The advocate., 1890-12-17

should 90 with it
Community OF interests between the great agi.
cultural alAt0a, OF the middle, southern and
western sections IA the mighty natural force
which VIII draw them together In solid array IN
the impending struggle between the people aud
put0crAtlc power.
Causes other than political, potent and effect
I've as the latter have BEEN have cOnsplfed "a
propagate and p0rpetuato seCilOnnllgm. The
rich, powerful and densely populated east must
needs have nn outlet for lts aggressive enter.
prise, ils rapidly accommodating wealth and its
growing population. The dense forests and fer
tile plains Oi the magnificent and inviting west
We're transformed into rich and powerful states.
Lines " immigration, OF enterprise, nt wealth and
0l general development were pushed forward
with marvellous rapdiiY aud success % the
shores Oi the tnClnc, along these lines were
udnsplAnled from the eaat the preludiCea and
anlmOaiies engendorcd for half century.
The sOuth-trAversed by no tTansCOntlnenthl
lines on communication, -mllen and humlllated
IN her great ana crushing Losses and by defeat
IN war; most naturally nursed Che sectional Anl.
mOaltlea and preludCea Of the past. What An
inviting condition WAS thus presented for wicked
sectional lators-And how AssldnOusly they utl-
lZtd II, let the shameful seCtlOnnhsm OF tho last
quarter or a century answer But the people Of
the awakening south and the people Of tho great
agricultural west aroused and inspired by h
common danger-haye locked their hands and
shields IN = common cause, the cause OF q COM
mon country.
The lines Of sectionallsm have been cut In
twain. The alliance has planted los banner on
when Is Inscribed I'm characters ~ golden light
Equal rights 10 all and special iaV0ra 10 nome
from the great state Of New York on Che east
10 the golden gates 0f the Paclnc on tthe west
from the gulf ON the south 10 the great lakes on
the north embracing Within los territory the
great staple crops Of the COunty-the center OF
population and the center OF political power
We cann0t fall 10 SEQ tho opportunity OF the
hour and recognizing that opportunity, we must
not FORGET lhat Y carries with y corresponding
responsibilities. The opportunity isfOT the great
conservative law alb ding, patriotic masses 10
assert ana establish perpetual union between
the people The sequent obligation Is that the
great masses must discourage, dls1OunlenauCe
ana discharge from their councils tho wicked
and demOgOglCal agltatOra who for the past
twenty-five years have sought tO foster diacOrd
ana dssenSlon that they themselves might
thrive Ordinarily they are the emen-nOFth and
sOuth-w were invisible In war, and have be-.
come in'lGclbl In peace"
Divided we stand az q Sampeon snOrn Of his
locks united we stand power that II invlnclbl0
Cato fired and filled the Roman senate with the
nerCe cry carthage must be destroyed" Must
we As cillzens Of ths great country emulate such
yengeiu splrltP Hannibal while yet but q
tender youth, was placed by his father, on his
knees and made 10 swear eternal vengRnCe
against the Romans. Must we, RB Christian par
ents, entail uDOn our children the bitter legacy
OF hate2 Hundreds Oi thousands OF noble as
plrlng, hopeful and ardently patriotic men an
over the land, are maniuly enlisted In the Te-
spOnslble duties Of American citizenship Born
since the war-thank God; their infant vision
was first greeted by the light OF heaven, unOb
sCured by the smoke OF battle and their infant
ear nrSt caught the sweet sound OF hallOWed
peace, unmlngled with The hOarso laundering Of
h0stle cannon. Shall they be taught 10 Jheflsh
ana foster and perpetuate that prejudice and
anlmOslty, whose fruits are evil and only evi2
"let tile dead past bury los dead" and lot u.s.
as an organization, with new hope, new asplrn
llOn, new zeal, new energy, and new liie turn our
faces toward the rising sun OF Jan ausplCiOns and
Inviting future, and reC0nseOTaie ourselves 90
the hOY purpose OF transmitting TO our pOsterity,
a government "0f the poople, by thB people aud
for the people, and which shah be unto all gen
erall9ns the citadel OF refuge, for civil and relig
lous liberty