The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-21

The drspot of the union, on the contrary, ii. n.s
hi, fellow citizen work and bread. except the
price Of his freedom. and his blind obedience 10
'lchasin- rules He puts an iron cullar :hc
neck Of skill. ability. enterprise, invention and
industry and yOkrS tlum irto step with nioicnc"
and incapacity His whole purpose appears 10 lie
To reduce the produce and therefore the earnings
OF labor. oi tho mln Who earns well The
man who pays. Every incentive to excel is root;
ed out. and the llborcr's life is made weary.
hopeless, trend.mill existence.
strikes to display power and maintain the
office of leaders become frequent. dist nrb and de-
si"r busncs,, and dry np the sources rom
which earnings can be paid. Violence and in. I'M
idation. dynamite and murder. llwcSsncss. riot
and the Internal boyrott shake the foundations Of
social order and prosperity. The red flag OF
communism inscribed 'rul down every one to
the level OF the lowest" is loisicd where the
glorious banncr oi American liberty has hitherto
flashed its inspiration and help to every striving
soul 10 rise TO the highest places
These dangers are no fiction OF icvcrcd mag
nation. They real: they actual; they
are serious and imminent. Their threatening por
tent has already swept into nothimgncss nall
thc saablc value OF every mans housc and prop.
crtv in this lately thriving city. and il is likely,
ii not dsspatcd by the immediate united action
of every citizen who loves his home and his conn
Try. to utterly DESTROY the hart.ra,ncd lifetime
savings of Tia" thousands OF wOlhinglucn whose
pleasant habitatons have advanced Us in half u
century To the thrt, eighth place among the
cities Of uur country.
This crisis is serious that il has compelled
mo 10 depart from the appropriate lighter VEN
of an aftcr.dnncr speech. and 10 endeavOr 10
excite ton! interest in and attention to ii. The
Son, OF New England hay" never yet failed to lt.
spond to the call OF patriotic duty. Tile duty oi
the hour j. revival ct an tInsriiish. patriotic
split in the hearts of tn" people, return 10 the
first principles Of the fathers. discnthralln.nt
oi public sentiment from the corrupting domino.
tion OF natc.ulism commciciaiisn and selfish.
,!css. These mari. the crest OF the wave ol pros.
pcrity. Scf-indulgcncc and hlN,Uy lead the Dc.
cline down the other side. which ends in ,iic val
ley OF nlt ional and social destruction ''Nohlcs.e
"hlige" comprls Ms c-pccll!ly, first oi all 10 see
To it that independent. wise. honest and courage.
ou> men are elected to public office, who will
hold il rs public trust. and not private up.
portunity. The inherited spilt OF our ialic.s
calls us 10 action and moi repo>c. The vey soil
where wc live was theirs and claims lis
birth rights The conmonMCa entrusted to our
care commands attention. and protection from
commercial politics and communiatic anarchy.
There is no more sublime satisfaction in hllnan
life than that of free. un,cliisli service lei.
lows. Riches and hunUll, luxury and Spe,unr
are cphcmcral bIunlcs compared with tina, i'm
mortal joy. Ii as has long been sung. ''Dulct cl
dccOrllm est pro Datriu "oi.' low far swccicr
to live for ones country 10 serve we'll one 5
,av and gcncruiol TO do the duty uf the hour
without thought "f reward. that is the blessing
which flows IN ON blood the crowung glor!. and
Joy Of iic