i  Ye  know  that  the  truth  shall  triumph*  that

I  eril  shall  ifind  its  doom ;

I  That  ttie  cause  of  right  thc^  subdued  by  might,

shall  break  from  the  strongest  tomb}

•  That  wrong,  tho*  it  seems  to  triumph,  lasts

I  only  for  a  day,

I  Whik  the  cause  m  truth  has  eternal  youth,

j  and  shall  rule  o'er  the  workl  for  aye.
I  -ELLA  WHKKLBR  VILOOX.
AXIOMS  OF  POLITICS
By  Frederic  C.  Howe

I.  Politics  should  be  simple  and  easily  understood  by
all.  Issues  should  be  free  from  confusion.  There
should  be  a  direct  line  of  vision  between  the  voter  and
the  end  desired  and  a  means  for  the  immediate  execu-
tion of  the  common  will,  once  it  is  declared  at  the
polls.
II.  The  relation  of  the  voter  to  the  government
should  be  as  direct  as  possible.  There  should  be  the
fewest  possible  intermediaries,  such  as  electoral  col-
leges, delegates,  conventions  and  caucuses,  between  the
citizen  and  his  servant.
III.  Government  should  be  responsive  on  the  one
hand  and  responsible  on  the  other — not  to  the  past,  not
to  political  parties,  not  to  interests — ^but  to  people,

IV.  The  machinery  of  legislation  and  administration
should  be  equally  simple,  direct  and  final  in  its  action.
Once  the  public  will  expresses  itself,  it  should  be  regis-
tered into  law.
