Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-12-22

.OI Submission % laNi al authority an Jns
nsa. hone 0..apltioas Contribute
nl:e to The quality rather thaa - the /,
quantity Of = eountEy's possessions. Tbs 4
school master improves the quality Of
men and teaches them 10 accomplish
mots with less effort. Tn, poet teaches
4 people how 10 obtain greater happis
ness and enjoyment by the use Of finer
faSulties, enabling them to have a hisher
of things beneficial to men.
and arouses them TO greater efforts for
more substantial things as we'll as higher
ideals. While men in this country were
divided into occupations and each in-
tent on adding to his store by creation
and production, not by pulnder, the pro
gross and development of the country
went to an extent which was beyond all
expectation and almost beyond estima-
ton or calculation. Now everything is
changing. There never was a time
when by intriguing aud corrupt devising
speculation the hard earnings Of others
was changing SO lively aud to such
amounts into the hands of designing
men as now. There never was a time
in the history Of this country when
young men so generally left the accus-
toned occupations in life and either
went into some scheme of speculation or
monopoly, or joined the following Of
some man up to the public crib, as now.
There never was a time when the hope
of catching on" was such an induce
ment to men to recognize and applaud
success, regardless of the means by
which it comes, as now. Cox's army
was not entirely without examples.
The country grew to bulky yet
healthy proportions, and now the whole
body is swaying. A republic is exercs,
ing military control Of foreign peoples
and building up class whose whole in
terest it is to maintain themselves and
their positions, while the exercise of
those awkward functions of a republic
drives the administration of the affairs
of the republic toward monarchy and
leaves the smothered sympathy Of the
people to struggle towards republics
For how can 4 republic exercise abso.
Lutte military rule over foreign and III
fcrior people and at the same time re-
buke kingdom for doing the same
| Leaving those occupations out of which
came the strength and support of the
country to run after ease, place, power
and phantoms of honor do not develop
the country. Draining the country tt
perpetually maintain the most despotit
form of government in foreign parts
does not foster the arts or SCIENCE no.
does it add to the abundance of that
wealth which was gained by industry
ingenuity and patience, The sud lei
wrestling of the gains accumulated by
honest toll and securing it by trusts and
other organized monopolies in the hand
of undeservers brings nothing to tn,
common wealth, but on the contrary de
pietes it. A poor man had better b,
without a country than to be without al
organization, or corporation, or a comb
nation of some kind, for in the forme
situation he might keep clear of tn,
juggernauts which crush everybody bu
the passengers and often those who hav,
paid the highest fares.
To talk about these tendencies a
matters of fact or history is we'll enough
but to relate them with any purpose 0
complaining only brings the relator an
noyance, and to speak of them with an,
idea of turning the irresistible current
of the times would excite as much deri
sion as would a man trying to turn bacI
the torrents of Niagara with the point o
a needle. Neither would it be wise 70
one to annoy himself about the tendenc,
of the administration because there ar
but two national organizations in tn
land and the ranks of the dominant on
are so Kept closed up by the vicious an,
dangerous doctrines of the other tina
every federal office holder in the lane
ought to be willing to be assessed for tn
support Of Bryan who is doing 80 mucl
to secure the continuance of them il
their places.