Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-08-04

4 any country, or any lana. ne institutions
of people, political and moral, are the
resource from which the germ of their
| organic structure quickens into life, takes
root aud develops in form, nature and
| character. Our institutions constitute the
basis from which spring all our character
'stics OF development and greatness. Look
at other governments; look around the
world and admire If you will, the royal
robes of knighted kings. the gilded
palaces Of queens. their ancestors from
generation 10 generation maintained in
luxury at the expense Of the people. Look
at Greece; the same fertile soil the same
blue. genial ky smiling upon her people,
the same inlets, the same harbors, capa-
bic Of accommodating the fleets of the
| world; the same Olympus; there is the
same land where Homer sang, where
Pericles spoke. 1t is in nature the same old
Greece; but the living Greece Is no more
descendants Of the same people inhsbit the
| country. yet what is the reason Of this
vast diherencel In the midst Of the pres
ent d, gradatiun we see the glorious frag-
ments of the ancient works of art. temples
with ornaments and inscriptions that ex-
cite wonder and admiration, the remains
OF once high order of civilization which
have outlved the language they spoke
Upon them all Ichabod il written, their
glory has departed, Why Il this SOP
answer, their Institutions and their gov
ernment have been destroyed, the resource
from which sprsng newness OF life; the
people that constituted a great nation have
gone, the pulse that once beat high and full
has stopped its thrcb, These are but the
fruits of their form of government, the
resource from which their great develop
ment -prang and when once the insttu
tions Of people have been DESTROYED
there is 10 esrthiy power to bring back
the germ Of life and vitality 10 kindle
them there again IN that ancient land OF
eloquence, poetry aud song.
Tbs same may be SAID Of Italy. Where
is Rome, once the mistress Of the world?
There is the same seven hills, the same
soil, the same resource the nature IL the
same, but what a ruin of human greatness
meets the eye of the traveller throughout
the length and breadth Of that most down
trodden land Why have not the people
Of that heaven-favored cline the spirit
that animated their fathers? Why this
sad difference: 1t il the destruction Of
their Institutions that has caused their
ruin, and II We. In an evil hour, rashly
pull down and destroy those institutions
lsbored 50 long and 80 hard 10 bci!d up.
and which have done so much for us and
the world, who can venture the prediction
that similar results will not be our lot?
Let Us avoid 1t, If we can; let Us not
rashly try the experiment FOR If 1t fails a.
It did in Greece and Italy, and in the
South American republics, and u every
other place wherever liberty IS once de
stroyed. 1t may never 10 restored to Us
again.
There are defects in our government.
error. In lis administration, and short.
comings Of many kinds. but 10 spite Of
these errors and defects this country has
grown to be great and powerful nation.
The resources Of this country have been
developed far exceeding any other nation
in the world. We can look around Us and
see peace and plenty smiling from the fire
side Of every home In this broad land.
prosperity in everything, agriculture, com
merce, art, and every department Of edu-
cation. Physical and mental, as we'll a.
moral Advancement, the offspring Of the
government, the fruits Of the admin,tra-
iion OF the people, which constitute our
form OF government. are the outcome Of
all these wonderful developments. In no
nation or country In the world are the
people favored as the American people are
Every man has voice in the government
and administration Of the affairs Of the
nation. He Is interested TO elect his man
The pride he takes to win the victory
make. him politician familiar with the
administration Of public affairs.
In this country commerce has been the
messenger Of mercy which has cleared the
western wilderness aud populated lis
plains commerce has op-nad the doors OF
America 10 the oppressed aud down
trodden OF every land commerce has car
ried our manufactures into every cline
commerce has blessed the bud Of promise
m hn of ba
interprising geuius OF the world our
white winged commerce has dashed over
every sea; no hidden treasure has been too
intricate for our search; the government
has protected, not robbed, these enter
priSes. II is to the government that we
owe our greatness. without it America
could never have been what she is; no
kingly crown or despo,c chain binds
these states together; we live and prosper
under one popular government elected by
the people, and it is but just and fair to
say, that with the election Of either Harri-
son or Cleveland to the highest office in
the gift Of the American people, the inter-
ests and enterprises Of the nation will not
be very materially changed; they cannot
be, however much we may hope to see the
Republican party remain In power. The
vast machinery Of enterprises Will be kept
in motion with the election of either can
ddate. JoHS w. KANE
Bluehll, July Is, 1892.