Arizona republican., 1903-10-15
AMERICANS
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Those Of our citizens who are de- | luged by these notions and who allow 1 themselves to be brought to such l frame of mind, may well be reminded
 of the good old lady who was won't | to impressively declare that she had always noticed if she lived until the first of March, she lived all the rest
 of the year. It is quite likely she built
 a theory upon this experience which
 induced her with the passing of each
 of these fateful days, to defy coughs,
 colds and consumption, and the attack
 of germs and microbes in a million
 forms. However. this may be so we
 know that with no design or intention
 on her part. there came a first day of
 March which passed without her 1 earthly notice.
 Is not our public life saturated with | the indecent demands of selfshnesso 9
 More than this. can any of us doubt
 the existence of still more odious and detestable evils which. with steady
 cankering growth are more directly
 than all others. threatening our safety
 and national life? I speak of the cor
 ruptfon of our suffrage open and mo-
 torious. of the buying and selling of political places for money, the pur-
 chase of political favors and privileges
 and the traffic in official duty for per | sonal gain. These things are confess l edly common.
 | Resulting from the secondtions in matter not difficult to trace, whole some national sentiment is threatened With utter perversion. All sorts of mis- conceptions pervade the public thought. and jealousies rapidly taking on the coinpiexlon Of class hatred. are found | in every corner of the land. A new meaning has been given to national prosperity. With q hardihood that say. ors of insolence, an old pretext, which has preceded the doom of ancient ex- periinents in popular rule, is daily and hourly dinned in our ears. We are told that the national splendor we have built upon the showy ventures of speculative wealth, is badge of our success. Unsharing contentment is en- joined upon the masses of our people. and they are invited, in the bare sub- sistence of their scanty homes, to pa- triotically rejoice in their countrv's prosperity.
 T hasten to give assurance that i, have not spoken in a spirit of gloomy pessimism. 1 shall be the last of all our people to believe that the saving grace Of patriotism among my coun- trymen is dead or will always sleep. l now that it's timely revival and ac- tivity mean the realization of the lof- tiest hopes of a free nation I have faith that the awakening is forthcom- ing; and on this faith I build a cheer ful hope for the healing of all the wounds inflicted in slumber and neg feet.
 I am by no means unmindful of tho extent to which the American people are in a certain sense, governed by parties. and l am quite willing to con- less strong party allegiance. 1 speak tonight of something broader and lof- tier than party--of a higher law under whose sanction all parties should exist and by whose decrees all parties should be judged would have the mass of our voters so constantly impressed by this law. and so insistent upon it's ob- servance, as to force upon the mana gers of rarty organizations the neces- sity and expediency of it's recognition | Within the limits of this law of patri- | otic American good citizenship there is abundant room for intelligent party ac- tivity; but this activity must be clean and uncorrupted-sincere in it's inten- tionS. frank in the declarat tiCn of its purposes and honest ill the affairs of the people.
 Tt is clear monday that, if the patriotism of our people is to be az excessively vigorous, and equal to our national preservation. and if politics is to subserve d nigh purpose instead of degenerating to the level of cunning game our good men in every walk O. life must arouse themselves to con- sciouSpess that the safety and best in terests of their country involve every other interest," and that by service in the field of good citizenship, they not only do patriotic duty but in a direct way save for themselves the share of benefits due them from our free institu- t1onS. If our business men in their hard struggles for accumulation will remember these things and admit their country's veal to share in their strug- Sles; ii our scholars and educators will not only teach patriotism, but will emerge from theoretical contemplation, and give proof by their example that their lessons mean practical care for their country: and if in every way pos sible our people are reminded of the value of the government they hold for themselves and in trust for their chil- dren. and are stimulated to intelligent activity in it's protection, we may confi- dently look for the conditions and re- suits treasured up in a Divine purpose, and prophesied through faith in God, at our nations birth.
 Tn the day when all shadows shall have passed away, and when good citi- Zenship shall have made sure the safe ty, permanence and happiness of our nation. how small will appear the strifes of selfishness in our civic life, and how petty will seem the machina- tions of degraded politics? There shall be set over against them in that time q reverent sense of cooperation in Heavens plans for our peoples greatness, and the joyous pride of standing among those who in the com radeship of American good citizenship have so protected and defended opr heritage of self government, that our | treasures are safe in the citadel of Pa triotisn, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not hrealz through nor steal"