Show A DESPOTS LOGIC SUCH guch fo forms of rule rue as that which the czar exercises have ono one baleful feature which alone utterly condemns them this evil is forcibly set forth in the following language which occurs in a circular recently issued toy by the cears czars prime minister finist ter the gymnasia biah schools and universities wll will henceforth refuse to lo receive as pupils or stud students euLs the children of domestic servants servant peasants peanuts tradesmen petty shopkeepers farmers rs and others of like e progeny should not be ragged from the circle to which they the belong and be thereby led as long experience has shown to despise their parents to become discontented with their lot and irritated against the inevitable inequalities of the existing social position thus it is declared as if in so inan many y words that the security of the pres prea ent occupant of the russian depends upon preventing pre the masses of his subjects from rising out of their low estate should they drink from the fountains of knowledge advance in and develop within w i thin themselves tho those attributes that will make wider the gulf ault which separates them from the brutes the perpetuity of their national institutions will be endangered on the other hand the glory of 01 a republic consists in the elevation of its inhabitants provided only that morality keeps pace with education the intellectual advancement of the people cannot he be too rapid nor can it reach too lofty a bight for the welfare of the nation or the safety of all that is rood in its institutions all forms of rule which chain the intellects ts of men and forbid them to drink of the waters ol of truth and intel lia li ence gence are by the operation of tile the economy of the creator doomed A tide of events is flowing in ia upon the world which will overwhelm them already that tide is dashing dangerously near dear the loot foot of the czars azars throne in breakers that la kethe form of nihilism anarchism willism cial ism and plots and conspire soles of various kind sand degrees of danger the plea urged in justification for keeping the masses down in a state of ignorance as expressed in the closing words word 4 of the above quotation is the same loic lo ic with which tyranny has bas bolstered its power po and false pretenses to beneficence in all ages filial love and sympathy natural to the cla children ildren of is a guard against toe the danger the czar pretends to dread that the youth will be led to despise their parents if permitted to rise above their parents estate while the argument which opposes oppose advage ment because with it comes a desire to progress Rs further would destroy it if allowed to operate its full length all distinction between men v and beasts the te smaller the degree of intelligence the more profound is is the contentment among animated beings er gomen should be as much lik like e cia blanas ms as possible credence in these teachings of tyrants is ia happily fading from the faith of mankind |