The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-10-23

vi All the tAttAEtE4 WITH A&*E 49,
verted the course Of the normal
march OF mankind to the heights m
tended and foreshodowed By the ser.
mon on the Mount there l. none
more vicious and repulslve than tha
assertion OF the divine rirht" Of one
man to rule over another. the assump
tion that by accident Of birth o.
prowess In arms one man derives
communion with the All HAIL lhe
Master OF Things. that he possesses
power TO slaughter hundreds - thoas-
ands. even million Of his fellow-be-
ings on mere within or caprice. that
there Is vested in any human being
attributes OF authority which dlstinE-
uish him from all the rest 81 man
kind. For instance. We have the Ger
man emperor and the Russian czar. In
their proclamations. speaking % -
vine assistance" ne have them pratt
ing that God has blessed AZ aud ws
appeal for a continuation II victory
OF His mercy and His loving klnd-
ness" Is Il not grotesque that reas-
enable and sane people In any eoun-
try on the civilized globe shouif b.
leive any such balder-dash. such
hideous hypocriey as that and pei
millions Of men are dying every day
believing as firmly In the doctrins
that God Il on their side q the eon-
fiict. accepting the mere dictum of .
popiniay in uniform for the sending
OF them 20 certain death.
by the Grace % God. Emperor anf
Autocrat q All the Russlas~ - ths
way the Russian czar signs his a.
erees. ny the Grace % God. En.
peror Of India. King of Enslana. Ira
land. Scotland and Wales" registers
the English king. ny TIE Grace -
God. President q the French Repub.
lie" IL the way Poinaere puts g.
And along comes Austria Wifh this.
"His Most catholie Majesty. EmperoF
OF Aussrla-Iiungary. - the Grace ~
God" n the United tsaies should ~
dulee IN any sneh absolute and ulii.
mate Insult % the religious consIe
lions and TIE unqneagiunahte beiief
of q majority a. this people in the
existence and the constant amd eseF.
present guardianship 81 God a. has
been foistsred - me wnria ~ the
monarchs Of Europe he woaid be- a.
earcerated withoui dsiay IA lhe seaE
est insane asylnm. n the nIais
means anythlnE. Il a b O. be aeeepf
ed as a guide of human eondnei exeFF
day and every hour ~ our hxsa -
the Nazarene really came e. rFeaeh
the equality a al mankina. ihs a..
mocFacy % the race. the equal chanee
of the Masdalene and ne pharlsee.
then the poor devils. who ST. aaliF
heing sacrificed en- ths hatileasids -
Europe are beins Imposed upon. theif
crudulity - heinN expioited ana tbsir
families Impoverished - boislef -
a faciiliioaa asaertion ~ dislns nnhl
There h no such thins a. -alsins sae
cession." TIE Wears uf Coz ~ eartA
today are ths men who afe auinm
about dolna those ihinas uhlFh lea1
% make men and uumen helfeg.
which tend % hrinx the sanshins g.
cherries homes. whiea ieaa - a.
courage bloodahet and erime lnainsa
o. encouraginG then. which tee -
eliminate hatred and maiire ana -
which lenf - hfinN
a. closer every houF 80 fhe neaIlHs.
ton Of ths dream Of aii 49, ehllaFNn
Of men are iaborinH nheul1eF e.
shoalder % abolish paln sad mlse8y.
10 aid the falserina ana me sfruzaliaa
feet ~ al these she are - aianeaa.
% attempting % eiimh TIE naFrum
road which leads throaHh tFibuinfian
10 the stars And aeainsi thia hsllef
In eventual redempiiua. nNalnsf all
% these eaorts fof ne urllflna ~
the races II ne warld. 80 have 49,
spectacle of q fee mountahanks uha
pirate about their divine fisht % oseF.
run civilization and make = moetoFy
Of al our eHoFts 81 attain ne hrinhfs
81 heaven, ~CunfFIbufed
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