| Show citizenship that was good talk THEODORE ROOSEVELT at the nineteenth century cwb on oil friday night calling tor for R higher americanism that Is tho kanu ine talk that II if a man Is not a real american lie ho has not the I 1 light ight to pretend to be ao all american if a man is not ready to pledge lis his lull full allegiance to our government regardless of any other government regardless ot of any other power regardless of any creed that man Is not flat ft a good american at all the man m who ho does not nol think this country Is ouch much better belter than any other country on earth that ho is faired in being a citizen of it if la good jalali man has no light to have the privileges of citizenship gh given an him and a wan man nho does docs not feel when v hen he thinks lie he Is 13 an ail lean either cither natural born or naturalized that ho be oc occupies aples a position more honorable than did the ancient roman when to bo be a roman citizen was greater than to bo be a king that man is not of fit to bo be called an american or have tho the most sacred rights of bestowed bosto besto stowed ell on him the man 1 who I he does docs sot dot feel lit in his heart that to be an american exalt him that to havo have the honor bonor of 0 bo tug lug called a defender niler ol of tile tho american liag li it a 1 title of significance and of personal exaltation ho he Is not fit to be called a illion As things aro moving toward an irresistible destiny wo we cannot at seo see how this republic can help but became w b glorious to la tho the coming century that all other nations ancient slid and modern will bo be balc nations by compall son and with that vision before binen if when they take tile oath that they will to 10 tho the utmost of their ability pro tort and defend the constitution and tho the lawn of the united states thoy they cannot tali tak it without any menial reservation then they ought to servo serve another term ot of probation tro bailou before they aio glen ghon the to cast an ail american ballot or to bold an office under tho the american flag |
