The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-07-08
PATRIOTIC SERMON.
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Field, was laid in 1888. In these America
divides the honors about evenly with other
nations, while to this country alone belongs
the smelling machine, the cylinder printing
press, the machine for making clocks and
watches, the grain drill, the reaping machine,
the threshing machine, the power loom, the
sewing machine. the coal oil lamp, illumina-
ting gas the telephone, the electric railway
the air brake, and last, if not least, liquid
air and the kinetic motor. And who can tell
what will come next?
Ours is wonderful country. | presume
few Of us appreciate the geographical pro-
portions of our land, as compared with those
of other countries. For instance, out of the
State of Texas we could cut the territory OF
Portugal. Holland, Switzerland and Greece,
and still have more than 5000 square miles
left. or nearly enough to make four States
the size of Delaware. Or, if we make the
comparison on a somewhat different basis,
we have 81 States larger than England, 81
larger than Portugal and larger than Italy,
including the Island of Sicily.
America is great in internal resource. In
mineral wealth we are rich beyond COM
parison. We have twenty times the coal Of
all Europe. and one-haIf of all the gold and
silver in the world is ours. OF these the
annual output Of our mines is estimated ut
200 tons
our internal resource is shown in the
facilities we have for meeting an emergency
and the promptness with which we DO it..
See this illustrated in the supprt ssion Of the
rebellion. and in the war with Spain. And
this emphasized by the fact that America is Il
peaceful nation; so positively 80 that other
nations have styled Us . hermit nation, and
have regarded our army aaG navy as really
without standing. During the last century
hav" fou. lit ll2 Wars. These have cost @l5.-
600 900, 900 and 5000, 600 human lives: and TO
meet emergencies that are liable to arise
Europe must keep. including her reserves. Il
standing army Of 20 GOO 600 OF men,
What u contrast. And why the difference?
It is found in the difference in the funda-
mental principles OF government here and
there. The fundamental ptinciple of our
government is the highest good of the great
est number. 1t is II government of the PEG.
pie, for the people and 10y the people, while
in the Old monarchies OF Europe the single
purpose is the perpetuity of reiSning
dynasty. This was the secret Of the cruel
and senscess war Of Spain with her colonies
in the West Indies, and in the Philippines; it
was begun and continued only for the sake
of rropping up a throne that ought to have
been overthrown Il hundred years ago, and
of perpetuating Il dynasty that has proven
itself unfit to rule anywhere outside of per
dition.
War is strange work for Us, and yet, we
are at war But OF all the wars the nations
have ever fought, do not believe any was
more JustillapIe' 1t was begun, not Tor con-
quest p"t ior humanity sake. II you ask,
Is ho' the war Ill the ihihppihes war OF
conquest answer no. not by any means;
'hoSe lsIahus belong 10 the United States
Just as much as does the territory in this
country that was game" by purchase from
European governments. Note II you will
the events 'hat leo up l" the present status
Oh 'he case why the war with spain: Sim
ply because we could not help 1t. When the
'rNs were llia7sacfihS the Arhenlahs, we
were urging the CHRISTIAN nations OF Europe
TO interfere and stop 1t; while right here, at
our very doors, IN CupH, Spain was doing
elually rs DAD; ana Wheh TINS nation awoke
10 the real enormity OF the wrong she was
doing our helghhors the whole land demand
ed that we should interfere to Stop1t. Presi-
dent Mckinley dld his best to avoid con-
lict, but SPAN was stubborn and would not
listen 10 the protest Of thr nlted States, and
the war followed Ana certainly God was in
the matter Never has such record been
mace by any army and navy, with such small
io7'' ]" Nv io''i' l. S'"lp'9 in"tNolouS'
Note also the development OF the plan of
the war anu see now II grew: Porto REQ
was not III the original plan OF invasion at
All put II became lh'oiNed III II. Dewey
started from Hong Kong with no intention to
take Mahlia' Dull only 10 destroy the Spanish
licet 'hh' shr eateheu TO destroy our COM
merce' ana the capture OF Manila followed
us result Oh inc battle. Goa had something
more ior us 10 10 there thah simply to de-
S'ioS 10" ship9'
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