FEINBERG/WHITMAN NOTES and NOTEBOOKS NOTES--Literary UNDATED Democracy Box 39 Folder 48 [*986*] Notes on Democracy. A.MS. (4p. 7 1/2 x 14, 7 1.2 x 20, 20 x 20 1/2, 17 x 20 1/2 cm.) Written in pencil, ink, ink with one of the corrections in pencil, and ink with some corrections in pencil, blue pencil and red ink, on scraps cut from larger pieces, and the last one made by pasting four old pieces of stationery together, 21, 26, 76, and 200 words: (1) [washing] (?) pieces [for-Feb-27 1/2] ---- for political article -- or not to Democratic ------ Vistas write the deprecatory points, facts, parts, --to Democracy-- (2) Democracy At present, and while the mass=development is so grand, where are the individuals--the great orators, bards, philosophs--that express this people, modern, American?-- (over) [*987*] (3) The [real] essence purport of Democracy through the U.S is [far] subtle and pervading, and is to [charge-the]surcharge society through all its tissues, in friendship & comradeship & especially in all the social relations between employers and employees--between capital and labor --is to be religious, [and-moral] the moral conscience its highest ideal-- is to appear in Literature, manners and Art, [is to form] its --the standards of worship, dignity, and beauty, are / (4) Conclusion [?hesied a better & greater] Concluding Note I have now [now] outlined [thus launched forth] my ?[the purpose] idea Vistas and inferred appendix the waft & warp of the new, Democratic a [greater] Civilization. I conclude through Literature. [this part] by saying, reiterating [or attempting to] [say] with all the fo[r]ce [&] earnestness due to these themes, that the proof (more) 988 Notes On Democrary: 2 of [the] that great [Democratic] Civilization, growing perfect personal characters [of a] large in America, [above] [h] & out of & far above all materialistic or [educ] plenty, or [p] [general] prevalence of knowledge, is finally to be general development & unquestionable supremacy, for the lives of individuals, [or community], States or [nation] the Union of the moral conscience, the simple, well=born [and] intuitional, well=grown, [radi] [purse ideas of right, or justice, & all its radiations], sense of moral [out] soundness Near or far off, the central sane Idea attainable or & all its radiations. unattainable [this] such thought, [this] such aim [cautioned] [through the changes of the years] [the centuries], may well every Steratus (?) supply the service of the polar star to marines upon the seas, through [the] all the [he] happenings of the years the centuries to come. [?] for Feb 27 1/2 - for political article - [?] note to Democratic Vistas - write the deprecatory points, facts, parts, - to Democracy - Democracy At present and while the mass = developement is so grained, where are the individuals -- the great orators, bards, philosophs -- that express this people, modern, American ?-- The [real] essence purport of Democracy through the U.S is [far] subtle and pervading and is to [charge the] surcharge society through Social, all its issues, in friendship & comradeship & especially in all the relations between employers and employees - between capital and labor - is to be religious, [and moral] the moral concience its highest ideal - is to appear in Literature, manner, and Art, [is to form] its - the standards of worship, dignity, and beauty, are 599 the government of Athens) Demotic--popular, common, pertaining to the people Demotic writing in Egypt, a simplified [writing] form of the hieratic Idealism & Democracy For the purpose of illustration, it may be said [that the] of this Material Frame of things, comprehending Humanity [is likely a] [like] this wondrous and [&] divine, [eternal] font of Type (as it seems) itself [it] eternally the same, but every slowly distributed & re-distributed, and set up again --& so again & again [that] --the time has arrived and is now here, to fashion & re-compose [it to the] & set up the whole with decision out of the [meanings] theories of Idealism and [the meanings of] Democracy. [Long Varied T Redistribution and to formulate] the true [end] meanings of America-- Conclusion [? - a better & greater] I have now [now] [thus launched forth] outlined my Vistas and inferred, Conclusion note appendix the waft & warp of the new, a [greater] Democratic Civilization through Literature: I conclude by saying, [or attempting to say] reiterating with all the [force &] earnestness due to these themes, that the proof of [the] that great Democratic Civilization, growing perfect National American character [of] is large [above] in scale out of & far above all materialistic [or educ] plenty or [p] [general] prevalence of knowledge is finally to be the general developement & unquestionable supremacy, for the lives of individuals, [or community] States or [nation] of [the moral] Conscience, the simple, intuitional, well-born [and] well-grown [rad] [pure ideas of right or justice] [& all its radiations] sense of moral soundness the central sane Idea, & all its radiations. Near or far off, attainable or unattainable [This] such thought, [this] such aim [continues] [Through the changes of the years] [The centuries] may well supply the service of the polar star to mariners upon these seas. Through [the] all the [ha] happening of the years the centuries to come. -e defi- h. I Phelps. -s of [yr] -nerals [shorthand notations] It may seem ungracious to [begin by asking] suggest that Democracy, is yet, has [not in] [It may seem] Only [but] in its [is on her] nebulous state [only out of great Personalities] that the [of only] Only rolling orbs & worlds, definite & coherent are yet to come. [Such] I mean plenteous and and perfect Personalities. Diet Democracy Greek; -, people, and - to possess, govern - Government by the people - - a form of government in which in which the supreme power is lodged in the hands of the people collectively or in which the people ecsercise the powers of Legislation - (such was the government of Athens) Demotic - popular Common pertaining to the people [*Democratic writing in Egypt, a simplified [writing for the] born of the hieratic*] 598 598 Democracy: prose notes. A. MS. (3p. 9 1/4 x 10 1/4, 20 x 12 1/2, 25 1/4 x 20 1/4 cms.) Written in ink and pencil, blue pencil and ink, and in ink on three pieces of paper, one a mere scrap, another torn from a pad, and the third a lined sheet of stationery, 54, 67, and 106 words: It may seem ungracious to [begin by axxxxx] suggest that Democracy is [as] yet, [has not in] [It may seem] only [but] in its [Only out of great Personalities of] [is on her] nebulous state & that The [ol] [Only -] Only-rolling orbs & worlds, definite & coherent are yet to come. [Such] I mean plentious and perfect Personalities. / Dict Democracy Greek; ---people, and -- to possess, govern. -- Government by the people--a form of government in which the superme power is lodged in the hands of the people collectively, or in which the people exercise the powers of Legislation--(such was (over) Idealism & Democracy For the purpose of illustration, it may be said [that the] of this material Frame of things, comprehending Humanity [is likely a] [like] this wondrous and [&] divine, [eternal] fort of Type, (as it seems) itself [its] eternally the same, but every slowly distributed and re-distributed and set up -& so again & again - the time has arrived and, is now here, to [fashion &] re-compose & set up [it to the meanings] the whole with recision [be] out of the theories of Idealism and [the meanings of] Democracy. [Long, Varied, [of Redistribution,] and [to formulate] the true meanings of America - Transcribed and reviewed by contributors participating in the By The People project at crowd.loc.gov.