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THIS FCRANTON TKIUUNE-HATUKnAY MOIiXINTJ, MARni
Strength and Perils
Of the Republic.
Eloquent Oration of Archbishop Ireland on
The Duties of American Citizenship.
The principal address nt the Chicago
T'nlon league's commemoration of
Washington's birthday was delivered
liy Archbishop John I rotund, uf St. Paul.
He said:
"The Jti'iiubll:! of America was a su
preme act of confidence In man, a con
fession, such us never before had been
heard, of human dignity and human
ability. Its creation was the boldest
act recorded in history. Even at this
day Air. liryce writes: 'They (the Amer
icans) are trying', and that on the
largest si-ale, 'the most remarkable i x
pcrlmeiit In government the world has
yet witnessed.' The French philoso
pher, Jean .Inclines Kousseau, wrote
that democracy is n government for
gods, but unlit for man. As our pa
tilot sires uplifted the starry flag, per
fumed Willi the holies of the new spirit
In humanity, tin? nations declared them
foolish, and foretold for the republic a
brief period of years. The American
republic!' wrote a French publicist of
established fame, Joseph le Maistre,
'it is only In swathing clothes; let It
prow; let a century pass over it, and we
shall see what it is.' Its existence was
thought that of a passing illusion, and
no attention was allowed it in the cal
culations of the future political possi
bilities of tile world.
"A century has Kone by and 'Wash
ington's republic remains; it lias Kfuwn,
the infant has become the giant; it
thrills with potent strength and ex
ulted hopes, which sanguine dreams
bail not pictured to Washington and his
fellows. K was said: The special perils
of democracy will show themselves in
the expansion of the republic in popula
tion and domain : the ship may iloat in
Harrow seas and upon placid waters,
but, upon the broad ocean, amid its
tierce tempests, it must founder. These
special perils came upon her. but they
did not injure her; yea, they made man
ifest latent forces of adaptation and
endurance, which surprise and comfort
democracy's lovers. The terrible ordeal
which alone seemed to alarm one of
Americans truest friends. Alexis de
Tocqtievllle, fell to her lot civil war.
suite between the? central government
and state authorities; it was the one
test needed to give to herself the con
sciousness of her own vigor and po
tency, and never was the republic so
strong in all the elements of life, so
entrancing: in beauty, so menacing to
all the foes of democ racy as when the
sun of Appomattox shone on her ban
ner and revealed upon its azure ground
the presence of the full galaxy of her
stars.
Prosperity nnd Happiness.
"Meantime fortune's favors fell most
generously upon America's sons. No
people enjoy as we material prosperity
and social happiness. 1 shall not make
the mistake of attributing to the in
stitutions of democracy all the blessings
which have been apportioned to Amer
ica. Nature on this continent is so
liberal In her sifts that any civilized
population under any form of stable
government should have prospered. We
own, indeed, a bounteous land. Jt seems
that the mighty God has been keeping
it in reserve for the providential na
tion of the new times during all the long
ages in which humanity was in travail
with the precious liberties of democ
racy. On earth's orb there is no other
region so rich, health-giving and beau
teous as our American home. It Is ap
icable to the entire continent what
lr. Tocqueville wrote fifty years ago of
one portion of it, the valley of the Mis
sissippi, 'tile taost magnificent dwell
llng place prepared by (lod for man's
abode.' We are largely, however, debt
ors to our institutions for the marvel
ous development to which the country
has nttalned. What but the powerful
individualism, the private spirit of en
terprise, which is the direct result of
our liberties, has been throughout the
century the mainspring of our commer
cial life'.' What but the deep sense of
personal dignity and personal freedom,
which comes to so great an extent from
democracy, has been the chief motive
power of action on all the lines of Amer
ian progress and the chief Inspiration
of our private and social contentment?
American liberties removed monopolies
find class privileges, made every citizen
the arbiter of his destiny, brought high
est honors and highest prizes within the
reach of talent and Industry, and suc
cess in all competitions with one's fel
low-men. Manhood Is the one conspic
uous factor in the growth of all depart
ments of national life, and democracy
as no other form of government, be
gets and enriches manhood.
lias a Divine .Mis: ion.
"I have called America the providen
tial nation. As I believe that God
rules over man and nations, so I be
lieve that a divine mission has been as
signed to the republic of the United
SU tes. The mission is to prepare the
world, by example and moral Influence,
for the reign of human liberty nnd
human rights. America does not live
for herself; the great destinies of hu
manity are In her keeping. No Monroe
doctrine confines her democracy to At
lantic and I'acllle seaboards. Ameri
can citizenship sustains the liberties of
humanity. The spirit of America In
Washington's days, wafted thither by
the soldiers of Lafayette and Jiocham
beau, passed over to France nnd has
tened her revolution, and today Kuropc
Is In fact If not In name free and demo
cratic, France is a well-established re
public; Spain and Italy have reached
the conllnes of republican regime;
Germany elects her parliament, which
the llohen'.ollern emperor fears and
obeys; In F.ngland suffrage Is almost
universal; In Belgium It is entirely. ho;
even Kussla. must count with the
masses of it.s population, nnd in far-off
Japan a representative parliament di
vides the supreme power with the occu
pant of the once defied throne of the
mikado; and. meanwhile, America rises
before the whole world, powerful, ma
jestic, personilled democracy, the hope
of liberty's friends amid the nations,
the despair of liberty's foes. Hangers
are not nbsent. 1 lingers Inherent In
a democracy Intensify as the republic
grows in population and In wealth.
