The colored American., 1902-02-15

lmme 0Iately duplicat d Ia the r. publ. C.
an a=tumptiJn Oh q par with other 0og-
matte an0 unveIified assertions cun-
cernlng phen0mena and tendencies of
society that constitute the bane OF So
clsI ana political controversy. It was
only after the passage of CT INJURIES that
mere were produced II the society Of
tie OLD world the separate grievous
conditions whose Cor juucIuro SO H.
tensined the dTudgery aud misery, that
seem to be necessary concum itants of
cIvInz AtiUn, as to produce antagonism
10 the prevailing system and opposition
10 government itself As it would re-
qulre centuries for the IecOincldonce of
THESE social Ills, even if other things
were equal, anarchy in the American
rep0tIIc 1s an anaehronism.
Moreover there should be clearly
pointed out the fundamental difference
oetween republican form OF goVein n
mem and the absOlulism under which
was possible the state OF affairs WhIcn
aroused such baletnl hostility to the
Institution OF government. In one cas-
the people who grOan uLder Oppre slon
have no relief al haLd, because Ihey
are not consul ed in The forn alton OF
government; AID effective fsrce Of self
interest does not peIage 10 cause the
ruling power t. cOnsidec the We lire OF
the masses in forming and executing
dec ees; tut since the rulers here DOlO
or relii qu1sh power as the people wall,
there is u me tuO0 Of reIleft thai does not
rxlsG i'll All absolute munuIcny. L.
deed, there is so pIOnOunced . Iends ncy
Ee f1atter the multitude that many meas
uros are passed To please VLters laGner
han from any consideration Of their
Vaiue as contributions to government.
This Fundamental difference muet per
sist while We regaTO the people as the
riShtful source of authority ano mann
tain that "governmen derive their
Just pOwers nom the consent OF tie
governed"
The assumption that it Is pos ible to
''hark Dack 10 azure" Is still more
(. IiaciOus, f, iG involves the apparent
ab ,uTdlTy that the methods of Savage
or barbaric life are possible III The al
va ced al d COMPLEX clety of the
pre- ent Even AmerIc- Is covered by
TIE first sups f1cIaI layer O1 pOpuIa,IOn,
and the Int us Il 5aLIOn Of lnOUsny,
wi b all It's attend All compiex SOCIAL
-djustmPnts, has Degun Give human
nature as 1G is. ana msn I'M perieclly
adapted TO the social state, lberty anG
human ghts can be St cured oily by
restFRInIug, within the limIts OF law,
those " no do not possess tie power OI
perfect self'TestI a1nC Govern menI
then is a Necessity, lnvss ed WI b me
M sly of doom. l. Is InLeed COLceIV
abe that negaLiUn of the state wuuld
be ossIble II we POSSESSED an Ideal IN
divIdual sm; for, since the state exisG-
to prevent evilly dr poe ed persons II, m
invading the rlgnts OF Others,
it follows that the perfection o.
human nature would deprive the
state of 1Is reason for being. But
it is toierably clear tt at, at the pres, n
stage of social evolution, the de hrCne
ment of law could only res ult LII a s a t
of society " here m1ghl would mainly
make right, the war cry resOund with
fierce fury, greed and envy by ruling
social pas S Ons, and orce would b5 The
dominant factor in tt q council or ma
tions.
Finally, there is the fsllacious and
pernicinus assumption that the de-
srructIon of pro nInent officials eau
overthrow instIIu IONS upoI which the
effeetlve M pIity has SCI The stamp OF
approval, dOctrlne whose ntvltaDle
IesuIu is q propaganda of murder A
casual survey of the history of social
growth certainly SHOWS that govern
ment, if not the sine qua non of social
evolution, is at least the constantly at
tendant feature with which We nave |
never known progress to occur in any
developed d society.
Every Tegulstive system displays |
numerous Oddiues and imperfectlOns, |
mapV evidences of iDadapl alton tn |