The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-06-07

Caesar, C~harlemagne or Napoleon ap-
pears the people ought to follow him.
Abraham Lincoln said that such a
man is dangerous and that when he
does appear it will require the people
to be united with each other, attached
to the government ard laws. and gen
orally intelligent, successfully to frus-
trate his desighs."
In the emergency which the repuDli-
can party il preparing for the country.
are the views Of Napoleon Ill or the
views Of Abraham Lincoln those that
will be followed by the American peo-
ple2
History shows that Caesar, Charlie
msgne and Napoleon deluged Europe
with blood. Caesar destroyed the Ro-
man republic, became Imperator and
was assassinated. Napoleon assasinat-
ed the French republic, became Empe-
ror and died an exile. C~harlemagne
dominated Europe with his armies,
fought q thirty years war. built many
cities. founed the n%eucleus of the Uni
versity of Paris, died, and in = few
years his kingoms disappeared. Lin
coin included Alexander il this cate
CORY. Alexander died a drunkard, and
his kingdom was divided among four
Of his generals. Alexander. Caesar,
Charlemagne and Napoleon we're des.
pots. In all Of the nations of Europe
over which they held sway constitu-
tional governments now prevail, and
one of them 10 q republic. So much
for the advice of Napoleon III.
In Arnold's Life of Abraham Lin
coln," beginning on page 81. is a
speech of Lincoln's before the Young
Mems Lycelm at Springfield. Illinois,
on January q. 1888. in which. with
the rrescience Of u seer, Lincoln des-
cribes the times that are now upon MS,
when a man of "the family of the lion
or the brood Of the eagle is seeking
to violate and overthrow the traditions
Of the republic by virtue of his hold
on the popular in imagination. and to in.
augurate q third term presidency wher
government shall be by him and fav'
or and executive ukase rather than BY
the impartial administration of the
written law. Mr.. Lincoln said, in the
course of that speech:
AT what point. then. is the danger
to be expected? answer. if it evel
reaches US. it must spring up among
us. 1t can not come from abroad
IL destruction be our lot. we must our
selves be its author and finisher. As
nation of freemen we must live through
] all time. or die by ~snicide."
Mr.. Lincoln then pointed out as Al
evil already at hand, 'tthe increasing
disregard for law /; the growing dispo
sition to substitute the wild and furi
Gus passions in lieu of the sober judg
meuts Of courts, and the worse tina.
savage mobs for the executive minis
ters Of justice. This disposition, h
said. sis awfully fearful in this coun
try. know the American people Az
much attached TO their government.
know they would suffer much for it
sake. l know they would endure evil
long and patiently, before they woul'
ever think Of changing it for another
Yet, notwithstanding all this, If tn
laws be continually despised and disre
garded, il their rights to be secur j,
their persons and their property m
held by 60 better tenure than the CO
price Of . mob, the alienation of thei
affection from the government is tn
natural consequence and to that en-
sooner OF later it must come. Here
then. 10 one point at which DANCE
must be expected. Let every ma
remember that to violate the law - Z
trample on the blood of his fathef an
to tear the charter of his own and hi
children's liberty. Let reverence 70
the laws become the political re
hgion Of the nation"
II the condition Lincoln thus des
cribed that which has come to prevail
after many years Of gross and iagran
misrule BY the party he himself helpe
to found! AID did he fore-see. grow
ing ont of just such conditions Of por
ular unrest. distrust and disbelief
such = campaign - 10 now approach
ing. with Theodore Roosevelt ridinl
he storm? Read his warning: