The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-22
Governor Glynn', Amcricanism

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Governor Glynn's Amcricanism.
MARTIN H. GLYNN Is an American
lie was born in America and had his
early education in the public schools
lie has had characteristic American
career. building up his fortunes by his
own manhood ana by winning the con
fidence of his uclghbors In his Ameri-
Canlsm Besides achieving success In
private life he has accepted public du'
ties and responsibilities of importance
and has discharged them with fidelity
so that his fellow citizens have re,
warded him with progressive marks of
their reliance on his honor and loyalty.
just why any one should think It
necessary 10 catechize such Il man re-
gardiug his AmerlCansm in the future
It Is hard 10 explain. There Is some
thing mt once unreasonable and uugen-
erous in demanding Of one who has
forty-thrce years of rectitude to his
credit whether he is going to take al.
vantage Of his next opportunity to be-
lie his whole life. reverse his settled
course Of action and hetray the prin.
cip,cS which he has always upheld and
which have been The handspring Of his
advance to high station.
The Guardians Of Liberty. mn organl-
cation which has not heretofore at
trnctcd much public notice. has thought
1T 10 address series of questions TO
Governor GLlNN which can hardly be
Implications They embrace such in
ql.rles as whether the Governor be-
,leNr, in IN" separation Of Church and
Suite, whether hc believes that no pub
lie funds should he used for sectariau
purposes, whether he believes in the
public schools whether he believes In
free speech uud whether he is man
enough 10 live up To his own convic-
tons resisting pressure from without
The whole list seems TO he product
Of blind prejudice and unrefiecting sus
piclon.
We should imagine that Governor
GLYNN's first cmoliun on being sub
one Of manly, American Indignation
That any one in the light Of his public
record should question his position must
have seemed 10 him II gratultous nf-
front. His natural impulse no doubt
was to treat the affair with contemptn-
Gus silence. Here, however, his sense
Of duty overbore his personal lnclnl-
lions. lie felt that II there were room
for doubt In any mind regarding his
purposes the people were entitled %
have the doubt set at rest.
So at a public meeting ut Watertown
on Tuesday he read the questions al
dressed to him and made reply His
words leave nothing for suspicion or
criticism to fasten upon. His declara-
ton of non. sectarlnnism Is absolute.
He will not even tolerate the suggcs,
ton of the Interference In government
of any sect or creed. He opposes the
use of public funds for sectarian pur-
poses He upholds the public schools
as the choicest product and fairest
fruition OF liberty" lie laughs out OF
court an absurd query about persons
held in Illegal durance, lie proclaims
the doctrine of absolute free speech.
He pledges himself to be his own mas
ter In the future ms in the past.
This is the MARTIN II. GLYHN that
his friends ana the public know. His
pnst Is the guarantee Of his declara-
lions for the future. II may be added
that his attitude Of non secta riani SIN
in matters Of State Is shared by at
least nnety-nnc out Of every hundred
Of his corcligloniSts, all suspicious and
decisions 10 the contrary notwithstnnd-
'ns, We believe he speaks for all Amer.
leans of all denominations, Protestant,
Catholic. Jew and agnostlc, in this ad-
n'rahle uttcrnce:
"B'gotr" should never be permitted TO
rails" It's Hidcous head under the Stars
and stripes II We are to maintain peace,
progress and tranquility In the United
states we must stamp out religious preju-
dec We must forever crush the
religious hatred which has been a blight
upon progress and the most treacherous
enemy ~ human brotherhood"
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