Neruda uses all three mentioned there, including stores and goods. Depending on the translation, you might find spectacles instead of glasses, but the point remains. He says he doesn't want to look at them no more and wants to lie still like stones or wool.
The best and only logical way to choose a person for a position of authority is to hold a free and fair election. Every member of a community has the right to vote and deem who they see fit to hold the position.
