The advocate., 1894-02-14

of commerce, to celebrate the surrender OF our
financial legislation to foreign domination
there was one speech omitted by all the great
dailies. l found It in one Of the smaller ones
''The next speaker was Rev. Francis Patton
D. D., of Princeton college, who talked on En-
lightened Opinion, the Indispensable Safe
guard Of Government by the People, He
struck an unresponsive chord by describing
patriotism as opposed to things that are Eng
lish and asked the audience to bear with him,
even though they did not sympathize with his
remarks" Tne,Sudience was pro.English you
know. It was assembled to celebrate the only
great victory England has ever achieved over
America
Professor Patton made the mistake Of sup
posing they wanted an honest American re-
sponse to the toast Of Government by the
People" He believed in America first. He
was in the wrong crowd and had to beg OF
them "to bear with him" He struck not only
an "un1esponsive chord" but an intolerant
English sentiment that would not brook
American patriotism to interfere with Eng
llsh rejoicing.
1t is needless to say that Secretary Carlisle's
address struck a responsive chord. 1t was all
that pro. English audience desired American
loyalty and patriotism was at heavy dis
count Think Of it, ye sons OF revolutionary
sires, who fought, bled, and mayhap died that
you might be freel The men in whose power
you have placed the industry and commerce
of this nation, by adopting the English finan-
cial system, do not hesitate to publicly re-
buke, scOff and sneer at that patriotic Ameri-
can sentiment, that patriotism Is loyalty to
America first, and one Of the most eminent
scholars and polished orators Of the nation
has to beg Of them "to bear with him" while
he utters it.
THE CONTEST OF THE AGES.
The question Of cooperation to secure higher
prices for the product Of our labor or even Of
legislation to better our financial condition
must sink into insignifcance in comparison
with this more momentous question. Shall
we as people be free to leglslate for ourselves
as we deem best, or are we to sink to the posi-
tion of tributary province of Great Britain,
the money centre Of the world2 If our pres
ent financial system is continued there can be
no escape from that degradation. We are now
and 1t Is rapidly increasing. 1t is only ques-
tion of time when they will foreclOse and that
time has been materially hastened by recent
legislation and usurpation. know the con-
test Is not to be looked upon lightly. The best
thought the wisest minds, the braVest hearts
must come together in council. The greatest
danger in the near future is from the starving
thousands now eagerly clamOring for bread.
They will not continue starving in the midst
Of plenty. An outbreak in any Of the large
cities will give plutocracy an opportunity to
strengthen It's position by an increase Of the
standing army, the bulwsrk OF their prototypes
in Europe.
Another threatening danger, and one re-
gret exceedingly, Is the sectarian animosity
being cultivated, especially in the west. had
hoped that the enlightened Christianity Of the
nineteenth century, when all the known re
ligious sects Of the world could meet in Christ
ian fellowship at the Worlds Parliament Of
Religions, would have brought with 1t q
peaceful rest from sectsrian intolerance and
bigotry. In all the worlds history sectarian
bigotry and strife have been most cruel and
sanguinary. Can 1t be possible that this Is
another trick of Shylock to distract the popu-
lar attention, since the bloody shirt has gone
into "innocuous desuetude," and the demo-
Gratis have gone republican on the tariff? When
1 hear two people quarreling over their re-
ligion the first thought that occurs to me is
that they both need conversion right away.
The alleged danger seems to be the fear that
the Roman Catholics are planning to invade
or supplant our public school system. l am
wei satisfied that this can never be in our re-
public.
When we find by our census reports that
less than one in ten Of our population are
Roman Catholics, the danger is at least so far
of that we can afford to give our D esent