Growth of population brings wider di
versity of Interests and Introduces new
elements of discord. Growth in wealth
creates In the rich an ambition for so
cial distinctions and privileges which
come easily under a monarchical
regime, and excites In the poorer
classes envy nnd bitterness. Certain
foreign statesmen nnd thinkers nay
that the real crisis of American de
mocracy only begins when the popula
tion is approaching thu hundred mil
lions. 'I ho licpuhllc's Hangers
"Other dangers have come upon us.
As If In bold resolve to put republican
Institutions to the most severe trial, we
have opened our harbors to people of
all lands who desire to share with us
liberty and prosperity; even to those
who by education nnd tradition are thu
least prepared for our social and politi
cal, life, and as soon almost as they
touch our soil wn grunt them the privi
lege of citizenship and bid them also
to put their hands to the helm of our
great ship of state.
"Human society under every form of
government Is entering upon a period of
Intense unrest In search of solutions for
those economic problems which have
been called forth, by the spread of popu
lar instruction and the material and In
dustrial progress of modern times. The
liberty of dismission which our insti
tutions allow and the fact that the
populations of the world are purts of
our own warn us that the agitation of
these problems will be especially acute
In the I'nited States,
tiood Citizenship a ShlclJ.
"These facts make evident the neces
sity of good citizenship. Jt will guard
the republic against till perils, and It
alone will guard her. personal right
eousness Is the foundation stone of good
citizenship. The deep, -abiding sense of
duty, the quickly responsive moral con
science does what Interest, ambition,
honor vainly attempt. Those who ob-
si rve tile 'ten commandments' break no
civil law, and their virtuous souls are
prompt to reply in action and r.acii-
hce to country s call. The nation seems
strong and prosperous, and the senti
nels on Its outposts repeat that no peril
is nigh. Hut If intemperance, impur
ity, dishonesty dwell in it he hearts of
its people Its strength hits departed and
the dark shadows of death are fast de
scending upon it. It Is a true maxim
Hint republics live by virtue. Mon
archies and empires can count on phy
sical force, on the wisdom ami good
ness of the one or the few. Republics
are ruled by the many, and the virtue of
the people is their life.
Nation Like the Individuals.
"Private morality begets national
morality, and the latter always reacts
upon the former. The ethical code is
tiie same for governments as for in
dividual men. In its dealings with for
eign countries, or with Its own citizens,
tile nation or state, as well as the indi
vidual, is held to the sovereign law of
eternal justice, which is never violated
by high or low with impunity. Vox
popull. vox Del, it is said. The words
are true when the, nation or state moves
w ithin the orbit of the powers delegated
to It by the supreme master, but that
orbit never exceeds the lines of right
eousness. "Without religion, the recognition of
a living God ruling men and nations,
the everlasting Impersonation of right
eousness, and its avenger, morality is
vague in its enactments and weal; in its
enforcements. Tills living God has for
civilized nations ills expression in the
Christian faith. Wisely, indeed, in its
oiilelal rulings the government of Amer
ica permits no union between itself and
church organizations. It Is, however,
most fortunate for America that the
people hold by the deepest roots of their
being to a Goil and Savior. The surest
hope of the republic is tile undying re
ligious spirit of the American people.
Give us the Christian Sunday, witii the
music of its sacred bells, the Incense
of its uplifting prayer, the quickening
of its divine teachings, and Americans
will be worthy of their liberties, and
the republic will endure.
Need of Popular l'Juoation.
"Manhood suffrage- demands as a fit
ting preparation universal education.
In saying these words I speak to Amer
icans the tritest truism, l'erhaps, how
ever, they leave room to give warning,
lest the education profusely dispensed
to their children in schools and colleges
be only that of the mind, developing
in tills faculty cleverness of action,
whether the purposes be good or ill,
and not at the same time that of the
moral soul, from which must needs
come Inspiration and practical guid
ance of life.
"I may also make the remark that In
our schools and eolleg-s scarcely suf
ficient attention is given to instruction
in the nature and functions of a re
publican government, In the duties of
citizenship, in the elements of political
economy. Indeed, when we consider
the needs of our present times, we must
regret that more general facilities for
Instruction In those speclllc matters are
not afforded to the masses of our adult
population. The fact Is patent that
many evils which are now upon us,
disturbing the social and economic
world, arise far less from ill will than
from Ignorance. Demagogues preach
and bluster; the masses heed them and
hear no other teachers; cheap Incen
diary prints fly around In all directions;
these are read, because none others are
at hand, and the results are: bad com
panionship, bad voting, and social war
fare. The Sanctity of the Ballot.
"The supreme act of citizenship Is
the casting of the ballot. llallot in
hand, the citizen is n sovereign
and with his fellow sovereigns he de
cides the destiny of the republic. The
ballot is the pride of the true Anvri
can; Its proper use is his sacred duty.
The American refusing to vote on elec
tion day merits disfranchisement, or
exile; the American boasting of his poli
tical Indolence proclaims his shame.
Thoughtful writers mark ns the most
pernicious foe of democracy the In
difference toward the political life of
the country practiced by respectable,
well-meaning and educated citizens.
These nre the ones who more generally
eschew politics, while others, the self
ish and the reckless, who have private
ends to serve, who care but little what
comes of the country, are never absent
from the caucus or the voting booth. I
nm afraid some of us are not alto
gether free from the undemocratic feel
Inir that we lose our self-respect If, on
election days, we mingle on equal terms
with all social classes.
