The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-07-25
AN ADDR EsS
BY HON. AUG. BEADLE.

die said:
But If am to say anything to-day that shall
ee instructive Or q value to yon. you VI, vii In
rent OF thought that annually Nils your ears
with the bombast Of national conceit and self
laudation. Allow me. then. to speak my own
point above the poisoned atmosphere Of vul-
gar party or the narrow claims of national in
terest. To-day. let me speak for you-for man
soilesi or dim. the crown upon his forehead eel.
the immortal gift Of God to him.
No nation, has ever furnished an annivers-
waited thoughtsias the occurrence Of this day
the dav when the noblest and most fruitful hu-
man idea first had its birth I'm action and re-
was of man. made in his image. The cause
was as old as man-for II was OF government,
impartial as the law of his maker. It first
found clear and distinct Mtterance in power
and in glory ON this. the day Of our nations
The accuracy of my statement will be sus-
tanned or disproysn by the facts OF History.
while as briefly as l can and as clearly as may
we inquire what Is its declaration.
The PROCESSES Of History are IKE periods in
creation. We go up step by step from print.
tive man through the unfolding powers Of the
race TO our present civilization, culture and
refinement. We shall pass BY In silence those
government or methods Of thought that would
advance them beyond the regions Of Gavagcism
or misunderstanding mere animalism Of nature.
valuable information In the pursuit Of our in
vestigation Neither will we consider those
nations composed OF the passive races. for
instructions of instinct. Their civilization,
their ideas Of morals and government appear
TO have matured long slnce. and they seem
now to he passing slowly through the stages Of
decay 10 complete extinction.
THE WAR OF THE RACES AND SURVIVAL or
THE fITTEsr.
But. thousands nm, Of years rs aso the highlands
race, which seems to have possessed that vital
moral fibre, that persistent intellectual tough
ness, that elastic physical endurance adapted
to all changes of climate and every condition
of physical circumstance. 1t was the family
of Noah. Their preservation from destruction
amid some overwhelming calamity that swept
across the face of nature IL related In the SIM
pie story of the ark-a narrative marvelOusly
confirmed by tradition and recent oriental ex-
ploration. This was destined to be the dOmi-
full compass in their powers: their perceptions
were keen, their intellect was active and Wig
OrOus: their hands were ready and ekfllful: and
they had faculty of adapting means to the
accomplishment Of ends. The hive became
too pOpulOus, and the younger branch Of the
family probably first migrated from their
mountain home, but In successive tides.
Wherever they came in contact with other
races (by whatever unknown methods pre-
served from the wreck Of the old world) they
ana =, ,ss sGmst IN oy the e1s!
milder laws or absorption. They were the
sturdy and stern sons Of Ham. Wherever they
went. the intense rugYctincss Of their nature
went with them. They subjugated the ele-
ments. Oycuame the Obstacles and converted
the powers of nature into allies: and, under
the instruction Of necessity and circumstance
evolved a systematic spoken language They
studied the motion and the courses Ofjthe stars
introducing the rudiments Of science. They
navigated the oceans. and traneplanted their
colonies into other territories. They instituted
governments with fixed and determined rela-
tons among the subjects. They founded en-
the historic race. Wherever they went. they
met the opposition Of the savage and harhar-
nan, and became 1.-THE hunters Of men," Their
success was dependent on ''uni0n"-the union
OF force by consent they submitted 10 she
will of him who had become pre-eminent in
personal courage, in physical prowess, in Wise
eminent with them matured into despotism.
II was not founded In human rights but grew
out Of the necessities that success In these
wars imposed upon them. Under this system,
were developed-theg governments of tleslS0tic
and mighty force. stern. cruel and inhuman
The mind and will Of millions concentrating In
the will ana expressed In the act OF 4 single
dcspOt. Their achievements were grand: their
civiization.was wonderful: and their period in
History important. Government founded on
and anarchy. mat1red: and. in decay and H.
hence. they passed out Of History, leaving be-
hind them their Titanic monuments to testify
=, On INTERESTED and alsorhin~ c,r,os,1vs T,...
sncmm. towering Pvramiis fhe s,i..,,e
ephynxs of Egypt. the hanging gardens Of
tnre If phoenecia the nnver and n.;,sa ~ -.
image. the wealth and Ylory OF fhes.. hurried
empires declare that no government that does
thai their destiny is to mature and 70 .saca.
