Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 12, 1904)
DAILY CAPITAL JOUENAL, SALEM, OBEOON, 3ATUBDAY, KOVEMBEB 12, 1004. 6 hi. it j Pi it tfi f .. , i m if (4 WW DISCUSSION OF " . HUMAN FREEDOM (getting into Keaven, and even In this'man sees the climate nnd his living the closer to this despotic freedom. conditions constellated with tneso uu siarmug iu- !"""" "" "sparks" which frighten him into run- ticeablo in matters pertaining, to re nine away into tho light. With the'Hgious worship. John Kuskin, in a light Intelligent understanding of treaties upon natural phenomena, in rnnditlons comes relief.' Tho nir is its relation to man, remarks that man analysis of One-Man Power by a Clever I ; in , .. . Writor feu Tho T' Til . V. BV Journal e vjtw (Written for Tho Saturday Journal.) "Whrft of man whwo days "arc as grass," who wastes them vainly en deavoring 'to accomplish tho Impossible to bo free! It is said "man was free bbrn," but certainly not material man, nor material man's sonso of ffee- (loin, for ho is ns material as matter can tJo and must como under tho laws gov erning matorlal relatioiuhlp. Why has not man gained this coveted.' freedom after millions of years' slavery to tho causof i In reply, wo might say one of the most potent reasons is that man has failed to observe. Hud ho gono to the flower to tho sun to the forest,' to tho mineral, yea, to the dust of tho ground, he would would havo learned his so crc.tj.jof, sf recdom. ,In tho midst, of nb wluto obedionco to law, is itnot tho height of nonsense for man to expect to bo frcq from material law so long as ho remains material himself) Wo had as well say that any vegctablo may grow, flourish and produce without obe dience to tho laws governing vegctn tion. Alan, looking on, sees tho impos sibility, of this vegetable growing to tho botit ndvantago without proper conditions and ho therefore endeavors to placo tho plant in tho closest liar iripny with tho laws governing its growth. JIo doos not sprinkle a can of water on it and say, "This will help you to grow more, independently of any law of nature," but ho recog nizes that wntor Is an essential ele ment fqr tho nourishment of tho plant, and thnt wntor is the best nourishment is not a man-mado law either. There- tiorp, man uooh not stop to quiuuio ovor who mado tho law, how It got there, jior try to ehango It, but hn rnltivnt as near ns ho can In strict obedionco to it. Wo find vegetation glows In obedi onco to tho influence of tho sun nnd that tho tides never fall to respond to tho inllueuco of tho moon, itnin fulls nt the command of gravitation. Worlds bowl through illimitable spaco with tho movement of clockwork. All nat ural phenomena nro nccordlng to the various Jaws governing. Yet, hero is man, in tho faeo of all this array of object lesions staring him in tho face, vainly endeavoring to llvo contrary to law, in a state of what ho is pleased to term freedom. Ho Is found to bo work ing from tho wrong end even in this attempt. Instead of boldness nnd bravery demanding this so-called free dom, ho is tho-weakest of all creatures In tho material universe, and because of his superior intelligence, the most pitiable Ho lacks confidence in him self, in his followinun, u'nd, imbued with tho inherent idea of tho necessity for worship, he creates his own god, nnd this creation of his own mi rid he tries to lovo nnd obey in tho midst of doubt nnd fear. This "maniof dust" Is afraid of everything. Ho Is tilled with fear. He ees danger In everything. What he sees, hears, feels, eats arfd does creates u condition of fenr, at times sufficiently torriblo to cnuso death. It is rarely that whatever ho docs Is permitted, by n genoral belief, to bring him relief, hnppiness and security. What good doos como to him appears to come bo cniro ho can't keep It nway. Ho is overanxious for disaster. Ho not only coiitemplntes but npprohonds distress in ovory mote and act. 1'rogross in inochnnicnl lines instils grnvo npprc- honsions for tho future. His nil mi ra tion for tho achievement of tho suc cor ful flight of tho airship is sickened by tno idea that it must bo attended by an onormous loss of lifo nnd limb. Sn nn (n every department of life do we find tho progressive elomcnt balked and frequently thwarted by this over whelming senso of destruction which unfortunately accompanies it. Tho only Idea mans possei.ses which fills him with ' puro nnd unalloyed joy is ho is doomed to pass through tho val ley of death to get there. , He docs not realize that all he sees is a reflection of his own menial activ ity. He forgets that handy ntaxim, "to believe nothing' you hear, and only half what you soo," Ho docs not at onco decern his feelings nro impres sions mado upon a wax record of his own moulding, nnd thnt his appetite only demands what things ho nlrcady has beforo tho appctito for it is cro ated. As a crowninig climax of his icunui iimuru uu Buuns mu imuicuiiuu Ipraiso and good will of his fcllowmnn whenever ho takes nn initial step. Ho hesitates to father his originality. Ho feels it must bo first stamped by the "has bcens," rather than leave it to tho judgment of tho "never wases," who might ninko him an "iscr" of the first wntcr. But slang nsidc, he con stantly seeks tho patronage of man kind, nnd is too often ready to dis own and discard his woll-wrought no tions and ideas for those prevailing which aro highly inferior nnd objec; tionablo In many instances. Thus wo discover man without any inherent senso of liberty: When ho would tako the- liberty of a step, ho waits for somo man, or somo circum stance, to mako a law for him which will sanction bin move. Ho Is liko tho hopeless slave who yearns for freedom. Ho Is a coward before tho world forces and afraid of tho conditions in which ho exists. Ho is peculiarly