Honor the I lection.
"Far from us be the feeling. When
we mingle with men as citizens we
mingle with noblemen: when we serve
country, no matter when nnd where,
we ennoble ourselves. I quote from a
late article in the Forum by one who
Is a thorougn American, Theodoie
Koosevelt: 'It is not the man who sits
by his fireside reading his evening pa
per, and saying how bad our politics
and politicians are, who will ever do
anything to save us; It Is the man who
goes out Into the rough hurly-burly of
the caucus, the primary, and the politi
cal meeting, and there fuyes bis fel
lows on equal terms.'
"Among the misfortunes of America
I mention the euueus anil the primary,
by which a few are enabled to impose
upon a whole party their own choice of
candidates. A royal work of patriot
ism Is to rid the country of them or ho
transform them thnt their veridct be In
some manner the verdict of the party,
and not merely, as It now Is, that of
the expert wire-pullers and slate-makers.
"The political 'boss' Is the outgrowth
of Ignorant and vicious citizenship, and
hln reign fosters the low elements
which make It possible. What an Insult to
any class of American citizens that
there be men who own their votes and
make them the nintter of vile bargain
ing! The work of thn patriot is so to
elevate among the whole people (he
standard of citizenship thnt none shall
permit malign agencies to Influence
then in the exercise of the franchise,
and thus deprive them of their highest
political freedom.
"lie who sells his vote sells his coun
try, and he who buys It Immolates
patriotism on the unclean altar of his
greed and ambition. Itrlbery nt the
polls Is demoniac mockery of manhood
suffrages. I take no part In assertions
sometimes made of wlde-prend bribery
in American elections. Allegations of
the kind are not true; they are made In
thoughtlessness and In excuse for po
litical defeat; they do harm In spread
ing among foreign Jiatlons a bad opin
ion of America, and perhaps In accus
toming Home of our own people to Ideus
of evil practices.
bribery IIIkIi Treason.
"Hut neither do I declare that bribery
never occurs, and I fain would awaken
In America mtch strong public opinion
that severe legal penalties should be I
nioicd out aKainst it, and in.1 mil
guilty of it be ostra ;i:.ed from decent
social companionship. Bribery Is hl;-;h
treason pnd i.il measures r.iv.si be '.alien
to reprei-s it. I m-eily name, t'.iat y.-ti
execrate it. the tau.ie i.:' those uuii i
cious malel'nctoivi who put robber
hands Into doctoral urns, so that ill'
oiilelal records lie ti the country 1
silence the voice of the people.
"Citizens of a republic are likely til- i
ways to divide into political parties an i
parlies may serve gooci pt rpoacs. one
excites the cmu'atloii of the oilier and
prevents the other from wrong.'-oing ,
through f-ar of exposure and puolte.
denunciation. A party, however," to the
good citizen, Is always of lei-ser Im
portance than country, nnd retire:! bis
allegiance only so long as he conscien
tiously believes It to be the surer meth
od to public weal, lie as yi-u wll',
Democrats or KepuUic.ms, but, llr.it
and always, Americans. This hhv'i
mluded patriotism no frequently niani
fertvd in America is oi.e of the mo.it
eneoura';iiig idgns of tlu times. The
Independent voter is legion, and, whit-
evi r its triumph at the polls last year,
the party which in potver Is unwilling
or unable to understand ami perforin Its
duty, will aurely go down next year ill,
defeat and disgrace.
'A reproach commonly made to de
mocracy is that It is not likely to bring
Its best men to the front, that It will
often permit the mediocre ami the unlit j
to climb Into power and positions of
trust. It is presumed that the crowd
will be jealous of superiority and will
In' disposed to pull down rather than to
life up: that merit, timid and sensitive,
will shrink from efforts toward self
aggrandizement, leaving the field free
to the common and the bold; that the
more educated and refined classes will
be unwilling to accept ofllces which Im
pose arduous labor nnd bring what to
them is small emolument, while the
same ulllces are coveted by Interior
men.
la (lieat KmcrscncieM.
'Whatever Weight Is iillowed these
several considerations, the reproach, ol
which we speak. Is not always appli
cable to America, In greet emcrgen-
cles I lie national spirit Is aroused, the j
people do their duty and the best men
are called t'pon to take the lead.
whether In military or civil afl'ails, and
the'ber.t men arc ready to go forward
to take It. In ordinary times v.'e are
careless and we let who will be the
ruh rs of city, state and nail. a. i.et us
tu';o care; while we aluniher i.v.ich
harm Is done; evils come into the body
politic from which it will suffer for
many years gi ievous woes, liemocra-
cy Is most in peril, wncu all Is calm and j
t be pcop.e are deceived into ca ling o 1 ,
their watchea. I.et the country al-
ways elect us its guardians tin nest
and worthiest Sons; let voters seek
them out and give them honor. Never
should voters choose Incapable men,
less yet, dishonest or immoral men.
The party placing on Us ticket dis
honored ramies should be overwhelmed
lu Inglorious defeat and learn ihe stern
lesson that Insult Is never offered with
Impunity to ilie sacrediiess and purity
of the republic.
