The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-14
the NEED OF PATRIOTISM.
Beautiful Truths Cu!led from an Orator
By A.chbsh p Ireland.

Beautiful Truths Cu!led from an Grafton
By Alehb.sh p Ireland.
Next to God is country, and next to re-
ligion is patriotism.
America is the country of human dig
nifty and human liberty.
The age OF the democracy must, for its
W protection, be an age of religion.
The safety of the Republic lies in the
vigilant aud active patriotism of the
American people, which will quickly see
the dangers TO popular government and
will quickly work to ward them of.
In America all men are civilly and polit-
icaliy equal; all have the same rights: all
WELD the same arm Of defence and Of con.
quest, the suffrage; and the sole condition
Of rights and of power is simple manhood.
The God-given mission Of the Republic
Of America is not only to its own people;
it is to ali the people of the earth, before
whose eyes it is the symbol OF human
rights and human liberty, toward whom
its flag flutters hopes Of future happiness
for themselves.
Who will say that there is no work for
patriotism in days of peace? II it need not
to be so courageous in war. it needs to be
more watchful and enduring; for the evils
against which it contends in peace are
more persevering, more stealthy in the
advance, more delusive in the attack.
America born into the family OF nations
in these latter times is tho highest billow
in %humanity's evolution, the GROWING eff
fort Of ages in the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of man.
Unless We take her in this altitude, we do
not comprehend her; we belittle Ter tow
ering stature, and conceal the singular de-
sign Of Providence in her creation.
Humanity, under the spell OF heavenly
memories, never ceased to dream of lib.
erty and to aspire to it's possession. Now
and then, here and there, its refreshing
breezes caressed humanity's brow. But
not until the Republic OF tho w est was
born, not until the Star Spangled Banner
rose toward the skies, was liberty caught
up in humanity's embrace, and embodied
III a great aud abiding nation.
The sweet religion Of Christ proclaimed
aloud the doctrine Of the common father
hood Of God, and the universal brother
hood Of men. Eighteen hundred years,
however, went by, and the civilized world
had not yet put its civil and political insti.
tutions In accord with its spiritual faith,
The Christian church WAS all this time
leavening human society, aud patiently
awaiting the promised fermentation. This
came at last, and it came in America,
The days Of war, many hope, arc passing
away for good, and arbitration is TO take
its pluce. This may be desirable, for war
is terrible. Yet 1t is not so easy to see
what is TO bs so serviceuble in elsCtrifying
the nations patriotism and communicating
to II an ardor which refuses during many
years to dim Its glow. Certain it Is that
under the reign of peace we must, in sea
son and out OF season, look to tho patriot
Ism OF the country, that 1t suffer no dimin.
ution in yigor and earnest work.
There is a danger in tho ignorance Of
voters. AZ u rule, the man who does noC
read aud write intolligently cannot vote
intelligently. Americans understand the
necessity of popular instruction, aud spare
no expense in spreading it. They cannot
be too jealous in the matter. They need
to have laws in every state, which will
punish, as guilty OF crime against the
country. the parent who neglects to send
his children to school.
American patriotism is needed-patriot.
ism intense, which speaks out in noble
pride, with beating hgart. Civis Amori.
canus. | am an American citizen; patriot.
ism active, which shows itself in decd, and
In sacrifice; patriotism public spirited,
which cares for the public veal ~ for the
apple Of the eye. Private personal civic
virtue 10 not uncommon among us; more
uncommon is public civic virtue, which
watches tho ballot and all approaches to it,
which demands that public officials do
their duty, which puriiles public opinion ON
all matters where country ia concerned,
This patriotism will save the republic.
The duty of patriotism is the duty Of
justice and Of gratitude. The country
fosters and protects our dearest interests