The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-03
NOT POPULAR DOCTRINES.

the conservatism OF the times IS conhheo
. 70 their ranks, that revolution, violence and
agitation and love of anarchy are the rui'
ine passions of the masses, that democ-
racy, in a word, is synonymous with
riot, disorder, disturbed society and blood
she'd. That they make great blunder in
maintaining or entertaining such an article
of faith it is only necessary to look at our
own country, study our own customs and
note the uniform quietness, conservatism
aud good sense in the conduct of our
masses. Ia Europe long oppression aid
denial of their commonost rights may have
rendered the people refractory and tanned
the flame of agitation and revolution
started by dreaming enthusiasts, but tie
history of the United States for the past
100 wears, teaches, If it teaches anything
that under favorable circumstances socially
and politically, the masses of mankind, the
pure democracy, those whom the titled
orders characterize as the common peo-
ple," are the most conservative and pa
triotc class of the population of govern
ment. When their condition is not OPP
pressive, when rulers accord to and secure
10 them the rights and privileges to which
as frecmen they are entitled, the masses
are the last to dream Of revolution and the
first to respond to the maintenance ofestab'
lished law and order. The fact is more
clearly and better illustrated by the failure
attending HERR MosT's efforts to create
some social or political excitement in this
country, than by any other recent
occurrence. This man was able to become
notorious in Europe and even attracted the
attention of one or two European govern
ments. This notoriety was gained by
preaching TO tine lower orders the beauties
of the doctrines of assassination, wholesale
robbery and anarchy. He found there a
large. following. but he hoped for converts
by the thousand in this land of free-speech
and free assemblies, where uninterruptedly
he could pour out his thoughts to INN ense
audiences. lie has been with us some two or
three months and the consequence is that
he has been almost lost to the public eye.
His audiences have been to him disgust
ingly small, the enthusiasm of such hearers
as he had has been scarcely perceptible and
his converts can be counted by telling oil
the fingers of hand. The result is that
the great apostle of rapine and murder is
as disguised at what he terms the stupid
indifference" of the American masses as he
processes to be inimcal toward the tyranny
of the European governments. This fail
ure on the part Of this agitator to arouse
any excitement or create any interest In
himself or his political philosophy what
ever, is fact that speaks volumes in be-
half OF the intelligence, patriotism and emf
nently satisfied condition OF the poorer
people of the United States. 1t indicates
that they know clearly the differ
ence between gospel of ruin
and bloodshed and the de-
Examinations of sound political reasoning
and experience that they see the distinc-
tions existing between an European and an
American, and that they cannot by har-
ransue or agitation be drawn into crusade
against institutions, powers and customs
that render them the happiest and most to
be envied people in the world. 1t would
be profitable, perhaps, for both the rulers
and the ruled in the old world to note the
constantly recurring evidences in this coun-
try that our people are not in the least in
sympathy with the thousand wild and
senseless political ard social issues that are
attracting attention in the old world.
Our sympathies and dollars may possibly
| 90 ont to the oppressed and suffering, wher.
ever they may be, but the intellect of the
masses of America has grown too rapidly to
be confused with the crude theories OF the
advocates OF revolution. assassination, COM
munism and anarchy, who infest and dis
turb European society. The only signih-
canoe in HERR MosT's visit and lectures is
the encouraging and satisfactory lesson
which his marked failure teaches, the in
disposition Of our people 10 run of after
new political theories, and the evident sat
isfaction everywhere ameng them with
their social and physical condition. If the
full measure of the indifference existing in
the United States relative to the subjects of
popular agitation in Europe were known
there, we might anticipate rest from the
visits OF their hair-brained philosophers and
political exiles.
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