The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-09-07
THE LAW or GOOD GOVERNMENT
From the New York Truth. ],

The mistake that has been made bs
MI students Of political economy is the
estimate Of a nations future l,v what the
past Inns been. We are accustomed to
refer to the history of republics that
have come and gone when forming our
judgment Of the destiny in store for rs.
This reasoning is fallacions and leads to
improper conclusions. 1t seems "a 10
forgotten that mon and society arc the
creatures and result of circnmstan.ial
conditions; that we are good in proper
tion to the amount Of happiness W. arc
allowed to enjoy. and bad from the force
Of oppression under which we labor.
OF MI sciences the knowledge Of the
powerful influence Of circumstances
over human nature is the most import
ant. The future happiness or misery Of
the race, the success or failure of the
republic depend upon it, The Inv Of
nature has provided happiness for all
4 universal decree is that the race shall
he III harmony or chaos--in Il Mell-or-
ganized peace or perpetual war The
good or evil in the Government is Of our
own making. 4 change from the ig-
norant, morganized and repulsise pres
ent, to an attractive. well-regnlatel and
happy future. can he accomplished only
through the development af f,lnda-
mental truths. based upon Il proper
knowledge of human nature.
The revolution now going on in this
country. aroused by the inequality and
snfferings Of the industrial classes the
contest between aristocracy and dem
ocracy-is the outgrowth Of the search
for this truth. Onr present system of
government is carried out in falsehood,
AMI Is therefore artificial and contrary
to the eternal principle Of right 1t is
both unjust and cruel to the masses.
and is fostering spirit of universal dis
content. Depriving the governed Of the
benefits they are entitled to enjoy the
spirit Of individual selfshncss and dis
honesty now rampant i'll every branch
OF the public service is productive of
evil and not of good
Under the application of honest prin-
ciples for the good of the people. the
most ample means exist to insure the
happiness Of all. with permanent repro
,tuctive employment for the benefit OF
the individual and society. Under the
present system the human capacity for
good has been forgotten. and the race
are being forced to resort to MI manner
OF eNpcdicnts to overcome their false
surroundings. 1t is this impulse to
overcome evil. this strike for good. that
has delnged the old and New Worlds
with blood. This spirit eliminated in
the French Revolution. in the str,iggl,
of our patriot fathers Mt Lexington and
Bunker Hill. in the emancipation of the
blacks. Neither will these revolutions
cease until there is Il change IN the On.
tire system Of government and society
both III application and practice.
We cannot continue to encourage evil
and ohliterate good without destroying
ourselves Evil is the effect OF lad cir
cumstances created and maintained i,
ignorant OF malicious men. Good is tn,
result of superior conditions created u,
wise and ludicions government to Great,
AMI distribute wealth. form character
and insure the greatest amount Of hap
1 piness for NIL and forever. Betwe,i
the NeNcd question of labor and capita,
there can he but one compromise. Til,
! powers that govern must protect tn,
i rights and liberty OF the governed, 81
there will he revolt.
/ The Just demands Of labor to share
In the benefits created hv its effort,
strike deeper than the question of villa;
/ that labor is worth in the market
! Could capital foresee the result of oh
stlnate resistance to the appeals Of TIL,
laborer it would hasten to devise som,
means to insure harmony and brin.
about better feeling between the tive
The law of good government is based
upon universal principles OF right tia
cannot hs ahrogatca without cndanger
ing the peace and happiness Of all
That Government which fails To protec,
4 the Mell-being of its subjects cannot re
main. for the world is awake to the fact
I that falsehood is the origin of evil an,
truth the foundation Of good among mrl
and nations.
! We are entering decade when al
forms of government are to he put t,
4 the test. Struggling man. free from tn,
x WathIeSS VI lSHoIailte anu SUPERSTITION
demands the application and not III,
>emhlance of universal principle. The
needs AMI requirements If the day and
hour cry ont for justice. The corner
stone of the republic. hearing the in
Y scripiion All men are created fre,
and equal" has been shaken from it,
reSting-place 10y mob of unscrupulou>
usnrpers. who have sought tn rob In,
nation Of its hirthright: who haze
grown fat ut the storehouse Of publ,
industry at the peoples expense: VII,
have laughed ut public protests agains,
high-handed spoliation, and who hay.
turned the Presidential seat into con.
tempt.
Tie storm that is coming upon them
will not wreck the good ship Of state
1t may he shaken to its center. Int the
ARM 81 fate Will aiser. is course The
flag ot the Union will continue to wave
after the crusaders against our liberty
and rights have ben swept away.