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CONSKKVATISMS.
Imposed obligations are slavery.
Self-control is .
- self-righteousness.
Reform is intelligent self-preservation.
To serve others at the cost of self is
suicidal.
There is neither liberty nor freedom
in inability.
Patriotism is neither gush , moonshine
nor insanity.
Individualism is intelligent self-
preservation.
Intelligent self-love is the highest man
can attain to.
He who loves God wisely loves him
self intelligently.
Ability succeeds by intelligently
studying inability.
Obligations are self-assumed , not the
imposition of others.
Utility to self is the measure of man's
fitness to serve others.
Only ho who is free in his own might
is free to servo others.
As no man ever made himself no man
can Unmake himself ,
There is nothing hiehor or nobler than
intelligent self-control.
The struggle for existence provides no
plane for unfits and misfits.
Missions are the creation of an
emotionally diseased brain.
Ignorance upholds missions , but wis
dom seeks to maintain itself.
Egotism is the assumption of ignor
ance. It is always impudent.
He who serves himself wisely is truest
to humanity , God and country.
Truth to self is tlle-aome of an intelli
gent , conservative utilitarianisni.
True manhood demands freedom and
denies the right of others to bind it.
The brotherhood of man is the en
deavor of ignorance to mate misfits.
Egoism is the positivcness of self-
knowledge and is always controlled.
Self-sacrifice is superstitious suicide
unless exacted by utilitarian necessity.
No man is responsible for the acts of
another unless ho assumes the obli
gation.
He who conserves himself the best is
he who serves others the wisest and most
completely.
Truth is immortal but the sappers and
miners of truth often die of neglect and
damnation.
Man follows his strongest tendency.
"When self-preserving it is moral when
self-destructive , immoral.
Altruistic Fooialists resemble a team
ster who hitches the best horse back seas
as to make him pull the whole load.
It is always wise to look a gift horse
sharply in the mouth ; otherwise ho may
prove a costly and burdensome gift.
True nobility conserves its energies
intelligently ; iguobility destroys them
or sacrifices them to ignorant super
stition.
There is no such thing as love of hu
manity or truth to country. There is
such a thing as intelligent self-hood and
truth to self.
"No legislature ( or government ) has
a right to absolute arbitrary power over
the lives and fortunes of the people. "
Sam Adams.
If the government exceeds the limits
of the powers conferred on it by the
constitution it becomes tyrannical and
treasonable.
He who asserts that he loves God ,
humanity , country or ought else better
than self is a self-deceiving fool or a
hypocritical liar ,
Taxation is one of the powers dele
gated to tliM government by those form
ing the social compact for their indi
vidual preservation.
"The. fool hath said in his heart there
is no God , " simply because he did not
know himself. Ho hath fallen down
before the graven image of ignorance.
Political common sense or patriotism
is the intelligent comprehension of the
relations between self and the whole
and serving the whole for self-benefit.
Taxation for any other purpose than
that implied in the compact is treason
able and usurpation of powers not dele
gated by the members to the compact.
"The supreme power cannot justly
take from any man any part of his
property without his consent in person
or l > y bis representatives. " Sam
Adams.
FRANK S" . BILLINGS.
Graf ton , Mass.
"The people are ready for the defini
tive adoption by express law of the
single gold standard , " declares the Chicago
cage Evening Post ( rep. ) . "The busi
ness community demands it , and the
next congress must carry out the pledges
of the party now in power. There is no
excuse for further hesitation or delay. "
"If the republican majority in con
gress knows the prevailing sentiment in
the country and is disposed to be di
rected by it , it will promptly adopt
legislation unequivocally fixing the gold
standard and protecting the gold reserve -
servo , " says the Omaha Bee ( rep ) .
"Every republican convention of the
year has pronounced in favor of such
legislation. It is desired by all sound-
money men , who unquestionably con
stitute a largo majority of the people. '
"The next presidential campaign will
not be fought upon an issue made to
order by any body of managing politi
cians , " warns the Philadelphia North
American ( rep ) . "That much the
machine bosses may as well take notice
of early. The day is long past when a
cutariddried issue can bo foisted into a
campaign and burning questions of ini-
nediato public importance thrust to the
rear. The printing press and the public
school have wrought ruin to the trade
of professional national platform build-
"The only true conservatism that
commends itself to patriotic Americans
and to men of business sense is that
which conserves financial stability and
public confidence. " says the Chicago
Times-Herald ( rep. ) . "As wo are now
doing business on a gold basis and as
the peonle have twice repudiated the
'double standard. ' the failure of congress
; o enact a plain , unequivocal gold
statute , declaring the gold dollar to bo
the fixed , permanent monetary standard
of the United States , would bo the legis-
ativo blunder of the century. "
Discussing the question as to who will
be the republican candidate for vice-
president , "if Mr. Hobart doesn't care
for a renomi nation , " the Milwaukee
Sentinel says that he must be one who
would be a vote-getter , and who would-
give strength to the ticket. "Her
mustn't , in short , be colorless , " it con'
eludes , but "at the same time , his color
must not be so high that the head of the
ticket will look pale by comparison.
Governor Roosevelt , unless wo are much
mistaken , would have this fault. " Qnite
complimentary to President McKiuley !
Commenting on Senator Thurston's
remark in a speech at the Nebraska
republican convention , that President
McKinley will be reflected on the don't-
issue the Buffalo
pull-dowu-tho-flag ,
Express t ( rep. ) remarks : "President
MoKinley cannot come up as a candi
date for reelection till the fall of next
year. If the Filipino insurrection is not
ended before that time , it will not be a
pleasant subject for republicans to talk
about. If it is ended , the necessity of
supporting the government while it is
at war cannot be an issue. The presi
dent will hardly thank Senator Thuwton
for so short sighted an attempt as this to
define the issue on which ho is to stand
in 1900. "
Colonel Bryan's denial of that silly
slander to the effect that he had said ho
was in politics for the money there is in
it circulated by Sterling Morton is
flat-footed and emphatic , and calls for
Mr. Morton to promptly show his hand.
He has had his fun for several weeks
now let's hear him talk turkey awhile.
Nat Snail's Fremont Herald.
KATES.
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