The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-07-01
PROSPERITY on DECAY.

VIII the History Of Greece and Rorns Re-
peat Itselfia Alnericn9
Some would be philosophers are fond
of assuring US that our decline and fall
must come, because they came TO Rome
and Greece. The future artist must
stand ON o broken arch of LONDON
Bridge and sketch tho ruins of st.
Paurs Thence he may remow. his easel
to New York's remains, as viewed from
tho dismantlcd piers Of Brooklyn Bridge
We candidly confes~ that the necessi.
ty for this catastrophe has never Inn
pressed us, and II art must needs wnit
until London or New York relics are It's
themes, II may bs \ forgotten capacity.
No shadow OF grief can cloud the life
Of this nation a. long as II Is true to its
mission. We have seen one period pass
without diminishing our welfare. The
pioneer movement which gave US our
territory. homes and government, de-
veloped, In 10 doing, the sturdiest man
hood and the best administrative genius.
Our fathers have subdued nature and
left us to complete the triumph In every
fresh invention and discovery Of SCIENCE
And now we have como to the second
stage OF existence, known ss that of &C.
cumulAtion. Wealth and increased value
Of every. kind has made the United
States the center Of gravity for the
esrth's population, and new possibili-
ties are arising on every hand.
What has been the usual course OF
other nations ct this point? Luxury,
ease. disinteRrstion and defeat prompt.
y answers the critic quoted above
And 80 Il hsA We admit that But
need history repeat itself at such crit
ical juncture9 Decidedly not Because
certain dynasties committed political
suicide. must We 60 and do likewise 70
justify these melancholy vhionaraes
and their prognosticationsS Rathey 10
IL true that the great drama Of the past
has been enacted fos our warning, and
the whirlpoola which destroyed others
arc marked In its chart that we NAV
avoid them.
The Anglo-Saxoo race. wherever
found, u not showing many signs Of
decrepitude ss yet, whether here, with
three hundred years of life upon It. OF
In England. with two thousand Wealth
Is being consecrsted 70 helpful philan-
thropy, to the building VI charitable
institutions, to the maintenanos Of Ill
those appliances which solidify civilizs-
tion. True. we stand to-day upon the
dividing line; but, II We mistake not
the banner Of our progress turns 10.
ward noblsr manhood and not Q basez
selfshnsss and lust Look widely and
with enlightened vision, and the horo.
scope Of our destiny bids MS hope and
mover fear
We have entered into promised
land Of intellectual activity and ele.
vsted moral sentiment hitherto un,
known. The 8ss. 797 trained and Quail.
asd teschers 81 our common schoola
initiating twelve millions OF pupils int
the richest treasures Of knowledge, ere
dealing with juvenile population
which numbsvs almost q many soul,
- did the entire English race oentury
ego These ere supported by 500 hiQheI
institutions, with lbs, 800 studenta
stamp these minds with scholsrshir
and soience. these hearts with breadth
Of sympAthy. the splsndoy Of hsroisu
end 1ervsnt patri0tism, and need we leai
for The failure Of America? We say
| Mol vor the enlightenment which IL,
gone forth can never be obscured. mo-
cen the ages backward roll The hsni
a ~ Dsitv gaeyds and guidss thoal
yhe have ~; III 0oA - 1rus4s -