The Portland daily press., 1899-08-17

cealed. In this country let IA spend A.
nublio mont-v for echoolhouees 49,
children may drirk freely from the eierna5
fountain OF wisdom, Tor churches vhsrs
the human soul may commune with ~
Creator, for libraries whore the MIND
CT nll may be uplifted by COMPREHENSIVE
with the worlds master spirits, for art
galleries where the eyes may gaze on the
inarvels OF human genius. for parks and
pleasure grounds where tired men and
women NAV flra rest and refresh..~..-i;;ss y.
the shade Of the trees and siader the can
opy OF the sky, for hospitals and asylums
where the sick anduf fortunate may re-
eeive tender and ekiiiful Manifestations
for all those things which ennoblo ana
enrich the lives OF the people, which bring
sweetness and JOY to human hearts.
Let our oonse SITS be with ignorance, sell
tlshness and vice. Let us put O paddock
on the door Of very pestilencs- -treathinp
saloon. LIST us close ur the pitfalls in
the streets Of our great cities SO they inny
be safe for the feet of our young men and
yourg women.
have spoken Of some Of the perils
which the republic IL compelled to face as
IL approaches the threshold of = new
century; but do not for a moment think
triumph OF those forces (which make fer
good government and the highest type OF
civilization. God forbid that / should
come TO this fair bill top, which ha s.
been its shrine Of hope and Joy for SO
many young lives, and utter any word Of
dependency or despair. Ihs future
Of the republic is secure II we but hold
fast to those principles Of fres reprssen-
tative governments which were so clearly
enunciAtsd by the fathers; II we con-
tinue to be a republic fn fact az well as In
name Let us turn deaf ear to this advo-
oates Of repnblicnnism which is only
despotsm In disguise, the men who teach
that the Declaration OF Independence is
an aniiQuated document, ard seek to
cast distrust upon the most important
provision Of the Constitution. Let us not
be deceived By any high-sounding phrases
about booming "a world power, - or the
shame Of "hauling down the fiag." Let
us nos te misled by the poets Jingle con
cerning 1.-THE White Mans Burden
Let us not forsaks the gospel of love aLd
peace which has como down TO Us across
the centuries from the hills Of Galilee for
the bloody creed OF aggression taught and
sung by some of our modern clergymen
and poets. Let Us court no imperialism
except the imperialism OF freedom and
equal rights. Let us dream OF no expan-
sion except the development Of the almost
exhauHtless resources Of our present
domain, and the still higher evolution OF
the intellect and conscience OF the An sr-
lean people. Let US keep the stars on our
flag untarnished. that they may vie In
the splendor OF their symbolism with those
ghttering flres which God has kindlsd In
the sky Of evening. Let ua keep the
country in tho future, as In to past, a
refuge for oppressed and liberty loving
mon OF every race and creed and cline,
the workshop and the sohoolhouse of 1.-THE
world. II we do this, the republic os
and Lincoln will 90 forward
along Its resplend mt pathway, bearing
aloft the torch Of liberty whose light
shall gladden. the hearts of all mankind.
For always In thine eyes, o Liberty
Shines that high light whereby the world
is saved:
And though thou slay us. we trust in
thee /"