The labor world., 1899-11-04

ginning Of terrestrial time, because,
from the 4th of July, 177G, it has kept
something going on! Even in the
midst Of hard times the people have
been pushing Westward There has
been territory to expand into always,
and the nation has expanded every
year and week and day. IF this had
not been. if the people had been Salts
fed to let we'll enough alone, and to
marry and give in marriage in one
place, there would he no such nation
as the United States of America Of
1899. but something different. and you
know, and l know, not one-half so
good.
"Notaing has been going on in Spain,
ana look at Spain! Nothing is going
on in italy, and her people are stream
ing to the United States and to South
America. England and lie United
States have kept something going on
England branching out into the world
and the United States over contin-
rnt-and today. they arc accounted
or,lal to the remainder of the world!
Germany mas been making great CT
forts to start keeping something going
on, because her people have left home
by millions. Franco has tried. but
Wit huut success, and has dropped from
first place to second place. Look at
the Austrian empire. and for heavens
sake, look at the Empire of China!
7,ussia's government has gone into 4
gigantic enterprise in Siberia to try
and do what America has done in its
march west of the Alleg1,.uics.
"Ey gadi gentlemen. it makes me
furious sometimes, to think that there
are supposedly rational, supposedly
reasoning Americans who do not know
he secret of the growth Of this couil~
4ry," th,lndercd the Old Timer. "Why,
the biggest, most colossal fact con-
ncctnd with the United States is ;ctu-
ally being denied, thrown down and
sneered at by certain persons who say
they are ashamed Of the very thing
that made the country! It's high time,
by gad! gentlemen, this fact were put
into the school books and taught to
the children. Even not excepting Eng
land, no people in the world have ever
constantly tackled problems, made e2l-
periments, moved around, adopted
new IDEAS changed places and built
new states and cities as the American
PEOPLE! All the new ideas have come
out OF the new places Which have kept
mind as well as feet nroving. Eng
land has fought and always acquired
new places for >Englishment to go.
France has fought many wars, Ger
many has Won one of the greatest Of
all wars, but they have failed to ac-
nuire places for Frenchnnen and Ger
mans to so to to keep something going
On Occupying the territory Wrested
from the Indians, building up the ter.
ritory bought from France. populating
the territory shot away from Mexico
constructing railways through it-has
been keeping something going on and
is what made the American nation in
it's character, intelligence, spirit and
prosperity
'Suppose the United States had been
an island Of the area Of the original
thirteen colonies, the American people
would have gone out into the world,
long ago, as England has. What would
England be today, except that it's peo-
pie have kept something going Oh by
making room to keep something going
on in? l say, gentlemen, that this
this Of even q few men not knowing
these facts, or pretending they do not
know, is scandal, and they are arous-
ing the people to crush them, even if
it takes electing William Mckinley to
do so!''-Elansas City Star.