The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-11-01
p sPATERNALISM.
What 1t Means and What Its Alb.
y clifton would Involve.
The Chicago Herald says:

The Chicago Herald says: .
Ex-senator Farwell is quoted as
saying, 'Paternalism is obnoxious to
the theory of our republic And
further: The government, in my es-
t1matlOn, has just two duties to per-
form: First to protect the people in
their persons; second, to protect them
In their property"
This is herillustration of the fol-
ly OF attempting to make statesmen of
men whose sole title to distinction is
that they have made money selling
dry goods. But we are in the midst
of the business mans age" God help
us!
I Let us see what this millionaire
fool proposes to take away from the
American people under color of oppo-
sition to paternalism.
First. The postal system, with all
it's countless blessings and convenien-
ces to all classes, but especially the
poor and humble.
Second. A large part of the news
paper press, whose circulation de-
pends largely on carriage through the
post offices.
Third. A vast share of literature,
whose dissemination, in books. maga-
zines, ETC., depends on cheap postal
facilities.
Fourth. Popular intelligence con-
corning public affairs -politics-which
reaches the people through the news
papers. ]
Fifth. The convenience of sending
small packages through the mails at
rates far below the charges of the
express companies.
Sixth. The whole postal order and
postal note system.
And what else?
improvement of streets and public
roads, the ablishment of public Ii
braries, dispensaries, parks, hospit-
ais, the introduction Of pure water
and cheap lights, ETC.. ETC.
And what else?
THE. .suhole public school system, sohereby
the property Of all is tared to educate all.
There is no room for this mighty en-
gine OF progress and civilization un-
der the barren scheme of the dry
goods nabob.
''The Business mans age" forsooth!
Farwell is an ass; an ass echoing
the brayings of those. who desire to
prevent the people from exercising
their one power to- protect them
selves; bigger ass than Bill Wash
burn-another representative of the
business mans age,-and that is say
ing great deal. Dry goods and saw
dust and pine land thieveries! These
are the things out of which these
abortions of rag-bag, pocket-book,
corporation-hatched statesmen are
made. And for these the fool people
have voted and shouted themselves
hOarse for twenty years.
Paternalism indeed!l What is pa
ternalism? A father-like care of the
happiness and advancement of the people
to make this earth paradise instead
of hell, where men SLAUGHTER each
other and themselves. And paternal-
ism by whom? By the very people who
constitute the government, who sup
port the government and who are the
government. Paternalism Pack
Farwell and his whole breed into
dry goods boxes and ship them to
Dahomey where they will find a plain
and simple form of government
enough; but let the good work of pa
ternalism go on until every wrong,
of even the humblest is lighted !; un-
til every obstacle is taken out of the
path of the struggling, and until all
forms OF pauperism, oppression and
crime disappear from the face of this
God-created world.
Paternalism Why, the constitu
t1on OF the United States declares
that the purpose of this government
is "Io promote the sOellfare of the peo-
pk," not to build up thieves and Far
wells and Washburns, and all the
rest of the horrors that aff1ict the
people and that have brought them
into almost universal bankruptcy.
:sPaternalismw Bah! I'D.