The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-16

from condition OF serfdom centuries
behind the other nations: the Slavic wave
impressing upon Central Europe and
Central and Western Europe, must con-
tinue. in front Of the Slav, perpetually
armed TO the teeth
COMPLETELY LIBERAL.
The United States alone of all the great
powers, far away over the seas. with no
hostile armies on our frontiers. we alone
are completely liberal. and can and must
remain completely liberal. No American
youth Is called away from college or
from HE useful occupation 10 take up for
years sterile military duty. like the youth
OF Europe no American citizen hears of
the endless restrictions imposed upon
| citizens abroad. The American citizen
| does not feel scarcely knows, how the
expenses or the central government are
| met While this central government has
the fundamental functions of regulating
| common interests and especially our In
terests abroad az q nation. each part,
each state and community is left TO at
tend TO Its own anairs, making a system
that, though Il ware altogether world
wide, and reached unlimited bounds OF
power and greatness would ever and
could never, involve oppression TO any
section. Such are tho glorious institu-
tons we have Inherited as Americans;
w" Only INSTITUTIONS III All the cdrtn
where usefulness and worth are tho
measure Of dignity for any man or any
estate: the only institutions in all history
or complete liberty. of perfect liberalism.
But a son would scarce appreciate i'm
| fun his Inheritance unless he remembered
| what It's accumulation had cost his
| father. Our American inheritance is
| glorious beyond compare. but. oh. think
what II coss our fathers, These wide
hric tsl,l,
trackless forests; roamed by wild animals
and wilder savages. Think of our fore
fathers when seeking the jewel OF liberty:
they brsved tho tompestuous seas landed
on unknown shores, and cast their lives
into the bowling Wilderness Think OF
what II cost in privation IN suffering In
toll. In danger. 70 colonige America and
light the torch vi liberty.
STRUGGLE OF CoLoNIsTs.
And when the infant colonies scattered
with but scant hold along an endless
coast lire found their liberties endanger-
ed and took up arms. a little population
OF less than $4,000. against the greatest
power the world had ever seen think of
what Il cost TO maintain and permanently
establish this jewel oi liberty. Think OF
the cost not only In privation I'm made
quate food, clothing. shelter. I'm imper-
iect equipments not only In the suf-
fcring OF the choerlcss. frecz-
ing winter quartors. and the weary
marches OF the summer campaigns. but
think of the anguish Of soul OF those
patriots as the superior force of the in.
vadvrs drove them back and back. and
for years left the heaven over-shadowed
with inpcnetrable cloud inky black
showing no rift OF brightness. All is not
that jewel OF liberty of priceless value.
since u was won by so much suffering ~
body and SO much anguish OF soul. hy SO
many heart thfoes and 20 much precious
life blood.
1t us pass from the days of our fore
fathers down three quarters of q century
OF honorable national life. during which
our grandsires conquered the wilderness
and extended our dominion westward 10
the ocean; acrOss tho years when the
states lived under The arst constitution.
the morvelous instrumant framed hy it's
founders With SO much mutual forbcar-
ance and generosity. with 80 much wig
dom. let Us come down 20 the time
when, through inevitable conditions. the
clouds began 10 thicken again before two
grcat obstacles lying in the path OF our
couuttl's grcatncss-tho existence Of
slavery sHd tie undetermined element OF
'he constitution as to state rights IN
their bearing upon secession.
a SOCIOLOGICAL NECESSITY.
] regard our civil war ss sociological
necessity as birth pans of the giant
among nations How could Southcrners
a. trie Americans havo done what th,v
uid. How could tho rest Of tho Union as
trl" Americans have done other than
they dile Why should rot We today I'm
az Fscuous. as true Americans be- proud
of fho glorious deeds - those
Americans on both sides fight
ins for what they believed o. be- riehts
Why should We not az rolOice also. az
the happy issue of tho conflict? believe
4 speak FOR Alabama and for Teuuessee.
and f0r al their southern sisters. when T
say hat each southern star thrills with
deep abiding Joy st holding now and for
ever iis own place in that flag: I know
that no star OF AL that glorious cluster.
glitters with any deeper loyalty or ans
crsater devotion TO the common union.
J know that each and every one OF those
| bcautlfu southern starr now shines and
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