Weekly journal-miner., 1914-01-07
THE TREND OF THOUGHT.

We New thought of the country in Old ideas and passing and Sugng in Most of the agitation has do with the material bettemen of the people and bringing nearly possible pure democracy.
 Never before the history of the world have the people had voice direction affairs The has passed the head the monarch that of the with the ballot The forerunner of American constitution the Magma Chaa granted by King John the of Runny ede The second step the progress toward popular when the Bill of Rights became law in England in 16SS by which placed upon power both o parliament and of the The great step the adoption of the constitution of the United States with the clearly defined powers of government and guarantees for mir norities from aggressions by the majority
 That the revolutionary period of the worlds history The thought of toward liberty and found sub sequent expression the upheava Italy, Austria and Germany during the lifetime of many Of the who participated in ur independence
 The abolition of human slavery the struggle begun for the bettermen of the world That problem scarcely solved when the rights of labor against capital which cned take all that empoye could give for the smallest possible wages, begun. The battle is still and the problem may not be solved for many years
 But in this respect there has been steady advance Today the wascearner lives better than before notwithstanding the high of living which is largely merely high living The ultimate of the struggle will beneficial and will lead higher standards of conduct and equabe dis trbution of the wealth. only of this but of all
 Allied with and of the fight for better wage and work ing conditions the for suffrage and ona prohibition of the liquor traffic As all movements there extremists who put the before the horse accomplish things people sufficient education make the changes desired workable travel faster than popular education the subject which it is directed
 Many abuses have been permanently eliminated standards have been raised higher than before like Daniel Webster taking from clients who interested in legislation when he of the United States has passed forever because of the power enlightened public sentiment
 There has been extensive reform the control party politics. The old dark lantern methods of boss passing under demand for direct primary nominaons The popular method has not been far, because before the people fully realized the importance of choosing their cand dates well electing them
 The tendency today is make the legislator directly posibc the will of the people In all there foot for the initiation of legislation desired and for the referendum Of bills passed the for approval dsap proval This like the primary in advance of the times and has proved successful Allied the proposition the recall of public officers including judges and judicial decisions
 Extremists have be rcckoned with curbed by judgment The inception of the French revolution, conceived justice, of liberty
 Education in the United States has advanced far and be- general that have fear of the of liberty fraternity and equality But there be vglant check upon the tendency of who would
 things upside down before the people prepared for the violent change contemplated.
 The problems being worked by who think, and the solutions will be given rapidly stand them and will be adopted fast prepared for the-omctimcs faster.