| Show our own road to the pacific no letty petty local or state interest says the phila philadelphia alphia enquirer should interfere for a single hour hoar to enable our countrymen c c at C en to re joice oice in in a direct road to the P pacific ac ocean cost what it nay may it t will be cheap and more than tha n c cheap heaed it if we have to employ even a hun hundred d 1 thousand 0 sand men to construct it to prevent the corruptions corrupt ions which ordinarily would attend so gigantic a work the whole matter should lie be confined to the army of or the united states mates under its engineers it could be cheaply constructed and the men to be employed should be enlisted for this special service and to protect the route from the attack of indians never was there presented in in the history of our government a subject of more truly national importance aud the politician who would oppose reasonable measures for the construction of this road should be struik struck from the rolls of patriotism we have the deepest interest in a speedy conveyance to and from the pacific ocean across our own territory we are not safe oafs without it and this we shall realize when we find european nations active in taxing us ua heavily for passing to and from our own territory for more than ten years this subject has lears been talked over an and debated and it is is still cursed by the blasting delays delay of politics let the country dun try now come to the rescue and demand that the work shallie shall be commenced and completed A hundred thousand men stand idle in our country and they can be bene fitted morally physically and financial ake I 1 ly by a masterly movement on the thi part of the government let every man with a proper nation national pride and spirit throw the weight of his bis opinion upon this subject and compel action As the road will be constructed by american labor and of american materials it will enrich the whole people and its construction will prove a lasting boon to every section of the country no narrow selfish views should be allowed to clash with such great national interests and if we find an opposition iono let us rally upon the great military road to the pacific as ag tine eivie qualton ava non of american progress there should be earnest and immediate action not only to se e cure wealth and security for the million but to work out a bilger civilization for our great possessions destined to be the crown of 0 our national greatness |
