The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-14
voices were dumb, their wishes unheeded
and their desires unsatisfied

and their desires unsatisfed.
"Slight revolts on too narrow founda-
| tions had taken place, but nothing of i'm
portance had been achieved, and mankind
was divided into those who ordered and
those who obeyed, with little or no
chance for transition from class to class.
But the seed of change had been
sown. Men were beginning TO realize
that something was wrong with the ex-
listing philosophy and conduct of life:
There seemed to be no reason in the
claim that some might have full play
for their talents and others not; that
some should arrogate to themselves the
making of the laws and the enforcing OF
them and that others should have moth
ing to do Herewith; that there should
be self-appointed drivers and inyoluntar.
lily driven.
Great souls evolved these ideas; great
minds pondered them and gave expires
sion to them; and little by little, like
pollen blown over fertile fields, the ideas
spread and took root and fourished.
"Thus was born the idea of democracy
that life and opportunity and hope
were the heritage of each and all equally;
that when men gathered in human so.
cieties and formed governments, justice
must be the foundation and the corner
stone and the pillars and the roof. JUS
tice-which means liberty to each equal
ly, which means no preference or favor
for any; nothing given to one and with
held from the other; equality of voice
in the making of the laws and in their
enforcement; equality of voice in the
naming of those to administer the laws;
and an equal opportunity. unhampered
by unjust laws, to expand and develop
and obtain Just returns for what tai
ents, strength and skill each possessed.
This is what democracy with little
d means, and what Democracy with a
capital ID stands for.
1.-THE essential foundation Of such
philosophy is a sturdy citizenship; one
which asks no favors and grants none;
wants no special privilege and gives
none; a citizenship which believes that
the citizen should support his self created
government, and not permit the govern
ment created by all the people, 10 be-
to the personal profit or benefit
OF some of the people. Its two efficient
agents are representative government
and home rule; the former because the
individual citizen is Of necessity so occu-
pied with his own affairs that he must
entrust the collective business Co his
chosen representative selected for that
purpose; the latter because only in that
way can democratic government be- wise
" and efficiently conducted.
~Ihe least government that is consist. |
mt with the proper doing Of those things |
a. lick ,,,,,at -. dcnn oofic,ss..nl,+ a.. -. /
ter; the more the individual citizen Is /
permitted TO expand, develop his char.
acter and bis energy and his talent with
out hampering restrictions, the better
nder such a system the local affairs |
ihould b. left absolutely 10 local man. /
lgcment; those which have been confided /
% the state governments should b. left l
here, and those which were lodged IN
he federal government should be- fully 4
by IL. Each in lie sphere
.b0uld be strong. self sufficient. and
iroud and able 10 bear its own burdens
Ind solve it, own problems. II one Of
such entities i permitted 70 intrude
rPgn the sphere Of another. il saps the
strength Of the latter. produces confu-
son. and tends "a weaken the whole
trueture. Our nation i like one great
'uinau body composed Of various parts,
aeh Of which not oniy performs It's own
unction but likewise contributes 20 the
trength and efiieieney u the whole. We
re- thus citizens with local powers and
responsibilities state powers aud rsspOn.
5tliities. and national posers and 70
fsnfisI biiifles; and We can snd should
a.ssurs up - our foil stature in each
fspa,t.
4 often wonder whether We sufficient
I realize the tremendous Importance Of
bic great experiment nos hing tried
Fion the continent nns that has great
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elfsre 81 nnarkind than anr Hfhar
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ord. II. ~ greed. nsgiaft ~ psarrerzs-
- ere permit tisis crest experiment. a.
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