| Show DRIFT OF THE TUE NATION republican institutions will soon be put to a powerful test W wo may well look with witha it f feeling of deep concern for the outcome of the ordeal this nation is fast becoming one odthe of the most main mallini moth oth governmental structures on oil tho the globe tho tile the extent of our country is immense and teeming thousand thousands from all nations arc are pouring into it this means moms of swelling the population together with the natural increase by birth indicates an all enormous aggregation gre gation of inhabitants at no distant day in a country go so extensive and a population so numerous and diversified interests in different sections are sure to be in many particulars as wide as the poles in ill fact it is patent to every intelligent observer that the necessities education condition instincts and more or less t are wide ly apart from froin those of the east the linca of are not becoming in any weaker cither either they aru are strengthened by time and circumstances in course of time the interests of tho the east and west bid fair to bo be as distinct is those of the north and south As the proportions of the nation become enlarged the greater will bo be the necessity and demand for large broad minded statesmanship manship mans bip to prevent the social and political body resolving into anar ana r CT chiy ay whether breadth of view and lofty disinterestedness of sentiment in the prominent po political lotical leaders of our nation is growing proportionately willi with the progress and developer nent of this great rc ite public is a question rather wo we might s say ay there is 19 no question in in i re garrto to it the sorry spectacles of paltry squabbles amp among Z political ae leaders aders over insignificant and raid altogether selfish issues denote retrogression gres sion from statesmanship there is so much small sonic a ness tim in the general run of public measures nowadays now a days that a broad minded man sickens bickens at the sight instead of looking at the general effect that measures will produce there is too much consideration given to so sectional leori legislation b and the adoption of anch means as will result personal benefits but if this goes on strong that may developed dey dev clope elope into violence will undoubtedly arise human nature is the same everywhere and without the application of masterly statesmanship we do not think it willbe forthcoming the history of other nationalities now extinct will be repeated in this country they reached the culminating point and then rushed over on oil the downward grado grade pandering to great monopolies producing the widest extremes of riches and aud poverty among tho the population will bring inevitable and rapid destruction under republican institutions the public protests in the form of antimonopoly anti monopoly leagued and other societies of similar purport arc are put the tile little clouds before the coming storm As the incubus of monopoly cate extends so will the oppose c it accumulate and when such a contest is fairly inaugurated in a country count like this disruption is almost almos t sure to ensue |
