The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-11-09


As religion, 10 with politics, the car
dinal principles OF virtue, so dear TO
every truth.lovinG and law.abidine citi-
zen are ever working within the thought
and motive of noble and conscientious
men ana women. Nor need there exist
any but the noble when these great
principles obtain with the mass Of hui
mainly.
Gods richest and sweetest blessing to
earth is woman. Our mothers what Il
halo OF glory surrounds them. And
how beautiful do they seem TO us when
we see them as not only our mothers Of
home and friends. but the ma'ronB of n
nation and the noble and angelic de-
tenders OF love and virtue. How true
the poet has symbolized these thoughts
in
1.-THE hand that rocks the cradle
Is the hand that rocks the world"
So we find in the larger and more
comprehensive science Of life that low
ing, well.sexed, noble and virtuous
motherhood beRets grand and conn
mnnding sons, sweet, intelligent and
loving daughters.
Given this solution to the great
problem OF sentient life and being, and
how long period OF time would elapse
ere the family and kindred would be-
come wise and commanding fathers,
grand, noble, loving mothers aud
daughters OF angelic and queenly hab-
its, and wisely lifted to become the
| happy mothers OF the strongest and
most beautiful children the world has
ever before known. We have digressed
somewhat from the central line OF
thought, but it has been for purpose,
and which points toward u higher evo-
luton OF our social condition. And
here let Us say, by way oil explanation,
that the same danger is hanging over
society to-day rs threatens our consti-
tutional liberty. Resuming the thread
of our theme, it has been well said
that Patriotism is the passion Of the
soul" Ii this be true, then it must
have survived the lapse oil time, and
grown strong and vigorous in the high
or evolution of tho human mind.
Loyalty TO each other in human kin
ship blossoms most beautifully into 10y
atty OF country, and it's protection
from those who would undermine and
destroy it. We naturally cling to that
natural remblancc OF human love
which has borne and nurtured us, aud
as mother love falls upon the family oil
loved ones, so the dews of patriots
ism upon every home within the
bounds Of that republic, the fairest,
the strongest and most beautiful the
sun has ever before shone upon
Beauty everywhere depicted upon her
face, smiling i'll factory, IN mine, in
mobile institutions of learning, science
and the arts, our own proud Columbia
seems strong and vigorous child OF the
God OF Nations
Completing her four centuries of I'M
precedented progress in the annals Of
the worlds history, and calling to our
hospitable shores the science, art,
philosophy and industry OF the worlds
highest achievement OF modern times,
she will also call as interpreter OF the
industry. science and art, he whose
brain and deft fingers wrought long and
arduously in the loom OF lie.
In grand growing Chicago, queen
city OF the lakes, in beautiful and mass
i've edillces, reveling in splendor un-
known before in this age, will stand the
| producer beside his product. Millions
OF eager eyes will view the fruits OF
science and toll, bearing in mind that
they are standing not upon American,
but cosmopolitan soil. For We must
remember that we are no longer
American" in the truer sense Our
land has become tho home OF all sons
OF toll who have turned their steps to-
ward the swelling ocean that lay be-
tween them and the hope OF
brighter future for them upon Column
bian soil. Reaching our shores, they
have pushed onward and. outward
northward TO tho great lakes, south
ward to the gull. the land Of orange
and magnolia. following the trend oil it:
Westward the star OF empire takes It's way:
They have measured the great Mis-.
sissippi valley, crossed the father OF
waters. threaded the promising lana OF
| the Dacoiahs, assembled the rockies,
from whose snow-capped SUBMITS they
beheld the land OF the pathfinder lying
beyond Descending, they spread out
over the rich and beautiful southwest
and there, rs elsewhere, they have
grown into the full recognition OF our
national constitution and its laws-be-
come as one OF US, swearing allegiance
to our country, our government and
our flag.
who, then, can doubt for moment
the sincerity OF purpose, harmonial
blending into our government and laws,
US we'll as loyalty to our flag OF those
sturdy sons OF toll who have sought,
and none largely possess that portion
OF our own loved America, familiarity
accepted and recognized the garden
OF the worldW
Hence as modified in racial distinc-
ton, we find ourselves-ADglo-Ameri-
can, German-American, Franco-Ameri-
can, etc.-constantly tending in the di-
rection OF the cosmopolitan.
Viewed from any fixed standpoint, ii
would seem that for our nation to lose
its prestige in the name American" is
only TO lose its power thus long held
among the civilized and enlightened
nations OF the world.
But when we study the great problem
lying before us to-day, and thus view
the question from many different posi-
tions, we, | think, viii find that our
roWer-as a republic and as proud,
growing congeries OF differentiated COM
monwealths-lies in the accumulated
force that labor yields, in-the higher,
stronger, and grander development Of
our educational advantages, and, in
brief, everything that improves, eie-
Yates and inspires the human soul.
Gathering our lessons for the future
from the past, there looms up before
US, grand and significant way.marks OF
human progress, and wherein follows
certain lines OF thought and action,