The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-07-14
Is HERE TO STAY. ITS DE-
MAND Is DUE TO DESIRE
FOR MORE REPRESENT.
ALIVE GOVERNMENT.
TENDENCY Of Government
IS TOWARD 0LIeARchY
The Desire is For Freedom-Free-
dom Of Thought and Free
dom of Action.
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Now that tint primary ~ over We may
calmly discuss its merits and demerits.
What ls tine object Of TIM primary What
does il accomplish and l. lt Temporary
expediency or Is IL to remain tixtr ~ in
the body polite
In = previous iarticle the writer dis
eussed the control oi our government by
the Money Power and endeavored On
point out the grave danger tO our Re
publican form oi government that results
firm this control. This primary is moth
ing more nor less than an attempt on
the part of the masses To wrench their
government from the Money Power and
To control il themselves
For centuries man has t,een struegl. 4
20 attain hls political idrai-complete
self government and ths changes from
the Absolute Mona,cy To the Limited
Monarchy and to the Republic, but sig
nifty the persistent attempt of man t.
control himself. The Republic Represents
the last word IN progressive government
When the great American Republic was
founded il Was hersld,-i a. complete
psnaeea for all government ills. Ia an
Bouncing q tie world their Declaration
Of Independence the colonial 1: thers
solemnly as-everated: That wo hod
these truths to lee s.lf-evidsnt; that all
men art created free and equal" etc.
And Vet they had hardly brpken their
own shackles before they began 10 rivet
them on their black brother and this
fact Is made all the more painful when
- ~ sssasrahsn-l lhat- this salne black
brother did yoenan service ina helping
them totiberate this country and tire
universal custom of lIl~ratlng those Who
defend their country in a rrISis
The desire f"r INSTRUMENTATION of
thought and freedom oI "A. tIon---is UNI
versal. Thi- desire il xl,r,-~-ed 10y the
Dums in Russia, Dy the, desire for Re
public in China and 10y tle growth OF
socialism IN Germany
Ii II the same inborn, mate desire
everywhere OF mankind to govern itself
THE PRIMARY \ FIXTURE.
primary may not te altogether satisfsct
ory, yet those Who Will lay aside their
prejudice ami view the subject from it,
larger aspsct-the gopd of the ent,rr
country---are compelled u sdmit that IL
is decidedly a -t~p forward
liz ls not claimed that the primary J. =
perfect Law. No human contrivancss : ar,
perfect aud We will be doomed To d,sap
pOIntment II We ex Ie,t perfection in man
Tins measure H. in IT. infancy. Ia j.
very crude and experience alone will
demonstrate what impro' enlents are o.
be made. Whatever criticisms are M ale
against thus measure the great out-tand-
ing fact shows that a. an expression %
the popular will, u L. a tremendous adj
vance over the old, iniqnitons, boss
rid'len convention system.
The recent primary was not a fair test
of the measure. In this election Inc
bosses attempted through th.. usp Of q
mammoth campaign iugd. through IN
timidatIon and bulldozing and a viola
ton OF the corrupt practice acts o. de-
feat the spirit Of thr primary Bnt i'm
spite of all Of this they failed Ignomini
ously. Ia Wa a battle royal between the
bosses and the people and the people
Won. Though u may IT, delayed for
time It - very obvious &, those who think
that the same power that wa- strong
enough To adopt the primary in tie first
place, y strong enough o. force G. NJ
plisBce with it, provisions
IOLITICAL EVOLUTION.
Ia i- admitted everyw here that the
American Republic b. the nearest sp-
proach % Fleal government Yet evsn
IN this the most exalted form Of govern
ment there are defects just a. xreviou-
and ju-t A. threatening a. arr found IN
the most de-frfic monarchie- The great
world var bs- sf"~n that our hetero-
geneou- loI,nlaiI..n -tesd Il leing a
tower Of strength D very nenacing ele-
ment ~ ~eskne~- With our large Ger
man Iopnl~ts)n ~iio csr tell What would
b. the eilest II a VAR iet~een ~ and the
FstheIland2
Then, there D. o condition of corrup-
ton anil graft I.erniesting all Of our y, :
lIticsl dIvi-lobs While fhe-e conditions
arr omln"u- enough tie greatest peril
threatening even tls very foundations 81
the governments it-eli J. the race probI, M
and While tho Sou'h j. ,i.Ing IL Utmost
70 ssgrsvate and intrn-'fy tisrs alarming
situation. the y rtI rn>tesd of attmpt-
ing b. h"d IuSt aI.d sqnital'le solution.
sits sdiy by with iol,i,.i arms
Here we huye lO,VD.UoO reople Who
are citizens and yet are uot citizsn-
Here ve have ~. go 40 peoule vho sre