Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-07-11
.PARKERSON'S PATRIOTISM
The Malta Avengers Patriotic Ora
tion in illinois July q.
lie Makes no Reference to the italian Ques
tion, but Gives His Pungent Reasons
Why All should he Proud OF America
--How the south Feels.

BLooMINGToN, H., July 4.-W. s..
Parkerson, of New Orleans, who ac
quired international fame by being ono
Of the originators of the law and order
movement which eliminated in the
killing of several members of the
Malta some months ago, was by invita-
ton the orator of the day at great
open air mass meeting held here today
Tie was heartily received and his patri,
Dtic address was listened to with great
attention, and repeatedly punctuated
with applause. 1t had been supposed
that he would make some reference to
the Italian question but i'm this the
audience were mistaken. Amongst
other things he said:
| yield in the love of my country to
no man within the borders of it. NV
pride in this grand country is not over.
topped 10y any. In its greatness [
glory, in its unity | rejoice. And
hesitate not TO assert, that the most
intensely American spirit and pride
which have ever seen, can be found
N the low lands of Louisiana. behind
the levees of the Mississippi. The stars
and stripes have no more faithful lovers
than the men of. the new south. no
more earnest and determined defer T.
ers of the beloved flag can be found
within the four corners of the nation.
None will resent more quickly an in.
suit to it. This the president would
have learned had he seen fit to visi.
our city; and this that other man than
whom think no greater lives today,
can feel If he will only come
to us. We will show him how
we appreciate his genius and
admire his Americanism. | scarcely
need say ! mean the great secretary OF
state, James &. Blaine.
Teach the negro, teach the white
man, both native and naturalized, that
what is being done is in the hope of
benefiting the community and not in
the expectation of getting an office.
Teach them that there are higher
purposes than personal aggrandize.
ment. Show them the dignity of pri.
vate citizenship, and lesson will have
been taught and "A name and fame will
have been won, which will be more en-
during than any monument of brass.
The example will become contagious
emulation will take the place of
apathy, and efficiency and honesty
will reign and please where ignorance
and dishonesty now dominate and in.
suit. Restriction of immigration. rails
ing the limitation of time for natural
ization and the strict enforcement of
the law requiring him who becomes q
citizen absolutely To forswear all al
legiance TO any other power on earth.
To impress upon the immigrant how
solemn is his undertaking when the
oath is administered. To enforce upon
him the great value of the privilegea
which he is acquiring. TO show him
that by the fact of naturalization he
has been raised from a serf to free.
man, the peer of any man on earth.
These are matters essential, their i'm.
portance cannot be denied by any one
who desires to preserve the institutions
of the republic
To me the solution of the difficulty
which confronts the south is what /
have already said. Teach the negro
by example, that Office holding is mol
the end and aim of life. Show lin
how to become an honorable, patriot; |
citizen, and the problem is solved
Like you to whom ! speak, we ara
Anglo-SaXons; and there never has va
been n difficulty which that race di
not overcome. There has never bee
found a people superior to the white
dare say you, upon whom l look, are
not in search of one. | am not, no.
will for one moment aclxnowledg,
that any other can rule America; ye'
You may go to New Orleans and asI
the negro if he has any better friend
am not afraid of the answer
Are we in sympathy? Can | carry
uack to my people the assurance that
we have at last come together; and
upon all that concerns the welfare ol
bur land we are in accord? i have en-.
deavored more to suggest than to dis.
cuss; to show, If possible. that we are a
nation with a national character with
common purposes; to tell yoil that in
the hearts of the southern people there
is longing to forget past differences
and to stand shoulder To shoulder with
you in the protection of our country
and the preservation of its institutions
If, in scattering this seed by the way
side, have thrown any upon good
ground, i shall feel that have accom-
plished something in my day and gen
Grafton, il it shall spring up into life
so strong as to remain with you and
vaurs forever