The Detroit times., 1908-11-23
The Star Of Empire
Is 4 Fixed Star
1akss - Way Westward No More,
NM Shines Over the Scene
Of Dsmocraey's Last
Stand.

I'll es"o' 2S8 years ago was :"
twas glorious the light of its splendid heritage
20 mankind. but the time it nothing short OF raining ~
before bgoted rigor of the English government the
evacuation of Scrooby
But il was such they will depict to you with be-
coming soemnty when visit some historic pat
upon the tablets that mark the successive ea
till they rallied at their last STAND anu
Il there and then glorious finish.
Before tyranny backed by the power OF their
dread sovereign Pilgrims fell back and yet again that
might make glorious stand for civil and religious hoef
Il a retreat but mastery one
In speech commemorating landing Of the Pilgrims in 1904
John Quincy Adams used these words:
NEARLY a century ago. those minds to whom
il given discern future in its seminal principles
upon contemplating of this continent pronounced
poetic inspiration, Westward the star OF empire
Founder of Nations and the Builder Worlds what then
prophecy continue unfolding into o
hopes of the human may not De "
disappointment and that the last may prove the nooies' ~
pire of time"
empire done It's work It went before
the Pilgrims rested the cradle of democracy as the star
guided Bethlehem where the
hunbly Graded And then the shining sby
of the thus tar ano no
farther, OH empire"
The prayers Nations and Builder of Worlds
have awaited much What prophecy two hundred and more
years ago las continued its unfolding into history
hopes of the human have not been ex-
tinguished in disappointment Not yet
The last surely empire of tmehat is time as
far unfolded.
the question fighting since the OF empire
itself sentinel duty the land where the
of the Plgmswith reatng facilities at their disposal
with and shores to ny to- with no uncnarteo VIII
asylum of the representative been making
their last stand for a democracy
We consider of undiscovered
days pgmags because there is no
the nononfoss and separatsts OF the
present age fly
develops FIBRE patience and tolerance gives US
mower to every time fall let the SpeedeH
MyHower pieces from disuse their moongs while
stay and fight under the fixed star OF democracy
RACES fercey times and the shouting and nnt
are something deafening.
Sometimes the aron of goes clean through the
national motto God Land of the Pilgrims"
Consider felt the morning after the recent
election? Don't you they would have taken their chances
with with the dangers of famine and disease
pes of trackess forests they could have mao
opportunity going somewhere and putting their rejected
programs into eHecta
But-aas limitations of geography would have been
their pilgrim from Scrooby to another
world short of Pilgrim Rocks for those who would sepa
rate themselves from conscience con-
victions sake
for the descendants than
for the and face the music
The savehoding emulate the example OF the
but separation We fought
that
The nonconfomsts legalzed saloon have
felt times without number doubtless they would like retreat
established dry domain remote somewhere But ney
ground these forty fifty fighting out
how wives citizen OF this country
soud many should be permitted to vote
polygamy suffrage fighting out
shore how strong
The temptation suagettes of in Speedel or
MayAower lay foundation of future celebration
Of the "Aighting of the Pngrimsr
We still fighting the issue between putoeracy and
democracy upon this line the bloodess battle continue
until whether the last be the nobest empire
Of time.
present check puocracy will prevail or
having
with which the Pilgrims began
their body pochat community goods and labor for which
something million Americans voted in the late election
Quincy Adams Pilgrims dropped the philosophy
Of Rousseau finally should
be adapted of aspiration and effort
system progresses point where aspiration and