The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-08-26

AAGu ~ t"UDhy-OuO yO4t2 n HuDSl
i, both men and womta havo the sui
frage, and the aes eualifying one d
vote Il eighteen pears !. fh1refore
: figure that thMO Would ~ cpe vetel
for every two - DsDuiafico. There Il
no questi0o sboul d. dlscrimina d OF
agnjnst The -pooS psasant~ and the Il
voring Of ths city vetee. Il u only
questtou Of bow much.
Maehieo PeittjoA
Lsnine msy b the ideolia ooms peo.
ple ~ ~ Il, but this neetioo Of the
c'nstttution proves hin teyho prac-
teal machine politician - HI meth
cda- TIE previslen Nas written to
u'eet . situation. Il has 1 purpose.
Lenlne has frsquentiy Writtsa and
/ spoken nbout the poor peaaaAta." He
I can ~ forgiven for essrwos11ps the
| phrase. The ''poer peasantgr make
up tho great buIk Of NJ population Of
Russia Il II rot had politics, al
though II smacks Of dsmaecgy. to
speak often and alphabetically OF
the suffering poor" particulariy when
the poor peasants make up the ma
tority Of ones constituency. Many
successful politicians owe their
onices to this appcal. In Russia
over 50 per cent Of the people live on
the land--over four-nfths Of all the
Russians are peasants. Less than one
nth Of the population live In the
towns and cities. Measured by his
words, Lenine 10 the friend OF the
poor peasantS;" BY the constitution
their enemy.
Az we have seen, the constitution
specifically declares that the supreme
power Of the government II vested In
the AllRussian congress OF course
this II true only In theory. for we have
read how the All-Russian congress
turns the supreme power over to the
central executive committee, which In
turn surrenders the power to the II
peoples commlssars.
The discrimination against the ''poor
runs all through the consti-
tuition; the bolshevlks are ut least con
sistent Paragraph 'B" Of section SO
Of the constitution furnishes addition
al evidence Of the conspiracy against
the peasants. II reads:
THE provincial soviets are com
posed Of representatives OF the city
soylets ind the rural soviets, one rep
resentntive for 10000 inhabitants Of
he rural districts, and one represent
alive for 1000 voters In the city"
In the regional congresses 1t is the
'ame, one representative for $4,000
Of the country, and one rep
esentative for 5000 voters OF the city.
Aim at DISTINGUISHING Peasants
The governments Of the nation, OF
he regions. Of the provinces, are based
n the disfranchisement Of the poor
easants.' ! am wondering II there
: any Significance In the fact that the
eople Of the city have one represent
tive for certain number of votes.
nd the people OF the country have
he representative for just Ave times
he number You Will note the ratio
! always the same: For congressman
Is $4,000 In the city, as against
1900 In the country; In the regional
Dngress II Is 1900 voters Of the city
8 against 25,000 Inhabitants Of tho
nuntry. In the provincial congresses It
! one representati- for 1900 voters
a the city, one represen alive for
1000 inhabitants from thc rural dIs-
lets Why ths I'VE to onel / am
onder " how Lenne hit upon the :
ito vi Ave to one: Is there any con-
cotton between this hve-to-one diI-
rimInation against the poor peas-
hts" and the ratio of population In
nssia between city jewellers and
, onef II IL not difficult to guess the
'ason for this action. Any American
ard politician could furnish the ex-
anation In . minute. All political
gperience proves that . political ma
line Is best controlled, easiest or
.nlRed In the cities. Political mn
lines have never been popular in the
'untry districts. The soviet form Of
'vernment Is political machine. The
'ntrol Of the machine Is insured by
the poor peasants"
he men who designed the bolshevik
institution knew one thing about
actlcal politics. and knew that one
ing thoroughly. and that ls that cit
; are accessible to political control.
nenAble to political influence. ideal
r the political machine.
The soldiers and sailors are gen.
ally stationed In cities. This gives
EN- the power of city voters. They
. not discriminating against. they
. favored. Soldiers and sailors arc
/ free agents In the sense the civil
M usually are, Civilians have
seldom Of thought and action that
. military do not enjoy. The SOL
ar's occupation prevents 1t. First. he
an employee Of the govern
mt: second. he IL under disci-
me: third. the peoples commissars
his pay. determine the quantity
d quality Of his food. arrange for
: comforts ef the barracks: ~
tos and the Aayonets Of the midtAry
stain and support Lenine ~ truiy
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