Evening star., 1896-10-31

In diffuSing the blessings OF justice, OF
Christian beneficence and of the good faith
which develops naturally and inevitably
from ser sitive national conscience over its
own people and the whole world.
The spectacle of the masses Of a vast
population the masters of a new world,
governing themselves with sound Judgment
toling industriously and with success for
their own material, intellectual and moral
advancement, toward whose progress the
law, the government and all the national
institutions are tributary, has given life and
strength to the spirit of liberty everywhere.
The growth of the power of the people in
this favored land and their advance in num-
bers and in physical conditions, in intelli-
gent SKILL in self-reliant readiness to grap-
pie with emergencies, in fertility of re-
source in broadening enterprise and in
loftiness of ideals, have not only blessed
America, but all of marveling mankind.
Lessons Taught by America.
The old world knew well only govern
ment by the few; America taught the pos
sibility and the blessings of wise and
righteous government by the many.
The old world had degraded labor, till
the workman was as the cattle of the field;
America has magnified and glorified labor,
as Divine command. through obedience
to which a whole nation of toilers have
reaped the reward Of unequaled power and
prosperity for themselves, and have pro-
claimed human brotherhood, and hopeful
helpful, Christian sympathy to the op-
. pressed Of all the world.
Shall we abdicate this noble leadership Of
nations? Shall we tant the stream of our
world influence and change 1t from bless
ing to a curse? Shall we destroy our lesson
of the dignity and worth of labor and Of
the capacity of the common people for self
government by SO using the forms of that
government as in the name Of that labor
to strike down the national honor and to
brand the republic as swindler, filching
from his coin of payment and shirking
honest debts?
The sweating of coin and the sweating
of labor by employers are alike Infamous
1t is proposed that Uncle Sam shall crimi-
nally apply the sweating system to the
coin ard the wages of the land and rob
each of half its substance.
The very greatness in population and re-
sources which is cited as demonstration
Of our ability to declare our independence
OF the Ten Commandments furnishes suffi-
cient reason for adhering to the principles
which have made us great, and for moving
steadily forward in the path which we
have trodden. -
The Nations Greatness,
To preserve liberty and union as one and
tnseparable, and to increase our domestic
blessings and our wholesome influence
upon the world as the leader among ma
tions in the arts of peace and civilized pro-
gress, 1t will be necessary for the great
middle class, Lincolns common people, the
real rulers Of America. to guard vigilantly
against the encroachments of aggregated
wealth on the one hand, and the threaten
ing demonstrations of the lawless mob on
the other; to steer the ship of state between
the rocks of plutocracy and the whirlpool of
reputation and anarchy. But let no one in
the name OF the people preach the doctrine
OF sectionalism and class prejudice pointing
to disunion, and the destruction of the gov
ernment by and for the people. Let no one
IN the name Of labor degrade labor from its
nlgh estate. Let no one in the name Of ma
Ional pride stain the national credit and
make the republic. once so honored. a hiss
ing and by-word among the nations of
the EARTH
We are told by the free. coinage advo-
Gates that this nation is great enough, sin
gle-handed, to double the price of silver
over all the globe, great enough to make
nifty cents one hundred cents by act Of
Congress, great enough to bear Atlas-like
a worlds weight Of silver on its shoulders,
great enough. by its own voluntary act, to
double with impunity the pressure of this
crushing load.
folly-to attempt unnecessarily and with no
promise of reward this impossible task
ana is not great enough-in knayery-to
brazen out the swindle which will result
from Its inevitable failure to raise the
burden Of the silver Of the world to twice
its present level.
The nation is too great to be ungrateful
to the pensioners and bondholders who
Iiskeo ll1e ana treasure in the republics
defense in Its mortal struggle; too great
TO stlfie the warning whispers of the ma
tlonal conscience against dishonorabie re-
quotation of just obligations; too great to
pace upon America and Americans the
stisina or fraudulent bankruptcy; too great
TOT isolation and disgraceful exile from
the family of civilized nations; In short.
too great to be dishonest, too great to be
nailed to silver cross after the fashion
and as a legitimate successor of the i'm
penitent thief. r. w N