The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-02

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prane act of confidnnce i'm man q con-
fnssion s,,cb ne nev,r bnrnrn mad hnen
heard of human dignity and human
ability. It's creation was the boldest
act recorded i'm history Even at this
day Mr.. Bryce writes. "They uhe Amer
icnns) are trying and that on the
largest scale. the most remarkable eX-
pertinent in government the world has
vet Witnessed The French philoso-
pher, Jean JACQUES Rousseau, wrote
that democracy is n government for
gods. but unfit for man. As our pa
triot sires upllfted the starry flag, per-
fumed with the hopes of the new spirit
I'm humanity. the nations declared them
foolish, and foretold for the republic a
brief period of wears. The American
republicr wrote a French publicist of
established fame. Joseph De Maistre,
1T is only in sWathing clothes; let it
grow; let a century pass over it, and We
shall see what it is Its existence was
thought that of u passing illusion, and
no attention was allowed it in the cal
culatiuns of the future political possi-
bilities of the world.
"A century has gone by and WASH
ington's republic remains; it has grown,
me infant mas become tnG sian'' ~
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@ -topes, ~. y,Si;i,, S"i,5 ",d bis
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prosperity ana happiness
Meantime fortunes favOrs fell most
generously upon Americas sons. No
people enjoy as we material prosperity
and social happiness. | shall not make
the mistake Of attributing TO the in
stitutions Of democracy all the blessings
which have been apportioned to Amer
lea. Nature on this continent. is so
liberal in her gifts that any civilized
population under any form of stable
government should have prOspered. We
own, indeed, a bounteous land. 1t seems
that the mighty God has been keeping
it in reserve for the providential ma
tion of the new times during all the long
ages in which humanity was in travail
with the precious liberties of democ-
racy. on earth's orb there is no other
region 50 rich, health-giving and beau
ie ie"T1 a. our ir,,' ti,, a,oii - %
Dr. Tocqueville wrote fifty years ago of
one portion of IL. the valley of the Mis-
sissippi, the most magnificent dwell
ling place prepared by God for mans
abode We are largely, however. debt
ors to our institutions for the marvel
Gus DEVELOPMENT to which the country
has attained. What but the powerful
indiyidualisrn. the private spirit of en-
terprise which is the direct result of
our liberties. has been throughout the
century the mainsprine of our CONNER
cial life2 What but the deem sense of
nerEOnal dignity and nprSDnAl freedom,
which comes TO so great an extent from
democracy. has been the chief motive
mower of action ON all the lines of Amer
ian nroprass and the chief insnira tion
of orr nrivat re- and social contentment2 .
American liberties removed monopolies
and claes nriyyilepas made every citizen
tba orbiteT of bis destiny brought high
est honors and highest nrizes within the
reach of talent and Industry. and sue
cess in ali cnnnnetitions with ones fell
Iov,pen Manbood is tbe one consnic-
mons factor i'm the growth of all depart-
,,,a,,ts, ~ ootjonoI iife and dauocra cy
as no other form Of government be-
oe+s ord er,.;cbee man6ood
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Has Divine Mission.
"r have called America the providen-
tiol nation AS | believe that God
rItlas ovar man and nations 60 T he
Iievn that q divine mission has been as
signed to the renublic of the United
ststes Tho mission is TO prepare the
world nv evamnle and moral influence.
for tbe reign of human liberty and
buroon ri.,bto Apoarico doee NOT live
for bersaIf. tba oraat destinies of I'M
,1aritv are in haT lkeening No Monroe
dnc.,;1o ooa finas bcy dan9ocracv to Al
Iautio ond pacifc sooboorde Amari-
90, ai+i,,n,,s,Ii,, s,,,stains tba Ihortias az
bmn,onif,, r,r Tbo "nirit of America in
WbS WasbinG,o,,s dove waftod tbitbar nv
~ edITia,.s 80 7 ~ afoy"tta ond pncban,,
~, rn,sad 80 ~ Eronna ord RS
tonad bor b ,at,oj,,tion and tndav Eur"ne
is IN fact - not in name free and demo.
1t, I.a,,oe e., - Ill os+o Liishad ,.a
public: Spain and Italy have reached
the confines of republican regime
Germany elects her parliament, which
the HohenZollern emperor fears and
obeys in England suffrage is almost
universal; in Belgium 1t is entirely so
even Russia must count with the
masses of its population, and in far-oii
Japan representative parliament di
vides the supreme power with the occu
pant of the once defed throne of the
mikadO; and, meanwhile, America rises