Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-05-11

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 sear-from
coming to this land whtVe there are the
largest compensations under the sun.
Why did God spread out the prairies of
che Dakotas and roll the precious ere
into Colorado? 1t was that all the
earth might come and pillow, and come
and dig. Just as gong 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 nationali.
ties, not circle intermarrying 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 to be different from the American Of
today. German brain, Irish wit, French
civility, Scotch firmness, English loyal
ty, Italian aesthetics packed into one
man, and he an American! 1t is this
intermarriage of nationalities that is
going to make the American nation the
greatest nation of the ages. But what
are we doing for the moral and intel
lectual culture of the $780, 900 foreign
ers who came in one year, and the
600, 900 who came in another year, and
the 500, 900 who came in another year,
and the 1, 900, 600 who are coming into
our various American ports? What are
we doing for them? We'll, we are doing
great deal for them. We steal their
baggage as soon as they get here. We
send them up to boarding h0y1se, where
the least they lose is their money. We
swindle them within ten minutes after
they get ashore. We are doing great
deal for them. But what are we doing
to introduce them into the duties of
good citizenship? Many of them never
saw ballot box. Many of them never
heard of the constitution of the United
States. Many CT them have no acquaint-
ance with cur laws Now, say, let the
government Of the United States, so
commanded by enc political party or
both political parties, give to every i'm
migrant who lands here volume, III
good type and well bound for long usage
"a volume containing the Declaration
of independence, the constitution of the
United States and a chapter on the spir-
it of our government. Let there be such
book on the shelf of every free library
in America. While the American Bible
society puts into the right hand Of every
immigrant a copy Of the Holy Scrip
lures, let the government Of the United
States, commanded by some political
party, put into the left hand of every
immigrant a volume instructing him
in the duties of good citizenship. There
are thousands OF foreigners in this land
who need to learn that the ballot box is
not a footstool, but a throne-not some
thing to put your foot on, but some
thing to bow before.
Christian Patriotism.
But whether members of the national
legislature, or delegates TO one of the ma
tional conventions, or private citizens,
let us cultivate Christian patriotism.
Oh, how good God has been to us as 3
nation! Just open the map of the CONT
nent and see how it is shaped for i'm
measurable properties. Navigable riv
ers more III number and greater than Of
any other land, rolling down ON all SIDES
into the sea, prophesying large manu-
factories and easy commerce. Look at
the great ranges of mountains, timbered
with wealth on the top and sides and
metaled with wealth underneath. One
hundred and eighty thousand square
miles of coal One hundred and eighty
thousand square miles of ironi The iron
to pry out the coal. The cCal to forge
and smelt the iron. The land SO con-
toured that extreme weather hardly ever
lasts more than three days-extreme
heat or extreme cold. Climate for the
most part bracing and favorable for
Drawn and brain. All fruits. All min
erals. All haryests. Scenery displaying
autumnal pageantry that no land on
earth pretends to rival No South Amer
lean earthquakes No Scotch mists. No
English fogs. No Egyptian plaques.
The people Of the United States are
happier than any people on earth. 1t is
the testimony of every snan that has
Travelled abroad. For the poor more
sympathy! For the industrious more OPP
portunity Oh, how good Gcd was to
our fathers and how good God has been
to us and our children To him-blessed
be his glorious name To him of cross
and triumph be consecrated the United
States of America!
There are three great reasons why
you and I 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
to you. l think they lived well and
that they died right. Never submit to
have any government over their tol:lbs