"The responsibility of citizenship is
doubly great when It is intrusted with
the oolcial giutrdlan-.hip of the coun
try's Interests. Tile olliceholder, from
the highest to the lowest, is a delegate
of the sovereign people, a representa
tive of the republic, a defender of her
liberties and her honor. The trust Is
most sacred and it is to be administered
with an eye single to its weal. I'rlvi.te
or pany ends must not be allowed a
hearing"; they who d.'base the power of
olilce to those ends must receive from
tle people the most severe relink". Not
what pleases the mob, not what gains
votes in a future political campaign,
not what brings money, la to be done,
but that which duty suggests, which
the public interests require. Lawmak
ers who in legislative halls of city, state
or nation receive bribes, citizens outside
those halls who proffer brtb 'S, attempt
the life of the republic in the sanctu
aries of her authority and her majesty.
An I xeerahla Offense.
It is crecrulile to use the power of
oaice to lorce citizens into niaiiing con
tributions of money either to purchase
protection and right to which the law
entitles them or to secure exemption
from penalties which the law metes out
to them. Occurrences of the kind
which we hear of In one place or an
other would cause despair of popular
government were it not that the people
once made aware of the presence of
such dreadetl evils stamp them out
with relentless energy.
"The spoils system is, fortunately,
in aring Its end. We may well wonder,
with Mr. liryce. 'that a people so emi
nently practical as the Americans ac
quiesce in n system which perverts
public ofllee from its public function of
serving the public, destroys the pros
pect of that skill whi. h comes with ex
perience, nnd gives nobody the least se
curity that he will gala a higher post,
or even retain the one he holds, by
displaying conspicuous elllcicticy.'
"laiw is order In liberty, and with
out law liberty Is social chaos. The
highest test of a, people's fitness for free
institutions Is their wlllingn'.ss to obey
law. In monarchies and empires phy
sical force restrains the multitude and
maintains government. In a democra
cy all depends on the people's own in
telligence nnd conscience. Americans
are law abiding. Occurrences v.dileh
may be quoted to the contrary f.re In
frequent exceptions to the rule. The
prevailing spirit of our people Is to
observe law, to revoke It If they dis
like its provisions, but to observe it
while It Is written on the pages of the
statute book. Kxceptiotis there have
lii-en; mobs have striven to redress by
rioting real or Imaginary grlevaiics;
holders of public power have hcsltnt'-d
to enforce In such cases.the law anil to
punish those daring to violate It, and
for the time being the i ale of death
liun.T fiver democracy. If exceptions of
ti l l .;'."id wi re to be often repented, all
v,er? over for America.
"When riots take pla"e In Hie elites
of America the adversaries of democra
cy rejoice the world over nnd declare
a popular government Incapable of giv
ing to a country peace and security.
When, some months ago, the prcsld nt
of the I'nited States pledged the whole
power of the laud to the maintenance
of law and order, he proclaimed the
right of the republic to live and vindi
cated the sovereignty of the people.
Democracy Is political liberty, the ever
lasting adversary if despotism and of
anarchy.
Protect American Cltlcnshlp.
"I have alluded to dinicultles which
come to mi from the Inpourlng of popu
lations from foreign countries. The
dltlleulties are sulllclent to awaken to
some degree the vigilance of the coun
try, but they need give no serious con
cern. No doubt Immigration should he
restricted ho as to exclude criminals
and unmnnnfd paupers. Nor should
Immigrants In nny stale of the union be
prematurely authorised to vole. A due
respect for American citizenship
guards against extending It recklessly.
No one should lie Invested with the
franchise without u previous rrsldenee
of nt least live yews In the I'nited
States; no encouragement should be
given to social nnd political organiza
tions or methods which perpetuate In
this country foreign Ideas and customs.
An Irlsh-Amorlcnn or a tlermnn-Amerl-cun
vote Is an Intolerable anomaly.
Kfforts to concentrate Immigrants In
social groups and retard their Amerl
cnnizutlon should be steadily frowned
down; there nre here und there In
America self-constituted lenders of foreign-born
citizens, who speak of Ameri
canization ns a term of reproach. Hut,
these measure's taken, we may be sure
that ih harm will come from Immigra
tion. The material resource's of our
continent ns yet se'em limitless; our
Institutions easily win the esteem and
love of those who link their destinies
with ours, nnd In the plastic nature of
all men, under proper Influences, thpre
Isn wondrous susceptibility to pollt -cal
freedom.
"While v.e seek to Americanize our
immigrants, may It nut be w:! lo guurj
no, lie c h.-a .,i A nu-iicrt.is li'oia nt ii
fo'-i-lsiilKeu? American citizenship it:i
plhs a nlnccre love for America, a
. ions; d.-votlon to political deinocrucy.
an e.ir:iest:v. ss in v.Uvaiu in;; the inter
ests of i:f. i-,, entry. Tiicse vital !'eu
tuns of Aaierl,-:-!! eltiK, nsiil'i we c:i..
no: tl.iet rn in the tliou: ::;i l-i of Am ;i
c.'.ns, vl o, p: of r. -' thai there Is in
" eoiiurv :io :i) u hi IV or n r. nn
sublimity
if mountain sc-nsry, no
li n l ea ie. roam anininltv
hi.iuty of
from one end of Eiii-ope to the other,
semiring bi0.i.!cf.Lt on that continent
::ty mill!on 01.'11-on, f our American
uonais. i r.ey are not Americans, ex
empt Inasmuch as they draw their gold
from Aim i lea, who colonize perma
nently certain quarters, so-called
Ame-'.c-.n, i.i ihe several centals of
Europe! Thry arc not Am-;!ceii nitrlots
who glory in transpb.nl.'r;; to America
fashion:-; of luneuaga and iIivku final
Fine e, jind who are willing to pay
treble prices for o: na:.i tits for home
or pe-.-on, merely bee.iure these are
of ior,l;;n fi.h.ie.iCon! Anl are th-y
Americans who covet above all thnt
is American fori ign titles for their
fortunes and duughli rs? There Is some
j room for the work of Americanization
among Americans.
leaioj:-acv'-i filial Pitngcr.
