Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-05-20
TIE NATIONAL CHARACTER.

for giving us land of freedom
That the liberties we enjoy are ms
used and abused no one will DENY, but
what pen or what noise will declare
that liberty is not blessing?
We have no established religion
but that doesn't threaten the prosper
ity of the state, for if we have ne
established national church domi
natrd by sect, we may have and we
will have a mlghtirr religion, the
pr"mptingS of the heart, the dictates
of conscience and the love of the
soul for things divine. Let us bt
thankful that we enjoy the privileL e
Of a mercifu federation.
We are brotherhood of nations
only excluding the parasites that de-
stroy but never build up, and this
amalgamatiOn of nations will broaden
our ideas in things spiritual and TEN
poral, domestic, municipal and ia
tinnal.
The Old world has fl CODED and il
flooding the New with skill, expert
ence and wisdom, and while a little
driftwood is gtlhering in the flow,
yet it shall not stop the gap, but
the sea of our knowledge shall deepen
and the wisdom and might and power
Of the New world shall shoot over
the banks, filling The Old with our
influence, and the sun of our civiliza-
ton shall illumine the darkest cor.
ners of the earth.
Another great privilege we enjoy
is universal suffrage. 1t makes mans
thoughts, words and actions indie
pendent. He fears no foe and covetS
no favor; he feels his power and APP
preciates the fact that, although only
a unit, he has influence in the result.
OF course this privilege is abused.
the same as any other privilege, but
then in time he will appreciate the
advantage of education, h.
will become more intelligent,
he will discern in what things to b,
conservative, what things to reform
and what things to abolish, and he
will learn how best to obtain the re
form he desires. Then Tammanl
hall shall be powerless either fol
evil or good, and party bosses may
then boss anything else but hi,
vote.
Now, this freedom of religion aud
this fraternal feeling towards all ia
tions, and the idea of universe sui.
frage, cannot be without their infn
ence upon the Americon character
II will he manly, brave III war, il
duslrious in peace, and honest in it,
dealings with all men. 1t will he !;
generous character tn religious anu
p"litical OplOn nt-, I" the poor anu
afflicted, aud To The faults of 0lhrI,
aud It will be- n noble chnrIrIr,.
Firm a. III" m 'mnlainS in point d"
principles, palri"lic to the o'unir
that has given il such opporiunl,
to d,vrIop, and m'gnanimpuS--r
bravpst of ihv brIvc-"nlvieiug
heroes Of the pa I, aud insliiuiina
new order of heroes.
Nor will lhIs character be weak
transient; il will he strong and p
maneut The men who 90 out a.
the prairie tn -tarl II city, Ia dtvclni
manufactures, Ia coax the soil a.
supply nouriShmrnt Ia man am
beast and 10 make life worth li,in.
for others, honor the nation To viii !.
they belong. The men who wade
IlIr"ngh hanlshii> I" f"rtune, VII
never cease to e.! "RaiIroad, ran
road, hotel, holel' are tllr men who's.
progeny shall rise up aud call lh,n
blessed. They are The men aud theSt
are the things that are developine
the true American character, fighting
against housekeeping the insurmount-
able, dreaming of proven impossible
ities aud ovrrthrowing them. The,
are The men who honor America, N,
these are the men who shall usher
tue millennium.