The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-14
TRUE CITIZENSHIP
Discussed by Archbishop Ireland at
a Cleveland Banquet.
THE GREATNESS OF AMERICA,

And Also Her Peril, Declares the Erni-
nent Prelate, Is Her Democracy, but
the Nation Is Safe Because Com
science Is Os Guard.
Cleveland, May 14.-Nearly 400 Of the
leading business and professional men
of the city attended the annual ban
quet of the Chamber of Commerce at
the Hollenden last night. The guest
Of the evening was Archbishop Ireland
all the others in attendance being MEM
bers. Senator M. A. Hanna responded
TO the toast Observation-Disclosures and
Commercial" Archbishop Ireland
spoke upon "The Sure Foundation of
True Citizenship" He spoke in part
as follows:
The greatness of America Is her
democracy. America, as no other ma
ton, honors manhood, consecrates its
rights and gives it the freedom to de-
velop its powers and satisfy it's am
btions.
THE peril of America is in her de-
mocracy. / have myself fullest faith
In the democracy of America. because
l have faith in the people of America,
and because the democracy of this
country has amid terrific trials proven
its right and power to live. have
faith, too, in the future democracy of
the world, because the manifest evo-
luton of humanity Is towards 1t, and
the being who moves humanity makes
no mistake.
Whatever the differences of con-
ditions arising from inequality of tai
ents and opportunities, all men and
all classes of men must be allowed
their own, else all is chaos and death.
There shall be, despite those inequal-
tiles, no social warfare. Those who
give labor will give it honestly and
faithfully: those who receive labor
will render in return the honorable
treatment which is due to men wear
ing the honored insignia of manhood
and of citizenship, and the just wage.
which Is labors claim and right.
There are moments in the life of the
country when the thoughtful patriot
stands still, awe stricken before the
thought of what might come If Amer
leans betrayed their citizenship-of
what might come to America herself,
in whose destinies are wrapped up our
fortunes, our hopes, our loves of what
might come to liberty in the whole
world since liberty for other nations
reads her 'riumph or her death in the
triumph or death of liberty in Amer
lea. Lord Macauley imagines crisis
in America. The peril from which de-
mOcraCy cannot escape. he writes, will
befall it in a season of hard times,
N,+nE ba Of 1,.in
make use of their political power to
deEnOil the rich and disrupt society
Macauley did not know the people OF
America. America is safe: conscience
is on guard.
The crisis for democracy will come
leans lies the instinct of religion.
Evil days for America are those when
agnOstism and materiaism are preach
ed through the land. Fortunately for
America, deep in the hearts of Amer
leans llcs the instinct of religion
Americans will never believe that an
infinite intelligence does not rule the
universe; that the soul of man is not
spiritual or immortal. That will never
permit that Sabbath day be taken from
the service Of conscience to be put
TO the service of matter. or that its
church bells cease their heavenly music.
The enemies Of religion are the enc
mics of the country and of democracy"