Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-21

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too. Though they were quiet, the work
ingmen, when aroused, were a power.
They must fight landlordism in the United
States, for how long would it be before
the landlords in this country would grow
as tyrannical as they were in Irelands He
hoped to see things more evened up here.
He hoped to see the revolution and the time
when money could no longer hold the
white man under slavery. The socialistic
party was working for a holy object.
1t had religion-down with
the false religion, bigotry,
and capitalism. The land should
belong to all the people, and be free to
all. His platform was absolute freedom,
and the communists would only bring it
about by crushing out the church and cap
itaI, and spreading the wealth by dividing
it among the masses. Tyranny could only
be crushed when these things were brought
about. The Paris commune was not for
gotten, and it only showed what could be
done if they had the might. The bad part
of the people could be extirpated. There
was coming for the empires day of
reckoning, and the revolution would
extend from state to state and land to
land.
FATAL personal collisions and self-de-
struction-suicides- are not endemic, but
would rather seem to be epidemic. They
are confined to no community Or country,
ID,,N ill 4la
ever ready revolver is largely instrumental
in producing this state of things. Our
unfortunate civil war has immensely in
creased the use of the revolver, and to this
deadly weapon is due large numbers of ac-
cidental and fatal premeditated results.
Suicides are becoming alarmingly fire.
quent. This shows weakened state of
moral, fiber, diminished sense of
moral responsibility, or none at all, to the
Oliver of life. In fits of passion, or despair,
with no restraining spirit of faith or resig-
nation, the victim of morbid sensibilities,
''unhouseled, unaneled" into the presence
of his final judge. Though circumscribed
by no geographical limits.suicides are more
prevalent in some countries than in 9th
ers. Self destruction is very prevalent in
France, some have thought more SO than in
most other countries. Yet it may well be
doubted if France, even in this regard, is
in advance of all other nations. Late adj
vices from Berlin say that suicide is be-
coming alarmingly frequent in the Prus-
sian army, especially among the higher
ranks" Without mentioning other recent
cases, a young cadet of sixteen is said to
have shot himself in the military college at
Lichterfelde, while at numerously attend
ed ball at the house of a staff officer at
Spandau, lieutenant suddenly drew q
pistol and blew out his brains. Again it
is declared that Prussian officer, who re-
Gently went to Paris on matrimonial err
rand ended his life in the same way, and
that deaths from dueling in Germany have
also been quite frequent of late. And thus
the daily adyices from various points are
thrilled with rehearsals of similar sad
events. A Iremedy must be
sought in higher, purer, NOR
atty, in firm anchorage to more elevat-
ed principle, in an overawning sense
of personal responsibility to the Great
Creator, and considerable, self-conscious
realizatious of this possible relations to be
developed in the great. unknown, or dimly
| known hereafter.