Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-13

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pen just so surely as ever an uprising
of labor against tthegovernment occrrs
and ends disastrously to the latter.
And we might mention right here
that many OF our Independent frlenSis
predict a contest that will endin death
and blood-shed and perhaps disasterto
the government. ~
After the government treasury hid
been rifled of its millions, the Pluto
Gratis, or governing class, been killed
the leaders Of the Brotherhood found
themselves in a situation of which
they were not masters. There WAS
a division among them. The Jew hA6
secured Sl0O.OOO.OOc and fled to Judea.
Caesar, the president, had seized upon
the Prince palace as.his place of abode
and ere day had passed was a drum
ken wretch incapable Of thought pr
self defense. The American sought
to bring order out of chaos was taunted
with 'he wants to make himself
king" and barely escaped with his
life. Then up rose the thieves. as
sasins, and slums which joined the
rabhle and made a vertable mob which
no man nor even armies could queN.
AS the fury of the mob reached rs
heights 1t was lead by man bearing
the head of Caesar on pole. searching
for the American who was preparing
to flee to Africa. About this time the
wild hords and farmers from the
country began to pour in for rapine
and murder and in a few short days
the civilization of the world was de-
stroyed, and no one left to build it
again. With the ruling classes dlsap-
peared all knowledge of science and
arts. Civilization was gone, darkness
and barbarism held universal sway. MA
The book represents the agitators.
majority of whom were cruel
; and avarjcious, and were not able to
build again a social fabric upon the
ruins OF that which they had destroyed
The opinion OF the author is no doubt
expressed in the following by the
American during his flight in answer
to the question, VIII not civil gov
ernment rise again outof there ruins?"
Not for n long time. Ignorance
passion, suspicion, brutality, criminals
ity, will bethe lions i'll the path. Men
who have such dreadful memories OF
labor can scarcely be forced back into
it. And who is to employ them? Al.
ter about three-fourths of the hum3sl
family have died of hunger, or been
killed, the remainder, constituting. by
the law of the survival of the ittest
the most powerful and brutal, will fihd
it necessary, for self defense against
each other. to form squads or gangs
The greatest fighter in each of these
will become chief, as among all saw
ages. Then the history of the world
will be slowly repeated. A bold ruff
fan will conquer a number of the ad-
jacent squads, and become king.
Gradually, and in its rudest forms, la
Dor Will begin again; at first exercise
principally by slaves. Men will ex-
change liberty for protection. After
a century or two kind of commerce
may arise. Then will follow other
centuries of wars, between provinces
! or nations. A new aristocracy will
spring up. Culture will lift its head.
Agreat power, like Rome in the old
world, may arise. Some vast super
stitlon may take possession of the
world; and Alfred, Victoria and
Washington may be worshiped, as
Saturn, Juno and Hercules were in the
past; with perhaps dreadful and bloody
rites like those of the Carthaginians
and ancient Mexicans. And SO, step
by step, mankind will re-enact the
great human drama, which begins al
ways with a tragedy, runs through a
comedy, and terminates in a catas-
trophe.