possessed with tho idea of opposltes. That is, tho climato under which ho livijj pro duces certnin effects upon him; there fore he needs tho Influence of nn op posite climnto to correct theso bad ef fects. With tho golden sunshino comes dismal experiences nnd listnessness. With its opposite, tho wintry blats, also comes similar wroue, conditions In either or both enses, ho demands that tho opposite ense bo presented to him for reliof. Tho changing cllmntes keep him rushing from ono part of tho earth to another In a wild hope of benefit. It nover occurs to him to sit down' nnd flgnro out what tho difficulty is, whether it is in tho climnto or in him. An investigation of this nature would doubtless, in many iristnnces, di vide tho inu bntwoen the two. A farmer sees tho process of thresh ing his grain during tho day with per fect tranquility. At night tho sparks from tho engine, mado visiblo by tho darkness, blanches hilt fnco with fear. In tho darkness of doubt and ignorance no longer filled with "spark." There is nothing to run nway from. Man kind first tics its hands and then would wield tho sceptre of a monarch over its conditions. Man seeks what tho stars cannot have. Ho nsks what tho sun and moon cannot have If theso bodies had the freedom ho nl'Jcs, what would becomo of our astronomical order! It would end in chaos. It is law that keeps tho earth in Its orbit nnd it must continue in exist If creation would exist. Mnn wants freedom from all laws, which ho considers restrictions. Man is nnt urally an outlaw. He necks freedom which no material thing can have. But for these laws Jupiter might get in front of mother earth somo day and "butt" us off the track, and when we weltlpd there would be no time for the socihI formality of nn Alphonso-Gnston introduction. We owo our terrestial fixity to law. Tho actual freedom of the "Stars and Stripes-' depends sololy upon our obedienco' to the laws tho flag repre sents. Its valuo as an emblem of free dom is purely a matter of our obrerv anco of the principlo concealed within its folds. Herbert Spencer says In his great work on Sociology that freedom to every individual mnn depends upon tho absoluteness of a veritablo despotism, however much we may deplore tho use of tho term. The nearer wo reach a one-man power tho farther awny we got from democratic government and A Freak Apple. might bo termed a "half brK ... uo lula morning by 1 jj M It is a small apple raised o'a ti river orchard of Mrs p w ;:Hi w . . of this city. A distina 1 ZrH v captt.i.. wants whnt the stars, the sun and tho moon, all planets, vegetation, minerals the npple, dividine it in t , and everything comprised in tho grand strango to iy, it is ian ' ,,3i composite of nature, cannot have. He ( versed in tho varieties of th " concludes, therefore, man is foolish to(that one-half is Spitzenbe ' " seek freedom from law. What he needs other Gano. Irim,mnt.i r?.ai" tl j ucr is to seek freedom in law. FRED K. WATEKS, Salem, October 33, J 904. from such apples might be mm . ' "half and half. -Th n, Jnln " WW ' aSHSBKMaMWMHHHBHHWMMHHMBHMBBHHBBBSHHfflate NATUHE SPARES The Stricken none From Grief. What a fortunate provision of nature It Is, that deprives tho roso-of mental Buffering; for how poignant would bo Its grief to discover, in tho height of Its blooming glory, that a canker fed at lti heart, and that Its beauty nnd fragrance wcro doomed forever. Nature always spares tho suffering; sho Is a vorltablo store-house of pleasing rewards, for thoso who seek her aid. In tho yearn gono by falling hair and grayncss havo cast a gloom over tho lives of thousand! of young women, but thanks to the In vestigations of scientists tho truo causo cf hair destruction Is now known to bo a germ or piraslto tl.at burrows Into the hair follicles. Newbro's Hernlchln absolutely dostroys this gorm, thus permitting tho hair to grow as na turo Intended. Sold by leadlnc drnir. gists. Bend 10c. In stamps for eamplo to Tho Horpicldo Co., Detroit, Mich. IHnloI J ry, Speeial Agent. We Don't Have Old Prices' no Cat Psices' But oar every day prices are always as low or a tr.fle lower than the so-called cut prices R. M. WADE & CO., Salem, Otc. RELIABLE HARDWARE DEALERS wmmmammmmmmMmmmmmmmmmimam tMUNII l!HII!IIIIHI III11HHI l Hill I Mil-H-H-H4 : Fine Ptopztty at a Bargain Choice piece resldenco property on principal street within three blocks business part of city. Xico largo, modern hose, about ono acre of ground near school and car line, all kinds of frilit, beautiful shrubbery, etc. All modern con veniences. These aro both etra choice buys for homes or investments. DERBY &, WILSON, 244 Comniercial St.- Salem, Oregon H-t ni mi i ii i iiKWHinifin n 1 1 mm iiiiiniu 6eoes8aae9aeseeete3M8ae3ee8oswcg Have You Ever Ordered Your Groceries from S TTT 1 i Si ft smaiiut oc juawicnce I If not, you are away behind the times. However, they are it 1 S ways glad to see new patrons, and If you call on them, you will bi n moro than pleased. Tou will find tiom at the corner of Commerdt) f 2 and Ferry streets. i SBBB'SBBSB-BB-SBBSSeHHHQS3Q332Q m 7 The Man Who M'? ."f jp w A. ,s? Hid His Lip lit . 9 f Undct a Bushel I '' VtA ISS m . Was on a pat with the one who in this day and age fails to hae the Best modem lights At one time the tallow dip was a great invention. Then came the great sperm candle, hut this was later pat in the shade by coal oil. Today these are all cast off. The people all want to get as near as they can to the Great White Light produced by w ,' GAS OR ELECTRICITY Salem is now on par with the large cities in these commodoties. Call and see oar newest things and learn how little it costs tc be ap-to-date. CITIZENS LIGHT & A. WELCH TRACTION MANAGER CO. I (8 53S0SSBB2SBBS-S-SS-S3SSSSSSSS BJHlia mh fa -j "- ""M i MfiHiTmtfraiifWiii iiiimi1iI