Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 April 1902 — DUE TO THE SYSTEM [ARTICLE]

DUE TO THE SYSTEM

The Nation’s Present Commanding Position Not Without Reason. Brookville American: The present commanding position of the United States as a nation, the wonderful achievements of the American people in naval architecture, their skill in war, the high record they have made in diplomacy, in literature, in art, and all the things that mark the advance of the nation to the first place in the world, are the fruits of the grand system of education, from the primary department to the higher institutions of learning, which it has been our policy to foster in the most liberal manner for a century or more. That “Knowledge is power” was never more strikingly illustrated than in the American people. This fact—all these facts—ought to be an inspiration, if inspiration were lacking, to our educators and to the youth of the land to make the highest and best use of the opportunities which the liberality of the people affords to all. And a noble characteristic of the American people, woven into their fiber through the Influence of our institutions, is that with the advance of knowledge comes moderation and a spirit of justice that render them conspicuous among the nations of the earth.