The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-02-23
TELLS OF
AMERICAS MISSION
Through America Democracy
Has Won the World
WAT H THE FOREIGNERS
Immigrants Should Not Be Permitted
to Vote Prematurely, But Should
Be Made to Appreciate
Responsibilities.

Kansas City, February 22.-Archbishop
Ireland of st. Paul addressed an audi
ence of 5000 people in convention hall in
this city tonight upon the subject THE
Republic of Washington" United States
Senator Warner acted as chairman and
introduced the distinguished prelate.
More than 10000 tickets had been sold
and thousands of people came from Kan
sas and Missouri cities and towns to
hear the lecture.
Democracy has won in America; and
through America 1t has won In the whole
world. America is truly the providential
nation in this new era of the world s
history. l believe in providential ma
tions. Even as I believe that God rules
over men and nations, so do | believe
that a divine mission has been assigned
the republic of the United States. The
mission is to prepare the world, by ex-
ample and moral influence, for the uni
versal reign of human liberty and human
rights. America does not live for herself
alone; she holds in her keeping the des-
tinies of humanity. No Monroe doctrine
confines her democracy within the Attain
tic and Pacific shores
And wherever democracy reigns, Amer
lea reigns; for America was democracys
first home, and 1t is from the fullness Of
its life in America that it has spread
its charms across seas and oceans to
the furthermost ends of the world.
ut behooves us fellow Americans to
consider we'll our responsibilities.
In Hands of the People.
Let us understand and realize the
momentous fact that the life of the
American republic, its growth and well
fare. its aspirations and hopes are in
the hands of the people, dependent to a
supreme degree upon their will and their
action.
This is the result of popular suffrage.
Let the country always elect as its
guardians its best and worthy sons; let
voters seek them out and give them
honor. Incapable men should not be
chosen, still less dishonest and immoral
men. The party that places dishonest
men on its tickets should be defeated.
Keep Watch for Foreigners.
Care should be taken that foreigners
choosing America as their home be per-
vaded with the spirit of our institutions;
be made Americans in mind and in heart.
Efforts to concentrate immigrants in So
cial groups and to retard their American
ization should be steadily frowned down.
There are in America self-constituted
leaders of foreign-born citizens who speak
of Americanzation as term of reproach,
with such general public opinion should
deal severely. Nor should immigrants De
prematurely authorized to vote. Due re-
spect for American citizenship ought to
guard against a reckless extension OF II
to men coming to us from other lands.
"While we seek to Americanize imml-
grants may 1t not be well to guard some
Americans against being foreignized
They are not Americans inasmuch as they
draw their gold from America who colon
ize the so-called American quarters In the
capitals of Europe. Nor are they Amer
leans who glory In importing foreign fash
ions of language and dresses, and VINO
are willing to pay treble prices for the
ornaments of home or person merely
because these ornaments are of foreign
fabrication. They are surely not Amer
leans who covet above all foreign titles
for their fortunes and their daughters