The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1905-06-02

gering his life by denouncing the tyr
annies of King Charles is to be hon
ored infinitely above the apostates who
for wealth or fame or position solo
their honor and their principles and be
trayed their country's rights. And yet
strange to say, often does country
estimate a statesman's successes moi
by the fealty with which he guards her
rights, but by his ability to force him.
self into office, no matter what means
he may use to attain it.
Is not this fact absolutely true in
reference to Napoleon Bonaparte? He
was not only honored when he was
alive, but he was and is honored by
the French people and by the world
when he is dead. Never was there a
funeral procession like that which
brought his dust back from st. Helena
to sleep it's last sleep upon the banks
of the river Seine. The son of the king
whom Napoleon had dethroned went
forth in ship to bring this treasured
burden from British soil. England
took the eagle and Austria the eaglet,"
were the words Victor Hugo wrote to
POLITICALLY describe the English impris-
onment of Napoleon l. and the Aus
trian appropriation of the little king of
Rome. Yet in what way did Napoleon
benefit France? Did he live for her
peace or her strength or her honor?
No. He was simply great as a muir
derer, great as a robber, great as a
mercileSs tyrant. He made wars; he
levied taxes; he led his people to the
slaughter merely for his own aggran-
dizement. He crushed the members of
his own home under his iron heel for
his own convenience when it suited
him. He banqueted year after year up
on the sufferings and agonies of France
and cared not how many hearts ached
and bled as long as Napoleons stand
ards were to the fore and NapoleOn's
throne was lifted higher even though
it was remorselessly raised upon pile
Of corpses.
Which Was Greatest?
Shall Napoleon Bonaparte be honor
ed above Stephen Langton, who wrest-
ed from King John of England the
Magma Charta and made the English
people nation of kings? Shall he be
honored above Martin Luther, who,
single handed and alone, defied the
temporal authority of the church of
Rome and drove in the opening wedge
which will ultimately everywhere
separate church from state? Shall he
be honored above that wonderful as
semblage of men who, under the lead
ership of Thomas Jefferson, penned the
Declaration of Independence, and of
James Madison who penned the con-
stitution of the United States, whereby
man in a republican form of govern
ment is compelled to respect the rights
of man? Shall his name be honored
above that of Abraham Lincoln who
was born in hut, lived for the most
part of his life upon a western prairie
and yet by the proclamation of eman-
cipation taught the world that all men
upon this North American continent
are free and equal?
Causes of Civil War.
Civil war inevitably, to a greater or
less extent is the result of one man
or one class of men tyrannizing over
the rights Of others. What was the
cause of the overthrow of the Mar
grave of Anspach? 1t was the merci-
less tyranny of the last great duke
One day this ruler was seated by an
open window of his palace with the
infamous Lady Craven by his side.
Off in the distance a chimney sweeper
was working upon the roof of a tall
building. would it not be amusing
to see that man fall to the groundY'
said this infamous woman. With that |
the margrave called one of his soldiers |
to bring gun. He lifted the musket |
and took deadly aim. He fired and |
the body rolled to the ground bleed |
ing corpse. A short time after this the |
duke and his Infamous female COM
panion were out riding and the widow
of the murdered man approached his |
carriage and begged for help. The
duke gave to her forms, or 50. |
When he gave it to her, however, he
said: woman, do not give to you
this money as a compensation for the
death Of your husband, but as a royal
charity, for 1, as ruler, have a right
to do as l will with my subjects.
can reward them or kill them, and
there is no redress" Do you wonder
that such a tyrannical government as
that was Overthrown?
All wars, both civil and information
al, are caused by injustice The states
man who works to make right might,
who labors to have no law press more
heavily upon one class than upon an
other class, who struggles to give "a
square deal" to the poor man as well
as to the riCh-that man is a public
benefactOr. That man is a preventer
Of future carnage. That man is teach
ing the world that each nation must
respect the rights of other nations, that
one social class must respect the rights
Of other social classes and that all peo-
pies are Independent only as they re-
Ipect the independence of others. May
God bless today the Christian states
men who are not serving one people,
but all peoples, in their own and other
lands!
The just ruler or statesman is a pre-
venter OF future war Yes, but in this
eulogy of the Iheroes of peace" the
schoolhOuse must be built alongside
Of the legislative halls No people in
any land are safe against the crime of
making unjust wars unless at the
'ehoolhouse desk their eyes have be-
rome intelligent eyes, unless their ears
nave become deaf to the calls of the
and their minds have been
developed to do their own thinking