New Britain herald., 1924-02-18

harbor. And. If I remember correct ly, John Paul Jones went in, and he said, I will go out again, and when
 come ir you fire salute to rec ognize America Almost like chill dren. playing at 1t, they wanted them 10 salute so intensely to show that
 We really were separate and inde- pendent and that somebody would
 speak to us.
 What would they think today, if
 Benjamin Franklin could come back, if John Paul Jones could come back,
 to see the nations of the world liter ally ready to eat from the hand of
 the greatest nation on earth? AL
 ready the sun that Franklin saw ris-
 ing is shining full orbed over these
 United States today-zthe leading na-
 tion in the world. Friends, it is all
 most unbelievable. They say that the sun never sets on the British empire.
 An American said, That's because
 God cannot trust the British in the
 dark. The sun is shining full-orbed
 over America today. but it doesn't
 shine always on America. for God
 can still trust the American people. They used to say that we Americans
 were, materialistic: that we were after the almighty dollar. They don't say that any longer. We are not after the almighty dollar; we. have the al- mighty dollar, and that crowd is af- ter 1t now.
 What I began to say was that in that constitution there are what are called amendments. Somebody said. think it was Hamilton, What rights belong to the people?' And they said. All the rights belong to the people in America: they arc not delegated to their judicial, government or execu- tive bodies.' Someone said, This may not be always understood; we better write it in black and white.' So we have there the first 10 amendments saying that we have the right of trial by jury. freedom of speech, freedom of the press: that your cannot be searched except upon due warrant, a privilege which we enjoy under the 1 Sth amendment if we never did be- fore. These privileges were granted to the people of these United States. No people in the world have the rights that you have. that I have, and that spell opportunity in this great land of ours.
 'When I speak about Abraham Lin coln and that he showed by his life the opportunities of American civiliza- ton. somebody said. Yes, but that was in Lincoln's day and when ] spoke of Franklin. Yes. but that was In Franklin's day. but it is no longer true: you cannot rise in America to- lay as you could in those days But. friends. I want 10 say this with all he fervor Of my soul. honestly be- iee that there is no wall in America | 50 high but that it can be scaled by | character, ability and industry. Those | who have character, who have abil- ty and who arc industrious can and | 10 rise in America every moment l rom the lowest to the highest posi- ion that our people can bestow. If | man doesn't have character, if he | 1as no ability and isn't industrious, hen he ought not 10 rise in this or my other country. We ought not to lase form of government by which | 1f NDiinifSS Niii Iulf uAfT tnUSf MnO | ire more worthy. as they have in Russia today. When we have that | ,ind of T government something will | ,anpcn in America--the same thing hats happening in Russia today. Their best scientists. .their best en- ,ineers. their greatest architects arc | anding in New York city. coming to l 'ur shores because there is no place or them. for intelligence and science n Russia today. Ii is a sample of hose who have no character and no hility ruling over those who have haracter and ability. and it Is wrong ;od's blessing is not upon it. That's vhat would happen in this country.
 Story Of Another Davis
 "over in Wales there was a little amily--father. mother and six chif- ren. The father came to our shores nd went out into Pennsylvania and egsn 10 work. In little while he ot enough to send back for his fam. y. The mother came hero with those K children and some feather beds. Inc oldest boy, whose story 1 am Fo-