Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-10-23

The earning of money is the least
part OF it, Leah; do you not see? It
| 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.
TO 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 neutrality-suspicious. 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 man 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
thousands of his fellow men under al
intolerable 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.
| | know little, but | cannot help think
| ing that If all these barriers and in.
equahCIes were swept away by a
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. IL 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 of such things
only say what | think"
Then you must speak in that
! fashion no more, Leah. You must
strangIe your own ideas. | tell you
that they are all wrong. You must
apply yourself diligently to study
what may call my side, the peoples
side, of the question. A woman like
| hnnntiG,t1 uI II,
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 large audience in a
crowded City--a lecture on Republi
Canism-whcn the lecturer spoke in
such terms of the queen and the royal
| family that honest men We're angered.
When he had concluded in tinery
outburst of eloquenCe, amidst a
hreathless silence one man stood up
and cried out. God save the Queen!"
Instantly the cry was caught up by
hundreds of voices; IA reaction set in.
where treason and disloyalty had
reigned triumphant, loyalty con
Quered. God save the Queen" re-
sounded through the vast building
and ,nrough the streets of the great
city The other lecture that crossed
her mind was one given in a pretty
quiet midland town-given by 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 deep,
dread silence. The hearts of those
who had listened were heavy and sad
Suddenly in their midst rose mp ALI
old whuo-haircd man. He stood bare,
headed, with his face slightly raised
Il believe in God, the Mighty the
Mcrcirul' he said And those who
were present went home that wight
with hrmer faith and clearer rope
SHE thought of these two event. and
her face was full of doubt.
Il have no more time just row.'
said Martin Ray There is a m, tine
of the delegates at three, and I mus,
be present. | will fed leisure tC
teach you, Leah; and believe Mes. q
grand mission lies before you
But on the face of the gjr1 her,
was no light of enthusiasm -uo.hinF