Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1906-02-23
Ireland Makes a StirPinQ
Address on Patriotism.
THROUGH AMERICA DEMOCRACY
WINS IN THE WHOLE WORLD
Prelate Points Out Peril Of "Foreigni-
zation" Of Americans and DAN
gers From immigration.

Kansas City, Feb. 22,-Archbishop
Ireland of st. Paul addressed an audi-
ence of 5000 people in Convention
hall in this city tonight upon the subs
iect, The Republic of Washington"
United States Senator Warner acted
as chairman and introduced the dis-
tinguished prelate.
More than twenty thousand tickets
had been sold, and thousands of peo-
pie came from Kansas and Missouri
cities and towns to hear the lecture.
The ArchbishOp's Address.
The subject of the address of Arch-
bishop Ireland was 1.-The Republic Of
Washington" He said in part:
Democracy has won in America; and
through America 1t has won in the
whole world. America is truly the pro-
vidential nation in this new era of the
worlds history. | believe in provi-
dental nations. Even as l believe that
God rules over men and nations. so do
believe that a divine mission has
been assigned to the republic Of the
United States, The mission is to pre-
pare the world, by example and NOR
of human liberty and human rights.
America does not live for herself
alone; she holds in her keeping the
destinies of humanity. No Monroe doc
trine confines her democracy within
Atlantic and Pacific shores Even in
Washington today. the spirit OF AM
erica, borne to their homes by the sol-
diers of Lafayette and Rochambeau
had hastened the revolution In France.
There indeed liberty was defeated at
first by the wild excesses of her own
champions; but she never afterwards
ceased her struggles: and today
France is n well established republic.
Meanwhile other countries OF Europe
were being influenced ny the example
of America democracy was gradually
but surely leavening their institutions.
! Spain and Italy have reached the very
confines of the republican regime. Ger
many elects her parliament which Il
| HohenZolern fears and obeys; I'm
Great Britain and Ireland the suffrage
| is almost universal; in Belgium 1t is
entirely so; and now Russia Is Yields
! ing to popular clamor and adopting q
constitution to take the place of irre-
sponsible autocracy
And far beyond Europe does democ-
racy speak, In Japan a representative
| parliament divides the supreme power
with the once deifed Mikado. while
! China and Persia are Fastening to
adopt a similar form of government.
And whenever democracy reigns, Am
erica reigns: for America was democ-
racy's first home, and 1t is from the
fullness of its life in America that It
has sped its charms across seas and
oceans to the furthermost ends of the
earth.
1t behooves us, fellow Americans to
consider we'll our responsibilities New
er did responsibilities such as ours,
rest upon a people; never was there
given to a people a country such as
is given to us. and never did the well
fare of n country depend so absolutely
upon the patriotism of a people as the
welfare of America depends upon the
patriotism Of its people.
Fate In Hands of People.
Let us understand and realize the
momentous fact that the life OF the re-
public its growth and welfare. its as
plrations and hopes are In the hands
of the people. dependent to supreme
degree upon their will and their ac-
tons. This Is the result of popular suf-
frage, the result OF the vital principle
of the republic that all It's citizens are.
one and ALL monarchs entitled to speak
imperatively before the electoral urn
and there to decide who shall enact
laws. who shall execute them, to de-
termine In effect what the laws shalt
be under which the republic Is to pros
per or 10 decay.
Patriotism-if ever there was mean
ing to the word, let there be meaning
to It today In America; II ever II voic-
ed the deepest throbbings OF OF hearts,
let II voice them today In America.
l believe In the perpetulty Of the
republic of Washington; ] believe I'm
It's ever increasing grandeur with It's
ever-lncreaslng years; because pe-
lleve I'm the enduring patriotism Of the
people of America. do not close my
eyes to the peris that confront U.S.
perls that cOnfont all social organ
isms, perils that confront In a special
manner those begotten of democracy
and ruled by democracy. But the per-
lis we shall overcome--providenc
guarding our destinles. and ourselves
doing to the utmost our share In love
and labor to maintain our glorious In
sttutions.
America Is the Issue.
America Is the issue democracy Ia
the issue. How much there is TO fire
our patriotism. The eyes Of the world
are upon us. wondering what the ver-
dict of history shall be.
Let the country always elect as its
guardians It's best and worthiest sons;
let voters seek them out and give
them honor. Incapable men should
not be chosen; stil less. dishonest ana