"The final danger of democracy, some
assert, Is state :ioi-iallsm; for politi
cal equality suj.g :(:) social and econ
omical equality, nnd the people being
the makers of the law, and understand
ing Its power, will be tempted to seek
through It remedies for all actual and
fancied grievances. ! shall nay in un
swer that we can rely on the-good sense
and the spirit of Individualism of the
A merican peoph qualities which come
to them both from traditions of long
years and from democracy Itself. It
is a plain truth, which Americans do
not fail to grasp, that, as Hurke said,
'men have equal rights, but not to equal
things.' The hitter come from talent
an I energy, which nature has m ule dif
ferent In different men. Nor would
Americans be willing, In the hope of
ulterior results, to become parts of a
vast machine, lu which each one Is but
hn't In a chain, or a cog in a wheel.
without self-assertion
or self-control.
State socialism by whatever name of
I liberty it may cloak Itself, Is the ve
I liest despotism, and Is radically op
! posed to the American mind and henrt.
j "It Is not stale socialism to secure by
law the laotection of natural rights In
i the weak, and to prevent iiiijunt op
i presslon of others by the strong and
government acts to those ends serve to
j remove the peril of state tyranny.
iH t.,.Ilm ani, M1) Hhan ulld ,,,, ,
t.lk fl.m t dignity of man. Weal
u,.. ,.,., t ,if , llt ,, ,ab , ,
i 'overly unsought for by will or act
and does no:
alth.
light and labor. Is hon
orable. Capital tmd labor are neces
sary one to the oilier, and the one
should respect the other and guard for
its own sake the rights of the other.
There must necessarily be aggregation
of capital, once wo suppose In men di
versity of natural resources, and the
light to tin- results of their planning
and work; and without such aggrega
tion, large enterprises are impossible
und labor Is without employment. The
poor man knows that he lives in u land
of opportunities, where he may to
morrow be rich, nnd he Is glad to de
fend his right to future possible posses
sions. Americans, poor nnd rich, un
derstand those primary truths. 1 have i
fullest contldence that In America there '
will be no social warfare, no state so
cialism. Hut temporary ills may oc- ;
cur, and to prevent them I appeal to the j
patriotism and Christian sentiments of .
all Americans. There nre duties for all. ;
He the employer just nnd kind to the j
employe; be the employe Just and faith- i
fill to the employer. He the rich mind-
tul that wealth Is a great social trust;
l"t the poor remember that liberty and
social order are conditions of their
own peace and social elevation; let none
forget thnt country Is paramount to all
private Interests and that God Is the
master nnd Judge of all men.
No ll.ickwnrj Movement.
"Yes, fellow citizens of America, the
retilll it le will tillittll'O T I limn nit v in ita
involution, lias reached the eve of
democracy, from which there will be no
backward movement. lVoples of en
lightened countries will not again sub
mit to a government of which they are
not Integral parts, and where complaint
may be made that the masses nre not
lltted for the rights and duties of n dem
ocratic regime. ThiTe remains but one
thing to lie done to lift them up to
the plane of their new destiny. Ameri
ca was the llrst large country to make
the experiment of true democracy, and
she has) made It In conditions and with
results w hich do not permit us to doubt
of her future success. I have unre
served confidence In the great national
heart of America. I repeat Lincoln's
creed that the whole people will not be
wrong the whole time. Temporary ab
errations are possible. Hut the gov
ernment of the republic Is so well con
structed, and Its several parts so well
adjusted that while essentially popular
In Its whole framework. It does not yield
to passing passions of its masters, and
by the time such passions might harm
It time will have calmed them, nnd the
good judgment nnd the sound patriot
Ism of the people will have prevailed.
I To guard even against temporary aber
ration Is In our power by the setlulous
cultivation In nurse Ives and In our fel
low Americans of the spirit of Ameri
can citizenship. Americans, God has
given you a great country; guard her
well. 1 It- has made you n spectacle
to all nations, confiding to you humani
ty's highest destiny; lie not unworthy
of heaven'B conildetice."
Tho Telltale Youngster.
It was at a large parly. A gentleman
hud Ihe misfortune to break a glass.
Utile Lena, who was vtnnd'tig nenr her
mamma, raised herself on tlptoo and
whispered load enough for all the com
pany to hear: "Anil one of the borrowed
ones, too!" Later In the evening the host
ess gave one of her little daughter 11
nice apple. "Now, give your mamma a
kiss, i lu-re's ii dear." paid the child's un
cle. "I'm not allowed to when she's
printed her face." Little Paul was sent
with a hunch of flowers to the manager's
wife on her birthday, and waited In sil
ence after he had I 'gen dismissed. Uuly
"Well, my young mini, what nre you
wailing for now?" Paul "Maninia said
I was not to ask for u piece or birthday
cake, but wait till I got lt."-Tugllchu
Kundsfhau.
