The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-07-06
tile world, commenced life as clerk in a

tile world, commenced life as clerk in a
store IN Massachusetts; and later began at
the foot of the ladder in the house of
which he is now the head Andrew
Carnegie; when boy, worked in a mill at
Pittsburg for one dollar and TWENTY-FIVE
cents week. John D. Rockefeller prob
ably the richest man living, began
as clerk in a commission house in Cleve-
land, ONO. In three years he had saved
thousand dollars James J Hill, Presi
dent OF the Great Northern Railway Com.
pany clerked in country store when he
was boy, and came to this country from
canada when eighteen years of age
Joseph III. Choa,e, our ambassador to
England, When young man went to New
York to practice law with scarcely penny
in his pocket. John w. Gates one of the
modern wonders in the financial world
made his tlrst money husking corn And
last. but not least, Leslie NJ. Shaw.
Secretary of the Treasury, won his way
through college by wo kin, on farm
teaching school and selling fruit trees. 1t
Is safe to say that majority of men in
public life to day, and those who are
leaders in the financial ard business world,
started in life as poor boys and have
worked their way up from obscurity.
What an inspiration for the young men of
the country! What encouragement to in
duce them to strive for advancement!
There IS here no caste CT prejudice to
hinder or embarass them.
What is the future of the republic? is
its destiny in safe hands? Can we be
trusted to defend it ard keep its banner
aloft; DO we appreciate how much it is
worth What it has cost to preserve it?
ne hardships, the sacrifices. the treasures,
the anxiety and misery, the tears, the
heart aches, the lives, the widows and
orphans9 All of which are but part
OF what 1t has cost to preserve the Union
Are we willing to take up the work which
our fathers have so nobly begun, to be
dedicated to the task of carving it for
ward N order that their work shall not
have been in vain2 Let it never be said
that this generation failed to meet its
oohgahons, or to assume the responsible
ties which have come upon it, We owe
to the soldiers and sa lors, who have
fought the nations battles. an everlasting
debt OF gratitude. To the men, who
during the dark days of the Rebellion,
sacrlhced SO much to save the Union.
we owe 1t, to the survivors of the war,
mat munger and want shall not mar the
pleasures OF their declining years If we
love our country as,,we should we will not
permit its defenders to be forgotten.
nave ta1th 10 believe that the hearts of the
people OF the nation are right; that their
purposes are OF the Hottest CHI cter;
that they are endeared to the institutions
OF their country, and can be relied upon,
IN any crisis, to come to their rescue.
believe in the republic and its future
Possiolllties. We have swept into the
light of the new century, and are now
grandly pressing forward toward higher
national life.
The American republic was not born to
die. 1t is destined TO shine with greater
lustre and to continue forever 10 bless
and cheer mankind.
God bless our native land!
Firm may She ever stand,
Through storm and night.
When the wild tempests rave
RULER ofwind anG wave.
DO thou our country save,
BY Thy great might"