THE OUTLINES OF SUCH A GOVERNMENT AS "The true Republic is not yet here. But the birth-struggle must soon IV. HISTORY OF THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION, AND AN ACCOUNT OF THE LEADING MEN WHO ADVOCATED AND WHO OPPOSED IT 39 V. THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION AND THE VI. HISTORY OF POLITICAL PARTIES IN THE UNITED STATES, AND THE EVILS OF PAR- TY SPIRIT.. It may seem like unwarrantable presumption for a single individual to put forth his efforts to restore to the people their rights by effecting the requisite changes in our government. If I presumed upon my own power or personal influ-. ence, such presumption would not only be unwarrantable, but ridiculous. My appeal is to you in a common cause; it is to your sense of right, your love of justice; it is in behalf of the innocent, helpless victims to the overpowering greed of corporate rapacity; it is to that just and laudable pride that comes from self-respect and claim to the dignity of true manhood and womanhood. I appeal to your sense of duty, that everpresent but often feeble voice that speaks to all, that our destiny and happiness are inseparably connected with others; that we can help ourselves only as we help others. I wish to remind you that our interests are |