Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-03-12
We RUN OUR COURSE
II VIII Not End With the Nine
teenth Century.
HOW The WORLD WILL WAC
Happiness and Longevity win In
crease With Material Prosperity.
says Van buren, Dcnsiow.


IA the ps~sc0s area OF the United States Of
sso0c. ooo--sf II shoatd double every thirty
years The actual figures would hardly
fall below sfomp0p. This would imply an
immense progress Ia the irrigation Of our
aria lands. IN the cultivation OF our noun
sssins and sand plains. in the drainage Of
cur iowiand- IN the utilikation for manure
OF the present waste OF fertility through tho
savage Of orr citie.. In the restoration OF
soiis and of forests. IN Sod selection and
intense plant eaiturs 30 - greatly 10 In
Grease the product Per acre. and In the In
PRODUCTION from all parts Of the world OF
LEV animals and pIsnts and fishes for food
The average crop OF wheat per acre. where
planted. will bs likely TO rise from twelve
ertwsnty bushels, A. now. 70 rs bushels per
acre. 20 which all ground intensivcly Guilt
waited n equal The size Of food animals
will inc,~ase by 10 OF 20 per cent. and uten-
sits and dwellings will be manufactured
largely Of pulps and cemcnes. % az 70 util-
tie vegetation aud stone In every stage Of
decay. waste or unffness
30 vast = population could hardly be held
under one government unless tho principle
OF federation should be so:extendei a. 10
leave = lsrger measure Of home rule or
state rights or local option" than would
now seem possible. But ! think the states
OF North and South America may by wise
measures OF xollvereins. reciprocity. cur
sency union. arbitration aud subsidized
lines OF transit be 20 interlaced and afiil-
lated that the distinction between Ameri-
can states not now IN cur Union and those
which are In IL will BE- lesseHed-
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clearly divided between four great Ian
gusges and races-vix., the German-Anglo-
American. which Is Protestant. the Celtic.
Slavic or Tartar. the African and the Chi
peseL The three or four Lsfinized languages
OF western Europe-vix-. English, French,
German. Spanish and ltalian-will have be-
come more nearly or quite one language
by process Of constant reciprocal borrow
ing OF new words and because Of their
Saxon Roman blending
The functions OF government will be less
coercive and moro suggestive-i g. they
will relate less TO the preservation Of order
and more TO the promotion Of pleasure.
progress and tho diffusion of information
and thought They will imprison fewer
felons and publish more sfatistioA The
army. navy and treasury will decline in
relative Importance while the census,
bureau of agrtcuiture and geological sur
vey will contain the substanceof the gov
ernment's future work and the germs Of
tfs future expansion
The distinction between state and pri-
vate management viii not be so definite
a. 10 now Is rs very much state business
will be open TO the influence OF private in
divtduals much rs the national mails arc
now carried by private contract under the
restraints OF open competition. Most edu-
cation Is done by private enterprise through
the press. and in our recent war the most
effective battle was fought by the Monitor,
. private ship worked by private capital
The railroads and tciegrnphs will In the
near future be the field In which state and
private management will most treaty blend
the state managing on behalf Of the users,
and the trustees representing private capt.
tai managing on behalf Of the creators Of
these ways Public means Of cooling all
dwellings In summer andwarming them in
winter, OF irrigsting all lnnds. Of supplying
power. implements and workmen for all
Industries will In like manner exist. the
capital invested in which will be q source
OF private income 20 individuals, while the
mode OF uss and rate Of cost or tax for use
shall be largely state question:
Experience has shown that gold and ST.
yer coin depend for their abundance, util-
ny and value upon the private industry Of
the miners aud the effective demand of the
commercial world. and that governments
IN coming can do little more than to certify
facts already existing. II any change In
p,onetary methods shall occur, IL will be To
make the issue Of both coined and paper
money u paipably An affair OF private
hidustr, Il less OF state control
Intent snce In the use OF liquors now
results largely from the custom OF treat
ing Treating results from the fact that
the laboripg classes get their news concern
tng work. prices and the means OF living in
the saioous. which are also the only
places where n worthless mans opinion can
ind hearing or where poor man can
drive barRnin or cater for employment
without paving intelligence Office fees or
brokers fees II other agencies can substi-
tutetoms different sorS Of clearing house
for worthless mans opinions and some
other kind OF exchange for poor mans
laoof. there will be less treating and iess in
temperance.
At present every introduction 70 new
acquaintance In saloon must lie ratified.
~ the socias gia--. every bargain must be
seaied by drinks. ever negotiation Il
slnoothed by whisky Yet cut Of these
eriss mot Ut the acquaintance. bargains
aisd negotiations which help millions %
sarn their living II Temperance iegisla-
ton unssr,oss any changes. " shonld be IN
two i'ns--siz toward the Substitution Q,
pure Tor deterioraira liquors Of light wines
% high wines .; chrnp liquors. Ia place of
car liquors. ard 81 the official sale OF
.4ior~ instead 81 10 taxed sale
TIE CO i'r-ineilt ard punishment 81 Grim
fnais i fnis< tievVuS 70 The criminal. wholly
without rf.Driustory tendencies. and l. -
bite snd is,nnrfni value - society ss de-
f~rtrni forc. in.itsfrY \ tbe oplT refortner.
= = more promoted hy marriage. coionszs-
Ton freedom ard succs~ Ia life than by
s,iiotctt -oiituae cofng,cf dwellings. con
sigafnt eeiiisey and failure
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wss ~tfoas t,r.sre. lsekif.g N Rome. 4
rrixiisse 80 The f'iale ~ only Va - wy. ''is
a wonis si~o IN tsrrmsny It. adjust
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