The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-25

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lief, might come together and particle
pate I'm giving thanks to the God OF
Nations for his blessings upon us. and
especially for notional blessings be-
stowed during the past year. This Is
more than an ordinary Thanksgiving
day. This year marks an epoch In the
history of our nation. We are regarded
to-day by III nations of the earth as
we have never been before. We are one
OF the great factors to-day In arrang-
ing the affairs of the nations of the
world. The old world respects and
fears to-day the young liant of the
new world.
In 1881. when Mr.. Blaine became
secretary OF state. he found the nego-
tiations between the mother country
and this running in the groove made a
half century or more before. viz, when
addressing the prime minister of Eng
LAND the secretary would say: The
president begs to hope n on the
other hand, the queen expects. but
Mr.. Blaine changed the formula In his
first message and used the words, The
president expects For this, when In
London shortly after, he was taken TO
task and asked why he a violated
the long established custom? He re-
piled: When we were a nation OF
1000. 900 or s.00o.0 900 and o were
strong. IL was proper thai the president
of our republic should beg TO hope.
but now when we have become a ma
ton of so. 200. 900. we feel that we have
a right to expect things to be- And
so we have emphatically to-day. Ana
IL a nation. cruel for ages. Expresses
the people of her islands, needlessly
and terribly. we expect them to desist,
and IL they do not, we send them a
Dewey TO blow them up, a Hobson 10
seal them up and a Sampson to COM
plete the work. to cause them TO peg
- hnnos that ua will he mprClful and
stay the hand Of our ~conquests.
lone has quantity sale that our peo-
pie were willing to stay at nome, 10
accept the land that naturally falls TO
us between the Atlantic and racine
but one night Spain put a mine be.
meath our prov and blew us up and
when we came down. We came every
where. and as long as we Remember
the Maine we will hold what we came
down on. But we are not to forget the
primary object OF our coming together
to-day.
I'VE are to give thanks to God for
his blessings bestowed upon us during
| the mast year. We are to observe the
day by resting from toll. by worship
| ing God, by family reunions and by re-
Numbering in kindly deeds those
around us who are in need. ana L
would add, to thank God for such men
as we have in our midst who are aid
llk tht Btoi IN " -
ish manner
1--WE have an abundant harvest. The
farmer who went forth in the spring
time to SOW his seed has returned with
rejoicing. bringing his sheaves with
him. sufficient to MI his barns.
I'm visiting a country the traveller
will be moved to admiration or other
wise, according to his taste, culture
and object of his visit. III ouly for
pleasure, III will note the scenery OF
forest and field. rivers and lakes. hills
and valleys. culture OF the people ana
| other things of an agreeable nature. III
an artist, he will note the architecture
designs. paintings and sculpture. IL a
naturalist. the productions OF nature.
II a merchant. the manufactures and
mercantile arrangements the stores
and shops. II a philanthropist, the In
stitutions of charity and ~benevolence,
hospitals and asylums. prisons and re-
formatories. and that which tends "a
the intelligence and happiness of the
people. IL in the interest OF religion,
he will note all of the above and the
number and influence of the churches
and the extension of the kingdom OF
God in the hearts and lives of the peo-
pie.
The goodly land that God hath Civ
en- TO us is the most glorious the sur
shines upon-a land of magnificent dis
tances In the v~astness of its extent
reaching from the Atlantic to the IA
cihc, from the British possessions Il
Mexico. not including the islands lately
become ours. We have a climate suit
ed to all. Mountains that reach TO th'
heavens, lakes equal to seas: rivers In
terminable in length, valleys, who's
soil IL sufficient to produce enough fol
the world. Niagara Falls. Yosemite
valley, Yellowstone park. Mammoth
cave and other curiosities unsurpassed
We have mineral productions of Eol'
and silver. copper and lead. iron ant
coal. and in many parts oil for rue
and natural gas for luxury. In educa
ton, science and arts. we are the equa
OF any. Our system of public FIRE,
schools Is the admiration of the world
and the bulwark OF our civil liberty
Our colleges and universities Will com
pare favorably with those or Europ'
and the men they a v turned out arr
the peers of any the world has eve
seen. Young as we are. we have a lit
erature and political economy of Gu
own. What poet has ever sung sweet
err than our Longfellow; or historian
who has stood higher than Bancroft
or statesmen, who nave surpassed Web
ster. Clay, Sumner. Seward or Lincoln
or warriors. greater than Grant ant
Sherman or Lee inc Jackson? Or wha
divine has excelled Beecher or Hall o
Clmpson! our dsyluuns dtt t'ioiii
tories and refugees and homes and pfis
ons are run on the most approved plans
and our greatest men are working phil
; anthropists.
I'VE have had war during the pas
year, dark, desolating war. Wive
have been made widows. Bright prom
ising boys nave given up their live
on the battlefields. or in the poorly
I equipped hospitals. Sweethearts waite
I in vain for the return OF their lover.
Homes are not as happy and 1oyfJ
, this Thanksgiving reunion. because on
: boy is in Manila. or Cuba. or Port
; Rico. or in the Southern camp. w
{ deprecate war. we long for the univer
! sal reign of the Princ OF Peace. Bu
has not our war been a just one?
. I'VE went to war not for ourselves
y but for our %neighbor. who was groan
ing under the oppression OF that IA
{ ton remarkable for cruelty. Surel
y her cup OF iniquity was fun and IL wa