2oo The Two Americas / 



who endeavors to rise by committing that worst of 

 crimes against our people the crime of inflaming 

 brother against brother, one American against his 

 fellow- Americans. 



My fellow-countrymen, bad laws are evil things, 

 good laws are necessary ; and a clean, fearless, com 

 mon-sense administration of the laws is even more 

 necessary; but what we need most of all is to look 

 to our own selves to see that our consciences as in 

 dividuals, that our collective national conscience, 

 may respond instantly to every appeal for high ac 

 tion, for lofty and generous endeavor. There must 

 and shall be no falling off in the national traits of 

 hardihood and manliness; and we must keep ever 

 bright the love of justice, the spirit of strong broth 

 erly friendship for one's fellows, which we hope and 

 believe will hereafter stand as typical of the men who 

 make up this, the mightiest Republic upon which the 

 sun has ever shone. 



