The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-07-07

tutions, that foresbadows no good.
Upon this question one Of our leading
religious reviews says:
'sThe greed Of gold is tie bane Of
society. 1t is notorious that money
controls our most important elections.
The largest purse carries the day
Many openly boast after election is
over.of the power of money. Is it
not time for ell good and conservative
men to riso up and call a halt and
combine for the good of the country?"
/ might furnish many other ex-
tracts of like nature from leading
journals and worthy citizens, but
tirae will not permit it. Enough is
shown, if true, that things are not
what they should be.
The leading object held in view by
the founders of this government was
''to elevate the condition of men,
to lift artificial weights from ell
shoulders, TO clear the path Of laud-
able pursuits foi all, to afford all an
unfettered start and fair chance in
the race OF life. T" Are these objects
being attained? In what direction
does our legislation tend? 1t is
claimed on the part of labor that it
is aiding capital and is oppressive
upon labor. Now, l do not wish any
of you to think that wish to OBJ
trude politics to-day, for ! have not
a word Of commentator to offer for
either or any party. l only state
what consider plain facts.
To-day should be day of exami-
nation as well as day to glorify. /
have faith that there is moral pro-
gress in our civilization. Everything
may not be as it should be, but the
outcome in the end will be right. /
think it has truly been said, Given in
our age of armed frigates and riAed
cannon the chief power, thank God,
is moral power Woe to the nation
that disregards it and consents to i'm
molate its principles to interest. ;"
Every day there are new victories
won in favor Of reform, not only
here but everywhere in Christendom,
and the victories Of justice, wherever
they are won, are victories of the
human race. We are said TO be full
of ''isms," but every "ism' means
reform of some kind.
doubt not through the ages one increas-
ing purpose runs,
D That the thoughts of men are widening
q with the process of the suns"
. Our republic is young, and when we
consider the age OF nations, its infancy hal
hardly commenced. Egypt, from tn,
+, time of the shepherd kings until it wal
i conquered by the Romans, existed 235'
e years. From the foundation Of Athens t
-s the time when ii was reduced to Roman
province, was over 1400 years. Carthage
> from its foundation until its destruction
y by Scipio, lived 700 years. When Rom
J. ended by the downfall Of the western EN-
e. pre, 1t had existed from the time of 1t
" founding 1924 years. The Roman EN-
! pirc, in its most flourishing time and whe
possessed OF all its conquered provinces i
Europe, Asia, Africa and the Mediterra
~ mean with its islands, had only populs
th ton estimated al 100, 600. 000 and thos
@. were mostly barbarous. It's resources
;. productions, area of lands and soil wei
nothing to be compared to those Of OF
W republic The most splendid and desir,
n. Ne monument Of the Roman empire an
e, the noblest GIT that Rome has bequeathe
,o to posterity is her Jurisprudence, va
II and harmonious system woiked out VIII
consummate skill, from which We deri'
% much of our municipal law, and that
n about all she has left to modern civiliz
re tion.
nd Each nation grows after its own ge
M ius and has civilization Of its own"
the future as in the past we may ha'
y struggles and difficulties, but do not
er prehend anything serious. ''To live m,
ng be a laborious vocation, and a nation, lii
I'M individuals must have its share of suffe
.s ing" There Is a great work for h
future. which is in the hands of the PEE
pie.
W In the last days OF the Roman republ
~ il possessed an arstocracy endowed wi
YES great intellect, but it was surrounded
gs a turbulent populace which was ignora
,,a and oppressed. This populace had aspir
tions for larger freedom. and when L
" time came for il to act its aspirations we
smothered by too great veneration
IN. the wealthy aristocracy. There was tn
o the same unequal distribution of veal
and the same distinction between rich al
"e poor that now exists. We are told tn
ig, talent was respected and there was
ere same opening for laudable ambition tn
We as with us at the present day. But
mo- thirst for sumptuous wealth vas so gr,
that the finest spirit grew avaricio'
"A grasping, and the men who rose from
'he people did not scruple to enrich the
es, selves out of the abuses they affected
on lament, and men who would have
nlv for their country could not help thrusti