The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1906-09-28

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since the expedition made by the
brave lieutenant a century ago, rs
but the forerunnor OF vastly greater
civilization In the contur yto come
What wo witness about us, great
and gratifying as II Is, Is but tho
certain precursor Of greater aud bet
ter things TO be.
Here we are In the midst Of the
great west The west has long been
an invitation to the progressive blood
OF America; yes, and 10 thousands
born beneath alien skies whose soul
yearned for n larger field and ampler
opportunities. The west has long
been d familiar name on our geogra-
ply, with a changing base, II may
80 speak ~ has moved from the
Atlantic seaboard across the Allie
ghanies, beyond the Mississippi valley
to the broad plains OF the Rocky
Mountains, and 10 the Pacific Coast.
The name ia fun Of significance. II
suggests not only tremendous areas,
containing unmoasured natural re-
sources and congonial climate, but Il
suggests a people OF yirllity and pa
trlotlsm, hardy and thrifty with en-
ergy and pluck unsurpassed any
where. The century which has elaps-
ed since the exposition which we
celebrate has given a tremendous
impulse to the cause Republican
government, and our Institutions,
which were feeble aud viewed with
much distrust century ago, have
grown wonderfully in strength and
In the confidence Of the world. They
have successfully withstood assaults
made upon them and have increasd
in strength with each attempt TO
overthrow them Tho perls through
which We have passed have intensi-
fled the peoples love for them and
their willingness and purpose to
guard and defend them to the uter-
most We must say without any
spirit Of yainglory that our institu-
lions can stand against the world
without and no disintcgratng influ-
ence can affect their essential sound
ness
We hear much said OF vice and
corruption, much Of the subtle enc
mics OF the state and social order
but the great heart of the people
is as sound and incorruptible today
as at any hour in all our matchless
history. The conscience of the peo-
plo has not been scared. Pure ma
terlalism has not achieved the mas
terry. All of the forces which make
for the intellectual, the moral and
the social Advancement Of the people
we're never more powerful and never
in fuller play than they are today.
Honor among men was never more
regarded and dishonorable practices,
either in public or private life were
never abhorcd more than they are
today. There has been upon every
hand demand that those who hold
place and power shall be clean men
and that they shall consccratc them
selves completely to the utmost adj
vanccment of the public welfare.
The American people are going
forward and upward with tremendousI
momentum, They are advancing in
all the ways which make for a strong
upright, patriotic people. They re-
spect right and condemn wrong in
every relation of life. Those who
would contamlnate the state or
would carry into the business world
low ideals Of business morality, can
lay no claim 10 the general respect, |
The American people are not to he
Judged by the standards of the eX-
ceptional wrong doer, but by the
generous purpose of the great body
of our countrymen. The currents
which course the veins of the Ameri- |
can people are essentially as pure
now as those which filled the veins
OF our ancestors,
The past one hundred years have
been notable in our history The
story we have written both in war
and peace, challenges the admiration
of mankind.
Our development in every avenue
OF human endoavor is unsurpassed |
and IS an invitation for us to so for
in the accomplishment of even grea-
or things. We have won rich tro-
phios, both in the way OF peace and
in the thoaeer OF war. Against the
in the theator of war, Against the
achievements of peace. We know
what war is. for we have its indelible
imprint everywhere. We have come
to believe that advancing civilization
must lead further and further away
from war and the uosslbilities of |