Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-05-26

Ing enofvaled our giofloua civilization.
having brought 20 uB DEGRADATION.
hcartaches and wroichodnees which
are beyond description, Il takes a.
self 20 tho temple of American ins-
tlce. the court Of law, and there
claims and receives protection be-
cause Of the paltry license fee which
she pays for the privilege OF carry
Ing on her business.
A wasp h a peculiar insect and ne
acts IN a curious way. 10 does not
take a man aud throw him bodily
from the field TIE Isn't liable 70 DO
this. Hut ne makes Il 20 uncomfort-
able for the man that he II willing 20
get out. We. who come after you,
BY our prayers. by our votes. are xo-
inG 10 create such a quickened public
conscience upon thia subject that this
type Of anarchy will be glad 90 for
sake the field. We shall meet this
issue as fairly ANA sauarely az you.
my soldier friends, did the needs OF
our country In the years '6f-e6. until
public opinion and this avalanche OF
slavery will be sent into pordielon.
Another danger which we are COM
PEELED TO face Il the peril OF prosper
ity. BY this I mean the recognition
Of great corporations. whose interests
are enormous. 10 deal with the public
service in a way which n not allowed
20 a private citizen. The trusts have
doubtless come 10 stay. A. least for
some years. n r. new instrument
To civilization. We do not az yet |
know how to handle the machine.
Another peril 10 our nation IL tho |
immigrant There are millions OF i'm
migrants coming to our shores. who |
speak other than the English Ian
guage aud unscqualnted with our po-
litcai policy II IL fact that over
eight millions OF people in the United
states are classed as ilil,erates Thol /
can neither read nor write the Eng
lish language. This government needs
an educational institution, supported
by the state. for the future citizen OF /
the United states. who should ne com.
PEELED TO attend these schools Twenty
Ave per cent OF these foreigners can
not speak the English language They
remain hrre few months and take
out naturalization papers. This they
ought to do; but II they cannot read
our language, " they are not acquaint-
cd with our governmental policy. they
cannot vote lntelligently on the great
questions In which We are az present
involved. Understand me. believe
that most OF these people make good
American patriots, hut not intelligent
ones on national questions. This ma
tion In In great peru until our citizens
are educated In our national language.
and In harmony with the methods that
stimulate Independence and produce
convictions.
We are wOHdrously blessed Of God
for the leading OF the nations. hut let
us remember that we are not blessed
for ourselves. but that We may be
blessing unto others.
As God said 10 Abraham. SO he says
To this nation: blessing you. I viii
make you blessing" The Jew got
the idea that he was blessed for his
own sake, and became wandcrrF
over the face OF the earth. Greece be-
came Inflated with the same thought.
and her glory faded. Rome was cx-
allied beyond measure. but through
egotlsm was shorn OF her strength.
The American doesn't hesitate 10
thank God daily that he IL an Amcri-
can, and stoutly afIirms that one
American can whip dozen japanese.
God has no favorite nation which he
loves for lis sake alone. yet he does
have favorite truths which he desires
a nation TO fulhll for humanity II rs
TO this ideal that. we your sons and
must be ever striving and
To attain.
so my soldier friends. when you are
gone Ia lay beside your departed com
rades. the same sense of liberty which
you have instllled into ua bysyour lives
aud actions, We Ia return viii instill ,
into the children OF the coming gen
erutions. Liberty is the star in the
homes OF America today, and she will ,
be- the star SO long as there are Amer
can homes We have listened. aud
itili listen eagerly TO your tales OF suf-
Icrlng and war, and we have pledged
10 honestly aud earnestly seek to he ,
rue TO the memory you have left MS
Dur courage may not be equal to
ours our defeats. however, may be
more bitter and complete than ans
you have ever known, but the spirit
u the God OF Battles win inspire US
% nght II out on this line II Il takes /,
my number OF summers. We arc In !
wv HAiNkkAf To HANN uHAii Aitt WI ~
,Ver until the sway of Christian III.
'riy and Christian fraternity IL gladly
acknowledged In shop aud Office. In
mart and mine; until capital and Ia 4
'or. rich and poor educated and un- i
ducated, cuiiurcd and uncultured are 4
vedded In AN equality and love that u
rue Christian freedom alone can give. n
This victory will not be won IN day. d
Tor in "A decade. but will be won Just a
II surely as there is q God In heaven a.
Who declares the omnlpotence OF 4
light. 4
Members OF the q. A. r. this day b
ecords tho Hight OF another yeaf A
'ou are three hundred aud sixty five !
ays march farther from the red h
Genes OF war. and one years march h
carer the great eternity OF God. You
Tho came marching back from those =
Genes are becoming fewer and fewer =
Nth the fleeting years. with this
iemorial day the wilderness OF iiaga
\ every cemetery has grown denser
nd there are more soldiers graves Ia
irew with flowers than ever before.
AS you go 90 the graves of your a
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