New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-28

If the American people should wake uD some
morning and find "cy liberty" dead on the
doorstep no one coul pretend for moment
that he had not received ample warning OF the
event Governor Waite o. Colorado. issued Il
proclamation several months ago announcing
, that our National liberties were IN IN eN-
;rrmely bad way IN consequence Of the per-
siSiou; refusal OF the civilized world TO take
- cents worth Of silver for u dOllnr lie has
horn sitting mp nights with them eyer since.
hui DOES not give on much hope Tor their sur
vival. As last resort h. has called the colo
RADIO Legislature together In extra session as
n sort 81 council ~ physicians 10 see what can
bee done. II j. his belief that Our National
lib"iii"s" cannottlast much longer rs n whole.
but he thinks that prompt action ON the part
~ Tie Colorado Legislature In the cStabsh-
mrn' OF m entirely new anl original system
of finance may result ia saving enough ~ them
10 serve the purposes OF Colorado for M least
q year or two. When orr National liberties
do finally go ont In darkness II cannot be- said
that Davis II Waite did not do lbs duty in
giving far warning ~ the impending calamity
In language adapted 10 the occasion
And now Mr. Sovereign, the General Master
Workman ~ thr Knights Of Labor rises 10 re-
mark that hr has FOR many years past been n
student II history, both ancient and modern"
and that from careful review of the past" he
feels warranted IN asserting that civil liberty
in this country viii die within the next seven
years unless The Knights OF Labor or some like
organization comes 10 the rescue" As the head
~ that organization Mr. Sovereign exhibits con
siderable willingness 10 come 10 the rescue
That seems 10 be- III" only encouraging feature
of ia" situation II he should get discouraged
from lack of contributions or any other cause
il Is not at all likely that civil liberty would
survive his withdrawal for seven years II
might die any minute from sheer lacl; Of wind.
Let us bc thankful that In such crisis Sover-
rign Is on deck with Il comprehensive grasp
of history. both ancient and modern. vOcabu-
larry Of great power, flowing dicion and Il
speaking trumpet which AT Il distance bears Il
strong resemblance 10 Il hat. He has, too. Il
very definite programme for the rescue Adj
dressing the Knights Of Labor. he says with
great carncstness: e Let us hurl our thunders
against the plutocracy Of the age and the com
mon people Of the whole Nation will crowd 10
listen There 10 II clcar-cut dircctncss OF aim
and dciini'rnoss OF purpose In this proposition
that commends II III once. The wonder IL that
ii has not been thought of before Hurting
thunder II such simple remedy.
II isn't everybody. ~ course. who can hurl
thunder. but il cannot De- Il very difficult thing
10 learn. aud We take il for granted that one
Of the first things Mr.. Sovereign will set about
will be- the instruction Of CLASSES in that inter
cSting exercise We judge from his manifesto
that hc has made something of Il study of thun-
der well as of history. both ancient and
modern =: for he says: The rambling of dis |
tant thunder Is already heard on the crest Of
society. II brings 10 our ears the wall Of
starving millions. who stand in bcggary and
crmnaty on streets cleaning with the light |
Of gay aud gildrd pleasure" We undertake 10
say without going into any minute inquiry rs |
to what il means that there is certain vigor |
ana force and BRIGHTNESS and swing in this |
that cannot fail to carry conviction |
The thunder referred to here as distant" |
whose "rumbling" is already heard on the |
crest Of society," is we presume. Of the same |
general class of thunder as those which II Is |
10 "hurl against the pluiocracy Of the |
age" but. being distant. II is not handy Ia
hurl II is not the sort of thunder described !
by tire late Mr. Shelley. which struggled and !
howcd by fits. different thing entirely. \
much more efficient and bllsiucsslikc thunder. |
which. when properly hurled. will rescue civil |
liberty.
II isNa cheering reflection nj this moment, |
when civil liberty is apparently on ls last legs. |
that Jupiter Tonans Sovereign is AT hand com |
ing 10 It's rescue with Il complete set Of thun- /
icrS. lifted with handles and ready for hurting
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