The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-01-03


Foraker.
Some time, about one hundred years
hence, a bright child, bordering over
his history, will ask his father to ex-
plain how 1t was that a court of in
curry adjndged that Sampson was en-
titled 30 all the credit for sinking the
Spanish fleet at Santiago de Cuba, and
Schley blamed for not doing it some
other way, and if there is any improve
ment over present conditions, he will
say: ''Things were perverted in those
days.
What next? Here is man who has
started newspaper in Germany for
the purpose of advocating a speedy re-
turn to heathenisnl, .,and he proposes
tosfight it out on that line. His initial
number points out the fact that more
men and. women aud children have
been brutally tortured and murdered
for Christ's sake than for any other
canse, and he sets no limit as to time.
He next points out the fact that tho
world was never so much at war as
now, or for less cause. OF course, this
IL troublesome to us Deists. Probably
1t would be best not to try to explain
how it came about, or why we main
tain it about. The Thirty years, war
In the Netherlands, where for Christs
sake, hundreds of thousands were
buried alive, and Slaughtered after
torture more or less brutal, would be
aa.unpleasant task to explain. In fact,
the entire history of the Reformation
(so-called) had better be left unspoken
we'll ,.may be 1t is unspeakable. The
reconcentrado system of the present
year of our Lord nineteen hundred
and two, adopted, followed and prose-
cutad by. the two most enlightened ma
tions of the earth. with unexcelled
church facilities), where men, women
and -unsinning children are huddled in
camps unfit for the occupation of
beats, and where the death rate is
worse than at the siege of the worst
epidemics the world ever experienced,
ara matters that wehad probably better
leave, alone in our argument with the
German newspaper man. But what
shall be done about it? II will not do
to advocate doubling up our zeal and
religious energy, because, evidently,
If we have gotten so-bad under q mild
advocacy of the system, to what depth
ofSatanic endeavor may we not reach
If we keep on doubling up? However,
if I am wrong in my argument, and
Christianity is all right, it seems to me
that a few Missionaries ought to be
sent to the office of the newspaper
man from Germany. In fact, have
long been! convinced thai our home
field was wide enough for Missionary
work.
" lie we are enjoying the fruits of
Years prosperity, and feel duly thank
fnl for the bounteous products of ma
ture during the year 1901, s s:.S. VIZ; WIN
health and pleasure greet our neighbor
with bright eyes, let us r-.oo forget our
late experience with the Kitchen Clock
MSn, the Foreign Insurance Drummer,
Former Deals in Mining Stocks, and
the General Suave Bunko Man.
The philosophy of the party in power
seems to be that the system of govern
nent which most benefits the country
at large is that system which will con-
centrate the most money in the fewest
hands. The arguments advanced in
advocacy of the trusts and of the high
protective tariff seem to be in that line.
The protected manufacturers claim
that they could not employ labor, but
for the wealth they are enabled to ac-
cumulate by the high protective tariff
and that If they had more protection
they would employ more labor. OF
course, "the public is an ASST (Jay
Gould), or they would take slight stock
in such argument. 1t is not labor thai
a man wants ALL the time; 1t is mo-
certainly bare means of getting {
living. Small. indeed, is the averag,
ambition of man IL he Is satisfied will
that. Man should rather aim to abol
ish class, and enthrone EQUALITY, ant
aim in all matters to be his brother
equal. 1t seems to me that any mar
of ordinary intelligence ought to b,
able to argue the matter out for him
self, and if he is anything like maj
he will at all times combat the ide
that it is best for the country to con
centrate all the money in as few hand
az possible so as to enable such few &
employ labor.
QUELQUEFoIs.