Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The British City, the Beginnings of Democracy
This issue overshadows all others. It Obtrudes from every page Of the press. It is present in every party conference. Monopoly, or the desire for monopoly, the creation Of franchises, grants or subsidies, the exemption Of property from taxation or. Regulation - these are the motives which run throughout our politics to the exclusion Of almost every other consideration. Democracy is like a majestic organ from which a splendid symphony is awaited. It has been attuned to the ideals Of builders, who dreamt Of the concord Of harmony that it would produce. But the organist knows little and cares less for the dreams of the makers. It is he and not the organ that makes the melody. And he has degraded the instrument to the produc tion Of dance hall music. So, back Of the many political agencies, that have been laboriously created for the expression Of the popular will, are to be found the interests which have compelled democracy to respond to the creation Of privi leges that must be paid for by the labour Of the people.
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