Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-12-09
INTERESTING NONSENSE.

Mr.. DAVID G.. CRowLY, veteran jour
uaIist and a bright and well-intormed
man. has written an interesting book en-
titled ''Glimpees Into the Faturs," dis
eussing the future of our politics, foreign
relations, the coming social war, ETC., etc.
The book is composed of dialogues be-
tween Mr.. CRowLY, who calls himself
Sir Oracle and various persons. The fol-
loving answers to questions asEe1 Dy
statesman are interesting:
sirO-There are more armed soldiers IN the
Christian nations Of Europe To-Day tnan %ss
ever before known in the history or the WorIo
We are on the eve of one Of the mightest con;
Aicts that history has ever reco. ded. ChIna any
Japan were both peace-loying nauons, E!snoH ~
armies or defenses, willing 20 90 huytn p "
avoid fighting: but the great powers OF EUROPE
canralied them to open communication lot tne
sale oftrade and Protestant Eng anu ana CatnoiiC
France sent their armies to Pekln 10 loISe tne
Chinese 20 buy their opium and goous. tneIe
no instance in the history OF nauon Ina wa
rich and unprotected which was not plunuereO
bg some robber nation that was well armed.
statesman-What particular nation do you
Siro,-Germany. In the coming international
war the Germans will want money. EnSIanu
NAV be her ally, as well as Italy. These power:
could easily CAPTURE our seacoastS; and Great
Britain through its Welland canal could put
fleet of gun boats on the lakes aqd Destroy OF IA!
nader contribution Rochester, Buffalo, toleu0
Cleveland, Chicago and Milwaukee QGr PeURIfi
military and naval nation on earth, but actuaIly
at present we are not in position 70 detend our
selves against a feeble power. We nave neltnel
war ships, guns nor fortlhcatlons Inc slussSe s.
no
bow wears old equipped with loaded revolver
That is our position to-day. The time is coming
when we shall be terribly Inundated
He sees IN our government, as in all
Others, a steady expansion of power.
ststesman-Your prediction is, then, that out
government will become more ana more
paternaR
SirO.-Yes: not only our government, but al
governments are taking on new ana Varieq uu-
lies When most ofthe nslions were rounded tne
king or emperor had very extensive powers. he
led his armies, treated directly with foreign
mowers was his own treasurer, aId hlAed IS tar
as possible all the functions OF the safe hlnlSeII
But a. time rolled by prime mlnlSter sPpease.o
10 deal with foreign nations; then treasurer 10
col 'e.t the taxes: mintSieT o. justice IN que
time was recOgn zed, aud finally marShalS ana
generals TO lead the different armleS. compare,
for instance. the cabinets OF King CLOVIS ana
y IL
French republican government. You VIII ma
that the tendency is toward the multiplication
Entertainments at the seat of government SIS the
nation grows Notwithstanding his royal pre-
negatives how little real authority, tor instance,
had Edward |. of England compared WIN
Gladstone or Salisbury, the unCroWned kings
of TODAY The cabinets Of the latter represent
nearly all the great interests OF the nation. no
lice how we ia the United States are steadily
adding to the functions OF the general govern
ment We hayS now our eduCaCOnsl, sSr4CuI-
ural, statistical, weather and otQer bureaus not
to speak of the inter State commerce COmmlS-
sion, none oFwhich were thought OF III the time
of Washington AMI Adams. Within lew years
we will have cabinet secretaries, representing
the larger interests Of the nation suCh as aSEl-
culture, TRANSFORMATION, and prODao!y IaooC.
The Blair educational bill may not Dsc0me a
law while Grover Cleveland is President, but II
is as certain as destiny that the educalou Oh tne
nation will finally be placed under the oversight
Of the central government.
There are other forecasts dealing with
great problems. Mr.. CROwLY fears a
social convulsion. This Will come, he
says, after the cheap lands of the west ara
filled up; and the friction between labor
and capital is such that there can be no
peaceable adjustment. BE believes, how
eve-, that the outcome will be beneficial
The race Of mulattoes will die out, and
the regroes will grow darker. The entire
North American continent, including the
West Indies aud Sandwich Islands will be
absorbed by our republic.