People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1895-11-01

extent upon such evidences as are
herefound of the growth and pros
perity of the interests and enterprises
in which they are especially concern
ed, | cannot be deprived of the en-
joyment afforded by the reflection
that the work they have done en-
phasizes in the sight of the world
the immense resources and indoml.
table thrift OF the people of the u it
ed States. 1t seems to me the
thought may be suggested as not in
appropriate to this occasion that
what we see about us is an out growth
of another exposition inaugurated on
American soil more than a century
ago, when new nation was exhib-
tied to the civilized world, guaran-
teed and protected by constitution
which was obtained and established
by the people of the United States,
with the declared purpose Of promot-
ing their general welfare and secur-
ing the blessings of liberty to them
selves and their posterity. ,~..
FREEDOM AIDS PROGRESS.
The success which has attended
| this exposition Of products and man
ufaotures is not altogether due to
the quality OF the soil or character
OF the people in any Of the contribu-
ting states, but it rests largely upon
the fact that these states are mem.
bers Of a beneticently governed ma
ton, whose natural resources and
advantages everywhere have been
developed and improved by the In
fuence of free institutions and whose
people have been stimulated and en-
couraged by the blessings OF person
al liberty.
A contemplation Of the benefits
vouchsafed to us by our government
easily reminds us of the Importance
of hearty and united GO, opeTatita'9P
+. 7''ass .ssaaaaai5-t t-s,s5ser
IL their support and protection, We
should lovingly watch and guard it,
not only because we are recipients
of its precious gifts, but for its own
sake and Because it has been put in
our hands for safe keeping, to prove
to the world that man can be trusted
with self-government. We shall
walk in the path of patriotic duty, if,
remembering that our free institu-
tons were established to promote
the general welfare, we strive for
these things whioh benz fit all our
people, and each of us is content to
receive from common fund his
share OF the prosperity thus contrib
uted. We shall miss our duty and
forfeit our heritage if, in narrow
selfishness, we are needless of the
general welfare and struggle to wrest
from the government private advan-
tages which can only be gained at
the expense of our fellow country
men.
I hope l may, therefore, be per-
mitted IN conclusion to suggest, as
most important lesson taught by
this occasion, the absolute necessity
to our national health and welfare.
and consequently to our individual
happiness as citizens. Of a careful
discrimination i'll our support OF poi
lei, d and in our advocacy Of polit-
ical doctrines between those Whlch
prompt the promotion of the pa lie
welfare and those which simply seem
to serve selfish or sectional interests.
If we are to enjoy the blessings our
government was framed to fairly
and Justly bestow, we shall secure
them in due time by cultivating a
spirit OF broad American brother
hood and insisting upon such con
duct as will, within the spirit of the
golden rule, promote the general
welfare.-Chioago Times Herald.
The repeated appeals of lawyers
to the Supreme Court to defeat JUS
tioe in murder cases, as it has been
in Will Myers case after two con-
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