Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-02
OUR COUNTRY ALL RIGHT.

| Olh NONNlk1 ALL NldiIs
Prince Bismarck In recent inter-
view with an enterprlslbg American
newspaper correspondent, pt1iessed
bis utter Inability 10 comprehend
American politics. IL is to him
sealed book. He further said he
thought the whole political edihce Of
America would some day "cra,h and
crumblu to pieoet" TIE Coxey
armies, the recent monster strike ana
ths periodically recurring business
crisco AMI pauioi, he thought, were
nothing but 10 many signs Of eEhau'.
ton, Of deoadonco aud Of "yltL
icitc's Ia machinery which
no longer IL adequate 10 your
needs and which therefore causes
evil" This view IL largely enter.
iaintd In mOnatohial Countries by
people wac, like tue agsi statesman,
are unable TO solve the mystery OF
American polilioG Tnefa 10 a ten.
denoy, whenever Disturbances occur
Ia republic, 10 charge them to sup
posed detects In tho iorm Of govern.
ment, although similar oco irrsnces la
Countries ruled by kings are supposed
10 have no connection with the
government. That this mode OF reason.
Ing IL iallacious ID svlf evident
European conditions, created by the
existence OF governments whose
business II In 10 rulu tho nations
by physical force, offer no basis upon
which suoh occurrences a those 70.
iefrod to can bo estimated, when TAX.
ing place Ia a Tres country like the
United States. II lisa logical cjnclu-
sion that the marching Of CoHey AT.
miles aud the stealing Of railroad trains
and attendant riots, should these
things have takvn place la Imperial
Germany, would DO a suro sign OF the
iecadcnco Of tho Imperial power In
that country, beoauso the government
thotc IL supposed 10 bio at the head OF a
vas, police aud military power tor the
purpose 81 keeping tue people
from engaging In unusual dem.
oustratiou-. Ia this country, how.
ever tho people themsslvu, are
t1a large extent entrusted with the
duty OF keeping tue peace aud main.
taiuihg the law. fhe authority which
over there h delegated to few here
rests ultimately In the hands Of every
citizen, and tue consequence IL that
outbreaks Of the klud we have hal
hero recently cannot result disastrous.
~ to the political edihce, as long as
there are enough loyal citizens LEFT to
stand up In defense Of the uountry'a
institutions.
The Lesson to DO learned from the
outcome OF both the CoIey aud tho
Dobs movement Is that thia Re.
public ia all right, anu that uoth.
ing can be- gained by resort.
ing to unlawful methods. II
shows that 10 conspiracy, bs 1t
ever so formidable, has a chance to
bring success. The law.a0iding ole-
mcut 10 30 Overwhelmingly stronger,
and brute force must yield to lls pow,
or Whenever u chooses 10 assert It's ma.
lvsly. AZ long as this IL the ease
Europe need have no fear for the OK.
isionco Of republican Institutions In
America IL 10 safs to say that the
mss'iyo hrmuuss OF these institutions
viii be- appreciated a great deal more
from now on. Tho working men Will
not fail unisBiaru hat 10 attack
them is 10 split tasir own heads
against the rock, aud that thelr only
Elective mode OF pToceIprv ia tbs
constitutional one, 10 meet their On.
gmlva-ltsuch there he 50 the bsllo,
box, Astbis bsromss clear 10 them
they wildly united, Intelligent effort
carry the victory ami bless the day In
which any effort to institute tyirn
u dcttruol1n ana terrorism was
signaOy defeated.