, 1879-01-04
Protection OF Minorltics and individuals
the Great Distinguishing Feat
ure Of Our System.
The Value Of Special 1ntelligsncea in
the Conduct Of Public
Affairs.
rsW1 and County Self.Gsrernment The Basis af
~. .euf rslItleal Strength.
Congress aud State legislatures Are
Conduits Rather than Enact
Ing Agencies.


power is wonderful. Baiorc tho close Of this |
century, II our proErcss goes on at the ratio OF
the pass, our numbers wilt exceed 60, ,000, 600.
II is Just source of pride that we have not be-
come great By arts Of diplomacy or by con1ucsts
gained by wars. Tho cnptiyes Ne have tnkrn |
nrc not those Of force. but prisoners OF peace
drawn to our shores BY the desire To enjoy with
us the liberties of tho land, and the plenty
which Providence has gtveu tts. While the dlf-
fesent nntIons of Europe watch with lcalou.
,oor ~ c,rh Drh,,o ra.sa T., ~. ,u,,,,. ~ n.
po"e' " eaen-N'o pta.o ~ s.e ...'e y. ass
means asen ran t{,n, '"r
population BY bcnc!Iccpk Influences muro than
tte rno.t enccca.fnt IN MN. h,vc becn oh,e tn
santme. ron ,,n.. ,n.a ,rhoso torr,, or,.. INV
have carried death and devastation. We baVc
taken BY immigration from Germany
- GREATER NuMnkRs
.,. .h,. r,,,,s. ,.ro.,ot, fr,,,, rr,,,, t., AZ,
,"an sas. 1,.npte "..sTo r, no" 1'"He' III 'ne
last war between those fo"cfa'
But at this tln'cr when 70 many facts tend
10 ntl our hearts with pride aud gratitude,
~. 80 ,or,,oxa, ir thn ,o,,,r,i ,.nro..
A.,
son OIL business. aro tne a's1tess VI 'alk"
c'assrs Of our citizens: We now feel the full
cost OF the late Civil War, mud the force OF
tbn tcxrtton which anrinrs from, Wild .ncru1o-
w., 49, s..,.a ~. .s,,u,, H.. n,,,s.s,..a,,
.,, wu' sn,n o Nv ssa "'s sS rpaa
FUR gain has tempted us 10 disregard tho laws Of
prudence. !udustrr, and ECONOMY. and tu uras,,
~ vro,,h hr schrmra vhlc,, In ,hc cr;1 hnro
,. - "" ' -. .e 49,
p'unSeo Us lnto many puo'tc ona pf'Fate u's"
ns:cTs. VIC finl that linllts OF extravaganza
uru moro easily aequtret than cast of. We
nrp mt vet rcnay to nt,m,t tho ,r,th ,hat wc
1ava hro,,o,t ,hos. ..tt. 1,,,, ,,,,.o,r,s onJ
ua's o'oAAu. A"'so S'.o ~" cu'e..'sei sn's
that we must 20 back to tue trict] pathways by
Which our country reached lta greatness. This
,rr, x,h.n,uu ,ho,+ au,nros- ,.rr,,,, .,,,nr ,,,,
s I e.ss' .oo". "'a.'' y1. T,' .Ae'' wv
tne pohteh OF government. 1hfsc d'seoFt1ant
theories ranEc from the doctrines Of tho Com
,1r,. n ttn,o ~ IN. ttm,tl hoif.hc,rtol la.
S,.us,. T., ~. tIe,t..,..,. ,-1,, ,r,.t t ~ ,,.
~ uus "os usn' aa,e "a "'sn 49, ~ ,, ko LUCK
TO restraints and po"css eseftcd by Tho mon
nrchs OF Europe. hfauy tear that lgavo evils
will GROW out Of these coulicts Of ontntpu. Bit
,bnss who hnvc o,nJtcd ,vt,l cora IN. nr,,c Ma.
o'e W. ""'' ''"o~o ~, ~" "e NV - '''ep'ee
and workings VI our poilt1eal 1t'etit'tt1ons look
upon them rs y
SOURCES or GOOD RATHER THAN or gvlt.
'nss aes' 1ua. ouf s,s.e" 'a 10y w, "," s'''s
se1sa.fe tuan a!l o1aess' pae 'has ~ haa 'ese TO
1ehr from wild theories or from far.y passions.
Distress always makes tlscontent, au'l ,ncu
who nre in trouhlr turn with ,:,trrest mil bur,
In orurv ,,ro nnso;1 rc,,,o.Iv T. ia mn ar,v ~
otI ,otr vt.u w rs.ncc, ,ar .h,t" af ,nae ~
1t Ia we'll s|,ut wo arc taupnt by uop,1lnr ar1ta-
tt,,, tna ,-J,ioro. ~ .v,,. r. l., ,,oc,,.,w,, ~
.,on '"I sess.so ,. ~ e's ,,, .os
tlloso VINO hoVc charge u pnbs'c Affairs to learn
what men have III their mlnda,-wl'at Views
ttey hold,-ut what ends they MIN. We can
catn ,uonv truth, from tt,nAc WIN r,oy nnld
,"..,'a , ..a ~" .vso ., wv ., "o.a
"11ssaNen op'"'ohs' one u tho auf""taRes VIZ
enjoy under onr form, oil government IA, that
we eau lot false notions cliru themselves, Il te
mt nernssarv for the o,,h1lr .ogcty q, rc.trntn
frec.,on NJ sp"cctt. II "a strilfnr f.ct that
whijc tt,o m,norch. ~ Crr,nn,," snI p,'a.I.'
VIII vn.t nrmi". ,,n,c~ tictr snntr ri ri ara .sjs.
tnrhe,l onJ enIsn sngnrnI Nv fha thrcrlcs ~ S,,.
so,st. r anr rcsnlut1osv w s' s.n,. ~. ,Sc S
iistcs, ~ NJ ,sm ,xri,nnt fnnr w sin,v H., 49,.
,nnst frcrlnr, ~ snr"ri,' AMI W. rr,v ,,n"n
fIe goo,i xrn.., ~ o,tr ncnni" i, snats him.
i"s. III .nn"oss r. nra,t,t'tsc Et.mp%o,n % I'm
r,nis,,, ,a.sicrs ~ ~ ,p.an snn,;., ~ ttnorsst
,nav in,, lin IT, t,,.",t ,mn"arri, - a., .hs,.. |"
s,ot Ifar. ha ."n .,niu ,',sni.t. -. .;",",'s S.a.
,n,nnt,,,, ,.l,e, INV tont a.s;n.s ~ ,,et;ns
"nI thsn h. .tnl. ~. n.'n.,ssp pa1 ,s',t, T.,
Ersn ~. " ,'nnH3s. n @ w. .'ao., te.nG., ~ -
t"coi ar1cr ri H.r H.. ser,e a,,lr ~