The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-05-12
VERITAS WRITES.
He Proclaims Against the Tendency of the
Times.

Times.
A few days ago we read an article il
reference to an officer from China, who had
been in this country for some time taking
notes and learning a great deal about oul
naval and military affairs, and that he was
| fully prepared to show his royal master
many things that might be of great service
! to the government. We could not help but
think that the Christian civilization of the
age must have struck the heather from
China as being little inconsistent with
the spirit of Christianity.
We do not wish to depreciate any move OF
method that can be adapted to defend our
country against the organized piracy that
is being carried on under the garb of modern
civilization we mean all that is being done
by the autocrats of Europe out Of pure
| love of humanity i'll general, and the
heather in particular. Sometimes we are
| led to admire the protests that are being
made by large number of the Americans
in reference to our naval and military pre-
parations. This spirit of protest is folly in
keeping with the spirit and genius of our
government, yet the people must not for
get that our preparations are strictly for
defensive warfare. We fully believe the
nation is justified. The Great Teacher once
said, when a strong man, armed, keepeth
his place his goods are in peace.
There are great many respectable land
pirates in our day, it can't be otherwise.
The nations of Europe live by the sword,
but America, the home of the brave and the
land of the free, lives in the enjoyment OF
peace and the blessings of the almighty
God of Jacob. But how long will this con-
tinue! Is there not an under current that
is sapping the foundations of our free in
situations! We are adopting the customs
and follies of the old world. The bone and
muscle of the American nation are being
destroyed by luxury and the vices that fol
low wealth and numerical strength. 1t is
but a short time ago that we read de
scription of New England of to-day as com
pared with New England when it was
truly American. 1t was sad to read the
story of her former greatness and of her
present condition.
The present generation of Americans
have it in their power to check the intro
duction of the foreign element that is
weaving the web for our social and political
destruction. 1t is not enough for Amer
leans to resist overt acts that may be-
come manifest against our institutions
There is a force that is more deadly than
open resistance. The subtle influence that
is working in the states and territories of
this great republic is Of a nature that con-
trolls to a great degree the actions Of our
representative men in our national legisla-
ture Is it not a fact that our representa-
tives are compelled to vote to maintain
party interest! What use do we make of
history which points out the errors of men
and the methods of denagougues that Ill
timately lead to the destruction of the
nation! Nation after nation has fallen and
persisted through the vacilating course
of corrupt men, who live for nothing but
spoils. What is osern CIVILIZATION doing
for US as a nation. Is it cementing the
bonds of American brotherhood! The eff
forts of the processing Christian churches
are as sectional and warped as are the pol
itical factions of the country. If the PEG
pie were as strong in their determination
to maintain constitutional liberty and
fraternal feelings as they are to maintain
party strife, the force and glory of our
free institutions would reach every land
and permeate the souls of men until one
grand shout would ascend to heaven for
the blessings of universal liberty.
VERITAS