The rustler., 1891-10-16

e1AstaaNs o. NMfHAHt ANtAssAs 80 NfAAf
tices ia ear peitles shleh thr-stsa
IN. people ars oftea ehsated 81 IN roia
ana In legislation. aad prizes waich al 'uia
- tn r~ward ~ hunmsf mwrH ar fuu ira.
uuuntiy h-stoued = un th@ ruuninH and ths
unsrru puious rirh Keal fre~dom u net sn-
ioyed br ths rcupis unless ths iass are sn-
seist ~ their honestly ehossa f~prvsruia.
tires and their freufom Of aefian j. mutA
impa ri uhcn u l. curfuptly iufucn-r 80
u controlled By forc-. Ths nan sho ac-
espis q brib- 20 ANY soft places his Goa
sciencs ana iudrmcat iu ths Niiesf hond iFe.
iis h no longer free Argument Il wasted
on him Consid.rations u the ruhiic veal
or zoe DO not aff-et b IA nayunefs az the
polls would not eoniFui his eonuuci more
rnrctiNclY. And men who runtrihuts money
30 buy votes. and o. hribe thu peoples rep
rescutativcs. a. yell those Who dishursa
it. are deadlv cnemies Of the rspuhiir IN ir
Erved and love of puNer are Eruatcr than
their love OF couufry. They impair popular
respect Tor iaw. which T. the uny saieEuard
for ilic and property and q vii b. nn evil
day Tor the natiun when lts pressrvaiion de-
pends upoH their patriotism aud courage
They may masquerade In the farb % r'rut.
rousness. and address the people In the Ian.
EuaEr Of patriotism. but their rtu-s are as-
sumcd. thry are hvpocrifes and as a-sins
II liberty. anf would wricom a dynasty
rather than she'd their blood in defense "a
I popular government Their shameless and
iusid .ou- attacks ON free institutions are In.
l nnitely more dangerous than the rcyo utlon.
AIRY Teachings nnf practices 81 a compare.
lively few visionary and misguided men nnd
| women in our large clties II h not such
men as thc-e. but the great multitude. On.
gagged In active aud hardy pursuits. Who
/ constitute the real sirenath Of the nation
They are not enemies Of law and order they
do not envy or hate thus- who have acquired
property by honest methods. they De- vtr their
full share OF the public burdens. ana 80 long
as the powers of the nation are not putvcrt'
od TO their injury Tor the enrichment uf a
few. they will rally To it, defense with un.
selfish and devoted patriotism Their energy
and courage have not been doadCncd by
ease and luxury There can be no prosper
ity without public tranquility. aud the pco.
pie will not long remain tranquil under a
well founded belief that the corrupt use OF
money prevents n free aud honest expires
sion Of their choice OF men and measures
n public opinion cannot be honestly rx.
pressed In autho r zed ways, our elections
will become expensive and useless mock.
cries ana free government will exist only
IN name. Let Us not be deceived by mere
forms Radical changes In government may
be effected without perceptble change IN
the mode OF administration Some Of the
! ]
wer maintained un der popular forms.
Men like Grant who have sprung from the
people. with strong and rcsolute character
unspoled by luxury, clear minded an
level headed, able to see men and thlnvs "a,
they really are. undeceiyed by outward show
and convcntionality. ara worth more to uui
nation than all It's mere cunning, self seek
ing polite ans. its political theorists. or Ia
/ plutocrnts In war and pea e these quail
In NJ Nhs tfaNt Ian NJ al
. ter. A nation not only needs snch men bu
. they are Indispensable to H. In times %
c peril IL may perish without them
. II tsnot improper at this time TO call at
A tention to banefui influences and practicr
: which lower our national standard aud. un
= checked, threaten disaster. kngrosscd IL
4 the cares OF business and laborous occupa
e tions, men seem inattentiye To the require
: ments OF citizenship, bur they do not con
II scously and wlllfully shlrk Its duties AM
!. responsibilities when they are clearly srcl
l. aud fully understood. They may be slow u
act but when danger becomes imminent the,
e will assert themselves again as they hay
IN the past They will not allow the rcpub I
to perish from neglect. The sentiment a
IS natriotism I, stl'l strong In the people, II l
q neither Dead nor shurt isTed. Il Grows an
n strengthens with honest appenls to H. an
10 Il may be appealed to with confidence ia
Ie the Wind cation of good measures. II In
lf creas,s with every draft that Is made upo
4. II, and while It may become silent throug
le neglect, it does not cease 10 exist Its yolc
fe may be unheeded for a season, aud may b
Df drowned by the noisier ton suos of greed an
le sclhshness. but IL will be heard again.
D. patiently submits to many anronts. an
{. quietly endures many lndlgniticA Hut
NJ lta temporary silence, II gathers nm nc
III cumuation Of energy, and when III
ID limit of Its endurance has been roachc'
" Its commanding voice breaks forth on tl
startled air. trumpet tongued, and again
s Its mighty tones no other voice dare. II
IS, itself IL was so when our last war swrl
ie over the land. The snirit OF patriotisi
at which was then reused from an nppareI
IN alumber became dominant and pervasiv
Mt II extended everywhere, and touched ever!
lc body. 7, rcigned supreme. The ordinni
r. interests OF men were suhordinated to
G. Tho war did not create IT, but reused It I'M
o. actioi, gave IL direction, and furnish,
c. scope and opportunity for the assertion
he itself. In our armies, and behind Them
TO was moral force of tremendous onerl
he urging them forward and onwar until q
en- supremacy of our cause was finally osta
l.shed.
TO our country WIS settled by men wi
or sought n land which they M git love
il their own aud pledged their lives ana 70
a, tunes for the maintenance of Its lnstltutlo on
lis Our republic was founded in the PATRIOTS
lis of the people. and their love OF country W
he strengthened by the struggle for Its defen
Or. against foreign aggression. The rcvolutlo
Id ary war was "A te.t ot the popular PATRIOTS
,Is which had been previously implanted, rat
tl. ,r than n development of IL The patriC
nd ism which was ablaze In the speeches
Dis Adams and Otis. and In the intrepid condu
of of Warren, was "A steady and fervent he
~ in the bosoms OF thousands whose nam
m are unknown To history. As people \
ne have inherited the patriotism of our revol
of tionnry res. aud the Inheritance has n
ed / been .quandored or dlsslpated. Because
nd ls voiccicss among the busy multitude
rv the mart., on the farms and In the wor
en- shops, we must not think Il has ceased
ire exist for these were the sources from viii
mr. our patriotic armies were filled II IL n
ma the noisy and blatant sort of patriotism th
ho finds an easy outlet on the rostrums that
M the staunchest and the best, II Is II strong
he and more self denying passion.
of The ,st majority of the people are pat
rr otic and sound to the core. In thcm Is O
III m lin stay and chief dependence. Our co
oh fdruce In their steady and unfaitering 10
lts of country. which Is Indifferent about u
nd show of itself, and speaks only In acts, W
I'm never be misplaced 1t was this sort
zee patriotism that was personifird In Grant
orn