The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-29
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sEArTLK. sA1URDAY. JULr -.
LisE84Y UNDE& Law.
Vice President etevcnson rode through
eur strssts yesterday . plain American
citizen. accepting and acknowledging
eourteousIy the greesings Of his tsliow
citizens who. without distinction Of party.
hsds him welcome. IL vas . pleasant
sight 70 - this respect and rsvsrsncs
rendered TO this second oficss Of
our Federal government, which pre-
sides over 65,oO.000 Of people. This
plain man. who received our demo
cratic greeting yesterday. II posi-
bic president. representing far more
real personal power aud authority In var
and peace than Queen victoris. for the
queen OF England IL not 20 independent
practically Of her commons and her min
fsters ~ our president II Of our congress.
And yet Vice President Stevenson. our
possible president, was welcomed yester-
day with unmissakabls heartiness and yet
without any attempt st oppressive civic
pomp and ceremony.
This il all good; IL II . good thing TO
have . government that u not . mere
drum and trumpet thing; II II good thing
70 govern justly with - few soldiers as
possible; the atmosphere Of European
unitarian would b offensive In America.
We are justly proud Of the fact that our
6cW0.oo0 Of people ere governed reason
ably we'll by Federal army Of not moro
than - 1000 effective men and m organised
militia OF little rising 10000 men. This
Il oil good provided that this absence Of
uniformed Federal and state police does
not provoke IN irrevsrenee for law and
contempt for order because its professional
military defenders are % few In the United
States.
We are great people. and ws have done
great work In but little less than cen.
fury Of existence. Since 1853, whom the
treaty Of peace was made with Great
Britain. the arsa Of the United States has
increased from $4,000 square miles to
1.nss.576 square miles, aud from l790 10
1880 the population grew from 3, 029.2lA 70
62.622. 80 In l790 the entire coast line OF
the United States measured l,6so mi!es.
One hundred years later Il measured 1907
miles. We have received and assimilatsd
in this Tins l5.6o0.O00 immigrants. This
country has 4. SOS 900 farms. containing
6o.oD.o,o acres. the value Of which Is
@is,Wo. Mo. 600. with products valued II
$AW0, co.. 600. Our mines Of precious
metals have produced in century 81, sOs.-
ISL, TO in gold and $i.073. i72 600 in silver.
The production Of 100000 tons Of iron
ore in $50. which was turned into pig iron
worth $iai, No.sio, placed this country a,
the head Of the world in this respect. Our
internal commerce Is estimated by CONNIE
tent statis,iclans ut q yearly value
from Sa.1o.ooo.oO TO $0.0O 900. aO.
The los cotton factories with 90 0po srin-
dies In operation in 1910 have increased
until In iSn there were 9ot establish
msnts with is.ooo.co spintles, with a cap
ital invested OF 1894. on. sls, employing
2si, SIS hands. paying WAGES annually 60
tho value Of So 49,, 27a and turning out
products valued a, ss5s. esi. "a Theman-
ufae,ure of siik. uukaown century ago.
nov employs to.ai3 hands. pays ages 10
the amount Of s,o6>o.sls and produces.
silk worth So, us. ant annually. In is.sl
our wooden manufactures supported .. ~,
establishments. employing 2la.l Is. hands
paying annual wages 10 the amour, OF
$6.tso. az. and turning out products val.
nsd At scssT. rs. 81 year
Nav this Is all good, Sd far as il goes !:
the figures are reassuring a. TO our indus.
trial and mechanical energy ana enter
prise. but something else is needed 10
build great state and maintain IL. and
that Is a patriotism; the wide and com.
prchensivs patriotism that Is Sc, forth
IN the platform OF honest money and
equal rights Prom surely utiii,arian
aspect the great American republic i.
a brilliant ssscc-ss aud IL seemingly
very ssroar. bat .rom a humane and
spiritasi point ~ view there 10 = vas, room,
for improvement. We 10 no, reverence
iaw. aud when people who enjoy uni.
versai suffrage ana the rule os the rsa ,ar.
isy Do no; reverence ,Aeig own las.isi IA 4
had ssgn Of dr.fs 10 anarchy. which can
only 10 arrested by = change 10 a STRONGER
more centralized government With il,
dsssgreeahle and rsralslve coinciaent o.
more Federal and state soldiers
Dishonest money and tho lne-eas.ns
supremacy Of lynch lag are signs OF :
People unit for free government The
city Of Denver has lie ne ueorle ana -,
her jail can es stermed by = mob and .
prisoner torn from the hands Of the Las
ana iynched. II mob may decide tAa, :
msa's life may be taken without aus
rFccess II Law = mob may decide that hi,
property may 10 destroyed without due
process Of law: ,hs; his wife may be taken
from him without due PROCESS Of lav
that every right 80 life. liberty, property
and the parsnii Of happiness nav I've ar.
rested and eeaGseaied hy the rich, Of h-u,s
might residing in naea on the village
green.
New this kiad Of lauie.sness has NO, =
particle Of excuse or es,eauas:cn in our
country. where the ballot Is universal and
free where the majority rules, and thin
Increasing tendency IL s.los judge Lynch
- asurp the functions Of the regal A.
courts means thar the American expert.
men. viii either expire ia seeh anarehss.s,
A. a illustrated BY the nryt French rvvo.