St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-21
DUTY OF AMERICANS.
Ex-President Cleveland De-
fines it in Speaking of
Cur Country"
It is to Protect, Defend, Foster
and Improve the Re-
public.
Failure of the Oldest Banking
and Brokerage Firm in
Philadelphia.
Barker Bros. & Co. Owe Three
Millions anu Suspend
Payment.

NEW York. Nov. 20.-The jewelers.
annual banquet was spread at Delmon
cos Tonight, aud eN-President Cieye-
and was one of the guests. He re-
sponded to the toast, "Our Country"
md in part he said:
Il know of no better way 10 deal
with the sentiment than to di-
vide it and consider one branch or part
of my text, as is sometimes done With IL
Ong text i'll the pulpit. | therefore pro-
pcSe 10 say something about the word
our as related to the sentiment our
country This is cur country, because
the people have established it, because
they rule it, because they have devei-
0ped it, because they have fought
for it. and because they love it.
And still each generation of Ameri
cans hold it only III trust for those who
shall come after them; and they are
charged for the obligation. To transmit
Ii as strong and sound us il came 10
their hands. 1t is not ours 10 sell and 1t
is not ours to neglect and injure. II is
ours as eur families are ours, and as
our churches and schools are ourS-to
protect and defend, to foster and i'm
prove. As lis strength and its fitness
10 reach its promised destiny depends
upon its unity, one of our highest
duties toward ii IS 10 cultivate ard ell
courage kjndliGeSS among our people, to
the end that ali may heartily cooperate
in performing tie terms Of our trust.
As il exists fOr Us all, so ali should be
accOrned an equal
Share IN lis Henefts.
1t is 50 constructed that its work is
Il
when special ami exclusive advantages
are awarded 10 any particular class OF
our people. Ii we permit grasping self
iShneSS 10 influence lis in the care Of our
trust. We are untrue to our obligations
and our covenants as Americans. Our
country is ours for the purpose of Sc
curing through IFS means justice, happi-
ness and prosperity 10 ail-u0t for the
purpose OF permitting the selfish and
designing to be enriched at the expense
OF their contiding fellow countrymen.
1t is our duty then to defend and protect
our country while it remains in our
hands, from that seiishness which, if
permitted. will surely undermine II, as
clearly as it is our duty 10 defend it
against armed enemies. Nor are we
discharged from our obligations as
trustees of our country, if we merely
preserve it in the same condition as
when we received it. The march of
progress and civilization throughout the
world imposes on us the duty of i'm
proving the subject of our trust so that
it may be transmitted to others in such
all advanced condition Of prosperity and
growth aS shall bear witness to our
faitifulness and our devotion to it's in
terests. He who hid his talent in
napkin and added nothing to
it, WAS condemned as unfaith-
ful when called upon to give
an account of his Stewardship.
Let Us rejoice, then. in the greatness of
our country but let Us remember that
it will be our blame if it is not made
greater; let us boast of the country
which is ours, but let our Boosting be
tempered with the reflection that its
possession is charged with a sacred
trust; let US constantly bear in mind
that while ii is ours 10 use periodically
and transmit to coming generations,
our relation to it is made more serious
by the fact that in its broadcast and most
solemn meaning our country is some
thing which, as an example and inter
prefer of freedom, belongs TO the world,
and which, in its blessed mission. be-
longs to humanity"