The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-24


fensive energies of it's citizens in time
of peace and no danger is to be ig-
nored, for what boots II to make de-
fense at one gate. and at another lei
the enemy in? As Americans we make
our boast that the love of country and
patriotism of our citizens guarantees
the perpetuity of our institutions and
boast the fact that our government sur
vived the irrepressible conflict that
was sown in the blood and marrow of
our social order. We have seen our
constitution outlast the strain of inter
necine strife and we are proud of the
fact that our union. not too strongly
put together in the first place, came
OUT or great war of sections with
credit strengthened, faith renewed and
Its flag waving triumphan tly over 60 =
100000 God-fearing men and women.
We are justly proud of our anamolous
government, "Of the people, for the
people and by the people," of our
country where there are no inherited
titles of rank, and where every man Is
a sovereign in his own right.
such reflections, however, may be
the occasion of our fall by begetting
a feeling Of security and consequent
relaxation of our vigilance. The bull
Warks OF freedom must not be thrown
down in time of peace, but old ones
should be strengthened and new ones
reared, IL we would maintain our free
dom, given us by the revolutionary
fathers. who poured out their blood on
hundred sanguinary battleheIds In
pledge of our constitutional liberties.
HannibaPs army was destroyed by a
single winter of ease in the warm ell
mate of Italian Capua Rome con-
quered the world by shortening the
swords of her soldiers and perfecting
the discipline of her armies in time Of
peace. The significant fact in the his
tory or Rome is her ruin began with
the admixture of foreigners with her
citizens and the admission of dlsloyal
foreign elements to her councils. Eel
low citizens, 1 hesitate to speak of tile
dangers that threaten American insti-
tutions, not because / doubt their ex-
istence, but because within these walls
ana on this day sacred to the memory
of Jesus OF Nazareth, other themes are
more familiar and seem more consist
ent with my office as a minister OF the
word of God. / venture. however, TO
speak of some of the dangers to Amer
lean institutions, deprecating In adj
vance any hostile criticism that may
be made on the ground of inappropri-
afeness of this discussion at this time
and in this place.
AS Americans we may well stop to
inquire who are our enemies and what
are their purposes? 1t cannot escape
the student of current events that our
hospitality has been abused, our instl-
buttons OF public schools, free press and
free speech are menaced and the old
story of admitting the camers nose. to
be crowded out by his ungainly body,
is being repeated in the history of for
eign immigration TO our country. The
erect of this immigration on our poll
teal institutions can be read by him
who runs Admitted to the rights of
citizenship without previous qualifica-
lions or sentiment or education. the
foreigner is as clay in the hands OF the
political demagogue. and in the aggre-
gate is counted as so much voting
stock In the election estimates. All
anarchists are foreigners and all the
great riots that have been inaugurated
In this country have been led by for
eigners, many of whom were unable
TO speak the English language. The
congregating OF foreigners in our large
cities form what Cicero called The
bilge-water of the ship of state" a
smile that is true in their mutual Of
fensiVeness. In many places the for
eigners have taken possession of the
field of American labor and have prac-
tically closed the avenues to the me-
arts against our boys IL is
stated in recent article i'm the Cen
fury Magazine. IAN the trades unions
are controlled by foreigners They re-
fuse to instruct the American how as
an apprentice and boycott him il he
attempts 10 work as a non-union man.
While they refuse admission to the
trained American boy they admit all
foreign applicants with little or no re-
gard TO their training or skill. Fellow
this is a solemn fact. that la
Dor In this free country Is not free 10
the sons OF Americans. and we may
well pause here and ask what this
means to the coming generation. IL
means that this infamous conspiracy
against the boys of America. DENYING
hem the privileges of labor. will nj
he jails and poor houses of the next
generation with a native-bo popula-
ion. 1t means that foreigners. by get
ing possession OF the mechanical arts.
VIII dictate 10 Americans; viii, in |
act. control the country I'm connection
With che offices, the majority of which |
ire already filled with foreigners in /
many OF our large cities. Let me ask |
'ou as Americans, are you willing to |
ubmit to this control of your me-
hanical arts at the expense OF your /
on's rights and 10 the execution OF |
our laws by men who spell democrat |
With an IL" will you be a passive |
gent In the preparation OF this crime /
gainst the coming generation OF /
americans? That the Standardization /
4 Americans on American soil Is pos
ible will be readily seen by a
dance at the population OF some OF /
ur cities. In many of these
he foreigners are i'm excess of native /
'orn people. Taking the city OF Chica-
20 Tor Illustration. ! quote from the adj
Iress Of Carter Harrison az the open-
ne OF the Illinois building on Illinois
lay at the exposition. Chicago is the
ourth German speaking city on the
ace OF the globe. the third Irish city |
n the world and the third Scandina-
ian, counting the Swedes. Norwegians
nd Danes VIII any one think FOR
moment that the rights OF the Amer
can boy viii be regarded by such a