Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1886-10-22
STATEsM MANsHIP.

A statesman has respect 10 the balance
Of power. 1t should be a fundamental
question "Who holds this power?" There
can lie no doubt that such power exists
somewhere. Is it vested in political par
iis? IL il held by crowned heads, En-
perors kings or governors Or is this
incxoinble omnipoieni iorce.in. the hands
OF the people? At an earlier day the men
and the women who dwelt on plain in the
land OF Shinnr undertook TO rally round a
monument OF central organization whose
top should reach up 10 hea.en. But
mysterious hitch held their tongues aud
for The want Of good mutual understand
ing the glory Of these original generators
of centralized power departed. The proud
head OF each household fled from the in
iolerable gnbble OF his neighbor. Aud 30
Babel was deserted. Since that day no
effort OF The people to get and hold the bal
Hnce Of power hns been more successful.
Rulers have Jared no better. Once on a
time this "Jack o. Lantern" OF imperial
sway held Egypt for while, then Pales-
tine, Chaltea, Greece and Italy. Now
his ignis fa,uus OF the balance OF power Is
dancing up and dawn before all Europe
mud ASIA. The Russian Bear growls and
inuf. Constantinople, Bulgaria and all
India. The British Lion roars and lashes
his tail for fear his ill-gotten prey will be
devoured by some other wild beast. The
French eagle screams from her lofty nrie
TO see the German Bull Dog on her trail
in Alsnce and Lornine, while Bismarck
that Prince Of gamesters, watches the game
which lie thinks may be won on the cast
oi n die. Now that this Tournament for
the balance Of power is going on over the
Atlantic, political parties here are count
ing probabilities. 1t is pretty generally con
ceded by the two leading parties that the
whiskey ring holds the balance Of power.
So far rs bellttling and scourging and bru-
ializing the people goes the whi-key ring,
II must be admitted, does hold an over
wlelmng balance of power. Some have
mn idea that the prolibilionists are the
men 10 turn the scales. Others put the
ponderous weight That governs the State
in the hands Of the churches. II we
can get The Methodisis, or Catholics, or
some sect Of commanding influence, nll
will be well and under the impression that
The balance Of power is lodged somewhere
among the masses OF sects and parties the
denagogne with his trained politicians be-
gins his work. With the Catholics he
will pray 10 the Virgin Mary with the
Mehodisls lie will shout glory, halleluIal,;
with the whskey ring he tips his hat la
mode, takes glass Of grog, speaks largely
oi free wliiskey, legitimate trade with
the temperance people he holds to temper
ance, most certainly; with the profane,
swears the loudcst oath; with the Qnsker
pits on long face and with young Amer
lea tells the fou'est story aud turns all "a
cred things into profane jesls, thinking all
the while that he il getting hold of the
balance OF power. But the demagogue is
at fault. There is power above all pow
ers and secls, that shakes the heavens and
The earth, that cau,es thrones 10 tremble
and fall, that contuses the concertation of
all tongues and scatiers The sovereign peo-
pile as chafI before The wind. II you ask
flie hated lad, whom all the fascinating
arts Of Potiphnr's wife could not sednce.
and who rs prime minister 10 the Egyptian
monarch sold corn 10 the starving people,
II you ask the STRIPPING, who fed his faith.
er'o sheep on the mountain sides of Lebu-
! on and who cut of GoliAli's head because
lie dehtd the armies OF the living God; if
You ask the young man OF Hebrew e1trac-
lion who in the lace of dea h prayed three
II nes day and who as Chief Justice in
the court OF the king executed the DEGREES
oil the higher law in the Chnda IN Empire
Ill you ask amy one Of these lie could tell
you OF the hiding place of This balance Of
power, lOr they had often been there. II
yon ask that embassador whose track was
luminous with loving kindness, who in
feariul storm stood ON The kea and said
"Peace, lie sIil! and saved the sinking
ship, he can tell you for he had this power
~ lnll possession. Ask The slntrsm.n and
he can tell You for in his heart of hear.
he has respect TO Him who holds the hal
ance of power In his hand and adius,s ihe
scales with his fingers. under whose sway
The ship OF state oulrides every storm and
comes gnllanlly into port, having unfurled
at her masthead the flag that never snr-
fehuefs' juror.
Saved Ills Life.
Mr.. ID. i. WilcOxson, of Horse Cave. XIV savs