The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-17
THE DEMAND FOR 4 LdRGE sTINDINo
ARMY.


Hts y Foolish, Periiaus, Unpatriotic Demand.
Foa ne kpno,, rim Tine.
In tho ten years OF peace from 1868 to 1877,
inclusive. we extended $3.50 4S7.709 in MAIN
tanning largo standing army. which was ON
ployed In moving Indians out Of the way Of JAY
Guulds railroad. and in enabling cnrpci-bag
thieves to rob and hnrass the Southern Stit -
These were its solo eniploymcnts, and 50 far ~
protecting the frontiers is concerned. it did no
moro than 4 standing army Of less than half
the number Of men accomplished during tho
ten years preceding the war Mt about one-third
the cost. The imposition of taxes to the amount
Of nearly six hundred millions for tho support
OF u standing army during ten years Of pni.e.
coupled with other similar cXtrayugant cXprn-
diturcs Ht u timr when VIZ are carrying nm cnor-
nous public debt. is enough To place the affairs
Of the country in very critical condition hut
that condition is now used. by the mon who
brought il upon us rs reason for increasing
the standing army The Journal. we SEQ, has
joined the unanimous howl OF the Republican
ORGANS for larger standing army to garrison
our towns and Keep the workingmen in order
II said Yesterday:
IaJa,t. fdr' NJ ,hs oooH IL criaio roaiiIq
Is. n. g a. % S s ,. s, t@% MO-,
us'. peer ne people mu t' di "ss "'"g' FOR hs'e I" t'-
Thus speak all the corporation organs and the
fnct Is becoming more and more apparent every
daythat the money power and the great corpora
lions Ind the simple popular government Of the
past unsuited to the schemes by which they
have accumulated such vast fortunes, aud 10y
which they hope to thrive and rule in the fu-
ture. They regard tho work inginan ms the nat
urHl enemy OF their policy, and they wnnt
stronger and more stable government that IL
able and willing TO grind him down and Keep
him down. Hence their organs Jump ut every
rumOr. preteXt or occasion to alarm capital
and the orderly instincts Of the American peo-
pie for the purpose Of working up a sentiment
TINT may hnstcn the DRIFT Of our Government
policy toward the methods of European Govern
ments
We are olready in transition state between
the gentle. peaceful. inexpensive, and free gov
eminent oi the t,-beilant period, and that
kind of government which In Europe maintains
about One-srVcnth Of the lAboring population
in armed idleness TO prey upon the hard earn
ings Of the other siX-sevcnths. and to maintain
privileged arstOcracies who possess all the
wealth and control all the productions OF labor
our capitalists spend great deal Of time amid
the splendors and Injuries OiEuropcan Govern
ments. and have there learned TO dcsplse the
popular lreccpts Of their fathers and the homcly
maxims nnd principles upon which our r"puh-
llcan Government was until lately conducted.
lhcy SEE that under our system the pluuhr
they nav" nrcumulnted cannot become stable
fixture IN their families rs In Europe. and
hence they want a NOR" stable Goyernmrnt -
Il Government under vii o. the few are born to
honor. wealth. and power. while the many are
born To- hopeless toll and slavery. Over there
they learn TO look with admiration upon the
glittcring paradcs ot vast standing armies. and
To love the peace OF dcsputism which accom-
panies strong Govcrnmcnts' between the
intervals OF anarchy ana revolution.
They are working our Government into that
channel inrh by inch. They have got US sad
died Win enormous pubic dehtS. Ihey have
got bond. holding class with bank monopoly
estnb she'd in control of our Federal Courts. and
n full control Of our Executive Departments.
They have got corporation oligarrhy cstii-
lished. with qualifications reaching and stealth
lly sapping all the sources Of political power.
The people are still able To maintain show Of
resistance to this drift ~ things in Congress.
but the battle wakes warm and doubtful, and
unless tho masses awake to the rapidity OF the
transition, We shall, ere long. be passin
through blood To imperialism.
- The plot is arranged in all it's details and
Whence comes this new born distrust Of the
people. this demand Tor a huge standing army
nrd npI 69e 13wn ls RI an lnd5en9ns
tutions. " is brought to us from Europe hy
those OF our ctizsns who have means ana
leisure To cultivate European ideas of govern
ment as Grant is now doing preparatory to the
execution Of the Money Powers insidious plan
of revolution. Hence we see the organs OF the
party that is responsible for the present condi-
ton ~ the country now carefully cutivating an
exotic distrust Of the people; disseminating
Communism and Socialism, and demanding
huge standing army TO fght these chimrrns.
GIVE Grant and the corporations the standing
army which they demand, and they will ask flr
nnthlns moro. They viii take what they want
without ASKING
In tho Change that these men are So crafty
pinmutIng. what H. thcr" To- pay for the blood ID
viii COST Tho slaughter that paid for the cap
ture OF III 'hmond WAS mere triiie compared
with the work that must be done before thc
yoke Of the proposed plut"cratc des pousm can
he made to rest peacefully upon the necks of
race brave to recklcs-ness and nurtured 10 the
traditions If American liberty. And when tho
wprh oi death shHI have been done Tor time
and - a stronger and moro stable government
stall have boon erected upon the ruins ot pop
ulur self < 1v"rnincnt. how VIII its fruits COM
pare with that OF the government which DemO'-
Ia - gave us before the war Z What other gov
crnuc nj WAS ever so peaceful. 50 free from iOr-
tlGu wars. cor domestic commotlUnSf What
other government ever made its people sl
iro- porous and 50 laplyf Compare l'-
uuuWs with those OF the strongest and
pruudcst governments Of the Old world. whtr.
the people have ever been ground down hy
strong governments. nigh taxes and stand
Tx armies, and soc how much better it would
%" 10 30 back To- the simple economic govern
mrnt We had bclor" the war H. fast ms we can.
True, IL made no \andcibiits or jay GOulds thr
rulers OF tAr people and the uhs0rbrrs II their
sul stances, vi II EiNc Us dome -tic order with
people enforced without calling on the M ltiry,
working man icit that he could protect hiuis 10
Ike sovereign, ana was not compelled 10 rebcl
against society Ike a slave.
Go back To the European system. IA the cor
poratlon organs would have us do and We shall
nave precisely the sAule result. which that sy--
tom has produced In Europ"-the quiet mis- cry
OF drspntlsm. alternating az frequent intervals
with dynas'ic wars OF the vol .anic outbreaks of
nerce domestic revolution. Let those who lowe
peace ana liberty, regulated 10y law, frown upon
TINS new movement against popular self-goy-
cTuineui. and thank GOi that We have no dy-
nustc army To maintain. no emperor to do
throne, no Kaiser 10 assassinate.