Year: 1878

not to holiday shows gtterng gymnastics that


you are called yon represent the reserve force OF the
law. That disorder which the selfrespeet OF
men cannot repress must be restrained by the police
That which the police cannot rcpress must be overed


ent Should Wild times arise should threat
the stability Of society the rights OF industry the sanc
other bodies like you. rests the defence OF all that ia
dearest to man r. no other land nnsr heaven have
the expression OF the viii OF the citizens No class
OF men DISTINGUISHED, except for crime BY
patience and active canvass who think themselves
WrOnged can change law or custom. speech ~
nee me press Is open to ALL Inc Whole eommunityi
Jury before which may plead his cause. line
cannot win verdict from his fellOwcifizens be must
certan hat no sS ~ oen can sr op
or much without redress in land whore the welfare OF
Society Is In such sense organic INIT that IL the
hand sntier or the foot, the head win suffer too.


The Ameraan doctrine is sound one-that all things
neediul for public veal can he secured free republic
by patient discussion and that Violence remedy for
real or imaginary wTongs Is remedy that is worse than
the disease IL may-and yet seldom even therait may
be needtui under despotsns II s desperate remedy.
and stands at the very door Of death under Yrrans
But in communities where laws the creation OF the
citizens themselves: where men have common nterests


lowed where errors not dangerous reason bo
LETT free to combat them, there y nc no ,a exsnse
nor paliation for tumultlous outbreaks OF lawless
men. These are not native and homo pred
snaencleS. we nave tms eFll lnocnea IIV s nDfSaa %
10 our einigr4nt population we are ndeoted ior noa
sand good things-fOr wealth, for labor, for much
SdnbS. St eapng art and tFsa 9GSSat saeS
US tue art OF good citizenship. They cannot teach
us now 10 Dnllu state. IDey cannot glfO
us lessons In the conduct OF industrial common weaths
while then we give welcome 90 such foreign ideas
may be cOngenia 10 the genius Of American
and habits, utterly rcpudate those wild and inprac
ticable doctrines brought hither from the maddcned
classes OF oppressed workmen abroad They dead
" poison. They will break Out into every disorder.
They are Ill aniagOnsm with the rights Of man which
they assume to defend; they destructive Of that
liberty which they ignOrantly seek. And II,
through the hardness OF the times, or the
fanatcism OF politics, or the mallgn enthusiasm
OF influential bad men, considerable body of men
shall move to make change in the settled habits of this
wealth
OF free people reused to defend salutary customs,
free industry, the authority OF law and the inyioa-
6,ity Of that property which is the fruit
OF sagaciOus labor. and important instrument or
happiness and public prosperity. In such emer-
gency 10 viii become your duty TO defend the COM
m0nwealth While you mHlge social pleasures
with your armOry mectlngs-and I do not disdaiu
the innocent enjoyment OF brilliant parades-it
becomes you 10 remember that ut the bottom
lies serious and solemn responsibility. Thnt latent
duty should give you dignity II Won ll your ranks.
and you gain the mastery Of military drill that very
fact will largely remedy the dangers which might other
wise grow up among An efficient remedy for danger
Is often an etectual preventive OF danger May God
arrest evil OmeDs aud give MS peace aud prosperity But
should there evil days when disOrtery men, Ike
the cannot rest but cast mire aud Dirt may your
serred ranks be a bank and shore against which tue
waves shan dash and be stayed God prosper the OLD
Brooklyn 18Th.