Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-07


beat the drum and to blow the fife over
past victories, we cannot expect long to
enjoy His leadership. The inheritance
given us by our fathers will be soon
squandered if we live riotouslY and care
lessly with the boys. Your organization
gives you opportunity for Campaign
of education" in which the present day
problems may be studied in a scientific
spirit. If we do not pursue this policy
our form of government, which Carlyle
has stigmatized as a rope of sand, is
doomed to gradual decay.
There is only one great problem which
demands solution at our hands. 1t is
the proper relation of man to man.
This country of ours has never had a
struggle, never a disturbance, never a
great campaign, but what this was the
underlying question. 1t is the strug-
gle of the nation towards a pure democ-
racy. 1t is the peoples march to free
dom. This problem, of course, assumes
different phases as the conditions change
and at times becomes very complicated;
but after all it is the same old problem
of mans relation to man. 1t is the strug-
gle between tyranny and freedom, be-
tween animalism and spiritualism in it's
best sense. One man labors, the other
enters into his labors, and then he, in
turn, begins to labor for some other
man. 1t is the evolutionary process of
life on earth, and is always divinely di-
rected. Such struggle for the highest
type Of citizenship involves a distur-
bance now and then. These outbreaks
of passion cannot be avoided as yet.
But in the midst of it all, for the reason
that society may be evolved to higher
types:
1t is the first duty of every loyal citi-
zen to aid in maintaining law and order.
This is theaquestion of all questions.
In the time of lawlessness nothing can
be done for the country. / am not at
all alarmed at the occasional outbursts
of passion and lawlessness of the people
who feel themselves oppressed. Some
people are greatly alarmed; am not.
These freaks in society are but the
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spirit of Nihilism; They are but incidents
in the upward trend of society, and not
the disease of the day. We must hold
them in check or we are not safe, neither
can we rear the mighty structure of civ
ilizatiOn. In our democratic country
Demos must rule. the majority must
dictate, and the balance of us must be
submissive to lawful authority. We
must all learn to obey the law before we
shall have authority with other law
breakers. If dozen joints are permit
ted to flourish in a small country village
in defiance of law, those in authority
ought to be singled out as anarchical in
their tendencies. We must all obey the
| law, whether our State Prohibitory law
or the keeping off the grass in the parks
of our National Capitol. We have not
chosen city council to repair streets
out of blood money, neither to supercede
the State in authority, neither to upset
a democratic form of government. For
revenue we will not sell our freedom and
the character of our youth. According
to st. Paul and the Constitution of the
Z. S. every soul must be in subjection
TO the higher power, and he that resist
eth the power, withstandeth the ordi-
nance of God. And it is the soldiers
duty and privilege to throw his influence
and vote on the side of law and order.
Be patriotic enough to frown upon law
lessness wherever you may find it, and
spare not your. own friends OF party OF
faction if they are guilty of disobeying
law or those in authority.
There is another work to which Goo
Almighty has called you. 1t is to recog
nize that society is built on pagan prin
ciples, and that it must be reorganizeC
and built on a self-sacrificing and serv
ing love. To recognize that there is
social problem before US and to work i
out-this is the duty of the day. Ever
man is to-day looking to his own things
and the coming order Will demand tha
every man shall also look to the thing
of others. Society is not right whel
there is universal confusion and strif
and clamoring for bread and for bust
ness. Society is not right when on
! man in life time is enabled to accumu
late S2OO,OO0OO0 and 100000 of other
must cry out in hunger for their dali.
bread. Christ would not approve o
| such thing to-day any more than b
} did when on earth. Society is not righ
, when a man who is minus an employs
is at once cursed as tramp and so deal
| with. Society is not right when labo
is in servile dependence, and if com
plant is uttered is unGercifully thrus
5 out with the pagan principle to folloV
: him: eff you do not like what choos
5 to give you, out you 60" If this
t Christian civilization. what must tn
J DEVILS be! Society is not right whel
: crime is actually increasing faster tha
, our population, and who knows where
i will land lis. Society is not right whe
: the sweating system, endured by Christ
? ian com munities, is driving many dis
y couraged mother to commit suicid.
s Society is not right when 81 souls ar
s huddled together IN one room 16x28 as
s friend informed US was found in Kansa