The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-05-01

exceedingly Painful and tragic. It's
road from mere monotheism to the
present standard of Christianity is
red with blood Have we paid near
so dearly for ms priceless jewel?
The political Institutions of our
country are self-purging, self-renew-
ing. The Declaration of independence
is the divine measurlng-reed; and
the Nations ideals ana character are
evolving and expanding to its require
ments.
Let us not be disturbed about race
prejudice; for in the economy of
Gods kingdom it is applied to salu-
tary uses. But for it, would our
honored guest have been called to
teach the youth of the Nation that
work is honorable?
Take no anxious thought about the
Presidents attitude towards you.
Be not unduly tlated or depressed
whether he fro@ns or smiles upon
you; for patience, industry, virtue
and faith are sure to win here.
Let us not be deceived by political
parties; for to-day they praise, but
tomorrow they slaughter the guile
less victim. Officials and parties are
creatures of the moment; but the
fundamental principles of this gov
eminent are eternal
Hitherto the Negro in America has
been dealt with by the government
in mass and as an adjunct, and not
upon lines of individual merit. While
class distinctions are repugnant to-
the genius of our government, this
condition was induced by our unique
status in the body polite.
Four million slaves emancipated
by the stroke of a pen! Four million
ex-slaves elevated to citizenship in
the most enlightened government in
the world by an amendment to our
organic law! Four million unlettered
people in the grasp of rapacious dem
agogues
Has there ever been such stupen-
dous strain upon a political establish
ment before in history? Patriotism
sublime! Institutions divine!
Have we proved equal to the re-
sponsibility? Politically, we have
acted as a class. Our status has at
least proved to be the occasion of the
political solidity of one great section
of the country In the other section
we have kept a party in power until
it has grown insolent and rapacious.
1t is well for us and the country
that one great party has closed its
doors to us; and it is happy omen |
that the other is throwing us over
board.
We shall soon be out under the blue
dome of Constitution, unvexed by
party strife and contention. There
under the stars and stripes, we shall
have leisure to study the mechanism
Of our government. We shall then
learn that the goodwill Of the sheriff
in our several parishes is rather to
be chosen than the favor of the Pres
ident of the United States; that the
custodians of our life, liberty and
pursuit of happiness" abide with us
all days. We shall then learn that the
wisdom of building the wall before
our own thresholds. We shall then
perceive that it is fatal to our interest
to remain party issue.
Then parties will align themselves
on moral and industrial questions
In that event. personal merit and
patriotism will be the prerequisites
to political preferment.
Be assured that the Nation will not
so begrudge the least of us full legal
and political rights and immunities
as to forfeit it's religion and leopard
ize it's government establishment; for
it remembered that every political
privilege which we now enjoy came
through the Nations devotion to the
integrity of this scheme of govern
ment.
Fortitude in suffering best discov-
ers the beauty and nobility of human
character. Loyalty in season of OPP
preston will best betray the quality
of our patriotism.
Then let us sing America" until
it becomes a part of our Children's |
mental furniture. Sing it until it
is indelibly stamped upon their hearts.
For this country's failure is our I'M
doing Her triumph our hope. Her
destiny our destiny.
"Our fathers God, to thee,
Author Of liberty,
To thee we sing:
Long may our land be bright,
With freedoms holy light;
Protect us, by thy might,