San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-12-08


Pa-ter-nal. Latin-paternus; from
pater. father; pertaining to father;
derived from a father; hereditary, as
an estate.
Neither this nor any other republic
can become paternal in its relation to
its citizers, either individually or
collectively. and whoever charges or
admits that it can is very ignorant in
two important matters, viz:
First, ignorant of what the proper
functions OF a Democratic form Of
government and its relation to its SOW
ereign citizens.
Second, ignorant of the meaning,
use and application of common words
of the English language
Such people need and are best
adapted TO a paternal form of govern
ment.
In the formation of this government
the states were the parents of the ma
tional government, and all the rights
which it holds or exercises, were
willed 10 1t by its parents-the states.
The duties il performs we're assigned
il by its parents, and whatever right
or duty not stipulated in the will Tor
constitution TO the child is reserved
to the parents (the states
Those willed or delegated preroga-
tives can only be extended or in
creased by a codicil or amendment to
the will or constitution.
What were the objects sought by
those patriots who formed our ma
tional government with its willed or
delegated powers?
Here is what they said:
(But. dear reader, you must under
stand English to even understand
this.l
TO form a more perfect union,
establish justice, insure domestic
tranquility, provide for the common
defense, promote the general welfare
and secure the blessings of liberty to
ourselves and our posterity."
Does this contain hint of ''pater-
nalism?" No. Neither expressed or
implied.
We viii tell you what it does mean.
It means fraternalism.
The immortal Lincoln so understood
it or he never would have expressed
himself in favor of "a government of
the people. by the people and for the
people, for what is the abbreviated
definition of this sublime thing? Sim
ply fraternalism IN government.
Era-ter-nal. Latin-fraternus, from
frater, brother; pertaining to brother;
fraternity-the state or quality of be-
ing fraternal; body of men asso-
ciated for their common interest.
Every act OF the government in
building dykes, levees and jetties,
dredging rivers and harbors, digging
canals and irrigating bitches, etc, is
fraternal All the people unite to do
for a portion of the brethren that
which they cannot do for themselves.
There is a vast difference between
paternalism and fraternalism.
Paternalism is monarchy.
Fraternalism is democracy.
No man was ever a citizen of mon
archy. and no man can be the subject
OF a republic.
Both are ruled by sOvereigns.
One is a paternal sovereign mon
arehy; the other is a fraternal SOW
ereignty of all its citizens.
Only in its relation TO corporations
can our government be charged with
paternalism. Corporations are the
children of the government. and are
the result OF an act of adultery com
mitted by lawyers and Mrs. Uncle
Sam Commonly called the Goddess of
Liberty.)
The "cuss'' was named Cor
poration by his mother, so that
she could call him "Corpy, dear. ;"
as she fed him on franchises,
washed down with the milk of
eminent domain" and Uncle Sam
would never suspect that she was re-
ferring TO the avaricious brat's cor
pulent fathers, the lawyers. when she
said every day for thirty years,
s'Come, Corpy, dear, and get this nice
fresh franchise your papas gave you
take it, Corpy, know you are
hungry, and I've seasoned it nicely
with the right of entail and primogen-
fture.n And he hav. noticed that the
chief ambition of lawyers now is to
become a chore boy or confidential
servant % this love-child -Corpy,
dear
Let Us warn the nephews and nieces
OF Uncle Sam that if they do not come
together and institute fraternalism in
their government pretty soon, on the
lines laid down in the Omaha plat
form, that this bastard will obtain a
franchise from its father and mother,
giving it the exclusive right TO live,
own property and transact business
here on Freedoms mortgaged home
stead.
Fraternalism in government is what
we are after and what we will have
when the Omaha platform is enacted
into law by the patriotic, home-build-
ing. home-loving orphans of America.
Denver Road.