The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-12-02
Demagogy Is No
Longer Popular
fNauonal Rcpubllcanl

unc thing u ~ fdlsfi,uit FOR many
politicians TO realize 'is that dcmaEogy
has become unpopular. That seems
at first glance tn he n contradiction In
terms, hut putting demagoeues in of
flee always makes harrel-hend hun.
comh odious to the people. II think
imr nf public questions only in terms
Of votes. " concessions to the spirit Of
sncialism aud communism. " cunfis-
catory taxation and q profession OF
purpoar to strike NJ property merely
because II " property, would Keep n
party IN power. The democratic party
would have STAYED in national control
forever after the performances of the
eight yea : beginning with the lnaug-
: urntien OF President Wilson. History
| records. however. that Instead OF
staying In power forever. the demo-
| cratic party me democratic leader
shin was swept out 81 office by tho
biggest adverse popular plurality ever
hoapod IN In this count~V. n that II
was saved ftuut defent In 1914 and
1915 only by the Intervention ut the
world war.
Election verdicts ARE based not
upon theories or arguments 81 much
ns upon actual conditions. A political
party which adopts such policies that
the wheels Of Industry are kept mov-
Ing. labor Is profitahly employed,
agriculture well enumerated aud
business enterprise we'll rewarded. he
comes popular. and one which follows
such % coursr that Industry l. penal
lied. thrift punished aud enterprise
paralyzed Is In for "A truuncinE at the
polls ns soon az h people gct "a tair
whack AZ a. The mere fact that In
tearing down the pillars OF the temple
Of prosperity u is Intended To XIII q
few plntocrnts IN Fthe orchestra seats
does not OF itself gain the applause of
the multitude which comes down IN
the crash with h balcony.
The one big lesson Of the fate oi
the democratic leadership dominant
In national affairs from 1918 to 1891
h. that the business hater and the
business batter Is odious TO the Ameri'
can people when once he is under.
stood and the effects Gf his policie,
endured In hard experience. Ths the,
DRY that the general welfare can b,
advanced hy making n target OF thos'
who must be depended on to carr,
forward business enterprises essontia
Ia general prosperity. " a sophistrS
that no longer has even the virtue III
fooiing the people. The idea that q
man can build himself up in poIitici
hy catering to the spirit OF popuiism
socialism and communism Is alla.
cious.
The little handful Of congrcssmcr
on the democratic side in both house
aud senate h pretty good evidence uI
tn" effects or trying to seize mi,
country Tor socialism under tho cam.
outage OF anothe- party name. The
people 81 his country ~repudiatod such
politicians aud nli their works at ths
polls In November last. Except fol
the fact that Boz the states OF the solid
south no such thing as popular gov.
ernment exists. the democratic mem
hcrshiV ~ the house would be almost
Invisible to M" naked eve. The PEG.
pte voted FOR the elimination Of dcma.
gogy as a dominating motive in poll.
tics and public affairs ana In favor of
legislation prompted. not by opportu.
nism. lut hy "statoHmanship: hv tn
desire To rct the country back on SIS
feet industrlally. m Inc blight of'un.
employment which c0nstitu tes IN.
most serious menace Of the time and
return to the normally OF tho old
America.