The San Francisco call., 1896-11-27

delpia, in Washington and in Chieago-is a
miracle. What is the force that pro ects us 2
The police force? You can rarely find a po-
liceman when you want him. Is 1t in a stand
ing army of $4,000 men TO protect 10 600 600
of people No. 1t is the fact that every
American citizen is soldier. so that if an in
surrection occurs we viii put il down; If q re-
bellloa occurs we Will suppress it; If foreign
foe invades our shores we will protect our
shores to the last msn; II the CRY OF war comes
the battle cry of the Republic will be heard
again: 1--WE viii rally round the flag boys
Wen rally once again."
The founders OF our Republic had the cour-
perpetuity of the Republic. Therefore, by
the side of the church they planted the school
house; alongside the Bible the spelliDg-book.
The fathers knew that the Republic required
intelligence. In the Republic likewise there
must be the highest intelligence. Every man,
woman and child must learn to read and write,
States. They paid Difference to intelligence
and made early preparation for the develop
ment of the young intellect. They were saga
cious and knew that knowledge is power.
All hail TO those glorious men who had the
courage to say that there Is a moral force that
is essential TO the scientific colleges and that
this may be found in the holy Bible which
speaks is wisdom and love before the rising
generation. These men went step farther
and said that there must be recognition OF in
| dependence OF conscience; that it must be
free from dictation of prince or government; !;
that while the mosque OF the Mohammedan
the pagoda of the Buddhist and spires of the
Catholics with their images and paintings of
the Virgin may be reared in the midst OF us
no form of religion shall be allowed TO work
injury to the body polite and that no form of
religious ceremony shall be tolerated which
shsl! be contrary 10 the private virtue or the
public morality OF the people.
Therefore, these men, rising head and
shoulders above their age and q bove all the
past, anticipated the future by announcing
these great principles to US.
There are, however, two or three dangers
that threaten us. One is the tendency of some
of our statesmen who suppose that the essen
tial conservative power of government is in
ondly they say that our safety is in the re-
publican form OF government; but they fail to
recognize the fact that there are as manv
ruined republics along the shores OF time as
there are monarchies.
The fate of republics Is empire The tbraa
fatal sisters are always on our heels. The mis-
take is to suppose that our republic Is tho
only one For 800 years the Hebrews lived
came empire. The Greeks had republic once
then came the Persians The happlest days of
old Rome were those when Cornelia couid
point to her sons and say: 'sI'hese are INV
jewels" In the simplicity of those days-in
the republican simplicity there was martial
prowess and national courage that defied ali
assaults Then came the man that dared TO
cross the Rubicon, and thefate of the republic
became empire.
Have you 1t in your power to reverse theyer-
dict of history? The martyr of to-day be-
comes the prophet of tomorrow. With our
cosmopolitan population, with the influence OF
europe upon US, with the dream of the anarch-
ist IN our midst, can we say that the ocean was
never dug for Americas grave, or the m oun-
tsins reared for its tombstone, or the winds for
its winding sheet?
seems 10 portend evil, and that is the coming
OF the stranger. Our fathers ATTEMPTED Ia
solve this most difficult of all problems-the
tusioq OF races. ] have no prejudice against