Show THE tue FUTURE government OF AMERICA r I 1 OF slate there has been much talk concerning the centralizing 1 tendencies of the federal government and abd an d some some addan ce has been made iri in tho the direction of central centralization bation tile tilo the follo following W in r admirable article from ai s J burna takes a broad comprehensive liberal wise statesmanlike view of the coming 0 situation and is worthy of everybody thoughtful perusal there is probably no more im lesson for the american tu to learn than that of the largest tolerance for all shades of opinion and all varieties of character chai chal acter in the vast extent of territory which tho the national authority extends over thele already exists great diversity of pursuits interests interest character methods of ilfe life an and opinion and in the near ft iture future we shall nud end this diversity greatly in creased within a h few y years spars ea Is w we e have seen an empire spring ag upon the Cali call california fornia lornia coast and have lave marked its influence upon national al politic ies les in almost as brief a time utne we shall shail see another powerful state on tile tho more northern shores of tile pacific and at the foot of tile the rocky mountains n 9 another dominant empire what wh it california is on the coast colorado is destined to become to the plains a great active prosperous central empire with distinctive interests and special cial clai sources of trade and industry and there am are sighs of a revival in ello the south which will soon brin bring that section forward as an active competitor in the struggle for and industrial when all these things come about when tiie the south is is once dioio m oie oro oio fully in the tiie beldi and the embryo states in tile the far west have attained their robust maturity we shall exhibit through our vast domain a contrast of energies industries and individualities ties never except under the roman empire gathered into ono one nation to maintain harmony har mOrly and unity in a nation composed ut of materials so 0 o heterogeneous there mut must prevail the largest spirit of ca catholic tholie toleration the broadest hospitality for all modes of thought characteristics of taste and methods of or life and not only must the ameli amell can people niso riso lo 10 a great toleration they must also impoco upon their their national authority many y very pos positive restrictions A whole continent mado up peoples where the european the african and the asiatic abatie Asa tic unite to form communities muni ties and make titles cities where temples of every religion are erected and und faiths of or ail all kinds contend with negations of or every shade of philosophy where indu trial inter filter te perets of tile the most diven e character struggle for the prize of or wealth cannot be successfully shally governed flom one centre axce excepting P ting upon a few general principles any attempt to enter into details of adjustment any hope to comprehend ill all the interests involved any design deign s to impose special theories either elthe of industry be sure to create ail all antagonisms and make vast mischief ini ko no nation ever ever entering C upon a 1 I caleer of or promised greathes gre atnes needed to understand stand the wisdom of negation as ve e do hor for it is only by a wie ahu eiene elene withholding that the which binds bluds the pacific to tib ibe the atlantic can be held i intact it t the national coi cot constitution on is broadanx broa broad dand and elastic it admits bf ofa a whole family of empires developing 0 p i ing under tinder its ample ampie federal fedel al regis but it maybe may be interpreted in lit a an arrow airow special spirit or it may be accepted with I 1 large a rge and liberal intelligence whether oui out future is tobe to be harmonious or not depends upon this tilis the national government 1 must maintain the integrity of or each member of the federal union but it must in lit each mem ber the largest liberty of or individual development it must require lequire nothing noth irig 1119 but the performance or of national dobli obligations actions and guipo impose e its authority in bothin nothing 0 but those things that are purely federal it is to deal with communities made madu up of christian christians jews and hea thelis of believers and unbelievers believers un gers fers of people with distinct moral codes and dil lerent interpretation s of or social i elation 6 0 of pe peppie 0 whose ideas are ascetic acetic and sesele evere ald aid and aud those who love the dance alfil alfet ail all d the wine cup of those who adhere to conventional customs and those who discern new laws of social life it is father over a mass of marvel bously varied passions and customs and opinion opinions and desires deAre and sand etheo theories riesa and ild iid bodei codes of livin living and can only maintain its supremacy supie maey macy by permitting these elements of differences to live their independent lives and out their L purposes lur poses with the largest libert ilbert liberty y dro pro to protect each faction ti against all other factions to maintain the in d dependence pen dence of each and each community to stand as a guard with tile the perpetual injunction ti of or order and justice form tile the wisely limited duties ora ofa of a national government like ours the only administration certain to maintain concord over ft tu country so 0 o vast with interests inte ests so conflicting lwi e withhold withholding ig is the tile a absolutely necessary paa policy of oui our government in the great future and broad toleration t the he ess essential estial spirit which must animate our people |