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that it will not bo tho vote of tho
people that will deterjmlno whether
it shall bo progressive LaFollette, or
a standpatter of tho Aldrlch stripe,
that will represent Wisconsin in the
United States senate? When a man
becomes aB party bound, and narrow
minded, as a man I talked to on the
subject of party regularity, than wo
can begin to realize that wo need
enlightenment to put this country on
a piano where tho people do really
and truly rule for their own good and
for the good of their fellow men.
This man stated: "I will vote for a
monkey if he is a republican, rather
than to voto for a democrat." The
reason that tho people do not get
what they want is because some voto
the republican ticket because their
grandfather did; others because they
do not make a study of tho men they
cast their vote for. They haven't
got foresight enough to kick on elec
tion day, but wait until the poor
grocer, butcher, etc., presents his
bill. The only way to remedy this is
to educate the people. Make them
understand that God gave them a
mind of their own; and that by using
their mind for the betterment of hu
manity and independence of action,
. they will be measuring up the ex
pectation of our beloved forefathers
who fought and died for our freedom.
how can a man voto intelligently
with his boys brought up in that way.
You say to tho boys, "you ought to
read politics, so as to know how to
voto." They will Bnlff up their noses
just because they havo been taught
that way. I know of families that
are being brought up In just that
way and you say anything to the
head of tho family, and he looks
down his noso and grins.
A. B. Newton, Winter Garden, Fla.
The people do not rule; they do
not vote, but are voted. They still
have the opportunity of ruling, but
generally they are too indifferent or
so poorly informed that they do not
use it. So many let their personal
advantage for the time beinc con
trol their votes, hoping sometimes
that others may defeat the thing for
which they are voting. For example,
one man thinks it best to vote wiih
his employer against his convictions:
the employer may be influenced by a
good patron. These consider them
selves honest; but tho greatest num
ber of people, honest of course, be
cause I am not taking into con
sideration tlfe common grafter who,
from the nature of his business can
not stand with tho people, voto
blindly. They are not sufficiently in
formed to prevent their being led
by a press owned, controlled or sub
sidized. Occasionally conditions get
so bad or the issues are so plain
that the people assert themselves.
G. W. Bemls, York, Nob. Tho
question may bo answered by any
one of the following combinations
containing two words each: First,
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"political graft;" third, "special
privilege;" third, "party prejudice;"
fourth, "money power;" fifth, "sub
sidized press;" sixth, "dishonest
elections." All and each of the other
reasons lead to the last one given
and constitute a -chain of colossal
atrocities which thwart. tho will of
tho people.
Wm. Surmon, Carlinvilc, 111.
Have read with a great deal of inter
est the many answers to Senator
Owen's question. Here is my answer:
Whenever a majority of the voters
consider politics with tho motive of
how much good canwe do and how
much can we contribute in our efforts
to make this a better government, a
government by tho people In fact, In
stead of how much is there in it for
us. Then and not till then will tho
people get what they want and need.
H. W. Frazier, Kimballton, Va.
In answer to Senator Owen's ques
tion will say that the people do rule
and get what they want or at least
what they vote for, but do they get
..what they need or in justice ought
to have wpuld have been, I think,
a more appropriate question. It is
not always what we want that does
us the most good. We may want
. and contend for a thing that will do
us harm instead of good. It was just
so with the people In 1908;, or at
least, a majority of them voted for
Aldrichism, Cannonism and republi
canism; they got it pure and simple.
The people may get what they want
and vote for, but they will not get
what they ought to have until they
vote to eliminate from power the
party of special privileges that has
run this government for tho last fifty
years in the interest of the few at the
expense of the many and put in power
the party of Jefferson, Jackson and
Bryan, the party that has ever been
- and, I think, will ever bo a party of
equal rights to all and special .prlvi-
--leges to none.
A. J. Cone, Raleigh, Fla. Havo
read all the answers to Senator
Owen's question. I answer, tho peo
ple do not rule. Why? Because
there are too many "phools," and for
this reason, they don't get what they
want. As the years pass, it demon
strates the utter unfitness of the
people aB a mass to rule, hence I con
tend that government by the people
is a failure. A large majority of tho
people prefer a boss, or a king, some
one to think for them and act for
them, for it is labor to think, and
easier to let some one do it for them.
I am In favor of a: restricted ballot
or franchise, that would exclude
bribe givers and takers, tho low,
vicious criminal and all who are igno
rant or Indifferent or careless In tho
exercise of the great right of true
citizenship, be he white or black, rich
or poor.
a. .T. Shivelv. St. Louis, Mich.
The reason tho pebple don't get what
they want is because they treat' the
government as something away off.
They forget that every one, even they
'themselves, are .a part of this gov
ernment. They oven won't allow
political papers In their houses, nor
let their boys read politics. Still they
go to every election and vote. Now
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J. J. Cooney, Saginaw, Mich. I
wish to state the following in reply
to Senator Owen's query. The ques
tion is somewhat illogical, as it as
sumes a condition that does not exist
nor never has existed; nor starvation,
famine, misery and want would never
have existed if the people ruled. Tho
war of the revolution would not have
occurred if the people ruled. The
awful war of tho rebellion would not
havo been known if tho people ruled.
A million and a half of such subjects
would not have starved to' death un
der the reign of Queen Victoria, if
the people had ruled. English states
men should bow their heads in shame
at the mention of the trouble record
and our own statesmen of that day
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of their public protest against such
transgression. I could enumerate
many such cases as the foregoing, but
what's the use The people have not
and do not rule. The nominee for.
governor of tho state of Michigan on
the democratic side of the house will
advocate the initiative, referendum
and recall, he will be elected gov
ernor of this great state and our peo
ple will have a chance to know what
it means to rule; and if the demo
cratic party will adopt the initiative
and referendum two years from now
in their national platform they can
elect some honest democrat as presi
dent of this great nation. Then the
people will rule and they will get
what they want.
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