Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-25
No Proper Lave By Votes.

The polls are not the proper way to enact new laws, as in the iritia- tive; they need skilled men to frame and proper discussion in order to pro- tect the public from itself. Can a man who IS constantly looking over his shoulder in fear of a recall give his attention to duty and to good work? His must be a jellyfish course. The people who are really in favor of popular government want it to be a success-net a Joke-and work for this even at the risk of being called aristocrats. These attacks on the plutocrats were often justified but these attacks became habit and came to be directed against all success, which is an unfortunate result. It puts a burden on success, divides so- ciety into horizontal instead of ver- ticaI layers, and arrays class against class, always a dangerous condition
 This is an aftermath of the reform and is the cost we pay for getting into the muSs. Inattention on the part of the people got them into 1t and will again. There is no such thing as a fooI-proof party machine. If leg1sla- lures would attend to their duty rep sentative government would work-as it always has done.
 No Dead Level of Equality.
 This tendency towards equality is very bad. There is no equality, no dead level of Knowledge. experience and character. The whole hope of so- ciety is in having some people better than people are. Inequality is prlZe for work and for sacrifice. If you give it up, you give up society and take away respect for law and all incentive. The worst effect is the breaking down of constitutional restraint. Nations as well as individuals need self-re- straint Without it the sacredness of Iihnrf1v TUOl1Id he much 1 assured in an appropriation bill
 Reacts on Wage Farmers.
 Already the detrimental effect of Dividends have shrunk. The wage earner will be affected most of all Any attempt to injure capital reacts upon all and people are getting back 1 to see that they have gone to ex- 1 tremes and that credit is due the lead CTS of industry.
 Increase in FraternaI Spirit.
 Then there has been an increase in the fraterna' spirit. Gifts go now for the good of all the people. The spirit of generosity and brotherhood has brought about much good leg1s- 1 lation.
 Some Hysteria.
 Of course there is some hysteria from those lacking due serse of pro- | portion and an inclination to make a scapegoat of society for the sins, ot many. But sin is sin and sinners not society-should be punished. So- ciaIism is an attack on property. Prop erty is the basis of civilization-the instrument by which the human race has lifted itself out of barbarian Trade unionism has had good in- l ffuence in giving the workman an ad- vantage in dealing on level with his 1 employer, in it's political influence or legis'atio improving conditions ano changing the common law. It has g 1 bad influense in creating a dead leve i of work-without the inspiration oi I inequality-and in it's seifshness. Ii promotes factionalism. It wants the laws to apply to everyone but them selves. It tries to control the courts | it countenances dynamite and crime; l it tries to create privileged class. War a Retroerade Movement. Two new topics discussed were the late election. which he found com forting, and the war, a retrograde movement. It teaches the absurdity of ocialism-nations are still imper; feet, human nature is human nature and patriotism and love of country still exist, and 1t may show other ma tions the wisdom of arbitration ano | the peace movement