The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-11-26
mospheric thunder were NOT louder
than the rosrInrs Of the guns AT vichs-
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eyes Ms badly ms did the flames VI burn
ing homes In the southland or the
sheets ~ nrp lrapng out of the can
rifles. "Ahn" again cried the political
wlspacrps of Europe "Ihe govern
mpnt FOR the people and Ivy the people
has nt last hear, It's funeral knpllr'
But the dark clouds rolled away the
sword was turned into the pluwshnrp
and the spear into the pruning hrob.
and. thank Cod, the government "far
the people and by the people" still
lived
Now, my friends, there have hrcn for
cign dorreciators Of our form of gov
crnmcnt. and thew have hpru domestic
drprpcintors also TNorc have hrrn ro
litiynl auimtors, drpodp after drcndn.
who have tried to convey tho idVn that
this govcrnmcnt of Ours was built mn.
on the Uujrhsonds. TINT the corner stone
or our national capitol would hc TON
pIyd over un'oss this or THAT man was
elected president or tho Cni,rd sm'ps
These domestic political ngl'Ntors hAd
thrr noyday I'm tNo Nre, half of the
past ,ru'ury Nnw nonvv clay wac
defeated tor tho r~,-i'rnov iN 'Sil my
ernm1fntnw ,rfrH l'.a u'lo child
Wy fatnrr said n tNat 1o Hike
host OF 'Nrn. .r,s" C'uvc.
Thought that u. tlyor This &C. d
try was rorr,r .rd C'w dt.'
,o Tho tiuc of ,u. pryl.uo Of 4 g. a.
o,rr q Gro'cy and q GNrdrh over -
UoOroyk and n cleveland over nnlno
We novc nca1 ,Nn oN story that tho
prosperity or the failure or our GOVERN.
mont depended uron tho election of
This or that man Now thank God. rs
"a nation We have lived long enough to
know that the strength or this country
is not dependent upOn any ono man.
any one hundred mon or amy one thou
sand men. The strength ot our country
today IS vested IN the masses or the
people, the common people, and rs long
as the people, tho common people, re
main true To God eu long win the oov-
crnmcnt NJ Washington Cloriouslv live
Tho responsibility NJ the chief cXcCu
tive grows greater as the influence Of
the country increases. May we ever
Scck out the wiscst md hest Of our
statesmen for that high Office. Nut let
us never he unduly alarmed The dcs-
tinics " this great nation are in tho
hands of the Ning " hneS To him
on this coming Thanksgiving dny we
bend the knee and commit 10 him tho
future Of our beloved country. Though
through p political hlundpr n had or
foolish man were elected 10 the pICsi-
Dental chair and rs consequence
peril menaCcd the nation, yet IL we
held fast our faith, out Of the fire the
government would emerge purified and
triumphant, preserved by the almighty
power of the God Of our fathers.
Lastly, we have cause for thanksgiv-
ing In the homage now being paid 10
this hation by other governments. Our
power and our recttude are come to
recognition and on all hapds our
friendship is sought Our former enc
mics are now our most enthusiastic
friends. and instead Of detraction we
are greeted WIN arprohauon ana adu-
lation.
The time, also. has passed away
whom orE ono -1o't nation can live a
na~mH> 'fa Tho laws Of trade and
-1r'wc-'. l". -n'' 81. nations next
door nal-hy'-N Commodore Na;he
a.. Derry tr 1894 earned immortal fame
nT opening .- doors ot Japan 10 tho
mite. >a..- merchant ships. Now
g.. ug-0u.. .rDr> s~c swung upon
double hinges They swing IN. They
swing out I-.- ..naS commercial.
d11rr are u'.n"- % 'an commerce Of
rha world Lr-.sA capitalists hold
-ue"lcgl -e"."-"s and American cap
ta.-H are r""- nc - HIM and ia
r.r au- la.r 1n- IN English and Ger
man 5eou".u"-. The purse strings Of
III, wo~il lrs mn"' and more becom-
inc mte~nl.ora. Any financial furry
mere gives -np baHl u England . chill,
purs the Aus-~..ur money market II
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