The herald., 1895-07-21

moss men fum Ole their mercnanuiSo Oh
election day, "too busy to vote. while
political vermin tumble the ballot pox,
tax the merchants to stop rat holes.
But believe we are soon to stop the I'M
portation of ignorance and make over the
stupidity we have Oh hand vote no Great,
ure who can't do it in Enclsh ana
shoulder our customs while he rides our
opportunities. III the republic is TO i've
till time shall die she must compel her
very lowest voter to bs at least gradu-
ate from the infant class. and compel her
very busy men and scholars TO go TO tne
polls or lose the right to go; cinzenshir'
the pc yer to help govern, sacred trust;
and good men s failure to govern is oau
mems chance to govern.
We can't all be college professors, nVlnS
in the attic and eating the cube root OF
small pay but we can make the ground
lings all face toward the top--the IL per
cent of all our voters that cant reau ana
write, and the 20 per cent OF southern
blacks that Iave the ballot but not the
alphabet. the power to multiply taxes
but not two times five. except in plea
ninnies, and tho Sbarbarians at the north
who study nothing but the market Tor
ballots.
We might better vote our school chill
dren; and | would at least antldote pan
talooneu ignorance with ballot lining
the palm OF every woman who
knows enough to take in this lect-
ure. An educational measuring rod for
every ballot holder, and the gender OF
the holder no mans business. 1t we
want the republic finally to wear only
boots and beard, keep at the polls the
multitude with no other qualification and
keep away the multitude with every 9TH
er qualification. 1t is time political pre-
destination played out, and the ballot be-
came the reward of capacity to use 1t
well.
Go pull the bark from 10000 fellows in
office today and you'll find worm holes in
proof that majorities at the polls often
cant tell good timber or have none on
hand. They seem often to know little
moro of politics than which party they
belong to-which has buckled on its hal
ter. And it is such cattle in the political
roundup that make stock yards OF our
great city polling places and cut principle
down to the size of two-dolaI bills. Keep
out adult ignorance, sand-paper with
compulsory education the youth already
in, and if you rub down the young ones
with an open Bible in school, it wont
hurt them nor the ten commandments
the ten stones that must underpln Demo-
cracy or it falls. If America must con-
t,nue to be an asylum for all nations at
least don't let the lunatics run the asy
lum.
How shall we end this ballot crime ?
Agitate. wake up sleeping respeotability.
the great middle and upper classes. to
behold the danger; enforce the states
right to bestow upon every child some
knowledge and the American spirit /;
withhold the ballot from those who cam
read it; coax all knowledge into politics
by ballot to every knowing soul; by the
same act making the knowings a majoIi-
ty over the nothings; nurse political
conscience, the liar in politics is no better
than the liar in business; build Judicial
bench that will punish fraud in its own
party; make every ballot a secret; let the
growing independence OF the press get
Its full growth, and last and first crush
the saloon.
Blank numbers will not make US great;
rascal wealth won't save us; but taxing
wealth to school poverty may; it is
cheaper than Jail tax. Democracy's first
duty is tn make every citizen capable OF
democracy. If we want timber tomorrow
today plant acorns; but make our public
whistle out of political pigs tail ard
our political band PLAYS barn-yard music.
Then, too. let us do as much for future
children as we do for next years colts
study and legisiate to grow good stock.
Fools, paupers and criminals are not pub
lie helps but public parasites, the unwel-
come bedtellow of a nation. and their
long habit of crime and beggary becomes
the born habit of their offspring.
Ali the incoming trains today have been
well-tilled with people VINO attended the
grand smypnony concert at the taber-
nacle in the evening. The programme
was rendered as printed exclusively IN
this mornings Herald. 1t would be inn
possible to comment on every num Der
owing to it's length. but suffice it to say
that the concert WAS certainly a success.
and all deserve great praise and credit for
the manner of their perform ance. Pro-
fessor Cornell is a born leader.
The pecial train on the Terminal made
another quick trip returning to the city
after the performance.
Sunday school, services will be held in
the tabernacle at 8 80 am.
The sermon at II a. m. by Rev. A. G.
Hirst, D. D., of San Francisco. promises
to be one of the events of the assem- bly,.
The subject will be The Infant Agitator
as the Modern Iconoclast.
Rev. A. A. Graves, evangelist. will
preach in the Baptist church on Locust
street at 3 p. m.
Sunday evening will be devoted to a
song and praise service. There will also
be two short addresses, on the following
| subjects: Chautauqua as an Eavngelistic
Factor, Rev.A. Graves; Chautauqua's An