We leave them wing in the nra,c.sses ~ H;ssS1..
~. like the gigantic but extinct fossils In the
R.,f again in the PROCESS of time .roshor
.nI Vet nni,er tyne nf man co,nes IT,sr s.
these MOUNTAIN plains to displace or s,pplsnt
ssis h,.rtnd vianf rage Tl,ey @e,ro ,ss.ppPp..s
~ the same ,..ue,s ne their krsehre:. h.,s .s;eh
S."rior nifts These were the s@.ns ~ s,.s..,
fhe Hebrew manor the man Of faith-sni
With his feet or the earth the rnverrn.
that tho Hchrew acLnnu,issirad haT H. sh.'saa4.
a the Skies lie acknnwIei1ssi aIir;a ~, 1,.sls.
- sha, ii ,-;s;hIa Isa;rv ,.nea ,.,sis .I yay
- him his own highest idea ~ Riga, Nj. s,.sst
cos;nr ~ thn Ensi' IN a-li.,esin.. h;..s.le -
~ r,,,rcmcnts of rirhteo,s law q rs ~, %
f,s sa,,al = - MUST 'ecoen'1e nus ie''ow -
~ +. Il ~. ~. nro,-;nc, =, .,o,,.,a -, ,a
~,.is,n M which this ynvernmnnt ,ras ,as.
MEL teip p.eso o. sam ,s bnt the
human rights Is broad and deem a the de-
.,ramds ~ nnr common nature n hos =, II to
ee,ne s Of has a st ., me me
test Of time and trial. For this reason the HI.
49, thm,on FIR iie. r,,.st ssln 49, .;s. ny
.s.,.ovnized external rovernmc,,t ho,Ss hss .i,s
e;ncti,-n nlace in history. and r. Iias, liz, hss
s.pm1nanhs the rss,,se sl srd y ns
,.arIJ IN tho ,s.rsnn IF his a;s.s,, VI
sa .,rsnntatiyes .istin~,,ishe.I T., ssafs...s
I'm hi the nerss,n Of Disrasi ne nrime m,n;ssn-
~ ssa;,s n n,nter1,i nn,~ar IN thn fa,,,si.. 81
a. =. ~ Rnsba.:ias contr1siit"r tho S.s;y ~
S..,.it,, I;st,nu,,shei in tho n.,dS ~ ... ~
~ neysons If keeti,nvcn WenS.,ss,o, d..
~ ~ nd Rachel Nth q s,,sf1.n shs1 r asa
ss.,,a an r;~hts tho H..hr:.v 10 ana M cve.n
Isalan Tho Gender and miracle .f h,sta-s ' o'c'
~. n,,ySt We entirai, To osario,k ~.
and the Moor. whose Civilization shon me- out IN
,.,sv;. glory from lavdaf md San. n .a =.
Srs,,, the seats az iearninv NJ enrs,o,a S,.i ~
Vile during the 40 glorious Years that tina
seOOrs held r,lle in St,ain 4 ciyixafinn TINT a.
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~ M mndern mechanisG Inns not yns aIpnalei. |
: s~~.x;i,sation the sDIendOr az Whoa. drr@,nv
rchsta"f,,,m like s.f,,zen music. sfili erist.
=, TIC naan.. az the AihaInlrn In S,ain. ci,ysi'
=. WITH i deferpncc Iaavnanimitv and
rh;..olrv mat the starred md heited rr.,aade-
,css.lI MT rival
~. student If history may safel,, accl.rol
M il I'M. light nne nrnIsn3S.. ~ .itha ~onsi
ei,na Coming useful and fiffin~ Mace sfali
~ Tnnnd fnr tn, sons Oftsfhc o,,fcasf" 7sh,,aai
=. IN with yivorSn,s intcilecf and nliant nina
chle the DARKNESS OF Ignorance broodcd like
niUht over their more gifted brethren fed the