Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1917-12-22
THE GLORY OF THE AMERICAN RE-
PUBLIC
Tie Science of Government
The Hope and Dependence of the Human
Race
Copyright 1917
(All rights reserved)
CHAPTER V
Combinations

several friendly families to seek possessions
near each other and combine for mutual
safety and protection. Such defensive COM
binations naturally caused other combina-
lions Of equal or greater strength for Of
fensive operations. Thus we have developed
the early combinations for both defensive
and offensive undertakings.
It was eventually learned that such COM
binations could not be successfully managed
by heaeds of families acting Independently
as had likely often been undertaken. Such
combinations in order to accomplish the
greatest and most effectual results must Of
necessity be under the command and direc-
ton of an authoritative and competent
leader The leader himself must necessar-
lily be member of the combination and
command the confidence Of all the heads of
the combined families.
The combats are largely hand to hand
contests consequently the leader must be
a person of great strength and physical en-
drrance, able to successfully cope with the
adversary in personal encounter; and COM
petent to lead and direct his followers in
battle, and conduct successful engagements,
both offensive and defensive, against the
enemy.
The leader would, naturally. be selected
from the most powerful and influential
member This would most likely, be the
result in purely defensive warfare. espec-
tally, if the community was more devoted
to peaceful and domestic pursuits than to
warlike undertakings.
Perhaps the greatest enemy, and the most
vicious elements against which the family
mode Of government was forced to contend,
were the prowling bands of criminal ma
RAIDERS bent on bloodshed, destruction and
plumber. That many such bands existed and
were a constant source of fear and dread,
there can be no doubt The most powerful
and the most desperate, the most cunning
and the most heartless, and likewise the
most resourceful william among them, would,
likely, take the place Of leader. They were
the enemies Of all communities, and spared
no one in their attacks. Though their as
saults were usually confined no doubt, to
the least defensive and where they were GER
tain of good plumber and reasonable pros
poets of escape with their booty
Besides such enemies there were others.
composed most likely Of certain powerful
and influential characters Of grasping
disposition and determined purpose to pos
sess everything they could seize upon and
hold. They, without doubt induced every
family they could influence by cajolery or
otherwise, to join with them, not for the
purpose Of protection, but for the aggran-
dizement Of the leading characters of the
combination. If there were families, or
others, individual persons who with con-
scientious scruples, or because of friends or
some special interest, objected to, or re-
Trained from, joining, means and ways were
found by which these dictatorial characters
compelled them to submit. The result was,
that every family within their circle or
sphere Of influence and dictation, was in
duced or compelled to join, or else suffer all
the indignities Of person, the loss of caste,
and the destruction of property that lie in
the power of such characters to infict.
It was the purpose Of such combinations
to create disturbances, which was often ac-
complished by invading some portion of the
territory Of Others or by plundering upon
the outskirts of such territory, or by muir