The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-03-15
The Nations Glory.

= va uOt attempt TO note the marvellous and,
u great part, happy contrasts between our
country 60 1t steps over the threshold into its
second century Of organized existence under tho.
young nation that looked undauntedly down tho
hsst century, when all its years stre,choi ont
sour people will not fail At THIS time to recall
the incidents which accompanied the institution
Of government undor the Constitution, or to find
example Of Washington aud his great ASSOCIATES
and hope. aud courage in the contrast which
THIRTY a1sar e eight tSs mo- Ro ls u !, an! psospsroa. States
tsinssd our Atlantic seaboard;; Ihs Ter
than any Of the original States except Virginin,.
and greater than the aggregate of Ave Of the
t sinall Sha states anr p IN 1,so; - The VI, :; center o. Of pop .la,
east OF baltimore, and it was argued by we'll.
informed persons that it would move eastward
e Dc near Cincinnati, and the now census
about abe : to be- taken .s,. win show another stride %
robs. But our growth has not been limited to
territory. population, aud agsregate wealth.
those lirections. The masses Of our people
are better fed. clothed, and housed than
! popa,.r f. sassst,on sf ssy. b yhs v s%ss,,tt sn,.r1 ,sI
and more generally dlffused. Tile virtues
Of courage and patriotism have given recent
Ing power in the hearts aud over the lives of our
people. The influence. Of religion have been
uulttItl6u 1uV buTeuGt Qe0eu. vl0 sweet Offices
Of charity have greatly increased. The virtue
Of Temperance 10 held in higher estimation.
We have not attained an id.ulS co ndition. Not
not all Of them are vir,uons aud iaw.abidin.,'
But. on the whole. the emporium tios offered 10
better than are found elsewhere. and largely bet
tor Than they were luz years ago.
The surrsnder Of 2 large measure Of sover-
the adoption Of the Constitution. was not nc
complished until suggestions Of reason were
voice Of experience. The divergent Interests Of
peace speedily demanded a more perfect union
The merchant u shiPmaster. and manufacturer
must be added to tho political freedom Which
Of the mother country had not relaxed any Of liz
hard and oppressive features. 10 hold in check
the aovslopmont q our con,msrcial murine. to
Of manufactures in States. and 30 to secure an
American murket for their shops and a CARRYING
statesman. and Was pursued us f'v witt, ., ,a nat'H sslf,
i i,l,,,s vag 81: resisions poured p /. upon v.nsess
s aas'n sh sns ' s1soarasss 4, '1 proanatis, >; n assIss
gage ut homo. Tile patriots Of the people,
,,hicl no longer found . field Of existence in war,
o.ng the young republic for the defense Of its in.
dependence BY making the people soif-depenl-
Ont. Societies for tho promotion ofhono manu-
!acturss aud for encouraging the use OF domes.
many Of the States. Revival ut the end Of the
SGSAI0Ay "a nOXuO VbtflOuS luL6t6oG III tho nfn.
servation and Development Of domestic indus.
tries and the defense Of our working people
against Injurious foteign competition 10 an i'll
1t Is not adeparture but q return that w
have Witnessed. A protective policy had then
that its benefits Injured to par.ieuiar elasscs OF
sections. II the question became In any sense
OF at any time sectional, IL WAS only because
this there was no reason why the cotton pro-
ducing States should not have led or walked
luction Of cotton fabrics.
that divide With Pennsylsani in. the s mineral or a treas.
mountain ranges should have been 30 tardv in
bringing to the smelling furnace and to the mill
The mill fires were lighted u: tkee funeral pile Of
heard in the depths d thee earth as We'll as insae
became our better servants. The sectional clio.
olent has. happily; been eliminated from the
IRE necessarily only planting staies: none are
excluded sI u from ON, achieving chi that diversitiya,ion 81
p paad'e, up s,nens the H rEsp so, which n, n,lnsi wealth IN
not DO less valuable VIII II the product Is spun
IN y country town by operatives whose nocessi-
ties cal! for diversified crops and create a home
d!einsnd for garden and asri ultural products.
Every new mine. furnace and factory is MI or.
tension Of Tho productive capacity OF the state
slavery consinas to Lam, g. upon n1'i .iis skirts
VI, p'okI0Sb. ItuW iONS VIII tlOH6 VINO
rejOteo that slavery no Ion 20. exists cherish or
tolerate the insapncities 1t mt upon
their communities? Look hopefully to n con.
ttnuance OF our protective system aud to the
consequent development Of manufacturing and
mining thtt rrrises in States hitherto wholly
given to agriculture us q l o:.n ilf,us nee in the
perfect unihca,ion OF our people. Men who
have felt tie benefit Of their ieisliborhood and
men vho work III shop o field will not fail to
md aud to defend n community of interest. Is
It not quite possible tlas furiiierd aud the pro.
motels OF greG: mining and manufacturing on
terprisee which have recently been established
In the South may yet find that . free ballot Of
tho workingmen. without distinction Of race, IA
needed for the.r defense as we'll as their OWN.
II do not doubt that II those men in the South
who now accept the tariff views of Clay and the
constitutional exposition s OF Webster would
cour0seOuSly svOw and defend tLeir real con
victions they would not f.nd It difficult, by
friendly. tnstrucs ion rnd cooperation, to nuke
the black man their ehlcisn and safe nlly, not
ouly in. establishing correct lr nciples in our
national administration, but In preserving for
their lncal communities tile benefits of social
csdsr and economical aud honest government.
At least. until the good Offices Of kind
ness aud education have been fairly tried,
contrary conclusion cannot be plausibly
urged. I have altogether rejected any suggss.
tons o. Q special executive policy for any see.
ton Of our country. II 10 the duty Of the exscu.
tive 70 administer aud enforce, In methods aud
d t00tfpmn0Ealikfen N0{nkad mt anil nrOvidad