Year: 1873

| A correspondent of the Daily Graphic states
| that the following remarkable predictions were


written in September and published in The Mod
/ erH TANKER Ior November, ioIS, v,eT vuo year


ago, and that copies of the work of that date can


be found at almost any spiritual book store;
1t is now commonplace of modern thought
that ability to predict establishes the validity
| of any science. To prove that sociology has
| made some advance in the direction of certain
| ty, venture upon few generalizations touch
| ing the future:


l. predict that the Democratic party will
| never contest another presidential election un-


der its old name and organization. The new


anti-admnistration party will have another


name and will fight under new leaders.
2. predict that questions of administra ton


such civil-service reform, minority representa-


tions, the control of teegraphs and railways, and


the extension of the powers of the central gov


eminent, will be the main issues in the future
political campaigns.


3. predict that within the cOmiag two years


this country will experience the worst financial


panic known to it's history. 1t will be more


widespread and disastrous than even that of
1857. All the debts created by our paper-money
era VIII be wiped out or compromised, Land
will temporarily fall TO one-half its present
value.


4. This panic will be precipitated in all pro-
liability, by the failure of the Northern Pacific
railroad and perhaps of the bankers who manage
it. This will bring tn light such an amazing
amount Of fraud IN connection with our railroads
as to discredit all stocks, good aud bad The
bears will hold high carnival. The men of most
repute in financial circles and on the "street"
will prove to be common cLeats. While the pan
ic will commence, from all appearance, in rail
road circles, and will he confined for time TO
the new Western enterprises. it will spread fin
ally to the national banks, and will develop an
amount of rOttenness in Those institutions which
is now beyond the power of the imagination to
conceive.


5. predict that in ten years time the North
ern Pacific railroad enterprise will be regarded
as one of the most astounding instances Of hu-
man creduality and folly. 1t will he a matter of
profound astonishment that among a business
community tens of thousands of men could be
found to invest money with the hope of profit in
q railroad hich began now here, euded now here
and ran for the most part through o bowling
wilderness That this road may be built is pos
sible; that it can be made to pay for the present
generation Is too crazy chimera to be for u mo
ment entertained.


g. predict that when all the great Pacific
roads break down, as break they must an imme-
date demand will be made for the government
to control and run them. This will be the en-
tering wedge for the final control of all means of
rapid transit by the central government.


2. predict before the breakdown of our rail-
road system, corruption will be rampant in
Washington; the railroad rings will run the
government whenever their interests are at
stake.


.. predict that very few will nav heed To |
hese prophecies, and that after they prove true
they will have been forgotten and another in-
stance will have been given how prophets are not
honored in their own time and nation in the fate |
Ut PosIr1vIsT PREDIcroR