The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-03-10

IN the cprin1 OF 1905. ocuueoi hVat VI
this State has introduced a bill to pro-
vide for its appropriate celebration. II
proposes that the fifteen sister repub-
lies on this continent be invited to cele-
brate with us. The list Is quite long
one Of countries which have modified
their governments after our own. and
have gone to housekeeping with moro
or less success. IL includes Mexico.
Guatemala. Nicaraugua Costa RIGA.
Salvador, Honduras. the United States
OF Colombia, Venezuela. Bolivia. Peru.
Chill. Uruguay. Paraguay. Ecuador and
the Argentine Republic. The idea OF such
a celebration Is the best that any con-
gresham has proposed at this session.
Ii Is really that Uncle Sam make a
tea party on his hundredth birthday.
Possibly our senator evolved this idea
while at home during the holidays, and
II so. we are glad Congress took its
customary recess.
But the bills needs some amendment
The countries named should certainly
DO invited. as they are near neighbors
and relations-in-law IL not by blood.
Why should Uncle Sam when making a
party pass by his own kin In the flesh,
by which we mean not merely England.
Ireland. Scotland. France and Ger
many, but all OF Europe. large part
OF Africa. and also Asia and Australia.
Canada, also. on our northern borders,
should not be forgotten. Some OF these
are already republics. and Uncle Sam.
as he looks over the list. has a suspic-
ion that all are going to be. At any
rate. they are all related TO us. and
IL will never do in making party for
this nation TO pass by its blood kin
merely because they are poor. IL
Senator Hoar will read the sixteenth
chapter of Luke he will find some ex-
cellent advice to those intending to
make feast. According to this our
Government should give an especially
strong invitation to Africa, continent
that yet sits in darkness. but which has
furnished a very considerable proper
ton of our population.
In truth, however. no body anywhere
should be omitted. Our centennial tea
party will lose large part OF its
rightful significance IL IL Is not made
cosmopolitan. We are Mt peace with
all the world and mean no harm. even
to those who have wronged ns. On
one ground or another we are related
to nearly everybody. Brazil Is an
American empire. but Don Pedro is an
enlightened monarch. whose states
manship in abolishng slavery In his
dominions makes him seem like one
Of our own brothers. Russia is an out
and out despotsm; but the father of
tho present Car was good friend OF
ours In the civil war. Besides. he al
so abolished serfdom in the Russian
Empire. and his good deed will cover.
as we fear il has need. n multitude OF
sins. BY all means invite the Gar.
He. OF all others; Is likely here to learn
something to his advantage. He will
be safer here than I'm any part of his
vast domlnions II will probably be q
novel and agreeable change for him
10 be able TO attend party where he
will not be In danger Of being blown
up. III the Gar IL living when our
centennial Is held. by all means let him
be invited. Our experience may well
give him some new ideas as to how a
people should be governed.
France Is "A republic. and as the new.
est addition to this family OF States. Il
entitled to the position of greatest hon.
or. But long before the spring OF 1885
We may hope that Great Britain will
have adopted SO much of our federal
system MS to concede home rule to Ire
land. In that case Gladstone. IL ther
living. will be the chief hero among
our invited guests. Senior CASTELAR,. OF
Spain, should be here to fifty represen
the enlightened public policy OF thu
} country which nearly four hundred
years ago opened this continent to the
, worlds enterprise. Spain. though no
} now republic. Is pretty closely relates
} to all other popular governments OF
this continent who are also our rela.
tives nj law. She was at one time
J pretty harsh ruler of her children. bu
they have now nearly all bro ken loose
} and set up governments for themselves
When so many Spanish-Americans viii
, be invited to sup with us. Mother SPAR
, herself must DO asked TO come also.
Senator Hoar' hill nrovidaa Cor an