Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-06-11

a style and treats each subject in a
way which annot fail to provoke nee
essary thought upon these grave pres
ent day problems, pressing for solu-
ton.
All Have Equal Rights.
The features OF the work are equal
rights, responsibilities and opportuni-
ties for all men and women, demoniti-
zation of metals, substitution of gov
eminent service certificates for all ex-
listing forms OF circulating medium,
governmental postal banks with loans
of money to aid individual enterprise
without interest. abolition of state gov
ernments. employment of all surplus
labor in internal Improvement, free ed
ucation and maintenance In govern
mental Industrial schools, substitution
OF nix hour days service as legal stand
ard of value. with arbitrary valuation
of S. a day. the annexation of Canada
TO form the New Columbia or the Re-
United States. and the change of the
seat Of government from Washington
TO Sioux City, Ia, with all legislative,
executive, and judicial power In a con-
gress of governors, two elected from
each state annually, n man and one
woman. with a complete democratiza-
ton of government and home rule to
the last degree.
| our literature, and the curriculum
W oAI tiuNGllOlidi IiiSlilullUIic, say =
! Mr.. Tangent. are made up very large
~ Of the history of persons and events
long agone. We send our sons TO coll
lege at the risk Of their health, their
morals, and in these days OF hazing
and football, their lives and limbs-and
what for? To learn dead languages.
ant the history of dead things. To
learn how man has undertaken in the
past to divide Gods footstool and mans
habitation, by some arbitrary rule. and
without Gods authority, into frag-
ments and sections.
/ Everything a Mistake.
With this sort OF mental training
n discipline, IL is not at all remark
able that we jump at the conclusion
that the older a thing or an institution,
the better and safer 1t is: whereas, in
actual practice. we discover that the
universal trend of all things is toward
Improvement. and that essential per-
lection Is the ultimate destiny of al
things.
1.-THE history OF the past is but ar
endless sequence and succession OF
mistakes and injustices. both of men
and OF institutions. and the only con-
ceivable use OF its study Is to ayoi
its errors. 1t is high time that all mer
and all nations adopt the precept OF
Paul. the great. Ii not the greatest
apostle, when he said, Brethren.
count not myself to have apprehended
But this n thing l do, forgetting those
things which are behind. and reach
ing forth unto those things which arr
before. I press toward the mark for tn
prize OF the high calling OF God IL
Christ Jesus"
Sioux City Exact Center.
! In the New Columbia II is explaine,
that Sioux City will be the new cap
ital. for the Re-United States will In
clude Canada, and Sioux City will be a
the exact geographical center.
All governmental powers and func
tons, Legislative, executive, admin
istrative and judicial. will be vest
ed in a board or congress o
governors: two Of whom. one man an
one woman. shall be elected every yea
by the electors OF each state: and a.
citizens. male and female. above tn
age Of Is years. who shall ave reside
for one year within h state OF thei
residence. will be electors.
The governors shall be maintained 9