Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-10-27

( Il WOulQ faCnGr earn money N some
other way" she said.
| He interrupted her eagerly
"The earning of money is the least
part of it, Leah; do you not see? 1t
is true we must have money, but the
teaching Of the people is the principal
thing
Tell me what they want to be
! taught" she requested.
ITO hate, first Of all, all existing in
situations. They must be taught to
hate imperialism, royalty, the
aristocracy, and the gentry. They
must be taught to hate the sovereign,
the legislature government in every
shape and form, except such as may
! be in their own hands. They must be
taught that the goods of this fair
world were never meant to be in the
! hands OF a few. They must be taught
that it is a monstrOus injustic that
/ one nan should own fertile lands,
waving woods, broad, deep streams,
mines of untold wealth underground,
while another dies for want Of bread.
! They must be taught, Leah, that no
man has right to make slaves-to
torture, to kill, to bind the necks of
i thousands Of his fellow men under an
intoIerable yoke. The earth was made
for man-not for kings
But" she said, slowly, 'men must
! be ruled, must be governed. 1t seems
| to me little matter whether they
are ruled by kings or by such as you.
I know little, but cannot help think
ing that if all these barriers and in
| equalltles were swept away by
mighty wave of revolution, the self
same barriers would naturally arise
again. All men cannot be equal-in-
dustry must outstrip idleness, genius
must succeed better than folly, wis
dom reign over ignorance. If you
could make the minds, hearts,
! characters, and consciences of men
equal then there might be some hope
of equality in circumstances.
He looked at her angrily.
"Do you know" he cried, that
those are the very arguments of my
enemies? Who has taught them to
your
mo one," she replied. mo one has
ever spoken to me CT such things.
only say what think
"Then you must speak in that
fashion no more, Leah. You must
strangle your own ideas. I tell you
that they are all wrong. You must
apply yourself diligently to study
what I may call my side, the peoples
side, of the question. A woman like
you, young and beautiful, ought to
sway the masses; you must give your
life to it, and discard all weakness, all
nonsense, about-the other side"
She looked up at him thoughtfully.
She had much to say: she did not in
her own simple, girlish mind agree
with one word Of his argument Why
| should she stand up to tell the people
not to love their queen? Only last
week every bell in the city had
chimed in honor of the queens birth
day, and, listening to them, her eyes
had grown dim with tears. Who
could say one word against the royal
and noble lady whose crown was the
purity of her life? How often had her
own heart beaten when she heard the
loyal voice of the multitude cry, God
save the Queen!" And she was to
teach men to hate this noble lady
worthy of all owe.
AS she stood silent, Martin Ray
watching every change in her face,
she recalled to mind what she had
heard of two lectures given lately.
One was to a large audience in a
crowded city-a lecture on Republi.
canism-when the lecturer spoke in
such terms of the queen and the royal
! family that honest men were angered.
| When he had concluded In a finery
outburst of eloquence, amidst
breathless silence one man stood up
and cried out. God save the Queen!"
Instantly the cry was caught up by
hundreds of voices reaction set in,
where treason and disloyalty had
reigned triumphant, loyalty con-
quered. God save the Queen!" re-
sounded through the vast building
and through the streets of the great
city. The other lecture that crossed
her mind was one given in a pretty
quiet midland tOwn-given by a lacy
who was an atheist, and whose mis-
sion it was to preach against the
Great Creator who had given her life.'
She used the most brilliant and spe-
cious arguments; she brought forward
some ideas that appeared irrefutable;
| she concluded her lecture in a deep,
dread silence. The hearts of those
who had listened were heavy and SAD
Suddenly in their midst rose up ali
| old whlte-haired man. He stood bare
headed, with his face slightly raised.
Il believe in God, the Mighty, the
Merciful,' he said. And those who
were present went home that night
with firmer faith and clearer hope.
She thought Of these two events, and
her face was full Of doubt.
81 have no more time just now"
said Martin Ray. "There is a meeting
of the delegates at three, and I must
be present. | will fad leisure to
teach you, Leah; and believe me,
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