Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-05-14
The Decline Of England.

from the position assumed at the begin.
ming of the Russian advance into AT.
ghanlstan, when considered in connec-
tion with all her previous haste to war,
will be taken by the world at large as
an evidence of an acquired weakness
which has not existed ia her composition
hitherto. just what that weakness is.
IA particular, might be hard to define:
but as Rome had her rise, glory, and
fall, SO the British empire seems to be
going The way Of all history. Lord
Randolph Churchill, in his recent terri
bic arrangement of the government, de-
clared that the weak and vacillatino
policy now being pursued would result
II the loss OF India, and it is certain
that this opinion largely obtains among
intelligent Englishmen, extending even
to those who have apologies for Glad.
stones course. Ii this exhibition OF
weakness results in the loss of India, it
will naturally result in other losses, for
England has ever been nation of force.
relying upon might instead of Justice
and humanity TO secure and retain her
acquisitions, and once she gets to going
down hill her dependencies nearly all
OF which are nursing grievances win
seize the opportunity to throw off the
yoke"
Southern Africa, Ireland. Australia
and even a large element in the North
west territory OF Canada. have either
been whipped into what they regard rs
unjust conditions or have been ignored
and denied what they regard AS inst
and equitable dem lnds. It is natural
for every people to lniuk they can best
govern themselves, aud this idea grows
with the growth of intelligence and with
the worlds progress. The methods of
blrbarism are no longer The patent
methods, and EngIand's policy of ac.
QUESTION and retention of territory has
been at least semi-barbaric. She has
fallen upon times when the pen (the
pen OF commerce. trade and businessl
is mighlier than the sword. but she still
maintains the oid-fashioned large stand
Ing army Of barbaric days. and relies
upon barbaric methods for success
This can only he an element of weak
ness. as the men of money and business
euterprise.in these latter DAYS are rather
afraid than otherwise of nation 50
eyer-ready to plunge into war, and for
the past several years capital has
sought out those countries which recog.
nlze the Fact that acquisition by pur-
chase is far cheaper than by war, and
that the strongest government is not
{ lat which pluperizes its subjects to
support the best army or finest navy in
the world. bnt that which relies upon
the goodwill and patriotism of its peo-
pie. The craft of The money-maker
cares nothing for Dags, countries or the
justice or injustice of Il nations acts, bu,
looks solely TO the safety of investments,
pense AMI Inc maxim,m Of s,a.d, ooa
safe gains o,d r,o, ,has, ho,baa
millions of no,,ds of pa,,;sh an;,a,
has. within the nast decade bnen Win
drawn from Enolana and ;nves,ad -
American lands ca,tI. ,,inns ,a;Iroa1s
and ,,har outa,,r;sas Ti4;, ~.
whieb ~ F,r,;sh cova.a,
misses !, H. sa,f.xo,nin,,ioa =. M.
nover 70 conc with Ross;. thoro ! ~
To donht
For bnndreds of veors tho can;,aIist
has regar,led England a. tho .,t..t
retreat both for his nerson and nroner.
~ and all his sehemas ware ala for
br;noino trihnte bon,eto oa1 roal,na.
Int his il now changed and ,.;th
reason ton and Mr. Gladstone il nm.
douhtedlv wise in not nraci,it.,;,, !,
,yer ,vh.n tho,e = no r..I haan,;aa
amono the peonlp with wbic5 !, h,c,, !,
nm
One OF the most disgusting travest;es
upon Justice which has taken place in Il
New York court since the DAYS OF the
corrupt Judges was enacted on Wednes-
day last. The tragedy enacted in the
Office Of o'Donova Rosa, wherein one
Dick Short assaulted and nearly stabbed
to death Capt. Phelan, of Ktnsas City.
,;n,a ., ,,..onn, If ,ba roeulfar a.ro.
,;,.sn.ss - shor,,s oo,,rllv .,,o,oat
=, , acknowledgements, r.,
wednesd,v Las, boyaver aftcr fun
,y,of Of he crio,e a in,v hr,,y,t in a
r.r,tie, of NOT gn;itv Iy.ysn Drnn,
l,,ke,i ~ the inror. in an,,z meat and
ths, said ~ mus, INV tbat IN, aston.
i.bs1 g.ntlemeu If tbei,ry II rbs yrr-
Mi, al,.h ~, La,, ,,i,..,, VA M
l;..har.y,d fr.m fur,hsr saryie, 4, ~
co,r, ) AL CLEARLY ann,ren, tb,r In
III, ,vas oa,,,osod IMAM, If n.,,s,e.
of,ho s,.ro, frish soc;,ty In 40, IL 49,
..1n,.;ao;h,as y or - nn, taa, ,,.no !,
least IN sueh streh@lh upon II rs !"
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