The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-01
The Globe wishes everybody Happy New Year
THE OPENING YEAR.

The year of 1902 into history possessing the
distinction of having the prosperous year of
American commercial society. The New Year opens up
with promise of larger achievements direc-
ton than -
The twentieth century opened with the highest
promise of additional greatness for this people all
man activities. Day by day since the close last
century the nations of the world with other
the expression of their relations Of
amity and good will with this people surplus pop
uation of the old pours upon shores without
measure In all the arts of the United States
in the forefront of modern progress
at achievement defense the national rights
Yet recent events have tested the truth people
unused to the ways military and animated by a
spirit of liberty can be called successfully all
the demands which resort to force their may
impose upon them.
While the prosperity of the country people
ing the 1902 has been thus without parallel and
while the prospects of future development clearly point
to the added prosperity people in the future it is
not to be denied gravest import to the
future of our political institutions have
in the past year. The decision supreme
court in the insuar liable be followed by con-
sequences and far-reaching which at
tended the Dred-Scott decision.
1t must depend entirely upon people themselves in
the which they public servants,
whether not those operate to the detr-
ment of the institutions whose foundations by
the fathers of this republic The progress events in the
Philippines during the will decide forever
whether the destiny this people pursue the lines
of imperialism unite ultimately with those
OF the nations where government popular subjec
tion whether with reference to the Philippine people
history will record Cuban people the dis
charge of exalted national duty by States
Upon the horizon the countrys future there also
arises the dark cloud of private monopoly Far more
closely and generally identified interests and the
aspirations of nordnae wealth the days of
Alexander Hamilton the Federasts our government
yico
compaisance of those power subservient to
gained wealth The signs many social life of
departure by people from the paths democratic
picy Our moneyed classes every day setting scan
dalous example to their fellow Americans evident
wish to establish this vicious divisions Of
class and condition which humanity across the
Atlantic
AS against this however there remains the high meas
ure of enlightenment which prevails among
people and the full patriotism voice
whenever the national demands require 1t
most impossible that people possessed an unrestricted
political franchise and having own affairs
completely in their hands surrender their free
government the adverse forces which
manifest themselves in American society each succeeding
day. But wealth unmeasured prosperity carry
with them consequences the full future which
may not be foreseen The Of increased increasing
prosperity which before people does not of
itself forebode evil their the history of all
human government indeed the history of the race
ITSELF has shown that the great wealth by
nation by individual found to be incon-
sistent with maintaining devotion principles of hui
conduct conviction which must always underlie
free government.
The nation grateful for in the blessings
which have to its people hope that whatever
be the mutations of political life immediate future
the wealth and prosperity which now prevails shall be
even more generally and equally distributed among
the masses of the American people,