| Show lecoma a in a country like this where so many opportunities are afforded to get on in the world and where so much liberty is enjoyed and such strong protection guaranteed people in pursuit of the avocations of life there are many inducements for the foreigner who makes his home here to become a citizen of the nation the government is one which commends itself to his attention for its greatness in the world and for the blessings blessin gb enjoyed by the citizens thereof no people of which we have record enjoy a better government than do the people of ed States it is a government instituted for a great and mighty purpose and wonderful has been its growth its destiny is not yet fulfilled its march is onward to wield an influence over all civilized nations any man may well be reasonably proud to be a citizen of BO great a republic it is to his credit when ho has made a home here to desire to take part in the great privileges and share in the responsibility of citizenship he expects his sons and daughters to follow him in the enjoyment of the blessings and hence ho lays the foundation well there are many rights that the citizens enjoy which the foreigner cannot well claim it is eminently proper for a man who is making a permanent home in this land to place himself in a way to have a voice in local governmental affairs his interests and the interests of bis family call upon him to do is a mattor that is worthy of consideration of those who have not become full citizens and whose every interest is here before acting upon it however they should study american institutions make themselves acquainted with the fundamental principles of government and prepare to act intelligently |
