The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-03-21

Arkwright, and Whitney were the
demi-gods of cotton, SO in time there
will yet be an inventor to every plant.
There is not property in nature but
a mind is born to seek and find it.
There is not plant in the whole mag
azine of material nature that cannot
be made a power in the hands of
thinking men. Every new application
is equivalent to Il new material. Our
sleepy civilization. when Roger Bacon
and Monk Schwartz had invented gun
powder, built it's whole art of war, all
Notifications by land and sea, all drill
and military education on that point.
WAR Is THE EXTENSION OF A GUN.
BARREL,
and is very ScOrnful about bows and
arrows, and aeckons Greeks and RO.
mans as little better than the men of
bows and arrow times. AS though
the earth's gases, the lightning and
calOric; had not millions of energies,
the discovery of any one of which
would not change the art of war
again, and put an end to war by their
exterminating force. If this is true
in the fine arts, that direction must
be drawn from SuperiOur source, or
there would be no good work, does it
hold less in Orr social and civil life
In our populor politics we may know
that each aspirant who rises above the
crowd, after serving his obedient ap-
premiership to party policies, finds
that it is by no means i'll Obeying the
Of ic RI W @
fears and whims that real power is
gained; that the only title their per
manent respect and to a larger follow
ing is to see for himself what is the
real public interest, and to stand for
that. That is the principle. and all
the jeerings and hissings OF the crowd
must by and by accumulate itself to
that. Prince Metternich said:
"REvOLUTION BEGINS IN THE BEST
HEADS, AND RUN STEADILY DOWN TO
THE POPULACE.
At the present time no one will
doubt that America occupies the first
place in the opinion Of nations, for TO
it's affairs the journals of Europe turn
as soon as they have discussed their
own local politics. Long ago it was
affirmed that in quarter of century
the United States would dictate the
politics of Europe. That prophecy
was little premature, but it is fast
becoming accomplished. 1t is being
proved by the fact of the vast emigra-
ton of people into this country from
all the nations of western Or central
Europe, who. when they have planted
themselyet here, send back all the
money they can spare to bring their
friends to them. They find this conn-
try just passing through the greatest
crisis in its history and the settlement
of the questions connected with 1T one
way or the other, will determine the
peace. and the prosperity, or the ca
lamity of another generation. The
subjects of education, society, labor,
the direction of talent, the formation
of character, may we'll occupy our
thought, and more especially the
question of religion.
THE NEW CONDITION OF MANKIND IN
AMERICA ARE FAVORABLE TO PROG
REss BY THE REMOVAL OF OBSOLETE
RESTRICTIONS
and antique inequalities. The mind
is always better the more it is used
and when it is kept in practice. The
humblest citizen is daily challenged
to give his opinion on practical ques-
tions. Where SO much civiland social
freedom exists cant is useful to pro-
woke common sense. Lodging the
power in the people, rs in republic.
has the effect of moulding things
closer to common sense. for court or
an ariStocracy. which must always be
small minority, can more easily run
into follies than Il republic who has
too many observers. each with vote
in mis- hand. to allow its head to be
throttled by any kind of nonsense
One hundred years ago the American
people attempted to carry out the bill
of political rights to its most idea
perfection. They have made great
strides in that direction since. They
are proceeding. instructed by their
successes. and by their many failures.
to carry out under the bill of rights
the bill of human duties. Congress
and the legislature. To the surprise OF
the people, enact evil measures. and
men are suspected and charged with
being base and corrupt.
WE DO NOT CHOOSE OUR OWN CANDI
DATES.
nor any other man 5 first choice. but
only the available candidate. There
is an utter exclusion of character
from such matters. The people are
feared. and battered: they are no;
reprimanded. The country is gov
erned by har-rooms and in the mind oil
bar-rooms. This is sad spectacle
when the great party of property and
of education drivel and huckster away
every principle of humanity and the
dearest hopes of mankind-the trus.
tees of power only energetic wher
mischief can be done: imbecile wheT
evil is TO be prevented. faltering ans
| compromising when the gravest is
sues arise, so that we cannot depend
on them to save us. Parties keep new
names. but eNhihita surprising alacri
ty IN creeping out of one snakeskin in
to another. and the grassshopper il
| the turret of Faneull Hall is prope
hint of the men below. The Ameri
can looks on. and says he does not en-
danger anything. He believes tina
| which he has enacted he can repeal /