New Ulm review., 1922-08-09

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their group: In this way, no one
group would have control OF the
trustees or governing board but all
issues would be decided on thelr
merits. The initiative to this line 9 OF
thought was given by Hon. Chas. A:
Lindbergh in speech at St. fau'
early this summer, which was along
the lines later advocated by the
Re9ieW. :
Lindbergh Renews Discussion
After reading the Reuitw article OF
July 18th, Mr.. Lindbergh writes as
follows:
"Your letter, containing article on
more thorough peoples organization
seems timely. You were present IN
convention of Farmer-Labor parry
where l briefly presented the subject
possibly for the first time. I suppose
that accounts for the mention of my
name in the article. =. - r
sSince the subject is not sta.e, !
venture a few further statements. i,
"Politics are old and seem to haVe 1i Is;
been the first plan for some sort OF OF Of
ganization to give, the people an ex7 x,
preston in mass: Politics were very
crude originally, and while they are
extremely adroit now, they still ian an
to give the public much in'the way OF
satisfa ction. 80 -
k":. TX. SLOW Progress, - 'H'i<''
".The object of the public, in P olitica]
action, is t, better conditions, and the
object Of most politicians is to hold
office. . To say the least, it IS very
slow way to correct the errors that
creep into affairs of mankind. They
work something like the laws OF evo-
lution-so slowly that the ones who
sow seldom, live long enough to be :: IN n
at the harvest when any change is con.
templated. -
NEARLY every political moveYa far,
when intended for the benefit of:all the
people, has failed because there was
no sufficiently definite business plan
on which to act. Even when elections
have been won in whole or in part,
before the leaders could secure results,
they became tired, gave up, went. ovet
to the other side, and voters stood be-
trayed. The exceptions are few.
Need Definite Busines 50 Plan.
."The failure TO- progress in p'htics
is due te the flct that pclitics a1one
are depended on by the public to cor
rect errors in our political and business
organization. S.1x> - r. 5@.h&
Usually it takes several campaigns
to win an electicn for any progressive
purpose. The voters become J dis
satisfied with the old ways, SO finally
they vote in protest of them instead OF
having a definite plan for action when
they win. Anything, they consider,
is likely to be at least as good as the
old, so they take:a chance. &
Some Buck Everything New.
"There are always candidates with
rosy promises who wedge into such
moves. They present themselves as
the new Moses. but all they know
is to criticise the old ways-a thing
that any one can do. These would-be
saviors are simply beginners-the
see1the wrong but not the remedy, and
in spite of their best intentions, the
cause is lost before they start, even if
they win an election They are gov
erned by the laws and conditions
in force at the time, and are not pre-
pared to put into action anything pro-
gressive. The very fact that changes
are proposed ,i1akes enemies Of those
who already have what they want, SO
they buck against anything new.
.'The laws favor the old group, for
they made therni.t They hold up, busi-
ness making people doubtful about
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what will happer if changes are made.
,Te scare the people still more, the old
fcrces predict calamity, if changes are
proposed. Often calamity results
from the mere suggestion, because
business is timid and stops to see what
will happen. Then the people who
fought for change no longer help and
thingsreturn to the old way.
Business interests First.
History tells Of various political
moves, through many ages, to correct
evils taken IS the first and only step.
Several have taken place in our geaer-
alton, but nothing has been gained for