Show THE NEW nationalism WITHIN the last few months some of the leading magazines of the united states have devoted space to the discussion of what Is called the anew new nationalism this term may be defined as anew a new political theory which savors favors a supervisory participation in or control of the social and fiscal aff affairs lairs of the people by the general government I 1 A few examples will aid in conveying a clearer comprehension of the nature of this new theory it favors a national divorce law national participation in the management of the public schools a postal telegraph and the consolidation under one ode general management to be established by congress of all the railroads railroad in the country one of the latest outgrowths growths out of this theory is a proposition for the government to lend money to farmers at a low rate of interest nearly every feature of the new nationalism has in view pecuniary advantage of some kind in the way of economy or profit to make money faster or to make it go further is the object of nearly every one of its propositions eions it is through out a mercenary school of political doctrines because it places pelf above principle and prefers wealth to popular liberty and local self government let it be supposed that the plan now under discussion to lend to the farmers the surplus revenues of the government has been put in practical operation the politician elan who offers or advocates the lowest rate of interest will get the most granger votes and from now on demagogues will attain power by pandering to corrupt tendencies among the people what must be the result who that has read history is so dull of comprehension that he can not foresee speedy Dat national iOnal decadence as we the consequence undoubtedly the railroads ot of the country could be operated far mure mum economically under one general management backed up by congressional legislation than at present but what would a presidential election amount to if the railroad employed emp loyes of the country like those of the postoffice post office department were preferred on account of their poll tics bics rho fhe railroad vote alone in many of the states and in the union as a whole would decide a presidential contest suppose money could be accumulated by the masses under these p processes of centralization chatas J aurance Is ie there that they could rewn retain it none whatever when power has been taken from the hands of the people their property is ie lD insecure secure there is no protection against I 1 poverty like the political in independence de p indence of the masses the abw new nationalism is a school of politics that is at war with the one to which the founders of the t united states belonged |