Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-06-05
ApuERrLE PROPHET.

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The London Standard the organ OF
tina "haut noblese," and the extreme
tory element Of the British aristocracy,
is allied with forsbodings concerning the
future Of the United States, and expresses
those iil-omened auguries in very ZACH
rymose style. The wish is father to the
thought. That paper represents a class
Of selfish reactionists to whom the spec
tacle OF orderly and wise self-government
by the people that is afforded by tho
United States, is an ever present and
dreaded menace. These men are the
supporters Of the infamous laws OF pri-
mapeniture, entail and tho game laws.
They are opposed not only to universal
suffrage but any kind OF suffrage which
docs not leave intact the privileges and
powers. They care nothing whether the
multitude tolls and starves. or starves
while toiling. They think that 1t is
right for them to riot in luxury, while
millions faint in hopeless, sharp-toothed
penury. They think that they OF right
should be the lawmakers and that 1t is
right to make laws which cause the rich
to grow more wealthy and more power
ful and the poorer more destitute and
helpless. They are the fellows, that turn
with sanctimonious mein to the holy
writ and show scriptural authority for
the aphorism that the poor shall never
cease out OF the land. No, II the matter
is left to those fellows. the poor will al
ways be poor and poorer. until the pangs
OF inanition sweep them from the face OF
the earth. To such class with such
opinions, the spectacle Of Q country.
where the poor and lowly through
their representatives have voice
and exercise force in the coun-
ellis of the nation, where, II there
be class legislation in fact or prac-
tice, so evil a thing dare not be hinted
at, much less openly avowed. Where
the soil is accessible and Is the rightful
portion Of the poor man, where indie
psndence and hope is each mans right
and heritage instead of serviity and wan
eyed despair, to such class, and to the
paper that Is mean enough to represent
such class, no wonder such sight is
an eye-sore, and they and its prophecy
the evils which they fain would come
about. There is nothing remark
able about that, but there is something
astonishing that reasonable beings should
not see clearer and more readily recog-
nize the truth. However, 1t matters lit
tie. For one hundred years the Great
Republic has been, by its glorious ex'
ample and wonderful prosperity. the
great apostle, preaching liberty to the
oppressed of all nations 1t has indeed
been the voice in the wilderness, crying
to the unhappy. the wretched, the unfor
tunate, the poor and the desolate, "com'
be happy. be free. be prosperous. Lift
up your oountenance from the earth, al
God intended You should. Be no longs
afraid or ashamed. Put your foot oil
Liberty's chosen home and beneath he
proud egis let independence and tn
pursuit of happiness be your lot Flo
century these have been the privileges
the powers, the duties, the pleasure Q
the citizens Of these United States
True, discussions and misfortunes hav
for time obseured the bright and sur
like radiance of our MONDAY pros
perity. Bnt the cloud has passed
and already the country is responding
to a restored unity and the growth @
amity and love between all sections
Great, glorious and wonderful as ha
been the past, the prospects of th
future are no less brilliant in thei
splendor. Enjoying then as We do th
blessings Of government emenatin
from and controlled by the people, wit
freedom in the present and secured !
the future. with the blessings of civil an
religious liberty, together with countr
enjoying more natural advantages an
resources than any other OF like exter
in the known world, with assured pro-
psrity and inviolate Independence, sur,
ly, the great nation Of sovereigns bein
at one and the sametime the people, tn
government. the real United States
surely they can afford to laugh at tn
silly Vaccinations Of morose, envioy
and disappointed caviller.