New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-11
LOOKING WITHIN.n
BLIND LEADERS WHO LEAD THE BLIND
WHITTIER?

SOME SAMPLES OF ANARCHY IL HIGH PLACES.
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: In recent issue Of The Tribune-Aagust II.
lS95-your review editor gave notice of my book
Looking Within" Just published in which occurs
this sentence: mo sane man thinks in his heart
That either paternal.sm or anarchy would remedy
the present ills OF humanity How does he know
what men think in their hearts? out OF the
abundance of the heart the mouth spedketh, ana
there are tens Of thousands of people who say they
believe certain forms Of paternalism constitute the
real basis OF all reform. What Is the Omaha plat
form Of the Peoples Party but demand for the
exercise OF governmental paternalism? What Is
the cry for the Government TO purchase silver ana
thus aid the silver mine owners but species OF
paternalism? What is Government ownership OF
railroads and telegInphs but the same thing? what
is fiat money in all its forms, from highest to
lowest but demand for paternasm? II your re-
view editor would get out among the people and
hear them talk: II he would put himself in touch
with the throbbing heart Of the masses-especially
of the disconnected masses, whose name Is region
instead OF sitting down In his editorial chair ana
getting his inspirations from such NisoharleS az
Renan and his ideas from "a chance remark pub
lishel in London years ago. he wouId at once
change opinion to what people "thihk IN 'heir
hearts" His information is evidently al fault ana
hence his conclusions thus wrongly founded are
equally erroneous Whether these people are sane
or not raises another query. They believe them
selves to be Of sound mind, and doupuess woulu
accuse the reviewer Of being fanatic. Unfortunate
w. these people "cranks" II you please 10 can
them such have votes and the vote OF each one
of then, counts as much as that Of the review cn-
tor If they are In error shall we not try 10 re-
claim them from the error OF their ways.
As to anarchy. the utterances Of the Governors
OF Kansas and Colorado, and the actions OIL ,he
Governor OF Illinois must speak. only yesterday
a.I ufifn
stand-In answer to the question whether or not ne
recognized the Douglas House-the legal House OF
REPRESENTATIVES: NO sir. did not ana don
today but when the Supreme Court assumes u oe
the only mower in the land It is sometimes neces-
sarv To do some things under protest lie mus
denies the authority Of the Supreme Court 10 deter
mine legal questions and only yields because he
cannot help himself. What Is this but anarchy III
high places? Here is another passage from the
Governors testimony:
did you order the doors OF the hall guarded by
a military force the morning before the Dousas
members broke i'm?
81 was a party to the arrangement but did not
give the order directly"
Iiere the Governor testf"s unl"r "ill ula' NC
VAS party 10 a crime. though he did not give
che order for the commission Of the criin'' heSe
are only samples not the worst ones by iar-oi
anarchy in the high places OF the land Nhere mas
your review editor been?
demolition Of the monument at the llaymarKet IN
Chicago placed there In honor OF the murdered
policemen The conflict In Germany ana France y
between the Governments and socialism ana COM
rlunism In Russia Nhilism IL rampant BJ"rns'h.
the leading spirit of Norway favors socialism OF
the lev.Ung character. and was surprised ana as
appointed when he visited this country to ma
wealth and poverty in juxtaposltion. The labornS
mon ia many places IN tins country ana europe
are demanding that the Governments Shal hhu
thein employment and support In the face 81 these
facts your reviewer places himself out oi h''ll-
gent touch and comprehension Of the times.
Another strange remark mad 10y the reviewer
IS this. Human progress Is always UNCONSCIOUS
and a nation can 40 moro better itself bN d"hper-
ate Intention than the individual man 10y taxing
thournt can add cIbii &" hi stature ih'l ON
fathers ~ the Revolution went II blind. lhey
Oil not deliberate To make their condition pel''I'
Notwithstanding We are told the one leading FEAT
,,,. of their times was celebration. This position
81. 81, absurI ON it, face and 80 contrary To All
history AMI experience that It carries win u l's
own r.r,iatIon What is The Tribune published
f,rr what ar political documents ls'u,h 'oi, any
,,iificuI ,antpnitus organized and carried out II
there is deliUerntion ~ mem anu no I cons
20 DO good to the country; i nan uiSons' , a.
All ~. tim h- Progresses rom IN Hl,N',l ,, ~
astronomy philosophy, science or 10 dl.Ch, L",I,'
MATHEMATICS Il al this progress UNCONSCIOUS anu
protest that The Tribune cannot afiorl to Place hae
Itself upon such platform a. tn'. !, w. ~, -
ali its ras record and blot out all prospect OF vs..
fliu,ss for the future. Your reviewer mas b" ~
,erf ripif Ia his opinion ~ my book ma no
fault with him on this score. But he mlSu,hes ~
aim i'm t,lrt at least. much ~ he Is IN 'rVI OH
ne roif's named There X no assumption OF Dfli,s
n prophet on the pnrt Of tho author. lie Simply
shows from facts now existing what ""uu W. ~ III
m. future The fact that for three fchrt a.0Is
patcrnallsrn had palsied everything SO .n.I 10 10
,,,o4r.ss had been made rendered IL necessary !.
IAN back upon the nineteenth century, iHr "mnii
VS. valuable I'm II. and add thereto al that IA.
hon learned of value afterward certainty INA.
was sensible Al that IL true and g9od III NE NH
tenth century will remain true ana Bo0n Forever
Truth and goodness never die. 49,, ~
Hnlamylsm has done immense harm to TINS couh-
Try You cannot use logic OF argument asahst "a
dream 1, would be- Ike striking a ipg ndhh WIN
a sword | simply tried To find An anldolg LOT VIZ
@vu Men OF tho highest culture mere, VINO nv
rcsd the hook say /, r. just the thing. These mon
have been in the battle with l'eamylsin anu MI, H
archv and ouxht To- kEpN WHIT tl'4 are -, MIS-
"hou, | should be- pleased to have YOU read LOOK
Iro Within 1nI form yoIr pN.l e. n'i u,I'i'. .,.
0f course am not foolish enough 70 believe IN.
work perfeci No human production ever - Su 81,
with lis imperfecons. honestly ncheVr W TS'N
viii DO good Yours. etc. - W. h'nH"i"'
Oskaloosa Kan. August - ~" ,.,o 10,
y \ The foregoing was written as a priNate w
Ter IN tho Editor Of The Tr!hun" which ne mas
tindv proposcd To publish Had the structure pcen
r,in for publication they would have been cast
uii'r'n1f(. isl j. W r.