East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-07-04
PILOT ROCK HAS BIG DAY.
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bibe the wonderful ideas of our great
citizenship. Many of them remain
with us and make most useful citi
zens while others, splendidly equip
ped with the knowledge of our princi-
piles of government, return to their
respective native lands to tell their
people of paradise in America.
while. in the beginning. the great
majority Of our pioneers were from
England, today Americas citizenship
is largely supplemented by the best
element of citizenship of every en-
lightened and civilized country abroad.
Hardly a legislature convenes in any
one of our great states but that a
number of members are either for
eign born or immediate descendants
of foreign born parents. This is not
true of many other countries. The
poor but ambitious youth of Germany.
France, sweden Russia, England, and
of all other foreign countries which
are enlightened or civilized, knows
that in America opportunity awaits
him, and that If he cannot be presi-
dent of this great country he can
come here and have an equal chance
with every other man of becoming
the father of son who may be presi-
dent He knows that here honorable
ambition has no restraints he knows
that genuine manhood is quickly
recognized and that Fortune favors
the brave" he knows that brave.
gallant heroic soldiers, whether in
time of war or in time of peace, re-
ceive their just rewards; he knows
from our history how Abraham Lin
coin sprang from the loins of the
poor in a log cabin, became a rail
splitter, and then rapidly ascended
the American ladder of opportunity,
won and filled the highest office with
in the attainment of man; and that
Jackson, Garfield, Cleveland. and Nc
Kinley had almost similar careers; he
knows that Jay Gould, John d. Rock
efeller, Andrew Carnegie, and a num-
Der of others who became the greatest
captains of industry in this country,
were born poor-many of them hav-
ing penniless parents and no wealthy
or influential relations Thus pos
sessed of this knowledge, fired with
ambition, determination, and being of
ents good bye. bids farewell to his
native land. comes over here and
takes out his naturalization papers,
becomes an American citizen, finds
that a thousand different vocations
await him and that an honest living
can quickly and easily be made. Now
that he is here, what is the result
within a few years? Shall we go to
| New York for evidence? Shall we go
to Pennsylvania for evidence? Shall
we go to California for evidence? Not
necessarily; no! Right here in UNA
! tilla county is the evidence; right
here within the sound of my voice is
, the evidence. Yes, my countrymen,
right here in Umatilla county are men
from Germany, from France, from
Ireland, from Scotland, from Portu-
gal, from Norway and Sweden, from
other foreign lands, who came al
most penniless, but who are now am.
ong our largest taxpayers, most 10y
al and influential citizens This is
also true of hundreds of other places
IL America. While these people can
not claim to be descendants from our
great revolutionary heroes who gave
US the immortal Declaration of In.
dependence, the Constitution of the
United States. and who set the ex-
ample of free and Independent peo.
pie, they are patriotic citizens and
are happy to celebrate with US the
Glorious Fourth day of July as It
comes each year, and were It neces.
sary to take up arms and fight for the
preservation of American liberty, the
honor and glory of that flag, they
would be in the midst of battle and
die II necessary by the oath Of allegi-
ance they took when they became
American citizens"