The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-01-05

tlons have grown into the same mould
as in the ante bellum days, with the
exception of slavery. Therefore So
ciety in its crudescences is fixed and
firmly established in grooves which
cannot be changed or molested. In
Florida conditions are very dissimi-
lar on account of the cosmopolitan
nature of our population. Here the
New World and the Old grapple for
power. Here the Old South, with its
settled habits of society, is thrown
together with the restless forces of
the East, while the miner from Ari |
zona or Alaska comes in contact with
the Cuban, Spaniard, or inhabitant
of the old world. This condition of
mingled society, forces of habit, trend
of thought, and variation of citizen
ship, has not yet reached its fruition,
nor has the settled character of inhab-
liant and citizenship yet been
wrought. This is necessarily bound
to cause much thought on the part
Of us all, and while we look at our al
legiance to our State from many an
giles, can we not say, with Tallahas-
sees splendid young poet laureate,
Professor Benjamin Benson Lane,
t"florida, thou matchless State,
Of all thy sons the ready toast,
Around thy thousand miles of coast
The south seas toss, and toss and wait
The day, when from harbor-bar and
strait,
Shall sally forth the Nations fleets,
And make thy Gulf sea of streets,
That lead all to Pacifc's Gate.
Ills here that Fate with Purpose
meets,
That Chance and Will may harmonize;
Today the tale of time completes;
Hither the world shall turn it's eyes,
North, East and West shall mingle
here;
Arouse thy sons-their day draws
near!
Their day draws near! Arouse them
then;
Give them the mastery of this wealth,
A climate rare, exuding health.
A perfect land beyond mems ken.
Let not the welcomed stranger. when
He cometh, find himself more fit,
Nor better trained his native wit;
This is the land to grow true men.
Floridians all, this land is ours,
And we that love it love to serve |
iod strengthen every heart and nerve |
Nhene'er a danger near US lowers.
Alert, courageous, ready-all
\ nSwar tho throhbipr r f,,+,,ro,r oo1lty
Resources of the State. |
In conclusion, there is but one |
hought further that desire to bring |
o your notice. Our State is so rich |
n all that makes for material wealth |
hat as people we may be prone 70
orget the benign hand of Him VINO |
as given it all to us. When we con- |
emplate the millions of forest lands, |
eeming with its turpentine, rosin and V
lmber; our lakes, estuaries, bays.
ulfs and rivers thronging with fish, r
nd the cruStations of every tribe; =
1e splendid muck lands of the Ever
ladies'; the acres of yellow gem ci- r.,
rus fruits; the millions of sheep. III
ogs and cattle; the rolling prairies
the southern peninsula; the thriv-
g villages, hamlets, towns and ci- -
es; the soaring prices of our land. =
lie magnificent climate. and the teem-
g trains bearing their hundreds of
lousands to the State, we as a people
re prone to forget that the one aim
life is, not to acquire knowledge
how to obtain wealth, but that
ere is higher, grander, anobler J.
'inciple of living, and that is the -
me thought expressed in Kipling's -
eat "Recessional," when the people, IS
'unk with the tumult of England's T.
ighty glory in the jubilee of their
'lendid Queen, caused him to repeat
ith prayerful consideration this 2
onderful hymn, bringing the peopIe
Lck to a knowledge of God and the W,
of the fact that it was 10
is hand that had given them all :
is wonderful glory, and with this
'em, as prayer to our ever-to-be- -
Iored and conquering God we will
ose:
ID of our fathers, known of old
'rd of our far-fung battle line u
eneath whose awful hand we hold
'minion over palm and pine
,rd God of Hosts, be with us vet
st we fOrpet-leSt ua fo,oo4t Ill