Wichita eagle., 1888-08-15

| the east with its teeming millions would
IN all reasonable probability not have
| conquered the Indian tribes OF North
America nearly SO effectuallT as
the white Immigrants and THEM de-
scendants have done. Far greater British
| fleets and armies failed most slgnaliy
against this country OF primitive colo
| nIsts in two wars. They were employed
III India. Since then in direct opposi-
ton to the public opinion OF Europe we
waged successful civil war for the
preservation of the union that In itself
exhibited more power than was ever put
forth IN all the aggregated foreign wars
OF any country except those OF France.
Now is handful of our race and an
ancestry from Europe and particularly
from England conquered the great east
with It's fabulous resources; and have
hitherto dictated the entire conditions Of
international commerce by force of
arms and established our language as
the universal language of that COM
merce, it speaks volumes for our
strength by heredity. But when we con-
slider that in arms, agriculture, the de-
velopment of the sciences and the
arts by the fostering methods applied to
home industries we have surpassed Eu-
rope in every trial, it certainly argues
that we shall reach in time what no
country has ever reached before-the su-
premacy of the world.
We fought for and gained our indie
pendence with three million people scat
tered over thirteen large states, wholly
engaged in agriculture, hunting and
a coastwise shipping Of trivial import
ance. In a second war, twenIy-nlne
years afterwards, we successfully de-
Tended our territory at arms: and IN d.
plomacy acquired an empire OF more
power now than that commended for by
Napolean and his hosts. In thirty years
more at a trivial expense we acquired
another empire-the good result OF civil
dissension. simultaneously. under the
Old order of navigation by wind power
we reached a pitch Of maritime COM
nerce marvellous to the world.
At this stage our home dissensions
reached their climax in great civil war,
and the capital. skill and energies of our
people We're simultaneously devoted to
the development of the internal resources
of our great country and the adaptation
of steam and electricity TO the demands
of human progress. We left the carry
ing trade of the high seas to others, and
through the vicissitudes of war and the
increased earnings of capital in internal
DEVELOPMENT we passed our obsolete sail
shipi either to other nations or to that
oblivion prepared for them by rebellious
citizens, wherein after international ar
bitrament nothing was lost to US in the
end
In the present internal political contest
we shall settle for years to come the
question of protection to bone Industries.
And since the common sense patriotism
of the majority of the American people
were never wanting in national crisis
We may confidently expect protection to
win permanent victory.
With the most vital question of inter
nal political economy finally settled we
shall enter that grand highway of nation
al progress wherein party difference
will eXpend its force in proving the
means and not the end. Within half of
the coming century, from the seashore
of the Pacific to that of the Atlantic,
from the Attic regions to Central Amsri
ca Rome will be eclipsed by America
and given the eighteen centuries differ
ence since she died. The concentrated
force of jew and gentle, of Pagan and
Christian, acquired in the worlds history
and concentrated upon this free political
hearth will show itself in full force when
the needs of grand manufacturing ma
ton shall force its international trade
along the pioneer track of the English
language. Then the white wand of our
commercial Murcury will travel the
world free or the way will be forced by
the unleashed dogs of Mars.
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