Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-05-15

fDWS 1heY are THIS moment taxing INT
FIRST full inhalation of the free air Of
1nnerica And they will continue to
ssme as long as this country is the best
slace to live in.
You might as well pass law prOhib-
xing summer bees from alighting on a
aid of blossoming buckwheat; you
pight as well prohibit the stays Of the
, fountains from coming down to the
deer lick, as to prohibit the hunger bit
ten nations of Europe from coming to
this land of bread-as to prohibit the
people Of England, Ireland, Scotland,
Italy, Norway, Sweden and Germany
working themselves to death on small
wages ON the other side the sea-from
coming to this land where there are the
largest compensations under the sun.
WHY did odspread out the prairies CT
the Dakotas and roll the precious ere
into Colorado? 1t was that all the
earth might come and pillow, and come
and dig. Just as long as the centrifugal
force of foreign despotisms throws them
off just SO long will the centripetal
force of American institutions draw
them here. And that is what is going
TO make this the mightiest nation on
the earth. Intermarriage Of nationall-
ties, not circle iptermarrying circle
and nation intermarrying nation. But
it is going to be Italian and Norwegian
Russian and Celt, Scotch and French
English and American.
Greatest Nations Of the Age.
The American Of 100 years from now
is 70 be different from the American Of
today. German Train, Irish wit, French
civilitv. Scotch frmness. English loyal
tv, Italian aesthetics packed INTO ono
man. and he an Amoricanl 1t is this
intermarriage of Municipalities that Is
going TO make the American nation tho
greatest nation Of the ages But what
are we doing for the moral and intel
lectual culture Ct the 500, 900 foreign
srs who came in one year, and the
800. 600 who came in another year, and
he 500. 600 who came i'll another year,
and the |, 600, 900 who are coming into
our various American ports! What are
we doing for them? Well, we are doing
great deal for them. We steal their
baggage as soon as they get here. We
send them up TO q boarding house, where
the least they lose is their money we
swindle them within ten minutes after
,hev get ashore. We are doing a great
deal for them. But what are we doing
20 introduce them into the duties OF
good citizenship? Many Of them never
Jaw ballot box. Many Of them never
heard Of the constitution Of the United
states. Many Ct them have no acquaint-
ance with our laws. Now, / say, let the
government Of the United States, SC
commanded by ere political party OF
ooth political parties, give to every i'm
migrant who lands here volume, IL
good type and well bound for long usage
"a volume containing the Declaration
# independence, the constitution OF the
United States and chapter on the spir-
1t of our government. Let there be such
/ book on the shelf of every free library
in America. While the American Bible
iociety puts into the right hand Of every
immigrant a copy Of the Holy Scrip
,ures. let the government Of the United
States, commanded by some political
oartv. put into the left hand Of every
immigrant a volume instructing him
N the duties of good citizenship. There
.re thousands Of foreigners i'll this land
Sho need TO learn that the ballot box Is
.ot a footstool, but a throne-not some
hing to put your foot on, but some.
thing to bow before.
Christian Patriotism.
But whether members Of the national
legislature, or delegates 10 one of the ma
sional conventions, or private citizens,
let us cultivate Christian patriotism.
,,h, how good God has been to us as q
aation Just open the map Of the CONT
cent and see how it is shaped fer i'm
measurable properties. Navigable riv
srs, more in number and greater than Of
kny other land, rolling down on all sides
Into the sea, prophesying large manu-
factories and easy commerce. Look al
me great ranges Of mountains, timborec
with wealth on the top and sides anc
snetaled with wealth underneath. One
hundred and eighty thousand square
miles Of coall One hundred and eighty
thousand square miles Of ironl The iron
70 ply out the coal. The coal to forge
and smelt the iron. The land 50 con.
toured'th extreme weather hardly even
lasts more than three days-extremt
heat or extreme cold. Climate for the
most part bracing and favorable fol
Drawn and brain. All fruits. All min
erals. All harvests. Scenery displaying
autumnal pageantry that 10 land on
earth pretends to rival No South Amer
lean earthquakes. No Scotch mists. Nc
English fogs No Egyptian plaques.
The people of the United States are
happier than any people ON earth. 1t if
the testimony of every man that has
travelled abroad. For the poor more
sympathy For the industrious more op-
portunity! Oh, how good GCd was &c
our fathers and how good God has been
to us and our childrenl To him-blessed
be his glorious namel To him Of cross
and triumph be consecrated the United
States of Americal
There are three great reasons why
you and should do our best for this
country-three great reasons; Our IA
Tiers graves, our cradle, our children s
birthright. When ! say your fathers
graves, your pulses run quickly. Wheth-
er they sleep in city cemetery or coun-
try graveyard their dust is very precious
10 you. ] think they lived well and
that they died right. Never submit to
have any government over their tombs
other than that government under which
they lived and died. And then this
country is our cradle. 1t may have rocked
us very roughly, but it was r. good
cradle to be rocked in. Oh, how much
we owe to It'll Our boyhOOd ard girl
hood, it was spent in this blessed coun-
try. never have any patience with a
man who talks against this country.
Glorious place to be born in and glo-
rious place to live in. 1t has been our
cradle Ayel 1t is to be our children
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