-
A I ona l olt Want.
From Smith. Gray & Co.'s Monthly.
Harry "Hilly, did you read about thnt
fellow who patented a self-opening um--bn
lire?"
Hilly "Yes-hut I m going to beat hlm
I'm getting up an umbrella that will drop
to pieces the niluuto It Is stolen."
Course of True l.ovc.
lie hired a neat little sleigh
And rode about feeling quite gclgh,
Hut when the bill came,
He e.ajled It a shame,
And very near fainted awelgh.
Chicago Inter Ocean,
'I lie Latest l.nllnhy.
Hock a bye, baby, my little sweet titan,
Go to sleep, darling, us fust as you can;
Kor mother must hasten to don a new
gown,
And put In her vote, for the Rood of tho
town.
Your mother's a voter; now, man-child bo
still,
And hush up your screaming, bo piercing
and shrill:
For be It known mnn-elilld, the time has
come when.
Your mother-cull vote with the nuinnest o.'
men.
Now lie where I put you all safe In your
bed,
And don't you dure wriggle a hand or a
head,
While 1 go With my new silk and stylish
canute,
Oh, maa-ehlld, the rupture! to cost my first
vote. Netf York Sun.
8 IIS
because upon
the Blood depends the health of
every organ and tissue of the
Body. If the Blood is thin and
impure there is weakness,
Nervousness, That Tired Feel-
ncl s
Makes Pure Blood
That Is why thu Cures by IlootVc
Sarsapitrilla urc ijci'iiiaiicnt. They ((
not rest tipoii the insecure support of
temporary stiimilanl, opiate or nerve a
compound, but upon the solid founda
tion of viltili.ed, enriched mill pui'iiicil
blood. Head this:
'j'hi! cure of Olivo Carl by Ilooei's
Sai'saparilla has few c(iials in medical
history. The testimonial was lirst
published two years ufo, and a lute
latter from her mother bays Olivo con
tinues in fiood health nnd " Wo are
saii.-lii'd her remarkable euro by
Hood's Sursaparilla was peniianeiit.'''
Briefly stated tho case was thin: When
Olivo was 8 years old she had the whoop
ing cough and measles, followed by in
tense pains in every joint in her body,
like rheumatism, l'hysicians were puz
zled, but after a consultation, pronounced
the disease some form of
Cpnstitutlonal Scrofula.
" When we began to use Hood's Sarsapa
rilla, she could not be moved without
crying out with pain, and we were com-
News of the Green
Room and Foyer.
Of Mr. Tree's recent performance of
Hamlet In New Yeirk tho Tribune critic
declares that "it Is pervaded by a line
intellectuality; it has distinction of
bearliiK; It has an appropriate quality
of mystical Incertitude, und it is marked
by copious variety of expressive pos
ture', wealth of large unil eloquent ces
tui e and felicitous flew of elocution.
On the other hand, It is shallow, devoid
of peietic emotion, finical in filiiv,
marred by inappropriate alertness and
fussy bustle, and hard and metallic
in execution. It belotiBS to the school
that In KnRland was represented by
Harry Sullivan. It wins respect. It
cannot Inspire affection." The Herald
critic remarks that "in outward ap-pearane-e
he suggested the Hamlet eif
Fechter, wearing, ns he did. a llfiht
blonde witf and a rcant beard of the
same hue. Here the resemblani-e, how
ever, began ami ended. Where the
French actor was decidedly 'fat and
scant of breath,' the Kngllsh artist is
as slendor and ns ugHe as a youth still
in his teens. Indeed, of agility there
was entirely too much. For was it n;it
Uoethe who in his analysis remarked
that Hamlet sutTered principally from
Inertia? Yet Mr. licei-bohm Tree la
constantly on the alert, falling from
one graceful attitude Into another,
drawing his sword from Its senbbard
on the slightest provocation and doing
a thousand and one things that con
tribute but little to the exposition of
the character." The World critic com
plains that "it waa In the closet scene
that Mr. Tree was must disappointing.
There was little In It to show that love
for his mother held any great place
In his heart. He was almost churli?h
with her, and for rolonlus nt no time
has he any patience. Hut In the scenes
with Ophelia he was genuinely tend -r
and beautifully reverent, showing at
nil times there subtle delicacies char
ai'terlstlc of the ideal lover." From
all of which It would appear that the
versatile Hriton, while not an epoch
marking genius, Is at least a skilled
and many-Elded actor, well worth see
ing. 'Trohnbly most citizens of the I'lilted
Statea have,' no ilellnito Idea of the ex
tent to which Kngllsh. and Kuropean
nctors are employed In this country.
It has become for them a veritable 101
Horado, nnd the nums taken out of
this country annually by these touring
fcM'ions and musicians amount to
more than the combined prollls of all
the leading London theaters. The Ken
UIb, Wilson Harret-t. Wlllard, Irving,
llei'l'lt hm Tree, Nethersole, Bernhardt,
Hiise, I'oquclin, Hading, the artists of
the Metropolitan Opera company, 'the
nrtlsls of the Herman Opera company.
