The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-30
;;;8' I i1't Of James Watt. &,

3trines by Adam Smiths Wealth Of Ma
tions. Free trade has ruled Britain
ever since, and. being the count ry$s that
could manufacture cheapest. and indeed, n
the s$5 only manufacturing country for
many years, this policy has made her
Sthe richest. per capita, d OF all nations,
The day may be not far distant when
America, soon to be the cheapest manu-
featuring country for many. as 1t already
lis for q few. staple articles. will be cry
Ing for free trade, and urging free en- -5I
trance to the markets OF the world. To-
tax the luxurles and vices. to tax wealth
got and not In tho making. as proposed 4
by Watt and Boulton. ia the policy to-
follow. Watt shows himself 8 to have I
been profound economist. 3s8
Watt had cause for deep anxiety for
his eldest son, James. who had taken
an active part in the agitation. F He
and Ills friend, Mr.. Caaper, W. OF Man -.S
chester. were appointed deputies BY the
constitutional Society, = ii to proceed to-
Paris and present an address Of 6congratu
slatlon to the Jacobdn Club. Young Watt
was carried away, and became infinite
with the leaders. 8 southey says he
actually prevented a duel between Dan Il
ton and Robesp lerre by appearing on the q
ground and demonstrating with " them.
pointing out that II either fell the Cause 4
must suffer. Ii
Upon young Watts return, king 8 mes
5sengers arrived in Birming ham ana
seized persons concerned in seditious gcor-
Erespondence. Il 1S
Britain the |" Crowned Republic
To-day we regard his mild republi-
lcanism. his alliance with Jacobin leaders,
ms a ribbon In the cap OF youth. All,
that the revolutionists OF Watts day
desired has. In substance, been obtained.
and Britain has become In truth q
OF the people. for the people. and by 4
the people" This steady and beneflloent
development was peaceably attained. The
difference between the French and British z
methods is that between revolution and
evolution. Is q t34( II 3 sl
In Britain. since Watts day, all traces
OF opposition to monarchy aroused by e
the French Revolution have disappeared.
as completely as tho monarchy Of King
George. The Limited monarchy Of to-
day, developed during the admirable reign
of Queen Victoria, has taken Its place..
The French abolished monarchy by aS
frontal attack upon the citadel, involving
the colder Brlton, He won his great
victory, losing nothing. by thanking the (
position, That the king could do no
wrong" is a doctrine almost coeval with 8
modern history. flowing from the divine
right" OF kings, and. as such. was quietly
accepted. 1t need only to be properly
harnessed to become q very serviceahls
agent for registering the peoples will.
n In Amerlca's political domain, a similar
evolution has been even more silently
at work than In Britain dnring the past
century. and Is not yet exhausted-the
Transformation Of a loose confederacy OF
"a Still More Perfect American
Union. IS
sovereign state. with different laws. into
one solid government. which assumed
control and insures uniformity over ono Z
department after another. The centr-
petal forces grow stronger with the J
and drifts to Washington, as the ne-
cessity for each successive change he-s
comes apparent. s
In the regulation OF Interstate COM
merce OF trusts and In other fields. final
authority over the whole land HrayitateS5 I
moro and more to Washington, u Is
beneficent movement, likely to result
In uniform national laws upon many sub! Y
jects In which present diversity creates
confusion Marriage aud divorce laWbs
Bankruptcy laws. CORPORA ton charter pr
ileges, aid many other important guess 1
lions may be expected to become uniform
under this evolutionary process Tho SUI
preme court decision that the union mas
an IIdlssoluh.e union Of lndissolubis
States, carries with " finally uni FORM
regulation OF many interstate problems /
In every respect salutary, and lndispenyss
able for the lperfect union OF the AlHsri-2
| can people. IS y Nc Il y. ls