Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-09-16
@ssts County asrala.
ISLAND PoND. SEPTEMBER 16.
Partisanship.

blind; but at times it is Argus
eyed. Its head is the centre and
source of perception, inspiration
and impulse. Its train formed OF
links, sections and units has no
eyes except one fixed on the fiery
head, no hearing save a tele-
phonic sensation from its central
office. and no voice save I'M
bounded faculties for the I'M
limited production of echoes. 1t
is a being of immensepow and
many times it has saved the
country; for when a greater and
destructive evil arises it attacks
it and by reason of its well or
ganized, long trained faculties
and practical dash defeats sud-
den and dangerous enterprises.
With its kissing, its scorn and
singing rebukes it routed the
silver crowned adventurer 10
to l." 1t is composed largely OF
those whose occupations, gains
and individual ambitions depend
more on its movements than on
the prosperity of the country.
ltsexccutive powers are immense,
but its judicial faculties small.
In it's excitement it is some
times blind to patriotism and in
stinctively acts with cruelty and
scorn towards philosophy. At
times it will tolerate reasoning
only on lines it is itself pursuing.
Then woe be to the philosopher
who gets in its way. 1t attacks
him with venom, Vituperatlon
and scorn as it once induced
some otherwise good and patri-
otto men to treat the immortal
Lincoln. When most vigorous
it's tendencies are towards do
minion, power and conquest !;
and in those moods it is most
relentless. 1t meets philosopher
whom it has hitherto regarded
with veneration and although he
saws in the current number O.
Harper's Magazine:
The competition for nava
strongholds and coaling stations
all over the world which now
occupies the great European
powers will probably spread t.
the United States also, and thu
action of those powers in every
quarter will be watched will
the same vigilant suspicion which
France, Germany, Russia, ant
Britain now apply to one an
others movements. This would
be a new task for the American
People. 1t could not but diver
some of their attention from do
nestle questions, from the recon
element of capital and labor
from the reform of the currency
from the adjustment of the tar
iff, from the improvement of cit
governments. 1t is, moreover,
task in which autocratic mon
arches succeed better than popu
lar governments, because it i
hard to pursue firm and skilfu
policy when power is frequently
shifting from one ministry o
party to another, and when me
mentous decisions have to be dis
closed to the public as soon a
they are formed, unless the &C
ministration takes the risk tina
the legislature may subsequent
disapprove of them. Russia an
Germany (for in Germany tn
Reichstag hardly interferes i
foreign atfairs) have in this +,
spect great advantage owe
Britain; and America would
still more handicapped tina
Britain is, because the BIRTHS
Parliament often leaves a lars
discretion to the cabinet, wherea
in America the Senate is by la,
associated with the President
the conduct of foreign affairs. S
long as American foreign polio
is limited to the range With
which it has heretofore usual
worked, this is no great disa'
vantage But if America begir
to play the same kind of gan
that the European powers ha,
been playing so keenly, the di
advantage will be evident. ha,
endeavored rapidly to indicat
rather than sift and discuss, tt
chief arguments which, in II
view of European observers, d
serves to be weighed by Ame1
cans in deciding whether to I
tain the territories which veto.
will place at their disposal. /
the time of writing these lines
seems probable that Hawaii w
be annexed. Englishmen w
not regret this, so far as Englal
is concerned, but many Engli