The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-07-04

politicians have combined to grind the
face of the people, still the great fact
remains that universal freedom and
the brotherhood of man is the under
lying features, the foundation on
which is built that grand and immortal
document, the "Constitution of the
United States" and it will yet come to
the people in all its glory and blessing
in Gods good time and through that
same Constitution.
1t was good for the world inasmuch
as it gave sources of supply, refuge
for the oppressed, home for the over
crowded working people of the Euro
pean nations, and welcome to all who
were willing to toll. That it gave
scope to the inventive genius of man
and protected his inventions, and that
in it's virgin soil, its unbounded for
ests, it's great waterways and power, its
lakes and fisheries, it's mineral re-
sources and variety of climate; gave
promise to all who might seek its
shelter, of peace, home and comfort,
and to the diligent seeker, fortune in
the future.
1t was we'll for England that the
separation took place, as it taught her
the lesson of no taxation without rep
resentation, and has given to all her
colonies government. 1t has
given her an ally in the march of CIV
ilization, it has spurred her to greater
efforts to ameliorate the conditions of
her own people, until today we see, in
shorter hours of toll, in doubled wages
to her workmen, in the ifty-fold in
crease of her exports of manufactured
goods, and in her enormous wealth,
what the measure of her prosperity
has been, and yet all this prosperity is
due, in great measure, to her colon
les which she coald not have retained,
had she not profted by the lesson
taught by the revolution.
Let us look at the two countries in
1916 and in 1895. In 1776 the United
States consisted of 13 states, with an
area of 349,843 square miles, and pop
ulation of about 100000 people; in179O
the first official census gave 1855, ,O63
In 1895, 45 states and six territories
contained 1902, 1896 square miles and
a population verging on to 20 millions
In 1776 Great Britain and her colonies
comprised an area of $685. ,264 square
miles, and population of q, ,963. .481
souls. In 1895 the British ensign floats
over an area of II, ,335, ,8O6 square miles
or about one-ffth of the total area OF
the earth's land surface, and popula
ton of 3S1, ,037,374 souls, or little
more than one-fourth of the estimated
population of the world. Thus have
the two Anglo-SaXOn nations pros
pered.
In 1776 communication between the
two countries was slow and weary work
the timerequ was about six weeks tt
two months. Travel by land was either
by horse, wagon or on foot. steam power
was almost unknown, spinning wa:
done by hand, the old fashioned plough
. turned up the ground, the farmer
walked over his land to SOW the seed
and the fail thrashed out the grain
1t was long and tedious journey from
Edinburg to London, or from Boston
to New Y York. Stealing to the eXten
of five shillings from dwelling hous'
was punishable with death. Thirty on'
, different crimes met with the deatl
penalty, yet fear did not stop crime, a
, the statistics of England as we'll as o
the New England states prove. Pris
9 oners of both sexes, aye, and children
E too, were herded together in the com
mon yards and rooms of the prisons
! jail fever was rife, sanitary measure
uncared for, cleanliness unforced Th
/ newspaper was a rarity, it passed fror
f hand to hand, and fortunate wa
! the man who was able to read it. EC
ucation was the exception not tn
!. rule. But now all this is changed i
h both countries. The epoch Of th
q locomotive has come. Steam and elet
r. tricity have joined hands for tn
d annihilation of time and spac