The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-12-16

Coli, conquest. fuarntltude
.Ine iaat Cor gold succeeds the race OF
1hc iusi Of sold. anfccilng and remorsc
"rne fast corruption Of degenerate nan
samuel johnson.
"InEratitude a. monstroua. aud for the
multitude % DC ungratcful we're 10 20 make
monster Of the multitude
when the British red coats, backed
by their powerful, greedy government
were engaged la war of extcrmina-
tiOn against the American colonicsi
when Washington's little army we're
marking the winter enows with the
imprint Of their bruised and naked
feet; when black dispair had settled
over Valley Forge aud sickness. hun
ger and cold thinning out the ranks OF
the patriots; when the valliant strug-
gle for liberty seemed all % be 10
vain. when the inspiration Of Patrick
Henry, Jefferson and Jay seemed only
productive OF greater misfortune aud
disaster. wi hen the signers Of the dee
laration Of independence sto a In the
shadow Of the traitors gallows, when
wrong was conquering right aud In
dependence falling before dcspOtism.
la the darkest hours 81 the American
revolution and Of universal liberty; At
the last trying moment when All
seemed lost, there came, as from God,
friendship, help aud auccor.
Americans know it all--francc, la
fayotte, money, men. arms, moral snt
port, aud with all this success 90 che
colonial army. freedom for America
and hope 10 the oppressed Of al tue
world
Another page Ia American history.
The civil war family against family;
brother against brother; the Unlon la
process Of dissolution. Again England
appears, her sympathy with the South.
She would help the weaker side and
diyiuu 81. .sova~~.' lt she could not
destroy Again We hud another friend.
Russia says 20 England Hands OF ~
England fears aud desists.
The American colonies, the north
snd south, despite the wishes aud arms
OF Great Britain, have grown rlch aud
powerful. but lust for gold, rage for
conquest and base ingratitudc has all
cd the hearts Of the people.
To carry out the colonial policy
brought on by lust for gold aud rage
OF conquest, America must array her
self against france aud Russia thc
two governments 20 which we owe our
existence ard our unity,
England. on the verge OF war with
franccland Russia. says, through Lord
Chamberlain. that there IH an under.
standing between the two great Eng
lish speaking races, and Implies that
America will be her ally in any strug
gle. Though these sentiments have
been semi-ohicia ly denied, they must
be true. The logic Of the colonial
policy followed by Mckinley will
force as 20 unite with our old tune foe.
To engage In the world politics We
must form alliances aud IN our land
grabbing schemes England is our nat
ural and necessary friend aud co.
worker England standing up for us
we must stand up for her and arrDy
ourselves against her enemies array
ourselves against France and RUSSIA
What changer Washington and
Lafayette hghting against England q
establish a repu bile Mckinley anc
Victoria fgbting Ia destroying two re
publics Russia faising her hand
against England 10 preserve the Amer
lean union England aud America join
ing In an alliance against Russia a,
her foes and common enemy.
Ia the closing hours Of the nineteen
IA century. America tlled the lust fol
gold, the rage Of conquest and an nm
considerable ingratitude.
May the dawning Of the twentieth
century hnd change Of heart, a.
awakening OF conscience and a reform
cd policy j.. NJ. SCHOENHElrH,
Pawnee q. 4.