The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-02
Every Sunday Afternoon For the eaI-
ance Of This Month Will
See Service at Opera
House.

Strimback presided at the meeting and
after the regular announcements were
made by Mr.. c. r. Joy, the Scripture
reading from the book of Nehemia was
given by Prof. VIM. Aldrich of the pub
lie schools.
1t was intended that Mr.. Theo A.
Craig should introduce the speaker
of the day, but on account of absence,
Mr.. j. O. Boyd with a few very appro-
pirate words, presented the Hon. Jas
w. Gordon, who spoke forty minutes
on the subject as announced. His
address in part is as follows:
Gordon's Address.
Friends: 1t is certainly gratifying
to see so many Of you gathering to-
gether to consider the subject of the
day. 1t is a presumptuous duty to ex-
pound the duties of citizenship as so
many in this audience actually per-
formed the hard work when was in
knee pants and kits. They know from
experience what may try to state to
you today. | should perhaps take for
my text on this Sunday afternoon a
question and an answer as found in the
18th and 18th verses of the 21st chap.
ter of Isaiah: Waterman what of the
night; the morning cometh."
Look outlook away-look abroad.
Look out beyond the night that envel-
ops us into the day of accomplishment.
This country with its wealth and pres
tige second to no other nation has a
great purpose in history. Neither the
African nor the Norseman were per-
mitted to settle this country because
! they were pagans. 1t looked as
though France and then Spain would
mould the destinies of our republic;
I but the settlement of our country was
left to the Anglo-Saxon and the Chris
/ tan civilization of the people to es-
! tablish a republican form of govern
ment.
The Anglo-Saxon race was the only
one capable then and as matter OF
course is now the only race capable OF
that ability to rule and to settle this
country. 1t was reserved for the An
glo-Saxons to furnish the theatre O.
great nation and race and the estab
lishment of Christianity of the world
Beginning with the thirteen origina
states on down to the acquiring of thu
tjClQndG nf nc We a,
them, we have expanded and as W
have been brought face to face wit
circumstances we have, in the Prov
dence of God, gone on expanding an
our ability and responsibility has bee
strengthened.
Sure Gods guiding hand Is in all {
this-no emergency has come bu
what tae man of the hour has bee
raised up to meet conditions Gre;
men from Washington to Lincoln wei
led unswervingly to do their duty ma
velously we'll In our present da
thank God, we have Roosevelt ar
Folk-scourger of evil doors and e
ponents of the law not afraid to cles
up the vital parts of our nation. "
have arrived at crises in our affair
1t was contamination of wealth fc
merly, now it is problem of distrib
ton.
There is a great need of men; tr
greatness does not depend upon veal
Of or domain or prestige, but on chars
n ter. Strong, brave, courageous m
A are needed in time OF war. Menta
+. and morally strong men are needed
these times and what we need in IL
=, country are heroes of peace as we'll
heroes in war.
Every nation has its problems: \
have one next Tuesday at which til
there must be elected President
II these United States. Other probe
present themselves to me at this ii
and I will simply mention them
passing. Labor and capital; probl
of human greed; negro problem
nc vast Importance to those south
It. Mason and Dixon's line; liquor pr
lem; and that Of graft These m
be solved and all may be inclut
under one great problem which is
greatest of whether law shall r
or lawlessness Destroy
The cardinal sin is disrespect
the law. In the novels of the poor
the palaces Of the rich and in all
tivities of life it is existent. A II
70, such as we had at Springfield sht
US the utter disrespect for the /;