The herald., 1896-10-25
IMPERIAL AMERICA.


Editor Herald: May stranger and a
foreigner be permitted through your
columns to raise his hat with respectful
reverence to the great American people
and express his profound regard and es-
TEEN for their wonderful and perfect
powers Of adaptation to ways and GUS
toms most approved by the leading ma
tions Of this earth, in this most extraor-
dinary, enlightened and prosperous age?
Be 1t understood, however, to avoid
any possible misrepresentation, that by
American people 1t must not be supposed
that I make the slightest reference to
your common people, your laboring class,
for as understand it, that would be Of
fertng gratutious insult to the truly pa
triotic American of today, as I am in
formed that all these poorly dressed.
half-starved, unemployed people. are
not American citizens, but anarchists.
I am of course only removing my hat to
the brains Of this great nation, who are
alone competent and have the sole right,
as we understand it. to live and rule.
Having removed my hat to my Ameri-
can patrician cousins. desire in the
first place to tender my profound thanks
for the delectable and surprising treat
that so Unexpectedly and gratuit-
ously was offered the people of this
charming city on Saturday evening last.
How many sweet memories of dis
tant land were recalled with painful
quickly and how many pre-conceived
notions and false opinions of my newly
found cousins were also as quickly dis
missed, from a mind poisoned from my
youth up, with descriptions OF the Yam
kee, as one utterly devoid of truth or
honor; a gross libel truly on the Ameri-
can of today. Where is the Englishman
removed from his native isle and Union
Jack who could look unmoved, or unap-
appreciatively, on the magnificent display
In the parade of last Saturday evening?
The proud martial bearing and de-
meanor Of those splendid specimens of
American independence and manhood
from Pasadena, commanded by their
gallant officers with drawn, real swords.
performing evolutions which would turn
the eyes of any European soldier green
with envy, was sight indeed worth
the voyage across the Atlantic, the jour-
ney across the continent, and street
car ride across the city of Los Angeles.
Why. the Honorable Artillery COM
pany of Boston, ancient as they profess
to be, could not march in the same
county with such doughty warriors as
these Pasadena soldiers, as it appears
to me; but it is only when they open
dian, emit their deadly slogan, can ona
fully realize what terror they would in
spire when the time arrived for active
service and 'call to arms"
In writing to my English relatives,
words will almost fail me to convey my
lasting recollections Of these Americans
from Pasadena, every man ev-
cry inch warrior. but writ
ing to a newspaper compels me to
stifie my feelings and place restraint
on my emotions.
This might have been more easy and
possible were 1t not for another brig
ade that followed the soldiers from Pas
!, vN1o yforr
false? Was I really 5000 miles away
from home? Was it a dream of home or
the results Of a lobster salad supper?
Not at all. 1t was beautiful and actual
reality-a reality as vividly now before
my eyes as at that happy moment when
I saw once more those dear, well known,
honored and revered old colors. the red,
white and blue of proud old England.
How true 1t Is that England sets the
gait, and all the world follows her eX
ample, even to the uniforming of it's
volunteer soldiers!-a happy idea
whoever conceived it. bound as we are
to this republic with so many costly and
everlasting ties, and thus SO aptly,
and withal so courteously, but not ser
vilely, illustrating the fact that is being
objected to by a certain class in this
country today, that what England d.
rects Is law the wide world DER.
How touchingly appropriate, more
deceived or misinformed, that the gen.
tlemen of the RED, White and Blue"
were the chosen selected representa-
tives of the Sound Money league of
the city Of Los Angeles.
Instead of being greeted with derisive
cheers and vulgar Kisses that some Of
the unappreciative and supposedly ig
norant citizens bestowed upon this
courageous band of heroes and patriots,
surely every man ought to have been
carried on the broad backs of some Of
the unemployed and less patriotic citi-
zens, who seem to be increasing in this
country, according to my observations
in the towns which have visited.
Sound money! Yes, my American
cousins, that is just what we have been
trying to educate, not only you, but all
Europe, to join us In our money scheme,
for TO- these many years, but we know
that this battle. as all other battles
have been in the past Is honest and
righteous. and sound. good, honest
but gold!-is what we want you to stick
to and nothing else. Hurrah for Major
Mckinley! Someone once said that
England was a nation of shopkeepers.
That was true years ago, but, like your
selves. we have advanced with added
years, and today we are a nation of
money loaners, and we propose to see
to 1t that our creditors don't pay us
with any deprecated money or 53-cent
dollars, such as they are talking of do
ing with silver, If we can help it, and
unless our connections in Wall street
are going back on us.
Just one word on free silver, as there
appears to be misconception and a
largely increasing one, in this country
on that subject. There can be no such
thing as free silver, and as it might save
lots OF trouble and worry to some who
are In doubts as to the success of the
Hon. William Mckinley on the Sd day
Of next month let me say just this: We
NIX the price of your silver and have done
30 ever since 1873, and we are going to
continue to do 1t and don't you forget it.
You must remember, too, that 1t cost
us not little trouble, and other things
to bring your senate and congress to a
proper understanding of this little mat
ter, In that most eventful year for rs.
and for you, and surely you cannot ex
y pect us to relinQuish all our rains
(wheher just or unjust 1 am NOT here
to discuss) without a remonstrance
No, indeed. But last evenings demon
stration decided everything. There was
no mistaking the Anglomaniac. pardon
me, I mean the Anglo-Saxon spirit Of
honor. honesty and courage In those
Eplendidly equipped bodies of citizen
= soldiers in my national colors, and 1t was
with true and sincere regret that some
OF my many London friends could not
have shared with me my happiness and
. my confidence and Joined with me In
my renewed assurances of respect and
admiration for the great ar{oo pao