The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-05-03

swarms is likely to be lessoned rather
than increased and the same may be
said of The increasing abolition of per-
sonal strife and individual murder. The
means so frequently resorted TO by
crowded peoples heretofore to keep the
natural increase within bounds-the
general destruction of infants-grows
more and more abhorrent to human in.
stincts, and is not likely to be revived
certainly not by the people of the higher
types that are destined to inherit the
earth. The multiplication of facilities
for transporting food incident to modern
civilization, with its improved agricul-
ture, combine to make the famines once
so frequent and destructive OF life more
and more rare, more and more impossi-
BILE. The great scourges of humanity
pestilence, famine. war, and murder, do
nestle and social-are thus clearly on the
wane and as no substitution for them
can be foreseen, there is no reason to
inter that the present rapid increase in
the earth's population is likely to be stay
ed by natural means. Such being the
case, the earths sustaining capacity will
be reached before the race is many cen
turtles older
What then? Will the fttest survive?
If natural selection were the law with
man a. with brute nature, that would
most probably be the result; bu. it is
not. That is, not wholly. Under the
influence of charity and other religious
sentiments, it is usually the weakest,
often the worst, that is most favored in
the struggle tor existence. The burdens
OF social and political life fall chiefly ups
on the worthy, who have to support not
only themselves and their offspring, but
the idle and vicious and their multitu~
dinous spawn. The artificial selection
which religions, governments. and so-
cieties chiefly foster tells steadily against
the best. The sense of responsibility
which the struggle for existence creates
in the minds Of the thoughtful tends in
the same direction, in putting q check
upon the natural increase of the higher
orders OF humanity while the needless
animalism Of the untbinkipg and the
vicious, on the contrary, leaves them
free to multiply with stint, and the su-
perior life power of the higher is no
match in the long run tor the unrestricted
fertility of the lower. Our civilization,
like all those which have preceded it,
thus carries in itself the elements of its
own ultimate destruction; or, at the
least, elements which make its over
throw possible at any moment, by Gauss
ing the lower grades OF culture to pre-
ponderate in numbers and political
power. This, of course, on condition
that human societies through future
ages to be regulated by the social
laws which now prevail; condition,
which we are happy to believe, must
sooner or later cease to hold. The dam
ger is too serious, and the enlightening
influence Of Science too persuasive. AL
ready there is growing disposition on
the part of intelligent lovers OF human
ity TO break away from the unscientific
customs that have come down to us
from barbaric ancestors ;and the instinct
ofrace- preservation will compel rad
ical change in many of them, particularly
those which determine our treatment OF
the physically and mtrally tainted.
Preventive measures are rising more and
more above those that are palliative and
remedied charity is becoming broader
and more far seeing the rights Of future
generations begin to weigh against the
privileges of the present; and there is
infinite promise OF good in the change.
1t would be sheer presumption and
foolishness to predict specifically The is
sues Of conditions SO complicated IS
those OF existing humanity; but having
in view the intensifying struggle for ex-
istence in store for future generations,
and knowing the immense advantage
which pure and high race must always
have over lower races, it is safe enough
4 to predict that the ultimate dominion oI
q the world will rest with that people,
whether black, yellow, or white. which
will 50 shape its political and social sys
tenn as to rigidly favor the perpetuation
Of its best-which will studiously elimi
nate every serious moral or physica
faint from its life-stem. As all cannot
survive, it is becoming more and moro
the duty of humanity to elect wisely
which shall survive, the good or the bad
or more correctly, perhaps, whether the
chances OF any unborn generation are II
favor of physical and moral health, o.
the contrary. To favor the former doe:
not imply or necessitate the destruction
of any life; but it does necessitate
, such an reference with individual liber
ty as shall restrain the vicious and thu
diseased from being over-represented il
generations to be; and the time ma,
come when it will be vitality necessary
i to prevent such debasing elements iron
being represented at all. At any rate, !
is clear that, whatever nigh grade. PEG
PIE first rises to the moral level OF apply
, ing proper system of artificial selec
, ton to humanity, and steadily purifie
! its stock by eliminating vitiating strains
J criminal or otherwise. that will lead tn
!. world to civilization and power. It vii
) do more it will retain that leadership
and develop type Of humanity which
will endure and improve as long as To
! earth remains habit3ble. All other
Contain the seeds of their own destruc
s. ton.
An Historical Fact
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! Tia Improved 80 Homantand Sewing Aachin
: fox fhrse years, owns hi own dwelling house
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