The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1917-07-07

the people are the SerVantS-Ine
slaves of his will. He commands,
they obey; he dictates. they do; he
busters, they bow. The democratic.
is the people idea. They are the
master, and some one whom they
select is their servant. They speak,
he obeys. If he doesn't they choose
another. The people say to their
servant: Our will be done, and we
will pay you for your services; the
despot says to- his subjects: My will
be done. pay me for letting you do it.
The a~utocratic idea is the older of
the two forms of Government, and
originated naturally. When a peo-
pie are ignorant. as the original
tribes were, they must have a leader,
and the stronger or older member of
the tribe takes the lead, just as the
child must be lead or directed until
he reaches the age of responsibility.
But after that, in order that the
child may fill his proper place in the
community, he must be freed from
parental care and control. And so
when any body of people reach the
age of accountability-becom suffi-
GENTLY intelligent for self govern
ment-they too. in order to fill their
proper place in the world among
their fellow nations, must be freed
from despotism. And so the demo-
cratic idea is also a natural one, and
must necessarily follow and super
sede the autocratic in the progress
of civilization.
And what is the history of auto
cratic rule? Simply this; If you
have a good king, you have a good
government. Your king is content
to care for his own people and not
disturb others. But the average
man, and more than the average king.
is never satisfied with what he has.
The more power he has the more he
wants; the more territory he on
trolls the more he wants to control.
Place him at the head of a large
body of people: place their strength
and the wealth Of their kingdom at
his absolute control and disposal;
guarantee his position for life; make
) his will the only will in that nation,
T and what do you find? You find
! that the history of the world under
{ despotic rule is a history of wars and
) bloodshed-a history of conquest.
Blinded and bloated by the power
, and position he has, or anxious to
allay the discomfort within his own
: domains. he goes forth in search of
greater powers and other victories
a menace to humanity, a disturber
: of the peace of the world. The COM
! ing of democracy, where people are
: content to be left alone. has checked
this disease of conquest, but a cure
cannot be had until the cause is re-
moved or under control.
/. We came to this country from
every nation of the globe to escape
: the tyranny of emperors. kings and
|, kaisers. and to avoid the ravages of
: war, made sure and frequent by
despotic rule. We declared our in
dependence and won it. But we
have failed to escape. As a nation
we are still a member of a commun-
ity of nations. A community made
r smaller and drawn closer together
by means of improved methods of
f transportation and communication,
Q and we can no longer exist in this COM
t munity of nations without taking a
. part in its affairs, and law and or
; der are just al essential to-day among
nations as among individuals. The
amazing fact about the wonderful
j idea of a league to enforce peace is
e its simplicity. We wonder why the
! world has not striven for it long ago.
e We are helpless to-day without it.
t Big, independent and far away as
we are, we are again oppressed by
: the hand of the despot-the hand of
: the Kaiser. A despot against whom
we have committed no greater crime
. than that of asking to be let alone;