Itejane, Cesar Thompson, Ysnye, lle-rn-nard
Ktavenhngen, Jean Oernrdy and
others are among those of the Euro
peon contingent who contemplate
jriviiter profit here than nt home. Some
of them. If rumor Is not unjust, no
longer llnd a market for their wares nt
home, and as fate sings another tune on
this side of the AtlauUo they favor us
with their presence very much of the
time. And they are welcome. F.ven
Sister Kendal, who lectured us Boundly
and opini'S that we have 'nawsty
minds' and are provincial, has given tho
American people a great deal of pleas
ure when she confines hersclf to the
legitimate duty of acting. It Is there-f-re
an occasion for regret that the
piesciit Is understood to be her fare
well li.ur In America." The foregoing
lr from the Chicago He'rnld. We must
distinctly dissent from Its lust sentence.
Elster Kendal deies not act. She does
not amuse. 8he only bores and grum
bles. Let her go, dear Herald, let her
go back to England and to obscurity.
Of air
Troubles
Is Tound in
t'l
thu purity ott
ing, and you are in the condi
tion which invites disease. If
the Blood is pure and healthy,
you have sweet sleep, nerve
strength, mental vigor, a good
appetite, and perfect digestion.
Sarsaparilla
pelled to cut her hair, aa oho could not
bear thu weight cf it. At first the change
for the belter waa very gradual; the pains
seemed to bo le-ss frequent and tiio dwell
ing in Homo of tho joints subsided after
ualnr; about one bottle. Then improve
ment was more rapid und one night ahe
surprised us greatly by telling us that we
need not prop her up in bed as wo had
one feir several months, nnd next night
sho surprised us utiil moro by rolling
over across tho bed. From that time on
Irr.provcmer.t was Vory Rapid
and uho soon begnil to creep about the
house nnd then to walk on crutches. Now
she generally uses but one crutch, tho dis
ease having left one leg crooked, and I fear
it will remain so. We feel that to Hood's
Sarsaparilla we owe our child's life.
I enclose tho photograph of my daugh
ter and I think it is a picture of perfect
health. When I think how near she was
to death's door I cannot feel thankful
enough for her recovery." Tins. J. A.
Carl, Rcynoldsville, Pennsylvania.
The greater includes the less. Suchacure
as the above must convince you that
Hood's Sarnnparilla is a wonderful blood
purifier. Give it a trial this spring.
rare
Some of the More Important
Doings of These, Our Actors.
Itlchard Mansfield, who was greeted
In Seranton recently by hardly more
than a corporal's guard, has just con
cluded an engagement In Chicago, dur
ing which the critic of the Herald said
of him: "H is time that the American
people at large should understand that
in Itlchard Man."!l-.'ld this country pos
sesses the greatest character actor of
this generation, an nrtist whose versa
tility places him in the legitimate line
of succession with the glittering stars
who have gemmed the dramatic firma
ment ever since the period of art com
menced. The test of art is its fidelity
to nature. It must be the thing it
seems, and thus the actor who sinks
his own personality pnsseiises that art
which conceals all evidence of art, and
dlllereiitlates characters with such skill
that 1'iicli Is a finished portrait with no
resemblance to its fellow, must be en
titled to supreme rank. It Is In such
achievements as this that Mr. Mans
field stands pre-eminent. Whatever it
be. Napoleon, Uich-ml. Hrummcll, the
llarnii, isluntschlll, Jekyl.m any of the
notable characters he has given to the
stage, each one stands out In pure re
lief, clear cut ns a cameo. There are
no features of one portrait common to
the others, and the identity of the notnr
Is invariably lost to slcht. And this
was the artist whom Seranton virtually
Ignored!
There Is a bachelor philosopher In
Lancaster who, nlbeit umu'qtmlntcd
with the foibles of womankind, ncver
tlieb ss takes it upon himself to advise
hov society can rid Itself of that crown
ing Iniquity and terror, the high theater
hat, without resort to stimi tuary legis
lation or the police. Our l.ancat'terian
friend observes most Ingenuously:
"(let the leader:! of fashion to promise
never to wear a big hat at an enter
tainment, to go bare headed or to wear
the small bandeaux, which are now the
most stjlb-h filing!! for theater wear,
(let the milliners, great nnd small, to
concoct dainty wreaths of tluwers and
small bows for evening wear, and to ml
erlise that no other style of headgear
la fashionable for evening wear. Wo
men always wnnl to bo on the popular
side, and the few women win fin 1 tit 'm
selvcs wearing 'large hats to the thea
ter will soon take them off it on looking
around they see other women hare
headed. Nr. thins Is as becoming to a
woman na lu r neatly arranged coiffure,
with tho handr.ome pins nnd combs
that are now worn. , Then, my fellow
men, there Is a way la which you may
aid in encouraging your wives, daugh
ters, sisters and mothers to dlnenrd
their hats. Take home a tiny, dainty
evening bonnet ns a surprise', or If you
are afraid to select give her the money
and tell her It Is for an evening bonnet.
You may have to sacf lllce a few cigars,
etc., but you are aiding n noble cause.
Another way In which society men
may nhl the work is to wear their divss
suits to the theater. No girl would
wear her street dress and big hat to the
theater if escorted by a hum In a dress
suit. A woman will never permit her
self to be worse dressed than her male
escort." 'TIs a thing to be tried, by'r
hulldome: 'tis a thing to be tried, even
here In Seranton!
