Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-21
For PEOPLE WHO THINK.

Glorce was about to sink Off the Cape Of
Good Hope the ships band stood on deck
and played "God Save the King" II may
be that Admiral Kimberly remembered this
when he ordered the band of the Trenton TO
play the "Star Spangled Banner" as the gal
liant flag ship was fighting vainly against
wind and waves in the harbor OF Apia. But
whatever may have been his incentive Ad-
miral Kimberly showed himself hero and
patriot by this romantic deed. So long as
the glory of the flag is ntrusted to such men
as Kimberly and his sailors America need
not worry about her fame on the salt seas.
Do not such men deserve war ships worthy
of their manhoodl
Henry Labouchere asks somewhat oyni-
cally what good purpose is served by STAN
ley's present expedition, and says he would
like TO hear from one of the victims-a
slaughtered dwarf or a sick and abandoned
gude-on the subject 1t may be answered,
says the San Francisco Examiner, that sac
rifces of life are, unhappily, among the costs
of the progress of human knowledge, and
that, leaving other considerations out of the
question, the explorations Of Stanley have
contributed enormously to the sum Of modern
geographical science.
In Mexico, at the recent opening OF con-
gress, President Diaz made remarkably
good address, says the Boston Advertiser.
After referring to the peaceful relations OF
Mexico with other nations and the many
commercial, diplomatic, postal and extradi-
ton treaties made during the last year, he
refers to the internal revenue advance in
matters of finance and education. Among
these are especially to be noted the increase
H., ,,;,,, ,,,lt, thp Qtrilnq
taken in mining development; the influx of
German, English and American capital, and
the condition of educational facilities, which
| have never before in the history of the Mex
| ican republic been so complete. There are
| to-day in Mexico 5000 miles Of railroud and
| ID, 900 miles of telegraph lines. The stand
| ing army has been largely reduced; the
credit and finances are in fairly good state;
the laws are well enforced in large portion
| of the country. Altogether President Diaz
| to whom this state of affairs is largely due,
| has much reason TO be proud of the record Of
| his admistration.
| The reason why so small number of mo-
| nopolists have so long succeeded in prevent
| ing the masses from making any head against
| their designs or accomplishing any great re-
| form is that they work harmonously, with
| fixed and definite design, and are persistent
and tenacious in their undertakings, says the
| National Economist They understand def
nitely and clearly just what they want, and
| have their plans for accomplishing their de-
sires perfected and thoroughly understood
| before beginning their undertakings. The
| masses, whose interests compel them to con-
tend against this thoroughly understood
and systematized aggression, are unorgan-
Ia hntr
| understanding of what they desire to accom-
| plsh, spasmodic and uncertain in their ac-
ton, and the force of their movements bro
ken by dissenston among themselves. No
| hope of great results can be entertained I'M
| til the objects to be accomplished are thor
oughly and clearly understood, the manner
and plan of action thoroughly formed and
| dgested, and the masses determined and
persistent, acting In perfect harmony and
with clear understanding of what they de.
| sire. Under such an attack monopoly must
| fall, resistance will be futile, the masses
| must and will triumph.
Not long ago a gentleman, while making
| an evening call, was asked point blank if he
| proposed to vote for the prohibition amend
| ment, says q lady editorial writer in the
| Boston Globe. On his quietly replying in
| the negative his hostess flashed out ''Then
| count you no better than a rumseller" "
Surely the hostess who could in her own
| house address such remark to her guest is
| obviously disqualified for membership In any
| society calling itself Temperance" organi
| cation.
Such speeches on the part Of prohibit
tionists are very boomerangs. They make
the entire cause so Objectionable as to dis
suade temperance minded folk from even an
investigation into the merits OF prohibition
| as a temporary expedient for checking that
atally reckless abuse of liquor which all
temperance minded folk deplore A clever
Boston physician lately remarked Most
| of us take, in some form or other, our slim
| ulaton and excitement; some OF us physi
cally In the wine-shop, and some of us
mentally in prohibition rallyP' He might
! have added that there Is risk Of intemper
| ance in both places; and those who indulge
in the maddest intemperance of speech while
condemning ntemperance in drink, fairly
lay themselves open to the old satirist's
charge of
| Compounding for sins they are inclined to,
| BY damnlng those they have no mind to.
The work of the church is daily and hourly
growing more practical, says the Philadel-
| phia Public Ledger. II is contending against
ignorance, vice, sloth and drunkenness by
| such wise, shrewd means as it once wholly
neglected. Generally, to make men wiser is
to make them better; but the church is doing
more than this. IT is providing them with
| pleasant, attractive resorts; with whole.
some, entertaining amusements or recrea.
tions. 1t is placing itself in closer sympathy,
in warmer fellowship with them, and the
church cdfce has become but part OF the
church. in which but a part Of It's work Is
done. 1t was not so long ago that the whole
duty Of the church's representative was dis
charged by the periodical declarations Of
creeds and beliefs; then they stood apart
from each other. separated broadly by their
different articles of faith, but such is not the
case now to anything like the degree 1t was
They are coming together upon the common
ground of faith in God and the work there is
to be done for mankind. They are going out
INTO the highways and byways, and gather.
ing into the sanctuarles and working rooms,
libraries and schools connected with them
great hosts of people, who in earlier times
were passed by upon the other side as hope