The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-02-25
In Regard to the Charter.

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The people should rule" is an oil
slogan of democracy and we hav
been taught to believe that it wa
the intention of the Democratic pat
ty to let the people rule. but is thi
| true?
/ AS democrat, believing at al
times in the above slogan, we mus
coufess that certain things have
caused us to believe that at least
some North Carolina democrats dt
not believe in it.
F. Being at all times opposed to any
measure affecting the interests OF
destiny of the people without first
letting the people vote on it, we are
at loss to understand why com
mittee of so-called democrats desig.
mated to pass upon the new charter
for High Point proceeded to recon-.
mend it favorable, tooth and toe
nail, almost unanimous. The peo-
pie should rule" did you say? By
the striped zebra of Africa and the
wharf rats of California, isn't this
consistency with nauseating mix
ture of lamb and lion soup?
The committee and the House by
their action say that we people of
High Point are not capable of vo .
ing our sentiments, and so feeling
sorry for us they will perform this
service and name people, some of
whom at least could not be elected
by a vote of their fellow-citizens and
pass measures that would not be
ratified by the voters of High Point
Is it right, is it just, is it democ-
racy. is it even common sense? No,
a thousand times no, and democracy
will suffer on account of it, as it has
recently suffered, and more
Is democratic legislature afraid
to trust the people? Senatorial cour-
tesy, did you say? That seems to be
the style now and at the rate it is
breeding" it will not be long per-
haps until a man can be electro
cuted through senatorial courtesy.
Bah On such rot The representa-
tives are sent to the legislature to
do the right thing. to obey the die
tates of their censciences and to
BOW the knee of servllnde to no
man, men or cliQnes. Senatorial
courtesy---it makes one feel like
vomiting
We haven't the least doubt but
what the people would down such a
prepOsterous movement as incor-
porated in Mr.. Brockett's bill and
passed by the legislature if they
were given the chance to vote on it,
not the least doubt, and yet sena-
torial courtesy (what else could it
be) bobs up.
Certainly everything that resem-
bles right would call for it to be rat
ified by the people. Isn't the men,
bers of that committee and the
members of both houses elected by
the people? Then pray tell us why
they refuse to let us exercise the
same right that put them in Office
as a servant Of the people? Do you
get that? Is there any fairness, or
any democracy in such procedure
Ito let outsiders do our voting?
Senatorial - bah! Personally
The Review cannot see how any
man would accept an Office under
any such legislation. 1t would be
very distasteful, we should think, to
know that Il am holding Office by
designation and not by the suffrage
of my fellow townsman." In other
words, it would be an empty honor.
Of course the party is bigger than
any set of men but how can one ex-
pect democratic editor or any other
democratic citizen to be quite
so enthusiastic hereafter?
1t now looks like High Point town.
ship will be indefinitely republican
for the people will not stand for
such a procedure. They are mad as
hornets and if vote was given
them would register their sentiments
in no uncertain words as they did
at the mass meetings.
The fact that things have been
fixed so as to override the will of
the people is no reason why the
people are not dead against it and
would not stand for it if given a
chance to vote, and those working
for such radical measure need not
gloat over the victory that was Sc
cured eunder such rash meth
DDS, as it is an empty honor that
will live to mock and shame the
originators by the people of High
Point. Mark this nredictiOn. Public