The San Francisco call., 1903-09-10
CALIFORNIA; PROSPERITY
DUE TO LOYALTY OF SONS

the destiny Of our beloved State rests upon our
shoulders.
The orders of the Native Sons of the Golden
West and the Native Daughters Of the Golden
West stand monuments to the memory of
those stout-hearted Pioneer mothers and faith
who made it possible 70 have the great
California OF to-day: they are not organized for
q day but for all time.
There Is one feature that distinguishes the
organization OF the Native Sons of the Golden
West from all other fraternal organizations.
and that feature is loyalty to the state OF Call
fornia. 1t is one Of the fundamental principles
We love these great United States and our
officers Of government we love and admire
citizen Of our Government from whatever part
Of our possessions he may come; we never put
California before our nation. We always place
her, with all our love and devotion TO her,
side by side with every other State or Terri
tory Of our great Federal bond and we love to
feel and know that she is a strong and grow
ing link in the great sisterhood of States.
Within the confines of our State nature, with
a generous impulse, has strewn the fruits and
flowers the mineral and climatic wealth of
thousand chimes. Progress and prosperity.
health and plenty have been written on every
strident voice of Dewey's guns at Manila to
fully demonstrate to the world California s
patriotism. California's ability, California s
manhood, Californias greatness. To-day we
are situated geographically in the center Of
the greatest nation known to ancient or mod
ern history; a nation that commands the re-
suect and admiratjon of the entire world
zen stands on an equal footing; great as has
tunities.
There is no boy or girl however humble his
mighty among and famed in this nation Of
the free. Such demonstrations this, into
the school houses of liberty erected in loving
devotion TO our patriotic republican form Of
government.
The spirit that supported the tired and
weary argonaut as he trudged across the great
plains a half century and more gone by; the
spirit that raised the hear flag at old Sonoma :
brought California INF he
Union without the process of Territorial child
hood: the spirit that framed the first constitlI-
tion Of our State; the spirit that hanged Casey
and Corey to the improvised scaffold, the spirit
that laid the foundation of this great common
wealth. is instilled In the sons and daughters
Of the pioneers. Our foremost object in life is
and of right should be, to foster and revere
sacred trust is known to every household in our
State. While we still have lowering about us
the spirit and inspiration of the golden days
of early California, we associate that spirit
tury with the great and powerful genius OF our
present prosperity and the greater possibilities
of the future.
Bright as are the pages of our hfty-three
years history; heroic as have been the deeds
of her builders; wonderful as has been her
progress. 1t takes no seer or prophet to tell us
of her brilliant future. With her golden treas
ure, her millions of fertile acres. her harbors,
the wonder of the world; her thousand miles of
coast line fondly clasped by the peaceful queen
OF oceans, the natural roadway Of the mother
country 10 our possessions in the Oriental
these opportunities in the hands of her citizens
Of energy and ability, who can resist the
hope that ere many decades California shall
be the empire State Of this great nation?
California, the idol of our hearts, While
her valleys shall thrive the poppy, her snow
capped Serras stand sentinels to guard
her eastern portals while her myriad golden
streams shall feed the peaceful old ocean at
her feet may her sons be ever loyal to her call:
may their hearts ever beat with love and kind
ness for her upright citizens; may the God of
all nations watch over and guide her desti-
nies for all time to come!
The band concert followed and was en-
joyed by the large audience.