The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-11-02

chists, and from dreamers of fiat
money, Since the world began, was
there ever such a mixture of unrelated
elements brought together with a view
to government! De There are tragical
sides to nations history; and there
may be ridiculous sides If so, we GER
tainly present the latter to-day. Think
OF going to the polls with one hand in
Tammany, and the other in that of the
Chicago mob! But it Is no jest to turn
a great nation over to the keeping of
such molly crew as are now seeking
the possess it.
The question is not what they would
do; 1t Is, what would they not do? The
question uncovers a possible state of
things which 1t is not pleasant to con-
template-this country of ours given
over to a dozen conflicting factions
with but one measure on which they
agree. 1t may be; 1t may not be. If it
should happen, there will be one chap
ter of our history that will be headed
'The Period of Insanity
A division on the single question of
finance we could endure, and push
| through to it's results, whatever it
might be, but what would issue from
such a combination as this?
But even if it should all happen let
us not, even in anticipation, despair of
the republic 1t is theory of DR.. Null
ford that a true nation being living
organism, never dies, though it may
seem to die. 1t is heartrending
thought. What may lie before this ma
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sured that it will not be destroyed, nor
even permanently injured. 1t has
passed through fearful straits; it's
! life has been assaulted, but never really
endangered. 1t is not easy to kill a
| great nation like this God breathed
His own breath of life into it when the
Pilgrim Fathers came here, waited
over the sea by their own prayers and
made into nation by their faith in
| Cod Whatever happens, the nation
will live. There will be conflicts,
whirlwinds of civic folly, and devasta-
tions by civic crimes, but the nation
will not perish. Its invisible spirit will
| hang over it, and breathe out of it's
history, and live on in the hearts Of the
faithful remnant for whom and In
whom Gods promises are not in vain.
at is not improbable that, in the
near future the nation may be forced
| into a conflict-like that of the civil
WARMTH the mob straight out and
out fight with anarchy; law against no
| law. The close observer of our political
affairs will keep his eyes on Chicago
1 for the next few years. This enemy Of
| national life Is as old as history.
There was war in heaven; and there
/ will always be war on earth Envy
and discomfort will always plot against
the life of the nation. 1t is dark
shadow of all national life. 1t is al
ways at work, but when has it ever
won save for brief moment? Cicero
drives out Cataline, and the French
revolution tires Of it's wild dance.
Should the anarchical element once
gain a permanent victory society
might we'll tremble. No; even If IT
should win, 1t, would be consumed in
its own fires. and the nation, as phoe-
nix, rise out of the ashes
This nation will not perish; nor will
1t go down into the depths of anarl
chical confusion to remain there. Let
us feed our hearts and stay our cour-
age on better hopes and visions. Even
such as our great poet was inspired to
give us for such days as these
Thou. too. sail on o Ship of state..
Sail on o Union, strong and great!
Humanity. with all Its fears,
i with all the hopes Of future years.
Is hanging breathless on thy fate!
We know what Master laid thy, Keel
What workmen wrought thy ribs of steel
| who made each mast. and sail, and rope
What anvils rang, what hammers beat,
In what forge and what heat
Were shaped the anchors of thy hope!
Fear not each sudden sound and shock,
Ills of the wave and not, the rock
IT'S but the tapping Of the sail,
And not rent made by the gale!
In spite of rock and tempests roar.
In spite of false lights on the shore.
Sail on, nor fear to breast the sea,
Our hearts, our hopes, are all with thee,
Our hearts, our hopes, our prayers, ou'
tears.
Our faith triumphant Ger our fears.
Are all with thee--are all with thee!