The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-10-16
THE GOOD TINE COMING.

The GOOD TINE COMING.
from the Cedar Rapids Gazette. republican |
newspaper.
The world 10 growing better. The mil.
lenium Is not here but there are indics. |
tions on every side that point to quiet |
revolution with progress as ito ito result.
Il may require hundred million years to |
put tbs world in shape for that good tims.
but It will come, aye. 1t win surely come.
for Vas 1t not so willed at the crestioni
We look back through the centuries.
and In the striking changes that have
taken place. We note the movement Of
earthly things toward the heavens and
greater purity. To some this may seem
false prophecy: to others It win be con.
sidered truth.
In olden times the despois, kings and
monsrchs ruled affairs with iron hands
and relentless hes1ts. Crimewas crowned
and homage paid it by the common poo.
pie to whom disobedience was death.
Wrea,hs Of glory and Of greatness were
laid upon the brows Of brutal rulers.
Corruption in every channel Of human
existence. Social. political and CON-
mercisl. was digni6ed by those In power.
The love Of liberty was snothered In
every breast Of those who suffered under
tyrants heel Pollution ruled by night
and day. Dishonor Was the watchword.
To have talked aught else meant death.
The struggle among the rulers was not
for truth and greater purity in life, but
for bsser and still baser things.
Bus tho change that wss willed 70
come, began. Time has pasaed. and the
world has been growing better. From
those barbarous polluting times W note
the wondrous change In this most striking
century. True, We had slavery and Ito
clsnking chains but yesterday, but that
Was plaything . compared with tho
days of high crowned crime. And W
have Russia now with it, blighting curse.
the worst on eartn today. But the CON.
dition Of beastly Russia. even. 10 but
trace of the days We mention.
In our own land the corruption Of 70.
day in social. political and commercial
circles ID but the dying ember Of ancient
Rome Our people are the wisest and
freest on earth, or In history. They ore
their own rulers: that 10 they have the
power aud the right 70 bo. Crime 10 not
dignified In our land. Those In authori.
~ struggle 10 at least appear that they
are for liberty, for equality Of mankind.
for social and olitical purity. Wonder.
full changes indeed.
There 10 corruption in this day and age
In places equally Of high and low degree.
But il 10 Of the modern. gentler kind. II
there are slaves today. they are willing
slaves. II there be social fottenness. Il
10 voluntary and not by compulsion, ex.
cept by the pressure Of that tide In hu.
nanity that washes their souls upon the
bleaching sands. There 10 corruption in
commercial life. and there will ever b
TO some extent until the gong II sounded
for the millennium banquet.
There is also corruption in tho political
domain. Much of ii saw ors OF absolute
crime. Of voters bought and sold like tur.
keys for . Christmas dinner. But the
most Of the political corruption Of this
day Is In the channel OF little deceptions;
gentlemanly optical illusions; quiet
schemes; pleasant little combinations Of
interests, you tickle mo and ri tickle
you," and that sort Of thing. Most hon.
ored and polished gentlemen, end those
In humble life - well, engage IN this
manly sport. They do not like to be
found tout, but II they are. no harm 10
done. It 10 merely joke, and they can
continue the pas,ime % II nothing had
happened. Wonderful change In these
few centuries from the days Of brutal
rulers. to tho present age Of gentle schemes
and gall.
SOME TRUTHS REToLD.
The GaSe..e has frsqaenuy called ct.
tention to the fact. in % courteous and
1indly manner - possible. that there
was good deal Of handling" or dole.
gates st the state conventions, and Alto.
gether too much manipulation q politi.
cal matters by little rinGs and seli-ap.
pointed bosses ct county conventions asd
caucuses. We have also clsined that
railroad attorneys were engaging quite
extensively in the work Of Arranging
candidates." for all the political parties
Now We have not spoken unkindly Of
any railroad attorney. Al any time, be.
cause he hes done that We merely crit
icise the act, and warn the people about
It. We never thought for moment
that the railroads would gObble the state,
but We have had IN idea that they were
merely trying to get % many Of their
friends into the various public positions as
possible. thai they might control the policy
Of the state TO ~ grea. On extent % their
interests seemed to demand from time to
lime. They might perhaps call II PRO.
lection" they were after. We have more
than once related how the chief attorneys
instructed theie local attorneys. who In
turn instructed the political leaders In
their county. fellows who would do most
anything for . pass. to, arrange matters
90 and 90. In that way it often happens
that two or thre political strikers" and
bunco steerers, can defeat the will of the
people Of county ana absolutely de.
liver 10 any anecial intAreak tina aniina