The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-23
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Consistency is jewel" We have
been told this so often that we are bound
to believe It. 1t must be, IL is true. But
while being true, 1t is one of those rare
jewels that we do not often see. 1t may
be true that we see 1t oftener than we think
for. A moments thought between the
last two short sentences has almost con-
WINGED us that we were In error in calling
consistency rare jewel. We forgot for
the moment, that there are certain ways
past finding out. That there are certain
things beyond the comprehension of the
mass of poor mortality. Even SO wise
man as Solomon declared that there were
certain things he could not understand.
We need not therefore be ashamed to con-
TESS that there are many things which we
cannot understand. A few days of patience
sometimes affords an explanation and aids
the understanding One bright morning
less than three weeks ago, certain news
paper advocated the stationing of spies
throughout our streets, that the outgoings
and incomings Of the fellow citizens of the
writer thereof might be observed, noted
down and reported to their discredit. For
three mornings successfully 1t followed 1t
up, urging the placing Of spies upon his
neighbors' actions. and showing how it
could be made a source Of large pecunary
profit 20 the spy. This was in Vermont.
among an intelligent. freedom loving
people, written by man claiming 10 be
intelligent and published as the senti.
ments of the newspaper he represents.
1t has SINCE. publicly and privately, been
denied that such were the sentiments Of the
paper, or that the writer thereof was att
thorizcd so to represent it. BE this as it
may, no i'slvowal thereof has appeared
therein, and il may be taken with the eX-
PLANTATION hereafter given. In its last issue,
it refers, editorlaly, to the commune Of
New York, saying that they "demand that
''the government shall take charge OF most
''of the private affairs of the people, and
'that all departments OF our society shall
''bc kept under constant surveillance of
''spics and informers, who shall make dali
ely reports of what is wrong in word and
''deed." Remember that this is what this
| Vermont editor. who was so urgent for the
adoption of the same system in Rutland,
says of the desires or intentions or ''de-
mondS' Of the commune. Now mark his
comment. Remember that it is bis COM
ment. "When we read, says he, ''thesc
! proceedings we supposed there must be
ian error in attributing to a public meet
| cling in New York the proceedings IF s0D,o
''Ua1d in the state Lundtic 4Sylum." 1t
might be asked chow is that fer high ~
| when the first uttcrances and the comment
are read in connection. Is there a distnc-
ton between the demands of the two? Or,
| if so, is it not distinction without a diff
ference: We know that it is stated that
insane men never see their own insanity,
but are the first to detect ii in others Is
this fresh illustration thereof, is il Il back
| ing down, or what is it 1t. certainly, is a
beautiful illustration of consistency"
and, perhaps, that will suffice. Or, per-
haps. better than all, it is only new en-
hibition, in new form. of Barnum' s
''What is t."