New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-20

gerous right cannot do us any harm.
Universal, equal, direct suffrage and
a national majority which does not
refuse the state anything indispensa-
BILE. The official guardians of the en-
pire are Industrious. are in close
touch with affairs, are far seeing, con-
.scientious, free from peacock strut
tings and acrobatic feats to attract
the gallery. The power of the emper-
or-king is SO closely fenced that he
who sits behind the golden rail can
only give his blessing, can wreak no
harm, cannot force the nation to do
his will, but acts only as a serv ant.
He is it's first minister to do it's bid
dings. We are governed we'll. <
SO say men who rely upon inspiration
from high places.
Well governed? Yes, if you take
your measure from China, or from
Russia. or from Tartary. Slaves are
we, whether dressed in soldiers coats,
in sailors Jackets, or in civilian garb.
We lie in the chains of armed might
or OF capital. Rings, classes, factions
rnle us. Though the official be not
corrupt, still he works early and late
to gain more pompous titles, more i'm
posing orders. Though the lord JUS
tice in his robe does not sell Justice
for gold, yet he considers the advan-
tage of his class; personal interest
lurking on the threshold of his con-
seriousness slips into his verdict. The
glory of the army has been bought by
unnumbered, Vulnerable human
lives: only when the intellect and dig
nifty of the free man have been MUIR
dered can the brute obedience thereby
made possible come into being.
Each man watches his neighbor like.
a cur with a bone. The almighty
dollar rules. But the rich are not
content without title, coat of arms or
coronet. This must be paid for too.
Everything has its price titles, orders,
promotion. Has a man 10000 marks
and not too many blots on his record,
he becomes counselor of commerce: If
be can pay more he buys ribbon for
his buttonhole, a crest for his note
paper, his visiting card, his bed linen.
Then they say merit has been re-
warded.o
Trusts and rings dictate the rules of
commerce. Strong synicates demand
protection and favors, for which the
swarm of small concerns have to pay
the cost. Capital has locked up the
tools, the means of production, and
puts them only in the hands Of slaves
From the beginning of the battle of
life the arms are unequally divided.
There are no spoils for the poorly
armed. OF what avail is formal Jus.
tice when her talent is crippled? There
incompetence climbs from rung to rung
up the golden ladder.
State and municipality make a show
of pseudo-socialism, but in their
municipal lighting schemes, factories,
mines and railroads are showing
daily that they cannot compete in
business management with private
contractors, who will one day, on the
demand of the people, lease the inn
pOrtant traffic systems from the
government.
Charity is upon the lip; arrogance
and greed of gain are in the heart..
So goes the fashion of today. The
most shameful marriage is sacred:
the closest union of free souls, if not
registered officially, is branded in the
pillory as ccncubinage.
We stand agape before every man
with brass buttons or an Official title.
We respect a railway stoker as the
representative of the authorities. We
suffer insults from the bureaucrats we
pay.
Political rights! A castle in the
air. Has not half-witted govern
ment always enough power to secure
q majority? Is not the government it.
self, composed of lords and sovereign
princes as it is, the slave of the en-
peror? Be the constitution what it
may, he who deals out favors and
titles, who blesses with a handshake
and damns with frown, is easily
king among weddings. Hands on
sword hits. Salute the Presence.
Every man shall have his plumber.