
deserves and his name will go down
in history as the greatest benefactor
of the age.
We are no master in language nor
do we posses extraordinary abilities
whereby we might ably point out the
evils existing in our Commonwealth;
but who dare say we have stated
anything but facts In the foregoing
Who will take any offense at these
statements but perchance the ones
who are the participants? How much
longer will we suffer these iniquities
This government was never designed
to suffer such a perversion from right
and justice. Thank God there are
thousands upon thousands of honest
sincere patriots in this broad land
who are willing to rise up and with
: their good strong arms demand that
right shall prevail All that is needed
is that a leader be furnished them al
whose command they may 20 forward
In the course of events of the life oi
all nations, these leaders have beer
providentially sent at the crucial mo
ment to wrest the power from the un
/ Just rulers. Lord, hasten the da'
when our release from this bondage
may be at hand. But with such a frai
hope in mind, are we to calmly suf
/ fer injustice on and on indefinitely
I The Lord helps those who help them
selves. When we remember all thes'
| things, recite the wrongs daily en-
acted. declare the existence of un
disputed evils. we then hope for some
imaginary agency to arise in oui
midst and rescue us from the cursl
( that has come into our government
! The day for action too long has beer
/ deferred The time is long ripe fol
good, honest men TO demand men VIII,
have higher conceptions of an Office
than to use it as an instrument tC
enrich their private Golfers We be-
leve in our republican form of gov
ernment We have the most sacret
respect for our good old forefather'
who established this government ans
would not see its fundamental ideas
changed. But how panied and disap
pointed these same old patriots wouit