Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-10

Of American citizenship.

OF American Clll1enSnlps'ss 80 "A
Against this constructive and respon.
sible element Of our national life ahd
politics will be arrayed Aguinaldo in
the Philippines and several Others In the Z
United States. There will still be the
curious and benighted creature carrying II
in one hand a political analysis OF cam
ned beef and In the other chemical
analysis of the constitution and q tear
There vii be the Inventor Of the Ala
din oven," from Massachusetts and
pretty much the whole contingent from
South Carolina and Mississippi who |
profess such deep and yearning inter-
est and concern about the subject Of I
constitutional liberty for Malays. while /
at the same time depriving two-thirds /
of their own citizens OF that precious I
boon. And there will be all the negative,
revolutionary remnant OF the once IL
lustrious democratic party, lovingly all
lied with populism, augmented by a few
incompetent recruits from the discon-
solate tail ends of disappointed patron-
age professions and the whole conglou,
crate Midway Plaisance of politics. yel-I
low journalism, sensation mongers,
marching out OF time and tune under.
the old frayed-out and dilapidated ban-5|
ner Of buncombe Bryan and a cheaper
dollar.
do not for moment underrate the
peculiar and mysterious force of that
formidable factor in American politics
and in every community. In the history
OF our world the smallest percentage
known is that which records the effect
live difference between good and evil, the
positive and negative, the constructive
and the critical-if you please, the
Utopian and .he AIisaEthrope-so in-
fnitely small indeed has been this frac-
ton, that at times the bravest souls
give up the fight and wisdom sometimes
/ falters when 1t cuts upon the great
/ phylacteries of time that one significant
Observation-Disclosures. remember the
memoranda of that great philosopher
who tells us that the grass is growing on
4 the six steps of the tribune where spoke
/ Demosthenes: that the Ceramicus is a
|ravine half choked with the marble dust
which was once the palace of Cecrops,
land that the temple Of Theseus belongs,
to the swallows, but in view OF all the
i failures of the past, and with every con-
Isideration of negative opponents and Of
unknown qualities. l believe and con-
4 tend that the equation Of time results
in the positive term Of human progress.
4 Surely since So we have progressed.
Surely the republican industrial policy
4 has restored that comfortable and thriv-.
ling condition of our people which they
SIenjoyed in ninety-two and which is the
4 wonder of the world. Surely that party
4 has placed American finance upon the
q solid rock In such condition shall we
falter on the problems of the future,
+ yvff Z, ,nf or NO
y ance has nspired? Is there reasona bic
/ probability that demonstrated incapaci-
Ity and failure could deal with novel
problems better than the forces and the
counselors who have achieved the most
Industrious success? Do men gather
4 grapes OF thorns or figs of thistles?
The nineteenth century has been made
j. the most illustrious century Of time by
Z. three unparalleled achievements:
!, First-The declaration and stablish-
i lnent of free government by civilized,
III enlightened nen-Was hington, Jefferson
Z Hamilton. Madison and the continental
/ army.
Second-The demonstration OF the
liability and capacity of such form Of
government for ultimate surviyal-Ab-
G lraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant ant
) the grand army of the union.
y Thirdly actual demonstrate ton tn,
{ ultimate survival of such free govern
y ment retains Integrity, even in sever
d est tests Of seifshness and prejudice
Y and clamor-P President Mckinley and 9
$ righteous public sentiment prevailing II
h the last great national campaign, and
r carrying out its pledge Of honor in thu
Z closing congress of the century.
This is fine, encouraging, supremei,
$ hopeful. This is worth my time. m,
L iife-and yours, my elbow citizen-that
y having such government, its peopl
j. would not let it perish from the earth
81 and seeing 1t survive, would not consen
n to the degradation of its standard Q
u value. its standard of labor, Its standar'
i of eternal honor, and now. its standar,
h of national responsibility must not b
i furnished or depraved among the ma
NJ tons of the earth while we close TIL
VI record of this splendid, splendid century
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