The Holland Society of New York - Yearbook (New York, NY)

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' 43 problem, but is one which appeals to the heart and brain of every patriotic citizen who desires to see the Republic grow in power and in glory, It must be dealt with in such manner that we shall steer clear between the extremes of paternal des- potism and sentimental legislation, which shall in- ject into the body politic a dangerous franchise, which will prove a menace to our own freedom and the intelligent purity. of our own institutions. We do not .owe it to ourselves, or to them, or to civilization that we shall go there proclaiming the dogma, which we do not believe ourselves, that all men are born free and equal. They are not! Men' are born just as horses and mules and don- keys and dogs are born. Some are of one kind and some of another. An old darkey was once asked to dehne the difference between a mule and a jackass. He promptly replied: A jackass is exactly like a mule, only a mule is a little more so 1 just so, an intelligent Christian American cit-izen may be just like a Cuban, Puerto Rican, a Sand- wich Islander, or a Filipino, but I, for one at least, ,believe the American is a little more so! I We must realize that, for the present at least, we have had enough of Fourteenth Amendments ! We want to get a good, strong-minded American administration, which will take these intellectual babies, whose cradles we must rock, and put them to school when they are large enough, and birch them if they do not study their books, and keep them in healthy and kindly tutelage until they are ready to graduate. Then it will be time enough to consider their status and their rights to citizen- ship, absolute or qualified. To deal with them otherwise now, would be midsummer madness.

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45 adversaries meet her, and observe the devoted way in which they fight and die 3 when we behold them winning victories without elation, and sustaining defeat without murmur, cold and still indeed must be the heart, I say, that does not appreciate such manhood, such courage, and such devotion to prin- ciple, whether the Boer be right or wrong. In the presence of such contestants one cannot but think that the great poem recently dedicated to England by her ,greatest living poet describes as well, in its every sentiment, the faith of Holland as the faith of Great Britain herself, and every man who admires courage must pray for a cessation of their strife. , ' ' God of our fathers, known of old- Lord of our far-flung battle line-e Beneath whose awful hand we hold Dominion over palm and pine- Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet, Lest we forget, lest we forget ! The tumult and the shouting dies- The Captains and the Kings depart- Still stands Thine ancient sacrifice, An humble and a contrite heart. Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet, Lest we forget, lestwe forget ! Far-called our navies melt away- ' On dune andfheadland sinks the fire- Lo, all our pomp of yesterday, ' Is one with Nineveh and Tyre ! Judge of the Nations, spare us yet, Lest we forget, lest we forget ! . If, drunk with sight of power, we loose Wild tongues that have not Thee in awe- Such boasting as the Gentiles use, Or lesser breeds without the Law- I