The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-08-18
Professor saunders, lecture.

PrOfesserD. Z. Saunders. president of the
Fort Scott normal school, lectured at the
courthouse in GoOuland, on Thursday even
inc, Aug. 10, to a large audience. The lee
ture was for the benefit of the teachers at
tending the normal.
First-The history of different races of
men and nations of the earth present two
clearly defined exhibitions of will power.
The one has been such as to combine the
will Of the masses and cement them int
one by their subsection to the superior and
all controlling will of a sovereign. The
other has been such as to leave distinct the
individual Will of the masses, which, how
ever, act in unison by mutual interests, and
common consent to measures of public
policy.
In illustrating the first proposition he re-
ferred to Ninevah, Babylon, Egypt and
other ancient monarcbies.
He referred to ancient Greece and Rome,
to ancient and modern China, as instances
of national solidarity by the force of the SUI
The all prevailing Influence of Caesar, in his
wars with the barbarians and his return to
Rome and practical conquest of the Roman
people. He referred to Charlemaghe and
his repeiling of the mongul inYasions as well
as the northern barbarians and the estab-
fishing of an empire in Europe in the middle
ages.
These were all instances of the solidifying
force of one will moulding the masses and
shaping the destiny of nations.
Second-Contaet with the opposing forces
of nature developed the human will.
He illustrated this part of the subject by
referring to the Swiss people, and their con-
flict with the opposing forces of nature in
their rugged Alphine home. This he said
developed the national political will as seen
in the history of the Swiss republic.
He referred to Holland and their conquest
of the sea, which developed the national
will. They defeated Spain-the foremost
nation of Europe, and when the force OF
arms was not sufficient they broke down the
dikes and let in the sea. Thus they over
came the combined power of Spain and the
church and became the home and refuge OF
civil and religious liberty.
Third-ConfictiDg views of the purposes
| OF civil government was another cause OF
the development of the national will.
He referred to the emigration of the Puri-
tans and Cavaliers to America as represent
| ing conflicting ideas of civil government.
These conflicting ideas OF civil govern
i ment led up eventually to the notification
of 1880, and resulted finally in the civil
war.
| When the war of the rebellion ended all
Europe was agog to see what America
would do with its armies. They were sur
priSed to see them peacefully disbaDded
| This piting up of the national will power
was eventually utilized in the development
| OF the great west, the building of the Pacific
| railways, the formation of states, and the
building of the cities of our western COM
| mOnwealth's.
/
hoped that the national will would not need
| te be longer developed by conflicting ideas
of civil government. That the development
of will by the contact of natures opposing
forces was impossible because of the com
pleteness Of the conquest already accom-
plished.
How were we to develop the national
| will, leaving free the individual wills
He answered this by the education of the
masses in the hubble schools. He said the
nation was now in the grasp of devil fish
He referred to Hugo's story of the "ToilerS
of the Sea" and the heroes conflict with the
devil fish, which he applied to the present
condition of the country.
One of its tentacies was the t'social evil, p
another was the "drink evil" Here the
professor stopped, and did not have the
completeness it should.
The love of money is the root of al
evil" The s'social evil, :" the "drink evil, .
| and innumerable evils are due to greed Of
/ gam.
Teachers should endeavor to clear the
minds Of scholars of prejudice. political, re-
! ligeous race and sectional. They should in
spire them with love of truth, for truths
sake; 'tthe truth, the whole truth, and
nothing but the trlth.s They should teach
them patriotism, in its broad sense, looking
toward s'the federation of the world, Ehe
parliment OF man."