Democratic messenger., 1892-11-26

nardIIv realize. because II seems that tiOd
has reserved for woman as her great
adornmcnt the coronct. the tear leweled
cor0nct Of tenderness and commiseraiion.
II you say that il was Il man. divine
man that came To- save the world. | say
yes. hnt il was a woman that gave the
man. Witness all the MadOnnaS-Ital-
ian, German. English and RusSian-that
bloom in the picture galleries of Chris
tendon. Son of Mary, have mercy on us.
But how about the Snout. the cruel
Russian knout. that comes down on the
bare back of the agenized criminals:
Why. Russia abolished the knout before
it was abolished from our American
navy. But how about the political pris-
oners hustled off to Siberia? According
to the testimony of the most celebrated
literary cucmv of Russia. only four hun
dred and fortv-ihrce political prisoners
We're sent 10 Siberia in twenty years.
How many political prisoners did we put
in prison pens during our four years Of
civil war: Well. | will guess mt least one
hundred thousand. Americas one hun-
dred thousand political prisoners versus
Russia's four hundred and forty-thrce
political prisoners. Nearly all these
four hundred and fortv-threc of twenty
years We're noblcmen or people dcs-
peratelv opposed 10 the emancipation
of the scrfs. And none Of the political
prisoners ara sent To the famous Kara
mines. For the most part you are
dependent for information upon the
testimony of prisoners who are sent
10 Siberia. They all say they were inno-
cent. Prisoners always are innocent.
Ask all the prisoners of America today.
Guilty or not guilty" and nineteen ont
of twenty will plead. Not guilty" Ask
them how they like their prison, aud
how they like sheriffs. and how they like
the government of the United States.
and you will find these prisoners admire
the authority that arrested them and
punished them juSt about as much as
the political prisoners of Russia like
Siberia.
But. you ask. how will this RuSsopho-
bia. with which 50 many have been bit
ten and poisoned. be cured: By the
God of Justice blessing such books and
pamphlets as are now coming ont from
Professor de Armand. of Washington:
Mr.. Horace Cutter. of San Francisco:
Mr.. Morrill,. of England. and by the
opening of our American gates to the
writings of some twentv-four of the
Russian authors and authoresses. in
some respects as brilliant rs the three
or four Russian authors already known
the translation of those twentv-four
authors which | am authorized from
Russia TO offer free of charge To- any re
sponsible American publishing house
that will do them justice. Let these
Russians tell their own story. for they
are the only ones fully competent 10 do
the work, as none but Americans can
fully tell the story of America. and as
none hut Germans can fully tell the
story of Germany. and none but Eng
lishmen can fully tell the story Of Eng
land, and none but Frenchmen can fully
tell the story of France. Meanwhile
let the international defamation come
10 an end. Cease 10 speak evil of digni-
ties merely because they are dignities.
and of presidents merely because they
are presidents. and of emperors merely
because they are emperors. And NAV
the blessing of God the Father and
God the son and God the HOLY Ghost
be upon all the members Of the imperial
household of Rrssia. from the illustrious
head of that family down To the prin-
cess, seven years of age. who came skip
ping into my presence in the palace OF
Peterhof last summer! Glory To God in
the highest. and on earth peace, good
will to Jnen!