The Republican journal., 1906-06-21


to this country ro better their conditions
Why should these people leave thei
mother conntry unless they were sure O.
finding nlace where they would be happiel
and richer? Do any OF you tninh tnat yot
would leave home. friends. family. ant
everything dear to you, u 20 into q sllaile'
land of strange manners ana language un
less you we're certain of a great recompense
These people do it because they hear O
that great land where the working man i:
the equal of the noble, where he may hell
to make the laws that govern him anC
where his children may De educated. Ihey
come from nearly every quarter OF the
globe, from RuSsias bleak and barrer
plains. where the peasant ekes out al
existence by toilng in the few summer
monthS on farms or IN the cities ana ther
through winter lives on the remainder OF
his wages after paying taxes ana rents, the
share of the nobility. From Norway
Sweden and Denmark they come. In Nor.
way and Sweden the richer man is the
| more votes he casts Some of them reckon
their votes by the hundred. From op'
pressed Ireland anu from England, France
Germany, Spain and Italy also they come
countries So crowded that there is hardly
barbaric states OF Eastern Europe and Asia
! furnish their quota Everywhere they are
eager to exchange the yoke OF oppression
ana of ignorance fol the freedom and Ell
| ilghtenment uf America.
One of the inducements to come 10
America is the tact that here the working
man is paid much higher wages than else
where. In Germany, for instance. the aver
+ age wage is fifty cents day, skilled work
| men receiving less than one dollar day,
/ while in this country one receives IRON one
/ to five dollars d day, A hard proposition
/ II support d family On nfty cents day.
| Some persons put foI ward the argument
| that it is cheaper living in Europe They
| do live cheaper in Europe, that is fact,
! but pfuba blY an Amer can would not con
slider that he was living if he had to exist
| the wear around on coarse bread and pota-
toes as the Irish do to IA great extent.
! Out of this scauty wage OF nifty cents a
day perhaps the royal family and its con-
| nectionS have to be supported, and Il
mighty lot it takes to support some of them,
| too The Gar OF Russia eXtorts SO. 100000
annually from his subjects. This monster
sfarves and oppresSes his people that he
may live in luxury. The Emperor OF Ger
many is paid SloW"oo year anu lhe
other rulers of Europe proportional sums.
| When YOU come to think that our President
| is paid only $4,000 year 1t seems strange
that the services of these monarchS should
be worth so much, but they have the whip
hand and therefore they set the prices. In
America no such conditions. exist Every
one has a chance to make a name for him
self. The poorest IaboIer'S son may some
day become President Caste does not count
here. If you are an office seeker 1t IS not
question of who your great grandfather
was but OF your ability to I'LL the position
that counts. The poor peasant immigrants
that have come 10 this country have made
some of our most prominent citizens. Every
religious creed is tolerated and every
branch of learning encouraged. Schools.
libraries churches. hospitals and parks
serve to elevate and preserve body, mind
and soul. Let us hope that the Stars and
Stripes will long wave over our land, the
emblem OF liberty and freedom, unsullied
by the hand Of the tyrant. and that Amerl-
ca Will continue the Mecca of the down
trodden and oppressed, forever as it is to-
day.
The school sang selection and respond
ed to an encore, and the gifts We're then
presented by Messrs >horey and Ilayford
Both speakers were very happy in their
selection of articles, and they received the
applause they merited from the audience.
PRESENTATION OF GIFTS.
In accordance with custom, Mr.. llayford
and myself will endeavor, i'll the name OF
the class, to present to each member there
of, some appropriate parting -lft. When
our teachers had bestowed the Two parts OF
honor upon those worthy members, Miss
Banks and Miss Herrick, this enlightened
class of 1906 first aWuke to the fact that il
was up to them to make up the remainder
of the program. IhereupUu the ungratetu
creatures, unmindful OF the honor. to >a!
nothing of the benefit it has been to the
class lust to have Us in their midst, thrust
upon Mr. Iiayford and myself this dis
agreeable task, which is almost certain tC
offend at least some OF them; for we all
know how utterly impossible 1t is to dc
other peoples shopping without dlSpleaslns
them.
Through our High school course, Miss
Patterson, You have shown a decided ten
dency to try to run things, especially class
affairs; not always without opposition, how
ever, for on most occasions there mas been
someone else who wished to have a hand IN
running them also. Now | have here lit
tie article, uhich one alone can run very
easily, by attaching stout string. !
would suggest, however, that II would be
we'll to have brakeman, in case of hot
box; and as long as you have the train on
the string, it would be prudent to keep the
brakeman on the string too, If possible.
| One member of our class always takes the
off side He has displayed his love OF
wordy controversy on many fields. Ii
! classroom, class-meetings, at home, and OF
the street, he is nothing if not wrangler
Nor is this all Not content with his owI
disputes, he loves to mix into those OF
L
argumentative disposition may, sooner OF
| later, lead you into trouble | have provld
| ed for YOU this license To butt in, made ou,
! in due form, and correctly signed and seal
| ed which seal, | viii now take the liberty
to break, in order duly to impress the pub
| lie with its Importance.
LICENSE.
Know all men
by these presents,
| that
Eugene EdgecOmbe Thomas
is hereby entitled
Butt In
on all occasions,
public or private.
(Sisned) John r. Dunton.
We all know the sad tale of how you hat
to fight to protect the proceeds OF our dance
! from the itching palms of the male portion
of the class, Miss Shuman. 1t is will
heartfelt sylnpathies that | bestow upon
YOU this home savings bank, which | trus
YOU will have need of when you have sue
ceeded in finding your keeper; that is, i
| YOU find all men to be as treacherous an,
! troublesome as the masculine associates o
your schooldays.
In casting Your lot with the nuns, Mis-
Bailey, there is one thing that is going tt
make it especially hard for you and cause
YOU much grief That is, leaving behln'
| YOUR many close friends, and one IN particu
lar. With this in view, l have had
Peavey made to order for you, which yol
can pack in your trunk. 1t will certainl.
be very comforting to have with you II
YOUR secluded life, this article bearing thu
nf ,,in