Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-02-26

Three millions celebrated Ia .-p2. 60 oo,-
90 In isoS. AID 80. ZOO .ouo will In 1875 cello
hrate The landing Of Columbus They will
b. estnca.ct ard refined. for the arts and
sciences viii be Taught IN the public schools
Not only VIII the mind OF the pnpil b.
trained. but the hand a. well aud each
child viii he instructed IN the manual Il
tsols. they will he in~ructe 81 In the func,
teas os every part Il the human system.
''nasn. know thy~clf' viii have a meaning
In 1909. The economic AID social questions
OF the dsy viii aiso Be taught IN the schools,
thcr- VIII BE- no uneducatef persons 10 act
- drsgs on the car Of progress
The form 81 government will be simpler.
the initiative and refer-ndum will prevail.
and lawmakers will not be the nufocrets
they now are. for they viii truly register
:re will Of the people. they will not dictate
% them az present. TIE commonwealth
viii be organized on industrial lines. labor
organizations will have disappeared. for
ehsrc will BE- no longer necessity for their
existence. An IDEAL democracy will stand
upcn tho foundations We OF 1903 are erect
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Railroads water courses. selegrsphs. tels-
phones, Pneumatic tubes and ell other meth
Cd. II transporting pSssengcrs. freight ard
Intelligence viii 10 owned and operated by
the government The earnings Of th~se
agencies viii swell the public treasury
Homes will flourish. for they viii no longer
lie t&xel Instead Of devo;ing 30 much
time and money 90 the erecting Of great
public structures. as at present. the eec-
ton and adjournment Of the home viii ne
eeive firxt consideration
Each home will be regarded n o contri
BUTTON 20 the wealth and bsaury Of toe ma
ton. the earnings Of public concerns viii
defray tho cost OF maintaining streets. sew
ers. wstervorks and light and heat giving
establishments Cremation will take the
place Of the present system OF burying the
dead. tbs living viii BE healthier. for tie
earth will not Be poisoned through inter
ment 81 infection The contents Of sewers
will nos Cow into river and stream 20 send
deadly vapo-s through the AR. bait will be
utilized 10 enrich the harvest yielding earth.
The progress II the lower grades Of snl
nal life has been skillfully guided and
fastened uatll we may now asscrt that cat
sie and fowl are approaching perfection In
lfae the same attention will Be bestowed on
:he human race. and. instead O. rushing
blindly forward. increasing aud multiply
lng NJ haphazlrd. humanity will knowing
" and iflfslIizently advance 70 higher alfi
tades. There viii be 10 ve<J rich or very
poor. for long be.ore isaS davns upOa the
world the du<trisiists viii have learned
that the rnlssng If large families Is but
another way 10 create slaves TO perform the
trndgrry az ,he wealthy. and the family
viii - restricted TO the capacity Of the par-
snts % maintain and educate
tnder such conditions prisons md poor@
III a. n. a n. -.
b. considered necessary. The system whicA
makes criminals ot men and women ard
a. the same time makes rnillionaires u
others sill have disappeared As . conse-
qu-noe the confinement and punishment
CT criminals viii occupy bat little 81 the
thought OF tifae % tho men 81 1919
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