Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-25

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them insult our flag rs it floats |
over the mouth of the Mississippi
or of the Hudson, and we will show
them bit of our national pride
and unity, They will learn that a
woman can abuse her husband as "A
sort of pleasant exercise, but she
will soon settle the meddlesome
outsider who says word against
the good man.
l knew a country school master
who whipped his own boy most
numerically the first week of ev-
cry term, to terrify the rest of the
school into Il proper appreciation of
his ability to do a good job IN that
line. Our neighbors no doubt by
this time appreciate the fighting
qualities of American soldiers, and
will give young Jonathan respect
full credit for his pluck.
The American soldier has made
an honorable record in the three
wars he has waged with foreigners
On the battle fields of the war of
1915, 127 900 American soldiers
successfully met 10000 British,
and the result of that war tells the
proud story of American general
ship and heroism-an everlasting
monument to the dauntless fight
ing qualities Of this western blood.
British pride was not quite satisf-
ed with the result, and in 1912 72,-
600 british repeated the exhibition
of being soundly thrashed by 5O,-
600 Americans. The American SOL
dier is fastidious-he disdains to
meet any foreign foe but the bra
vest The superb army of Eng
land, which encircles the globe and
stands guard on every meridian
line; which sweeps all waters and
, is sovereign of the seas; which
owns the best of more than one
continent; whose standing army is
FIVE times our own-even this proud
British army surrendered its crown
ed heroes and it's inscribed ban
ners at Yorktown; and finally the
almost invincible lion crouched in
the shadow of the eagle at New Or
leans and cooled his pride in the
spray of the Gulf.
In the Mexican war our soldiers
were confronted by twice their
: number, and yet were able to carry
: victory from nearly every field
For the first time we bodily inva
f ded another land; and the most Sc
| rious foe we found was a barrer
plain and a bed of cactus.
1t can be written down in the an
. mails of brilliant history that thu
, American soldier has never surren
, dered his musket to a foreign foe o
signed a humiliating treaty o
y peace. If the achievements of wa
are it's vindication, and its article
of peace the correct record of supe
i riority. then no foreign court hold
a record of which the most sensi
tive American need be ashamed.
But I am proud of the American
soldier, not merely because he cal
fight; but because he is a peaceful
5 sturdy citizen first, and soldie
only when necessity demands it
: Russia, Austria, Germany, Italy
S Spain, France and Great Britain
the seven leading powers G
Europe, have now under arms an
q thoroughly organized, in time c
l. peace, 2,640,OOO men. This is on
+ soldier to every III of the popula
6 ton. We have standing arm
n n of 25 900 men, capable Of guardin
u our wide extent of sea coast, secul
e ing peace on our frontier, and CON
't manding order in our great cite:
% One out of every $500 of th
y population is in the army. Th
20 other eighteen men whom thes
<; foreign powers would put into th
y military are with us peaceful, pr
l. ductive citizens, adding the
/. share to the social, moral an
It financial wealth of our great coul
~ try.
a. Every citizen of Europe pays a
o1 annual military tax of 81, while v
'e pay but IS cents. The Americs
is soldier is not professional soldie
1t vet in emergencies he is not sio
to march nor slack to fight.
With 55,0OO,O00 citizens, evel
one of them a sovereign; with l.
r." OOO, 900 school children, every oil
ss being educated up to intellige
In citizenship; with 25,OOO, 900 Chri
I'd tians, every one a friend of rig
re and the foe of wrong; with a fr
i'll air and a rich soil, with iron in o
e. blood and God in our love; wi
as peace for our motto and heaven t
go our hope-two things are true
nd us-we have better fighters and lie
n fighting than any government
id equal size under the sun.
'o' "The Press Response By j. III
w Trinsbfe, Esqr. ss
M Mr.. CHAIRMAN: 1t is usual
of response to toast of this chars
as ter to indulge in fullsome fatte
is Of the press; because the speak
me expects the presto f1atter him
of return, and fears its abuse If