The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-11-14

In many States in the Union there
are at this moment men rubbing their
political eyes to discover if they are
really awake. and that it is fact
worthless, selfish So-and-So is elect
ed to the legislature or to congress. y
Let me tell you good men some truths:
You win listen for none ought to love
freedom and sound sense moro hearty
than you. Yote-sellers and political
tramps are not like you; they are out
for plumber but you earnestly desire
the prosperity of the whole country.
Yes, you do: in your mind, and it
goes no further.
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The initial thought for you this
week is that it appears far easier to
maintain monarchy In efficient
strength than Republic. The self
same cause that permits the mainte-
nance of a nuisance in the heart of a
town operates to make the perpetual
tion Of true Liberty by true men a
difficult thing: "eyerybody's business
is nobody's business The modern
royal figurehead knows his part. He
sees TO it that evils which threaten
the continued power of the reigning
house are looked into and improved
away; and from such motives do we
have TO record most grand progress,
municipal and individual, in kingly
realms. The wise ruler buttresses his
thrope with the hearts of his people.
Kingships are not by any means so me-
dieval as some of us think.
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But the royal man, the self govern
ing equal man of every other In Re-
public is not half so watchful. | min
gle with strong ones from day TO day:
good, ciear-headed business men, but
wretched citizens. They raise the
hands In depreciation and call politics
corrupt, they chime in with that lean
and lank ex-senator from Kansas, and
agree that "the publication of the
filthy pool of practical politics is an
iridescent dream;" they pass the blame
along to the next man, as did the in
diyiduals in Thomas Nast's cartoon
of Boss Tweed and his minions; all
stood in ring and each one jerked a
thumb toward his neighbor to blame
him. To find the beginning or the
end OF the wrong In such group is as
difficult as to prove where Is the start
ing point of circle. If word is
said about the dangers that must arise
from having purchasable legislators in
State Capitols and at Washington,
the shoulders are shrugged and GLOW
can | help it," is said
| have always admired, since | knew
what real manhood was, that old BIZ
BILE character, Nathan, the prophet.
He cornered Gods anointed, 'trumped
up hypothetical story about an eve
lamb, reused the kings ire against
the wolflsh ways of the rich man, and
then turned on him like a flash, with
angerand menace in his prophetic face,
s'Thou art the man, Does it need a
wordy trap to catch the ears aud touch
the consciences of our Davids? Shall
we liken our country to a citadel be-
sieged by evil, as all good things are;
surrounded by miners and sappers who
underhandedly throw down its walls
in order that license may march over
Liberty and trample our dear one un-
der foot? Then shall we tell of some
one within the walls who is seen to
crawl to the ramparts and make sig
mails to the besiegers? But not alone
that; at Hateful moment he approach
es the gate with key in his hand to
let death and disaster have free course
and be satisfied among us. You Da-
yids, you kinglets, what shall be done
to the traitor? Let him be manned;
let wild horses tear him asunder, that
all the people may fear to do evil and
seek to do good 1t shall be done, but
Thou that judgest art the man.
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If you raise only your voice on high
to denounce evil, do you think evil
men fear you and shake in their shoes
any more than they do at capful of
wind? Words and works must go
together: blowing Of trumpets and
shoutings shake down no strongholds
in these days: beatings OF tom-toms
drive out no diseases. Our political
evils are no skin-troubles to be gently
rubbed away with almond-water and
glycerine. They go deeper than that
and down as deep as they go must
you go to purify the national blood.
You good men are neglectful in at
| tending primaries, consequently your
lazy. worthless neighbor gets elected
to conventions; those conventions are
necessarily no better than the mater
ial that constitutes them; your indo-
lence has sent There workable men,
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In a vague kind OF a way we seem to
ed and perpetual like law of nature.
NO greater or more fatal mistake re-