Show IN OUR COUNTRY The past year has been grand In prosperity pros-perity to tho United States The industries in-dustries of the country have been conducted con-ducted on a scale of magnitude absolutely abso-lutely unparalleled In the world Bolides Bo-lides supplying our own country with everything needed for the sustenance and comfort of the people our farmers have supplied the world with food and our manufacturers have filled the world with the resources of American Ingenuity in the making of the best most economical and moat efficient tools and Implements We ship silk to France tin plates to Wales American Ameri-can locomotives run round the world they traverse the wilds of Siberia tho burning sands of Africa American goods arc carried In mighty steamships In l multiplied railway trains in wagon trains on dogsleds aro packed on camels dromedaries llamas on horses bronchos and In manpacks to every part of the earth Even In Spain where the American name was lately a byword by-word of scorn the legend Is carried American manufactures forever and we supply locomotives railway cars streetcars and all sorts of electric motors and electric appliances In all lands among all peoples the name of America means the United States and to all it carries blessings and the best of everything At home we have boon singularly blessed There has been no great devastation de-vastation no epidemic to deplete the population our prosperity Is the congratulation con-gratulation on every lip our progress in wealth and power is phenomenal The Government is carried on with conscience and heart and also with an elllciency and honesty that gaining for the ultimate of Ideal perfection year by year We have enjoyed peace and plenty the public schools are thronged as never before the churches have their full share of the great blessings that have been showered upon the land the minds of the people have been fed with a literature surpassing In quantity and Interest The benefactions for education educa-tion and training have been on a scale of magnificence never dreamed of aforetime and their value is counted by the teas of millions Libraries have been endowed as never before and the whole mental and spiritual life of the people has been uplifted to a degree that makes them realize their vast benefits ben-efits In this free and glorious republic and resolve to be worthy In their lives and their alms of the great days In which they live But a black shadow fell over this bright picture in the foul assassination assassina-tion of our muchbeloved President It was the supreme aljllotion of tho year It laid all hearts low to think that such a revolting crime could be perpetrated on the Chief Magistrate whom the popular pop-ular voice had chosen utterly without cause or even the shadow of excuse it was altogether monstrous But the people still press on their Government still lives and the grievous wrong will serve but as an educator in pointing out means for protection and for punishments pun-ishments No nation ever before could show such a vast progress as ours none could ever show such worldwide industrial Indus-trial triumphs none ever had such garnered gar-nered wealth nor such strength for every good and useful purpose And wlbh it all no country nvni 1n rl cr > h vast available natural resources as yet remain to us and that promise to make our future sp great that we may look back even upon our present triumphs tri-umphs as the day of small things There Is no measure to be set to Americas greatness no bounds to her good works The past year is a history his-tory of high achievement but we trust and believe that It Is but a steppingstone stepping-stone to heightsryet to be reached |