The herald., 1896-02-23

second annual banquet. The banquet hall
was tastefully decorated with the national
flag while on the table the trinity of
national colors was typefied in floral en-
belishments consisting of violets and white
and red carnations.
The menu was of an elaborate order and
seemed highly satisfactory to those privi-
legged to partake of it. The following
named gentlemen sat at the table: H. o.
Collins, Ben Goodrich, Rev. Guy Wads-
worth, E. f. Wadsworth, E. T. Hardin, c.
3. Booth, II. W. Latham, G. w. Akin. A.
Is. Bentley, j. A. Osgood, D. w. Cunning
E. N. Blake, G. ?. Fenner, w. A. Phelps,
w. A. Nichols, W. r. Burnett, W. F. Bur-
bank and Mr.. Sinclair of Redlands, Mr..
Ehey representing the Times and Ira B.
Wood representing THE HERALD.
Mr.. Collins presided in most felicitous
manner, and initiated the speech making
with an address, saying in substance:
ut is pre-eminently fitting that the an
niversary Of the nativity of the great
captain who led our ancestors to victory,
and secured for lis the heritage of our
present nationality, should be the day
most sacred in the political calendar OF
all Sons of the Revolution.
The last year has been an eventful one
in the growth of our society through
out the country, as we'll as in the pollti-
cal history of the nation.
Ihe enthusiasm among our members
for the principles of our organization, has
been of phenominal character-more es-
pecially during the last few months.
Recruited as our socisty is, regardless OF
the political associations and religious
creeds of its members, our constitution
very wisely prohibits the discu Sson of any
party political question of the day, or any
existing controversial religious subject at
our meetings. But in those matters re-
lating to the honor of our nation in its
which there can be but little difference of
opinion among all true Americans, we may
without improperly. and in SO public an
assemblage as this, proclaim tine record of
our position, both as individuals and as a
society.
The subject to which the refiecting minds,
not only of this country but of the entire
time, is whether the United States will per-
init the further acquisition of territory on
this western continent by nations-l may
say nation-and the dissemination in
America of those principles and the estab-
lishment of those institutions which char
acterize form of government essentially
military as we as monarchical.
President Monroe said that 1.-THE Ameri-
can continents, by the free and independ-
ent condition which they have assumed
and maintain, are not to be considered as
subjects for colonization by European
powers. We should consider any at
tempt on their part to extend their system
to any portion of this hemisphere as dan
gerous to our peace and safety"
He further says that with the existing
colonies or dependencies of any European
power we have not interfered, and shall
not interfere"
These principles, the enunciation of one
of our most profound statesmen. are not
the less forcible and emphatic, that they
of diplomacy.
1t is claimed by the present ministry of
England that the Monroe doctrine is pure
ly the assertion of q principle by this coun-
try which is not recognized by International
law.
So was the Declaration of independence,
the assertion of q principle by this coun-
try, not recognized by international law
But, rs the man whose memory we cele-
brate tonight, with but few weak colonies
at his back humbied the proudest nation
of the earth, and compelled her assent to
the blazing ubiquities of that enunciation
of freedom, we do not believe that the land
won by his victorious sword, in it's matured
powers, with a patriotic, contented and
happy population of seventy millions, will
recede from principle which has become
grated upon our national life, or very
much fear the action of a government so
nearly parallel with the despotism of
George the Third.
And now at this day the president Of