White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-11
STAR Of EMPIRE
TRAVELS WEST
But MUCH REMAINS TO BE DONE
BEFORE AMERICA CAN DC
TATE LAWS TO THE REST OF
THE WORLD.

In Burnaby's Travels. a work pub
lished some one hundred and forty
years ago, occurs this paragraph:
An idea, strange as il is visionary
has entered into the minds of the
generality of mankind that empire
is travelling Westward; and every one
is looking forward with eager and
impatient expectation to that destin-
ed moment when America is to give
the laws to the rest of the world"
That was before any Republic was
dreamed of on this continent. But
it is true that empire has travelled
westward ever since it started on its
march from central Asia. Persia.
Assyria, Greece, Rome. western Eu-
rope, with only one side step to Egypt
land that civilization may have come
from the west) and the United States
TO and beyond the eastern shore OF
the Pacific; the natural course has
been as steady as the roll of the
stars.
And though the United States is a
Republic, it might, eventually, die
tate the laws to all the world if heI
people were great enough. But much
will have TO be done before that can
be. There will have u be a new re-
verence for law and strict obediance
to the laws. There will have to be
an honest levy and collection of taxes.
There will have TO be perfect cultiva-
ton of the soil. There VIII have TO
be exact justice melted OFT to the
poor. There must be equal oppor-
tunities opened to poor and rich alike.
Every one must be educated TO per-
form some useful thing through
which a livelihood can b, secured.
There must be more character in the
people, more devotion to country and
a higher patriotism, and better pre-
paration for a higher life. Think of
it, II every township in every state.
was placed upon an absolu ely just
plane, why the nation would be per-
feet. We must not look to see the
general government bring this
around; it should be begun In every
1t should be begun in the
brown church; the LITTLE red
school house.
We subscribe money to send mis-
sionaries to the heather. This is all
but the rich man who draws
his check for pro rata of the cost,
ought not to rest with that. His
next door neighbor may need the
more than the thinly-clad citi-
in the suburbs of Timbuctoo. He
may need something more than nom
ey; he may need good advice and
kind words, something 10 kindle his
tagging hopes and his shattered self
respect. The selfish man gets rich
and has a fine monument placed OYER
him when he dies; but save for the
monument he would swiftly be fer
gotten, and with all his money he
lived a barren life. Why should he
be remembered?
But there are other duties as high
as the duty TO the poor. The STATE
not only our passive, but our
earnes fealty. IN pursuance
of this duty every man should il a
way be a politician; he should have
his opinions and should cry out wien
public wrongs are committed. Ii will
TO be so before our civilization
will be anywhere near perfect.
The fathers gave us this govern
ment in its purity; gave us the
means to preserve it In its purity.
and so much as We fail in that, sc
much are we unworthy of the price
less inheritance.
And the work should be done first
in the home, next in the township;
then in the county; then in the state;
and when perfected in all the states,
then would this great empire of Ours
give the law to the rest of the
world Weekly.