Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-07-12

Inc STRIFE between cupltal ana OreaniZeu
labor, always n menace to the public wei
fare, extends now across the continent,
and the great lines of commerce and travel
are closed. Apparently, we are threatened
with industrial, social, and political disin-
tegration, and men, fearfully reading the
signs OF the times, dare not predict what
the end may he, thinking, perhaps, in their
hearts. that counterpart Of the French
revolution may arise, and another reign of
terror The dangerous elements of society,
as always in time of peril, are most active.
Colossal fortunes, ground from the face of
labor. are vulgarly Haunted in the eyes of
honest poverty. The millionaire and his
complement, the tramp, the two extremes
of our social system. perhaps equally
vicious, though not equally dangerous,
serve well to illustrate the bliehting effect
of too great riches and none at all. Now
and again we may hear that great
anirArsitr has been founded, AN
almshouse endowed, a library
given to the public by the possess
ors of vast fortunes, which have not been,
and could not have been honestly acquired.
and thus the people have received in the
degrading guise of charity that which was
already theirs, either by the gift of nature
ar by the right III production. And while
Dive fiaunts in his palace, and Lazarus
rots in his cellar. the one distended with
vulgar pride, the other consumed with
deadly hate, the elements of destruction
are abroad. The apostles of anarchy and
communism find willing ear from those
who have ceased tn believe that the exist
ing order has for them any Justice even
pity. A vast and dangerous number, fear
ing not God, and regarding not man, are
ready to rush with blind, destructive rage
against institutions which are the product
of centuries Of patient toll and care. Such
conduct, carried to it's extreme, is not with
out precedent. Many II time in the history
Of mankind has IA frenzied people dest royed
i'm bestial rage what ages could not re-
place. Is this picture exaggerated? You
have eyes tp see, and ears to hear, and
may judge for yourselves, but | do not
think that il il overdrawn. II we consider
the present state of our country and the
perils which environ her. apart from our
history and the known qualities Of our
race. we may well despair. Hardly thus
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III chaos at hand Rut we nav InoL h,cL
e.. a tLnns.nd ve,rs md saath. r,,,,.,J
perilous way which our race has trod in
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arms acr,,ss the trea cherous North sea
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in AI'an.'s W n e,,nosPe ,L; l;as .e"e
tinent, it's huge mountains and boundless
s aa ., sar ,.1 '. na,,n,a;n and onSuv ,,.ip aH
washed by tile waves of the mighty Pacific
We may we must remember that we come
upon land and upon sea. A race that has
always solved the problems which have
orms nr in the str;fe oi debate> We come
oil the one race That successfully resisted
the power oi ancient Rome; that conquered
py iorce Oh arms i.s isiahu nome Una.
iounu anu cohquereo lot ''Sei' ia'.f hoine
IN THIS then virgin cohtiheht' anna track
less forests and savage Toes. EVerywhere
and at all times has it vanquished all enc
mics and subdurd Nature to It's use. but
these are not All or the most ithPor-
tant oi Its achievements. our race,
starting IN the low conditioh Oh tripai
savages, has evolved ahd developed
the best, almost the only praeticab Die sys'
systems are the originals, all Others but
limitations. VIII any one dare say that
Tor race TO which such deveiopmeht was