Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-07-10


make n wagon train long enough to
--"and then some
The Irish potato crop equals annually
1S3,000,000 bushels, value over $780,.
100000.
Tobacco, over $43,00O,O00 - while
eggs and chickens equal 1890, 000, 900.
The fruit and dairy are many mil.
lions more.
1t Is stated by Mulhall, the great
English statistician and political econ.
omist, that, by the aid Of our improved
agricultural and other machinery, the
ordinary farm hand in the United
States produces as much grain ms three
in England, four in France, Ave in
Germany, and six In other countries.
Working Power.
My friends, as further evidence Of
American growth and greatness, ! now
| call your attention 10 the working
power Of the American people as com.
pared to that Of the rest Of the world.
Wealth IL produced, AZ we all know,
by working power. Working power Is
the effective energy brought into cx-
ercise and daily use for the production
Of the wealth OF the world. This power,
or effective energy devoted to the ere.
alton Of the worlds wealth daily, Is
| reduced to a measurement Of foot tons.
Upon this basis, Il 10 computed that
the effective energy daily devoted 10
the creation Of the worlds wealth, IL
equal 10 30s 900, 600, 900 Of foot tons;
and Of this, the United States furnished
1875, 900, 00O, 900 Of that effective power,
or nearly one.half Of the wealth produc.
ing power Of the world.
Ny friends, these computations were
made and agreed upon eleven years ago
and as the years, months, weeks and
days continue to pass by and behind Us,
our advantages and increased develop
ments continue 10 enlarge over the
balance Of the world.
In passing from these subjects OF
comparison and proven superiority OF
our country, let MS not forget 20 inquire
Of ourselves, why are these things sol
To this inquiry there can be but one
major answer: These results con
nected vita some natural advantages
Of course, emanate mainly from the
advantages obtained from our free in
stitutions established at the beginning
giving to our people and to their in
ventivc genius, guarded advantages un
known TO, and unobtaihable in the bal
ance 81 the world.
Therefore, IL In admitted by all the
world, from empire to republic
the isles Of the sea 10 the continent
Of the sarth-that America In the
wcalthiest; the greatest, and the frees
government existing beneath tine stars
But, my friends, in history are man,
lessons. We are taught all along IL
line that, when the principles upoI
which governments are first correctl.
founded are violated, invaded an
borne down by pretcnse Of law, o
sheer assumption Of power whethe
emanating from corrupting influence
from greed or avarice, or from blind
mad thirst fer power-thc foundatio
In soon undermined, its solidity sappc
away --and then the whole fabric falls
Rome, you know, had her Caesal
and Caesars ambitions knew n
bounds. While Rome was at her zenit
while her art, literature and scienc
: Of government were lighting the worl'
this Caesar the captain Of the armi,
Of Rome, who had been kept beyon
the mountains on pretensc Of proven
ing invasion, but really for fear Of h
ambition ut home summoned his armi'
around him and crossed the Alps
{, passed down ON the plains Of Lor
= pardy-he waded into tne watcrs-l
crossed the Rubicon asserted imperi
. authority and soop the greatness an
/, glory Of Rome were no more.
:. And 40 on, as often rs this story hi
= been told o f,he underlying prineipl
= Of government having been beat
Z" down, just so often has the fall of Il
, governments greatness been rccorde
y These are the teachings of the pm
~ they should, therefore, serve as war
? ings for the future.
II requires no great search for
To discover that great social, industri
. and political questions are staring
y full In the face. They are rising Ii
- ominous clouds here In the new wor
, as they did in the cfYctc monarch
!, Of the old
=, Here, side by side with the porte
~ tous increase ~ wealth, Is the me
portentous increase of restitution n
crime.
%. On the one hand, pride and idlen'
m are reveling; on the other, begga
growing anarchy and thrcatcnings
n ruin are on parade.
n On the one side, nre constitution
M suffrage and sovereignty.
On the other hand is the mad sire
Of immigration from abroad, and W
the ignorance. vice and crime thus ca
N. ing, is feeding the fires OF danger
A.. home.
an These, my friends, are questions W
mi which thoughtful America must 500
~. ar later have 10 deal. From this th
ran be no escape, lest we, too, by
no might ~ THESE elements shall be bo
Io down 10 the parting of the ways.
7 Let us, therefore, be always hope
and prayerful that the American p
,.t pie shall ever be on guard. fully
~ prised Of dangers that may arise, 1
IA 20 fully alive 10 their own sense
duty, that this government Of o
,ro shall be both perpetuated and \
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