The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1892-09-27
THE ADVOCATE.
REDRESS FOR COLUMBUS DAY.
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sAIEANrNe OF THE Four CENTURIES"

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and countryside, the children of the
State are marshaled and marching
under the banner Of nation; and
with them the people are gather
ing around the school house.
N Men are recognizing to-day the most
IMPRESSIVE anniversary since Rome
ebrated her thousandth year-the
Nh anniversary of the stepping of
lpisphere into the worlds life; four
centuries of a new social
order; the. celebration of liberty and
organized into civili-
cation.
And while, during these hours, the
Federal government of these United
States strikes the keynote of this
great American day that gives honor
ito the common American institution
(which unites us ALIVE assemble
here that we, too, may exalt the free
Ecl1kpl that embodies the American
principle of universal enlightenment
hnd equality; the most characteristic
{aroduct of the four centuries ofAmer-
lean life.
Four hundred years ago this morn
Sthe Pinta's guns broke the silence,
Fhnounced the discovery of this
kphere.
Aas a virgin world. Human life
erto upon it had been without sig
ance. In the Old World for
tssands of years civilized men had
deelEtrying experiments in social or
Her They had been found wanting.
ut here was an untouched soil that
y ready for new experiment in
viIization. All things were ready.
ew forces had come to light full of
erturning power in the Old World.
the New World they were to work
gether with mighty harmony.
It was for Columbus, propelled by
lis fresh life, to reveal the land
# 2these new forces were to be
80 pace for development, and
e awaited trial of the new
ION was to be made.
I'd To-day we reach our most memora-
milestone. We look backward
d we Pok forward.
Backward, we see the first mastering
ideas; their long conflict with Old
prld theoR;es, which were also trans
led sAAe We see stalwart men
& 3 / brave women, one moment on
W shore, then disappearing in dim
tests. We hear the axe. We see
A flame OF burning cabins and hear
81 cry of the savage. We see the
er-ceasing wagon trains always
ling westward. We behold log
ms becoming villages, then cities.
watch the growth of institutions
of little Neutrality-suspicious. be-
hing al educational system; meet
houses leading into organic Chris
ity town meetings growninto po-
al mseements; county discussions
clopApg Federal governments.
re see hardy men with intense
. 1ictions, graphing, struggling,
b amid battle smoke, and some
Characteristic of the New World
hys triumphing. We see settle
s IS knitting together into nation
singleness of purpose. We
W the birth of the modern system
dustry and commerce, and its
ing forth into undreamed-of
th. making the millions members
ofsanother as sentiment could
i bind. And under it all, and
Ugh it all, we fasten on certain
iples ever operating and regnant
W leadership of manhood; equal
fS.s every soul; universal en-
enmeLt as the source of progress.
last are the principles that have
I'll AmlPricae these principles are
Tue Amcricanism.
look forward. We are con
" are in period oftransition.
iil 1 ucation, in political econo-
social science are undergoing
hns. There is a large uncertain
Nut the outcome. But faith in
lderlying principles of Ameri-
b and in Gods destiny for the
pic makes firm ground of
The coming century promises
IRE than ever the age of the
en- age that shall develop a
er care for the rights of the weak
- = laIso more solid provision for
,yNopmcnt OF each Individual by