The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-04-19


Glance over the history of the past and
we see that just in proportion to the
interest of each for the other, has been
the strength or weakness that gave con-
tinuity or extinction to race, or life or
death to nation. Complete union of
interest and the advancement of each
by the other is the road to true govern
ment, true progress, true civilization
and a perfect race. Government, have
said, is according to it's form, delegated,
assumed or stolen authority. Authority
is the visible part s.of government,
exhibited through the law, claw is
rule of action prescribed by superior
power" that power is, by virtue of our
democratic form of government, vested
in the members of the legislature and
senate and the executive of the state.
Unfortunately, in Their election, the de-
sires of the people are subverted by a
clique of scheming politicians, who re-
sort to methods notoriously illegal in
order to gain their ends. AS result,
the statute books of our states become
filled with laws that aggravate rather
than relieve the burdens of society. In
the haste to advance the collective
rights of few; the law making bodies
trespass upon the individual rights of
the many, these rights all true govern
ments are bound to respect, since only
by proper and jealous regard for these
inalienable individualrights can he col
lective rights that make up our natiOn-
al life, be preserved and perpe uated.
Society and government react upon
each other. All governments having a
popular form are the reflection of eX-
isting social conditions, and these social
conditions are the reflection of govern
ments, both are the production of the
individual. Good government, good
laws and their administration in a just
and equable manner, depend upon the
individual character of the citizen,
hence the citizen is the important unit
of governmental life. All errors of
governmental nature may be corrected
by and through them, by giving to
them the right of cOunteracting the
evil effects of legislation.
GAS the twig is bent the trees in
clined;'' endow the citizens with sound
moral principles, positive knowledge
Of right and wrong, absolute honesty
of purpose and sincerity in its express
sion, and the power to give force to
that expression, given an individual
| freedom as full, broad and secure as
will be consistent with good govern
ment and the safety and order of So
ciety. Teach him that freedom is
limited, not absolute, enabling us to dc
what we should do, not what we want
to do. Having and recognizing the up
lifting tendencies of education, and the
laws, and the watchful interest in theil
adoption and enforcement, feeling
that he stands the equal of any, the
fear of none in so far as their public
that he will be accorded as working
man, the same consideration he would
receive as millionaire, then if he bt
loyal to his country, to himself, to citi
zen and to humanity, the foundation 0.
good government is there within him
and society will be purer and govern
moDt moro nQrfact
The elevating influences that tend t.
lift humanity up to higher, purer so
cial existence, the fundamental princi
pie of freedom and justice, morality ant
political honesty, must have livin.
vitalizing existence in society and il
government, and must have their origil
in and be a part of each individual
member of society. The government
that through it's customs and laws ant
their administration, fails to recogniz
this truth, that denies it, or fails to s.
teach it's citizens, chat fails to maintain
an ever watchful interest over tn
affairs of it's humblest citizen, tina
stands ready to succor only those who's
wealth or influence is to be feared, tha
leaves thousands of its citizens With
, its domains to secure an indifferen
! justice as best they may, that permit
:. them to exist miserably, through lac