That scene In "Shore Acres" where
Farmer Heme eate genuine tur
key has ruused that sterling actor un
told annoyance, . .Eating turkey every
night for eighteen months Is a hurder
task than It looks. Apropos, Eugene
Field narrates a readable story. Ten
days ago the veteran Chicago manager,
J. H. McVlcker, gave Mr. He?rne a
splendid dinner. When tho pleco de re
sistance waa uslvred in, lo and behold
Cub3
" I can't eat, I have no appetite," is tli
complaint of many people just now. Thi
is because the blood is in a sluggish and
impure condition. Vitalize and enrich
it by taking Hood's Sarsaparilla, and you
will soon be hungry all the time becaus
your blood will demand proper suste
nance from good food.
Nervous Dyspepsia.
"I suffered with what the doctors called
nervous dyspepsia. I could hardly walk
and could hardly keep anything on my
stomach. I doctored for six or seven years
but the different medicines did not do me
any good and I grew steadily worse. I
would have sick headache for three days
and nights causing me such agony that it
seemed as though I would rather die than
live. I was told to try Hood's SarsaparilUl
and did so. When I had finished the third
bottle I was bo much better that I could
eat things that 1 had not dared to eat be
fore for years. I have taken six bottles
and feel like a different person." MRS.
Simon Decker, Ruggles, Pennsylvania.
" Refreshing Bleep has been given me by
Hood's Sarsaparilla and I now rest well
and do not feel tired in the morning as I
used to." John Ckaio, Somerville. Mass.
it was a turkey a magnificent bird and
done to the queen's taste, but still a
turkey. Mr. McVlcker detected the look
of subdued horror on his guest's face
nnd ail at once the absurdity of ths
situation dawned upon him. "My
dear," said he to Mrs. McVlcker, "it
has just occurred to me that Mr.
Heme would much prefer a cut of that
cold roast beef which was left over
from dinner last evening." Last Sun
day Franklin H. Head entertained a
number of professional people, and
among them was Mr. Heme, There
was a splendid dinner and the crown
ing glory thereof was a turkey, a noble
24-pounder, browned to a crisp anl
,'reeking with delicate juices. "Why
do you shudder?" asked Mr. Head of
Mr. Herne, for his argus eyes detected
his guest's emotion. Mr. Heme polite
ly denied .that he had shuddered and
he tried to laugh a cheery laugh ani
to look happy. But Hamlin Garland
gave the secret away, and there was
any amount of fun at poor Heme's
expense. This is one of the penalties
of realism. As long as Mr. Heme stuck
to pure romance he was a sleek, con
tented man. He did not sufler from a
glut of turkey, because he couldn't af
ford to. Ever since he became a verl
tist he has been so prosperous that ha
has had to pay the penalty of prosperi
ty, which In this particular Instance
has been an oversupply of that which
to the average man is property account
ed the most appetizing and most satis
fying of edibles.
FOOTL10HT FLASHKS:
Olga Nethersole will be seen here next
season.
Bobby Oaylor will produce "Too Much
lloiu-y."
"Lady Codiva" was recently acted at
North Shields, Eng.
Sardou draws IKvO.iWO a year from roy
alties on his plays.
A flying machine will be Introduced In
Waller Sanfor.l's new play, "A False
Star."
Frank Mayo has dramatized Mark
Twain's "1'iuidln' Hi-ad Wilson," and will
act in 11.
M. Clot's retirement leaves M. Mounet
Sally ns ihe senior actor of the Comedla
Francalse.
Edgar Selden nnd Lydla Yeamans Titus
nre joint stars In a revival of "McKenna'e
Flirtation" at San Francisco.
Members of the "Passing- Show' com
pany were arrested nt Webster, Mass., for
playing poker on a train.
Kddle Foy is to havo a piece next year
entitled "Little Kohtnson Crusoe." In
this he will play the rolo of Friday, who,
for the purposes of the burlesque, will be
metamorphosed Into an Irishman.
The St. Louis papers are collecting
money lo pay tho tine of a. man named
Jest, who Insisted on wearing his hat In
a theater, lieeause the hat of a woman In
front of him was so large that he couldn't
see the stage.
On Important llrst nights in London
play-goers who pay sixpence extra are ad
mitted to the pit of the tluater at 5.30 p. m.
There are no reserved seats, and they are
thus enabled to secure good place. Free
coffee and cakes are provided.
John Hare, nctor-nuinager of the Clar
rlck thenter, London, will come to thl
country next winter. Hare ha been on
the London stage thirty years, and is said
to be the greuleet Impersonator of old
nron of the contemporaneous Eiigltsh
stage.
In "Heart of Maryland." David Bel.i
co's ne-w drama, which Fred C. Whitney
nnd Mux Blenian will produce in tho fall,
Mrs. Leslie Carter will swing In mld-alr
from a church bell so that It will not rlnir
and alarm tho enemies of her escaping
lover. It represents the licence on which
Is founded tho poem, "Curfew Bhall Not
King Tonight."
Thomas Q. Seabrooke, the eomlo opsra
etar, relate the first time he played legit
imate comedy. Julius Caesar waa the
play. Tho stage manager gave him the
rolo of First Human Cltlzien. Seabrooke
returned It, saying ho had been engaged
for comedy. "You are supposed to make
the part funny," replied the stage man
ager, Seabrooke took the part. Then he
convened with Brutus and the orchestra
leader. He concluded, to Introduce some
business. At night, when Seabrooke
mado his entrance, Brutus exclaimed.
"What wouhl'st thou, most noble cltlaen?"
"A chord In U," wan the reply. The musi
cal director then struck the chord and the
comedlansang a comic sons. He was en
cored, but thk stage manager did not Join
In.
Blood