The Newtown bee., 1898-05-06

great general, as great through accident
 rather than through genius, as stepping
 into the right groove at the right time
 that led him to fame. I hope that his
 name may never be taken from it's posi-
 tion ss the foremost man in American
 life, that it may rest upon the pinnacle of renown so high that islander cannot reach it and that the foul winds gof cal umny that blow linear the earth cannot stir it,by even 80 much as breath. am
 glad that, amid the white light that has lately been thrown upon the history of
 Lincoln, only added lustre has been giv- en to the name already fair.
 And what though some names of our
 heroes be unknown on the honor-rol of famel What though they sleep in graves where Honor speaks no panegyric and Fame whispers no lullaby! They are heroes, and we do we'll to teach our children to reverence the thought of
 brave deeds and revere the memory of our martyr-dead! Admiration leads to imitation. Virtues are all well enough in the abstract. They appear we'll to read of them in books, but they are im- pressive when written in concrete form.
 We admire goodness when we see a good man, we Hove purity when we see 8 pure
 woman. A lovely statue summons our attention, lovely face enlists our ad- miration, 8 lovely soul challenges our love. The temptation to. day all.power- ful is to grow cynical as we look upon
 the selfiahness of the world. The best counterpoise for this temptation that I know is to get hold of a few truly noble men and women, and to cling to their ideality of character whatever claims oppose.
 Amid this sweep of -irreverence in America wish that we could maintain reverence for rulers. In the Scriptures read this morning the Apostle Paul tells us that the powers that be are ordained of God, and we do we'll to give assent to righteous rule. Of course the right to criticise honestly Is our prerogative, but this accentuated opposition all the while toEgovernment is ur-American and wrong
 When we criticise so severely our rulers, where does the criticism lie? where ought 1t to fall? Surely not upon men in office, but upon those who put them in office. We electors are responsible for our rulers.
 IN OUR HANDS IS THE BALLOT;
 in our hands is the power to determ inc who our rulers shall be. It amuses me sometimes to hear those who have only the most superficial view of governmental affairs, who judge of things at the center of operations only by the head lines in the fashy newspa- per of the day, say with the unction of those in authority what they would do if they were in the place of the presi- dent. I think, my friends, that if the present outcome of the long delibera- tions at Washington has taught us aay- thing, it has taught us this, that, in the crisis now upon us, we can well afford to trust our president and with confidence leave things in charge of those who are now at the helm. A few weeks ago an illustrated lecture was being given on Sunday evening at the Park City theatre in the city of Bridgeport. When one picture after another had been thrown upon the screen, the likeness of Presi- dent McKinl y was exhibited to view. This was at once the signal for shouts and jeers on the part of what we often call in the city ssthe great unwashed.', This ia too bad. Such conduct ought to call forth the earnest protest of every true citizen who loves his country and wishes these institutions to remain. That the character of our executive should be at the mercy of hoodlums from the street Is intolerable.
 There are now some 20, ,000. .0OO foreign ers in this country, and if we add those 1 whose parents were foreigners, 1t gives as 30,000, 900 more. We welcome the foreigner who comes here to accept and 70 reverence the institutions of his adopt I'd land; but we have no room this side \ ,f the water for the one who, being a oreigner, on coming here remains for 'igner still, who, having thought of bomb hrowlng in his native country thinks of 'ofab throwing still, who, having set his leart against the rulers of his native ountry keeps his enmlty agalnst gov 'rnment still. This must be eur task If ve would spoil the network of danger hat IS being woven about these institu- ions that we prize, to AmerIcanize ev- " foreigner and to Amerioanize every oreign thing.
 Amid this sweep of Irreverance that is l