The national Republican., 1868-12-19
FREE GOVERNMENT FOR THE
WHOLE wORyD.

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In an article yesterday we combattsd the
prevailing nati'n tha' - -squires a large
gRaniuH Of what 10 a, -af known rs edu.
cation or book learning toII rs a people to
inauguratc and maintain o fec government.
We hold that mankind know what freedom Is,
and that they, in the mass, understand the
essential rrin.iples Of free government, and
are competent to main,aiu ani psrpetulte
it. This is our faith in the people.
We know that ths popular notion antago.
nizss this view, but the popular idea Is fall
lacy, and the sooner the world Is rid of 1t tho
better will II DO for mankind. 1t is tho mis-
sion Of America to dispel this notion from the
minds Of all people
There Is no theory SO satisfactory to dsspo.s
and tryants as this, that man was made to be
governed BY the feui ths. some men are born
to rule, bus the masses Of mankind were born
to obey,
.!, We instance this as the teaching Of the
American press and OF American Statesman,
in respect to Franco. Tho almost universa,
'onviction in this country in 1913 was, that
~, >ss Was not capable Of free government.
49,. -N this pestilsnt notion INDUCED in By
=, :. az, de of tho water that broke down
u. '",s ;. of France q. that time, aud
the repns-tcanS '>polson to prscipitats his
enabled Louis D. the ruins OF freedom to
establish tho empire A. 'shes the French
dcspotism which to-day cru -ssdom Of the
people and annihilates the /. liberty in
press In that country. There sn. :, side of
France, aud why! Because We on tn nsnt
the Atlantic did not stand as q govern ,y
and people by our brother republicans o''
thero in their struggles to maintain democ- 1
r.cy after the flight Of Louis PHILIPPE. We
do now earnestly besesph our people not to
follow the same misehievous policy In respect
to the struggles of the republicans and demo-
Gratis Of Spain. Let US, in Heavens name
give them our aid, and, II need be, s'i the
moral power Of our government. Lot the ,
American Congress !speuk out now, and lot
its words and its resolutions have no uncer-
tain sounl. Let US say to the democracy of
Spain; brethren, we arc with you you have
our sympathy and shall have our aid.
To talk about educstius q psople up to the
acceptance Of FREQ government aud tho aequi-
escenco of a democracy, Is to talk nonsenss.
The people arc, oil over the world, up to it
already. 1t is what they want, and they are
capable of maintaining 1t, and have deep
interest in its preservation and perpetuS-
tion.
When We hear men talk about educating
men up to that degree Of intelligence that they
may bo capable Of FREQ government, We are
reminded Of the careful and eminently discreet
policy of tho old lady who said that she did
not mean to lot her son John go nOar the
water till he had learned to swim. The aris-
toeracies of the world mean to bs alike eau.
tious in trusting the masses of mankind with
their natural and indofeasible rights. but
their power is broken, and We Americans can
hasten the hour when freedom shall DONNA; .
over the whole earth.
"There are no poor where freedom dwells,
and all else is leather and prunelia."
Let US now give our sympathies and all the
aid in our power to the struggling republicans
of Spain, for the time has fully como for Ut
to mako our power felt ovor the whole world