New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-07-14

ton of the islands of the sea sink int
insigni6cance. The essence of good cit
izenship is reverence for the law, bu
that respect for the law is breaking
down. 1t is breaking down because leg
islative action is governed by caprice
and by unworthy combinations, and at
tended by tumult and uproar. 1t il
breaking down because the law
are not evenly and speedily adj
ministered. The feeling is coming to bt
common that the law is on sale; that any
one with keenness and experience and
money can procure the enactment of al.
most any proposition into law. And the
feeling is likewise common that any one
with keenness and money can Indefinite
ly delay or entirely overturn the express
purpose of the written law. The logi-
cal sequence is that CITIZENS do not stand
equal before the law, and that mere
sharpness, rather than right or substan-
tial worth, is the tombstone of success.
Senator Kyle was consistent at least
in his position on the tariff bill, as ex-
planned by him as follows:
II desire to stand as neither opposing
nor favoring the passage of the bill, but
l will add that have not in any way
obsructed its passage, and sincerely hope
that it will bring prosperity. My posi-
ton was we'll defined at the time of my
election, and l have carried out the
promise | made not to obst1uct the pas
sage of the bill. A vote against the
measure would properly he constructed
as an obstruction to its passage, and such
vote did not cast. do not believe
with some opponents of the bill that it
IS very bad measure, and, while it
contains some provisions that 1 do
not favor, it contains many good fea-
lures, and am not so welded to the
silver question as 70 wish that adversely
3May follow the passage of this bill to
afford proof that silver men are right in
their declaration that only free silver
coinage will restore prosperity. If pros
,perity will come from the passage of the
tariff bill, all good men in this country
SHOULD hail that result with delight, and
I sincerely hope that what the Republi-
Cans expect from the passage of the
measure will he realized"
Ex-Gov. Altgeld of Illinois delivered
an address to Brooklynites on the Fourth
and among other things said:
The universal corruption that is to-
day destroying our country comes from
the concentration Of capital, and the
alarming aspect is that it is practiced
by men who talk patriotism and who
stand high in the estimation of the pub
lie. It is idle to talk about purifying
the government so long as men of in
fuencc and position offer vast sums to
corrupt it. Cnt off the hand that offers
a bride and you will end corruption.
We must devise some way of removing
overwhelming temptations on the one
hand and of distributing among all mon
the benefits and advantages flowing from
the process of concentration. AS power
never limits itself, we must find a meth
Cd of curbing it. 80,
Compromises, traders and neutral
men never fight for human rights. They
always become instruments for the enc
my. Wherever they are in control, the
party is unworthy the respect of man
kind. Only men of conviction and
courage can save this land. Unfortu-
nately we seem to have been slowly and
unconsciously losing our personal indie
pendence. Through the scramble fol-
the dollar, the longing for position, pc
litical or social, the fear of the press ane
the dread of criticism, we are all be
coming cowardly owardly in con
science, in thought, III speech and in &C
ton and are losing our birthrights.
No other country has drawn SO mucl
from the storehouses of omnipotence a
has ours In all that makes wealth
greatness, Or glocy, We have been Over
loaded. Limitless riches are within on
grasp, centuries Of happiness are With
our reach. A kindly father bids us 6
forth and enjoy the estate be has PR
pared for US. MeantimeSwe have falle
iuto the hands Of the des poilsr and til
poison Of political leprosy is enterin
our blood. If we submit, all is lost;
we rise in our manhood and crush tn
enemy, it will give q new Inspiration t
mankind. It will be q new declaratio