The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-20
M STOPPING AMERICA.
From the Elmira Advertiser.


The man must be very obtuse or very
unpatriotic who does not perceive the
enormous gain made by America during
the last year in her prestige among the
NATIONS. And It Is the glory of the state
that it has been gained III the best ways.
The struggles among competing nations
are becoming less military and sanguin-
airy and more commercial than in any for-
mer age. Supremacy is not sought in
neutral markets by force OF arms, but by
excellence ard cost of goods. Navies are
not maintained for wars among rivals,
but rather for the protection of cstab-
lished trade. The way to supplant a com
petitor is no longer the method of seiz-
ing her ships or her colonies and taking
her bt siness by force, but rather by eX-
ceiling in abundance and quality and
cheapness. by SURPRISING in attractive
ness and desirabilty of trade.
No one need study too carefully the
trade journals nor too patiently peruSe
the government reports to learn what is
the influence and position of our country
in this march of civilization. For years
the thoughtful have been predicting that
our devotion to the arts of peace, the
spectacle of a nation nightly expanding
through the cultivation of the industrial
spirit, happy In the concord and amazing
freedom of her citizens free from the bur-
denS of militarism that weigh 50 heavily
on other nations, must transform the
world. The time has come already
Never have the illimitable resources of
this land so much improved the world as
In this current year. Invncibe at home,
she is reaching out beneiicent hands filled
with blessings to mankind.
o
She is teaching all rivals that COM
pete that her goods are the best and the
cheapest ever known, the products of a
people ignorant of false distinctions of
caste, but working with such freedom us
is consistent with individual liberty and
securing universal intelligence by main-
tanning the best common schools IN the
world. 1t Is 10 wonder that the great re-
| public is rapidly surprising all other peo-
| pies. The reluctant admission comes to
| us from every quarter English and Ger
| man authorities admit the truth. French
experts cannot deny it. The granary Of
| the world is here The factory of the
world also is American. The conScripted
masses of Europe are stirred to emulate
the freedom of which they have dreamed,
but have never known. They perceive its
realization in America, and their voices
are rising with ever increasing volume 10
| demand like privileges for themselves.
| Eighty millions of people living in COM
| fort, enjoying the abundant rights of Citi-
| zenShip and filling the worlds markets
| constitute an argument that is overturn-
| ing all ancient ideas. Since our financial
| integrity was assured and our labor pro-
| teCted beyond cavil, our nation has sprung
| forward with mighty impetus that moth
| ing can stop. The domestic aSsailants of
our prosperity may rejoice over an APP
| parent reaction here and there, but such
| are only eddies in the resistless current
which bears on its bosom the destinies
of the people The threat of national dis
| honor has lost its power to disturb or
| alarm. The people have had sufi-
| ctent experience of Democratic states
manship to last them for a generation,
| and they will not stay their impressive
! march by turning the government over
| to the unspeakable crew that now domn-
ate the alleged party of jefferson.