Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-07-20
PREDICTIONS FOR 1893
Four Bright Journalists Fore
cast the Future.
GATH PLEADS FOR FEDERALISM.


yer VIII BE as Big as New York--Yiews
of John Swinton and Kate Field on vari-
Gus Subjects.
copyright. 1893, by American Press Assocla-
ton.
The fedcralist founders of the republic
Of the United States, Jay, Hamilton and
WASHINGTON, rs interpreted by Mnrshall,
Kent, Quincy Adams, seward and Lincoln,
are felt in our day through the decrepit or
chaotic provincial states as the spinal life
and brain of our system.
These opponents pass more and moro 10
the rear rs dcmagogucs and confidence men
rs the superiority of our federal institu-
lions and spirit are seen by the rising gen
pratOnS
In proportion as the subsidiary states
share this federal or national instinct do
they rise to the success of the nation.
lapprchend that it will take another con-
wilson, and that probably not an extensive
oue--perhap- II foreign war-to permanent-
~ settle the supremacy of the nation in eV-
cry uncriminal mind
The weakness of the federal government
now is due to the states who contribute to
it their representative caitiifs as senator's
justices and even presidents
The last message of the governor of South
Carolina, the most hayward OF all orr carly
provinces, shows the failure of an Ubstrep-
crous state sovereignty III the refusal OF
the people, though they disobey tho federal
laws OF suffrage, to pay their taxes, MAIN
tHn their public schools, uphold their one
uniVcrSlty-the first one where Tree trade,
rebellion ana secession were taught-or
subdue their tactlonal and social anlmosl-
Il. =
ties GOOD citizens OF such II state must IN
eNltably turn toward the cordial and help-
iul federalism at Washington ana so,
lhlnk, when we have less mcrcenary
newspaper press and can Tor less income
tell more truth, the poorer and raggeder
states VIII come IN Ike the proulgal son
ana say Father l have sinned against
heaven and lii thy sight; make me one OF
thy hired servants
Inc necessities OF duli states the good
seuse OF great states, all bear toward rails
lhE ana respecting the one federal iatncr-
hood which taxes while we sleep, SO that
we do not feel the rlb taken from our BODY,
and applies that subtraction to delightful
taste and intercourse
Gut OF the one publc estate nave come
all these railways school sections new and
great cities, lrrlgating works, mines, etc.
W here the federal works are expensive the
state politiclahs make tneln so. no
WOULD not rather trust the Cnlleu states
engineers imam Il state lcGlslature' either
lor wisdom or virtue?
me lalih heretofore lacking IN the SUI
prrmc leElSlal IRE through local and press
dtn!agoEy WILL Whcn restored MAKE hohor
at aShington the puDilc standard.
Liberty has descended 10 us through TIM
"roiS ana eAcltaDle men IKE Jefferson as
Stockade surrounded by Indians Liberty
ought to he not the suspicion OF mutual
eSo'lStS' Dut the beautiful respect anu mar
'hony between man ana MS lalnlly'
Inc unequal clVlliAatlon OF the parts OF
our country the assembling as trIoes IN
stead OIL ltIloW couhtrymcn, the law OF NE
ana property IN one part the law OF spasm
ana force III another part the long results
u slavery ana honpay menl Oh taxes, must
ana Will yea.
Excessive wealth ought to be taxed III us
run proportion, not more, Tor remove the
stimulus OF wealth. ana at present America
Is mothlnS'
Inc church mas become nonentlty, except
as "a oead pun BACK ON noid ana NOBLE
thinking. Literature, until the other day,
had no care from the laWmaklnS power.
science is dong WE'LL Dlt Is taxing lat tolls
/
interpretation OF government than ours
nave b"ught the telephone at the outset Tor
Il million dollars instead OF taxing every
customer III TWO generations hity dollars u
year?
Europe is influencing us greatly, and that
VIII last long and probably Tor our good
nat could we learn from North Carolina
on indiana that would he better than
European intercourse
we must nourish our peaSantry, lnclud
ing the S,Wo,ooo OF our blacks, for an
/ empire without servants might almost be
1 without homes or utensils What have
these Wretched states done to discipline the
/ poor III the mechanic ana household arts
The farmers are without publlc spirit OF
they would have better roads ana con
! NenlenoeS from the cities and the villa
seats are to come the immediate helps &c
progress.
Individual life needs more liberty THAI
dogma and fashion Will accord lie who
coniiscates my sunday to serve his super
stition tyrannizeS over one-seventh of my
life.