Democracy

That, ladies and gentlemen, I take to be our replyto Socialist insolence. They have thrown down the red gauntlet to organised society .. .we, have taken it up The words came in florid periods, which rolled fluently from the loose-lipped mouth of the speaker. The good-humoured face, with the jaw of anE astE nd coster; short, pugnacious nose; the shrewd, luminous-grey eyes, which flickered athwart the packed rows like summer lightning; the burly frankness of the giant of a man in his loosely-caught frock coat all went to make up the genial Buster Bull, financier, newspaper proprietor, sportsman, and People sC hampion. Denis Destin had seen him a score of times in the same Magog hall, dominating crowds of frightened, angry shareholders even as now he dominated the mass of city men, clerks, little tradesmen, and struggling professional men, ranged before him, hanging on each period. From where he sat near the platform, he caught the whitey-pallor and staring eyeballs of the faces that resurrected themselves at the trumpet blast of the chairman, feeling that the Judgment had come, their minds tense with battle.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at