The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-18

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ssarn but little of the governments of
fhe lands through which he passes I'M
Tess he makes a special effort to inform
btnself, for the lines of travel are laid
through the communities where law
and order are maintained and where the
government is so stable that the casual
observer has no occasion to investigate
cts inner workings The mountains
COVER above him and he sees them; the
chasms yewn before him and he be-
holds them! and the various forms of
agriculture leave panoramic effect
rpon his memory. He frequently meets
fhe merchant in his store, sees the Ia
5orer at his work quite often, and oc-
casiona1ly beholds grandee In his
marriage, hut not being able TO speak
The language of the country, he learns
ttttie about the forms of government
snd less about the political aspirations
u6 the people; and yet, the science of
government Is one of the most impor-
liant sciences, and the royal art" as
d has been called, stands first among
he arts. Tolstoi has declared that the
science which teaches us how to live
Is the most important Of sciences, and
aurely the science of government comes
hezt While II Is true that an individ-
bsi can by misbehavior forfeit the
blessings Of good government, or by
good behavior minimize the evils of
bad government-while ii is true that
ho government, however good, can save
man from himself If his tendencies
BE evil. and that no government, how
ever bad. can entirely deprive him Of
khe rewards CT virtue, yet governments
hay do much to encourage or to hinder
khe development Of the people.
Governments may retard or &d-
Kanoe the material growth of a coun-
ky, For instance, our government is
b part. at least. responsible for the I'M
paralloied development of the United
btates because 1t has given the largest
Encouragement to the individual. The
Japanese government has in like man
her stimulated education by the estab-
rshnaent OF a public school system, and
pos developed a large number of pub
tc men BY the organization of q parlia-
b1entRry system. Turkey. on the other
band. has blighted some of the fairest
portions OF the earth by suppressing
political independence, by ignoring ed
Eoation. and by leaving the industrious
Ettizen at the mercy of the marauder.
There has been little political life in
Turkey because few of the people have
bad the education necessary TO take a
broad survey of the country and its
needa while great stretches of fertile
koCntry lie uncultiVated because the
Fights OF the people that the tiller of
the soil has no assurance that he will
be allowed to harvest the crop which
be plants. Those who have investi-
gated the subject contend that the val
1 ley OF the Jordan would be a fruitful
<egfoE u protection were given TO those
who would cultivate it, but because the
Becouin has been allowed to come down
from THE hills and reap where he has
3 not soWn, the land is neglected
IN trip around the globe one sees
n actual working every form of gov
eminent known to man. In Russia, an
unlimited monarchy until recently, laid
It's oppressive hand upon more than a
hundred millions of human beings
rhey held their lives, their liberty and
III ir property at the viii of the ruler.
ANY citizen in the cars vast domains
could be taken from his home and ex-
He'd for life without he or his family
knowing the cause of his punishment
The royal family and the officeholders
held the people in contempt and denied
even the natural rights OF men. The
people We're taught 10 be thankful for
any favors however small, that the
Little Father, saw fit to bestow, and
they were likewise taught that it was
dangerous to complain when the most
fundamental right was ignored. Now
there is a douma. and the douma as ar
dict through what trials and tribula-
tions the country may yet pass, but
constitutional government will vet be
hers. As in the winter time we cannot
toresee or foretell what days will be
pleasant and what days stormy, but
20 know that in a few months we shall
have summer so without being able Il
Determine through what tumults OF
pots or revolutions Russia must pass
Sge know that IN a few years she will
have a stable government in which hel
people VIII have a voice.
In Japan the government Is some
That mixed in fits form. She has a par.
lament, but the executive branch Of
the government is not yet in the hand:
or the people. The tendency In Japan
AZ everywhere, is toward further linn
itation OF the power Of the sovereign
and further enlargement of the power
pf the people The vital political cues
fion there now is whether the emperor
shall select his advisors from among hi:
personal friends or from the member.
Ef the party which dominates the pa
lament. There is, of course. no doubt
pf the ultimate triumph of the par!ia-
Gentary party. Denmark witnessed q
btmflar struggle which lasted for near.
" q generation and terminated as such
struggles always do, in the triumph OF
The parliament.
IN China they have a mixture of mon
Rrchy and aristocracy. The monarch
Ds unlimited In his power, but he is :,
hedged about by the aristocracy tina
he really has very little independence
Like SOME of the native princes VIII.
rule under Dutch regents the Chimes,
ruler is the servant rather than tn,
master OF his officials. Living in tn,
forbidden city and meeting persona II,
but few OF his people, he is quite de
pendent upon the mandarins The arts
tocracy Of China is not an aristocracl
Of birth or of wealth, but civil servic.
Rristocracy. While positions are Otter
bought-sometimes even sold at auc
ton when the emperor needs money
yet as a rule. the civil servants O
China are selected by examination
These systems while so Anticipated tina
they have been recently very material
iy modified, were intended to be fair a.
between applicants The course of study
was not comprehensive, and the test!
applied gave but little idea of one.
y. fitness for office. These men, once IL
:. . bower ixera fhe rulers I'm all local AFT.