The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-06-16
RUSSIA ondent GreenviIle News.

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-,. o''s""n-g Jane ~ Monday
... '.l.g - II o'clock Dr. James II
~. .n1 hsnoellor If Vanderbilt.
g." l''roty address tn one ell
".'fy nndtencts ttc college
st eeversl years. lie re-
servei m"et hearty welcome when
ls tot k his place nn the ru.trum
"AG'r beautiful introduction by wsy
'ir'fvrerce to his old hume and HI.
Sima mater, he proceed I'd at pnce To
speak f rhe Pecu!iaritirs f Ame,-
lc,r Civil z4tion.'
J" ch"i language. elegant dicii,n
sd with clear ringing voice he
sp kr # some nf our short c,mipos
lie considered The speaker or wrifs,
who exalted our cruntrv and i,s irs,i
ruuoGs above all other countries "a
1a'se I" thu facts Of the case and he
said there VAS one thing better than
hitLtIy "nd that was truth. He did
not dlspsrage what had been done I'm,
ny C mpaiIsnp with The old country he
pl"'ed out That we were far behind
~ manufactures, commerce and our
educational systems. Toe tressures
20 he found in museums. ,emnl,s a,d
art palaces Ct the old world are un-
Known here. They are the inherito,s
OF centuries while we new peorie
engaged here' ofore in pioneer work,
blazing out the WY and making the
,uJMSh RaS;hS p9fgi ps!ffgsShs G"r hose who are to
com" after. "tot'o "
In European ccurttirs there i.
hxedness aud stahilrv in their pol;ti>
c,l Institutions which rest on prece-
dent and Long crntinued acquie.ce"ce
III the set,led order If ,hinps Her.
everything !. new and individual de-
veiopment i more necessary. There
great achievements are rcomo olisbed
oy the Siatr: here the Individual
does nearly e'erythin. There one
&C: OF parliament will, in u day. ,s-
. tablSh great university, richly eD-
dowed and equipped in Il msgnifcen,
manner. Here it takes the united
ell r's "f hundreds of peo, aud
many years t" get an institution of
le'rn'"g in y hreatbing condition.
Republics live eonly through th vir-
tue OF the citizens. Self indulgence
luNuries, the wild re velries i'm vice and
pleasure, are the sure presaees of their
downfall. The problem of this coun-
try today is the preservation of our in
stltutions through the virtue Of the
people. We can not read our future
by the light rejecting from the history
OF ioimer republics. The vast extent
o: our country, the distinct types of
citizens found in different States and
sections, render our political and in
dustrial problems hard to solve. We
need intelligent, educated citizens and
well equipped leaders. 1t is folly for
one 10 grapple with our great financial
question in legislative halls when he
could not conduct the business of
bank. Men attempt to lead who are
only fit to follow. They look on office
and its duties only from a selfish stand
point. Their first consideration is to
make something out Of it. and the Sec
ond is to reward such friends as will
rc'elect them when the time comes.
We need few wise and patriotic
readers who are able to rise above sell
hsh ans and party clamor; men of in
tesrity and wide knowledge ofaffairs
who look to the building up rather
than tearing down our institutions.
The German Empire is the result of
sixty years Of work by few men such
as William III, Bismark and Won
Moltke No great victory has ever been
achieved on the battle field unless the
way was first paved by the bodies of
the slain. No stronghold has ever
been stormed until the ditch surround
ing 1t has been fiiied with dead bodies
80 as render the final attack easier
America wants leaders today who nei-
ther seek nor despise a martyrs crown
but who are pure upright and unset
hsh. The incompetency aud selfish
ness OF our legislators is a reproach TO
the people.
Our own State Is torn asunder by
party strife. Discord and distrust an
pear on all sides. Has the present q
contempt for the past? Have the sac
rifices and patriotism Of the wise and
good OF former times been forgotten?
44l'appy mother! hast thou grown so
y, ME<- IS 10 longer to give birth to
SSasss n Then give us a more inteM-
s1E,ssSK. q Renship, better and broader
y q facilities, higher regard
ska{$5S8 ft integrity, the complete
y NWxfsISi5 4 " Of the individual, for that
country needs today.
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