The people we elect , what should they be concerned with doing our will and want or meeting our need?
Do we elect people because we want them to do our will or do we elect people because we trust their judgment?
Are we confusing democracy with republic?
Ah!
We should be both !
I suppose that a lot of us trusted Govenor Barnes , who shall never be forgiven for doing what he thought was the right thing , humiliateing a huge number of us and winning the respect of Massituchetts.
Govenor Barnes knew that there would be a price to pay , but did he know how much? I have a lot of reasons to be glad his party was spanked for its arrogance , but number one is that the will of the people ought be respected even by people who think the people are wrong .
I think that the people can be persuaded by convinceing moral suasion , and rarely should be forced to accept humiliation from their own government.
The government is properly the servant of the people , not the other way around.