New-York tribune., 1886-05-17
AMERICA HAS A GOOD DIGESTION.

ME-, BEECHER On ANARCHISTS AMI NhiNH7I" 49,
COUNTRY IN NO SERIOUS DANGER.
In his morning sermon yesterday Mr.. Beecher
in Plymouth Church spoke upon topics OF current
thought and discussion, saying IN part:
America is the champion nation Of the world It's sal
has been from the ideas incucaed by Puritan
across tne ocean 20 ~ her aeas from the Hampdeni
what The Purtans knew. He has been stirred up 10
wotx os o tae Mood Of his ancestors and has nocu
lated Gladstone. Whether fools Will let nm deVeIop
mas nut on the form OF popular government II Will have
been achieved for all Europe Gladstone Will have 81
New.York ia the delta of the world. You know the
delta of the Mississippi Is formed OF the mud ana SINUS
Of a whole country washed doTn by the ONO Tue Tue
Mississippi andlthe Missouri. In comparison with II the
delta of the Nile sinks into insignihcance Mud means
malaria. but when it is aerated anu piougnea unuer
makes the best soil the world. In the detrltus OF
nations collected in NewYork taere are some ol @ 1lc
demagogues aud dupes OF Europe mere tnS az. ~. % re
tied down and ettered and their impulse is aganst Tue
order. But il tner children or giAhcnliuen .ic}
Will make nice population our lhstIutlous are s- ~.
enough to bear OF shocks would hOt shut
down The gates against any one. Let the Anarchist
come! Let the socialist come Let the Communal come
Let the craZlest OF theOrZers come! we can Eet te "
and digest them INTO American cltzens. MANY are
afraid but l. With our strength organization ana
experience is no special danger lncre W." po I"
great deal or trouble. but we are used 10 tha mo IN
coming Of men OF adverse IDEAS VIII Dc ve1a,.o 20 70
organized industry To the KING ana uhlhs'ructeu
there will be alarm. but there Is grim sie oi
humor TO II. The Anarchists say that nIi must D
smashed and put out OF the way. Al our orGanI~u M %
q a
carron crows the tree OF observation whiGh 'nihh
that no beast is good but the dead beast bus thls
fauatical folly Will not last A great batlOn tnal
has stood the thwacks and terror or war can
nor he noculated win it. out OF the slime or Oppres
lion wigge the pollvOgs or Anarchy ana sociaIlsu'
They MI uD their neads, as an Owl mlGnI III comm. -
the door of a cave and say: why, lts daylight IL
las bee day rest OF the world, except pats
and owls Tor hours. But these miserable miscrrants
horn of oppression degradation propose 10 recs1
our in nsttutous our political economy, ana our hdus
schools" They want to teach us how TO govern BuV
no uauon oa the globe teach America now 10 make
a commonwealth stand Applause.
When | say the Anarchists came out OF the nuu anu
slime OF despotism speak in general terms lhey are
men vet though M sdrected. Ihsy are Ignorant, yet
generous in purpose Trey born under thrones
and soycregns out Of all and health from appre
neusion. But and public sentiment VIII cure
them can't help this vOrE. ani We are tdcq uDo 20
it. Our public institutions, religion anu Illth are
d.nted 10 chan animal into the man rational
and spiritual GIVE Us time. IN tuls Dro"u 4a"u tHe'0
l. enough Tor all
saw welcome the Chinese among us. What are nan
million or them OOOOO0O the peOplet II we can
convert turm and take OF jhcm what can We eve"
do bv sending mss oIares 10 the sOOOOUOOO III Ahlha
II we can't teach them mere Burn your BOies
Can back your missionaries NOu can't teIch chinese
civilization anything" But we are Solving ne
problem OF the Chinese among Us w., We
are quietly convertiaS them; not bcps Py 'Ie e
Brooklvn in New York. IN Chicago ana even IN Sai
Francisco We say the Chinese Empire, III spite Ol
Congress and the devil, " Let them come.
In conclus on Mr.. Beecler made an appeal TOT co..
lection OF 5000 for work an)nS tne lnd4aAs' auu 'Ao
baskets passed.