El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-04
Best Traits Of Many
Blended In americans
EuElunzi's Part IN Making Amer
lean History Is Great; From New
England Came the Race
Which Must Dominate
World Democracy.
BY MADISON c. PETERs.



A MERICA. the best country fin the
n world, stands forth erect. clothed
in majesty and might. marching in
the van Of world democracy. carrying
the torch OF freedom into earth's re-
hottest corners. until individual lib
erty and human rights shall become
The common heritage Of mankind.
The American is the best man In
the world. and so he ought 10 be, the
admixturs Of the Finest qualities OF
the best peoples in Europe-the IN
swCrviuz loyalty OF the English. the
sreadfast Diety Of the Scotch, the
staunch heart OF the Welsh the light
ming wit Of the Irish. the easy polite
ness Of the French the artistic taste
OF the Italian. the tireless energy OF
the German and the democratic ideals
of the Dutch. all packed into one man
and he the iuviucible American.
English lionopolize American History.
American history has been written
largely from the English viewpoint
appropriation and assimi' EtiOn Is an
English trait. The English and their
Yankee descendants have monopolized
che writing Of American history and
ftr the sake OF historic fact and fair
ness all around. we should give all OF
OR f0refathers their share Of the
honor in the making OF peerless, IN
rivaled. unapproached and unap-
uroachabie America
viii never go back on the New
England farmers. whose shot fired at
Lexington and Concord was heard the
world around
VIII never forget that Yankee
her0ism which REDEEMED the streets Of
Baltimore with the first Union blood.
The Puritan forefathers and Pill
grim founders fighters for freedom.
state builders. combining the fervOr
OF the Crusader with the courage OF
Navarro came here to be free and 10
secure freedom TO all posterity- They
had nc such forecast as we have now
hackcast. but out Of that little leaven
grew not only all the New England
states, but much OF America New
England is wherever New England
ers Ive-from the pine forests OF
Maine 10 the Golden Gate and from
northern lakes to Mexican EulL
The New EnElander founded a race
which should create a permanent /
abode for liberty and dominate the I
democracy Of the world
Far be Il from me TO depreciate the I
Snlendid service rendered 70 the world 1
by the sturdy AnElo-SaIon whose D
language We speak and whose laws
govern US. but American nationality I
IS greater than, Greek. Latin. Slav. 4
Celt, Teuton, Anglo-Saxon. greater 1
than ali I'm the American in whom are i
blended the virtues Of them all.
Names TO Be Remembered.
For 500 years after the battle o. I
Thermoprlae every child in the pub I
lie schools OF Greece was required 10 I
recite from memory the names OF the \
200 martyrs who fen in defence OF L
that pass It would be a crOWning Il
triumph in patriotic education II ev-
cry American should contemplate the
grand characters and utter the in
spring names which might be null
rinlied indefinitely. Of such English
bIooded makers Of America as Thorn
as Hooker. founder OF the colony OF
Connecticut. creating government
which marked the beginning OF
who first clearly forsaw American
Independence; James Otis. the penman
OF the Revolution Joseph Warren, the
first grand offering on Bunker Hill
for American freedom BENJAMIN
Franklin. the philosopher Of the Rev
olution. Nathaniel Greene. the fight
ing Rhode Island Quaker, who won
the south for independence; Richard
Henry Lee. author Of the bill that
these colonies are and OF right should
be free and independent states
James Madison. father OF the clause
IN the constitution that forever sep
arates church and state in America;
John Marshall, who vitaLized and I'M
mortalized the constitution. and to
crown all. that Eorkshireman by de-
scent thar American Of Americans,
who carried the Revolution TO success,
George Washington