For the average voter to-day the tariff question is a complicated medley of infinite detail, schedules of rates specific and ad valorem on countless things, many of which he does not recognize by name, and with respect to which he can form no judgment.
Dewey highlights the complexity of modern political issues that confuse the average voter.
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That and that only gives reality to public opinion.
The problem of securing diffused and seminal intelligence can be solved only in the degree in which local communal life becomes a reality.
Signs and symbols, language, are the means of communication by which a fraternally shared experience is ushered in and sustained.
Competition will continue, but it will be less rivalry for acquisition of material goods, and more an emulation of local groups to enrich direct experience with appreciatively enjoyed intellectual and artistic wealth.