The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-21

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ton and life-in schools that have
usurped the total functions of public
education.
3. We need a more vigorous Ameri-
canism in politics. Europeans have
been busy for the past weeks instruct
ing us in the principles of civil govern
ment. We have received the startling
information, by way Of the decaying
monarchies of Europe, that the Ameri-
can Constitution is a failure! Thanks
for the information. Some of us have
long suspected that it was not a perfect
instrument, but we prefer to mend it
in our own way, inasmuch as we sus-
pect that with all it's faults it is still
better than anything yet produced in
three thousand years Of effort across
the water. We have worried along
with it SO far, and have attained at
last some degree of prosperity. We
have grown from a mere handful of
people, struggling in the wilderness of
the Atlantic coast line, to a continental
nation, that stretches from sea to sea,
and from eternal winter on the north
to eternal spring on the south, contain
ing 1000, 900 Of people. In the mean
time we have managed by careful saw
ing to accumulate enough capital to
buy One-haft the known wOrld-a hemi-
sphere-and have money enough left
to capitalize a new nation in the yet
unexplored Western wild. The hemi-
sphere we could buy includes, by the
way, in n corner, a little fragment
of land called Italy, with a few appur-
tenances in the way of a small crown
and sceptre, a palace or two, some in
teresting ruins, and a few mill IN dol
lars in local banking houses.
The recent buster of the Italirn Gov
eminent was a most amusing piece of
cheap impudence. Think for a moment
of a little gimlet-headed Italian aristo-
crat drawing himself to his full height
over there in Rome, and in fury thun-
dering forth the awful edict, "Let the
Americans see to it that they amend
their Constitution" The ridiculous
impudence of it! A man who repre-
scented an infant administration a few
days old, and an infant government
hardly old enough to have fully in
fated it's lungs! The greatness of his
toric Italy is the heritage of the race.
The mother of art and letters-we pay
to her the highest reverence of civiliza-
ton. But the Italy of Di Rudini has
yet to make it's history. 1t is an inter
rogation point. There is greater need
| to-day that America should draw the
line of a nations dignity across the
gang-plank at Castle Garden, than ever
we had for drawing the line at the
| Golden Gate. Europe has been empty
ing her refuse upon us nov for a gen
| GRAFTON. 1t is time that we called a
halt-at least till we can get our breath.
Italy generously empties her criminal
population upon us, and in rage de-
mands that we amend our Constitution
so that we can indemnify her for the
favor. We are thankful for the many
noble men and wOmen Italy and other
nations have sent us. We owe much
of our prosperity the muscle, brain,
capital and enterprise we have drained
from the Old World. My own ances-
tors came from England, Scotland and
Germany. have nc sympathy with
KnOWoOthingism, but I do believe in
patriotism. This nation does not need
and cannot afford to receive much
longer the flood that is now pouring
upon us from the sewers of European
civilization-thugs, thieves, paupers,
convicts, robbers, murderers and or
ganized criminal societies.
It is time for a America to lift up her
head among the nations of earth and
lead the march of the new civilization
of the twentieth century! America
has the right to demand some things
of those who claim her hospitality and
opportunities. She should demand of
all that they become American citizens
IN q real sense, that they shall drop all
the quarrels and prejudices and hatreds
imported from the Old World, and join
with heart and hand in the work of the
industrial, social and intellectual de-
velopment of this great Republic. We
need as a nation once more to lift up
our souls in the nations hymn:
NJ country, its of thee,
Sweet laId of liberty;
Of thee l sing.
Land where my fathers died,
Land of the pilgrims pride;
From every mountain side
Let freedom ring -
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