The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-11-21
From the Chicago Tri5une.l
The Lesson from Massachusetts

HS AcS>OA from 1f1eaSSstSuHSCttS Us.
Whether reaction in favor Of
strong government, rs opposed to
the "let alone theory SC popular
twenty years ago, or whether a more
general adoption of the utiiitaY:ail
theory in-po!itics as advocated by so
many reformers' in Europe, and
America, be assigned IS: the cause,
it is impossible to deny that Of late
there has been an increasingtenden-
cy towards the adoption of that
principle known as the interference
theory" of government And what.
is most remarkable III this social
tendency is, that it is the most de
cided in that country which, of all
others, lays tie highest claim-to be
the only guardian Of the true prin
ciples of libefty-the republic of
the United States. It is fact
noticed by many writer's, and evi
dent to all who are acquainted with
eotemporary history, that i'm some
parts of this country the rights of.
the individual are sm ofeo restrict ed
than in the most absolute despotism
in Europe. Nor can it be accounted
for on the plea that these rights are
given in exchange for the loss of
political liberty, that their existence
is explained by the theory of that
Austrian minister who suggested
that when the people are; amused
they were rot, so aft to think of
grayer things. The direct form
which this principleb has taken has
been an agitation in favor Of prohib-
itory and Sunday laws. The prin-
cipal leaders Of the opposing parties
have been, on the one hand, a class
of citizens who claim, and deserve,
the appellation of good men, Rand,
on the other, political leaders or
statesmen to whom the title "poli-
ticians'' is contemptttously applied.
No small degree Of bitterness has
been the result of this strictly par
tisan contest. II the one party has
called its opponents ''Puritans,' -
'.Sabbatarians,' "Pharisees, y the
other has not been slow to use the
epithets of 'srum sellers, - "Atlleists''
and ''lager- beer party" and recently
in this city clergyman called his
adversaries "distseating politicians
who were willing to sacrifice what
was called ''principle'' to retain the
votes of a powerful class of foreign
born citizens. 1905 .-a
/ 4 On the part Of p majority of the
advocates of prohibition the argu-
3ments have not been as impartial as
good men should desire They have
been too willing to charge upon
their opponents ignoble motives; tc
insist that the only possible. reasor
that could inflIience them was de-
sire for an unrestrained license a
sensual pleasure; that anti i-prollibi
ton meant drunkenness, and tha,
the results aof such a opolicy woult
j be physicaland moral ruin in thi.
\ world, and eternal punishment ii
1.-THE, next. het3eorUge 9izUoiUas =
i Hfolltlcs alfd religion are not nee
essarily in antagonism, but through
misdirected aenl they are frequentl,
in conflict Politics is ito grea
4extent the science of expetliency
j has toltleal7 withsmen5 in nj asses
Religion is personala9s And iniCthi!
4 respect the position of the Unite(
!. States is peculiar. Thctexpefimen en-
is being made nrl' q grand seal
4 whether goyernmentifnm OF
] theiprhciple of impartial liberty i
possiblo whether Under the sam,
flaws people ofiTeNery nationality
race and creed can live in harmony
: To the principle of nationalities s,
much advocated dby the leader Q
. strong governments in EuropeWth th
very naturelof Conro republic is iop
posed. In Europe natiohalities ar
/ made coherent by forceaq We hav
: lundertalleno the 4establishmenbof
; government for humanity, feande'