The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-22
Safety of True American Citizenship
is Now at Stake.
OUR VICTORIES THOSE OF PEACE,
In Speech at Princeton the Great
Statesman Warns Us Against Ter
ritorial AggrandiZement and
Says War is "a Hateful thing
Which we Should all
Shun and Avoid.

PRINCETON. y. J.. June L-Grover
Cleveland delivered the annual Founders
Day address at the exercises Of the Law
renceville School, held to-day. Ills sub
iece was Good citizenship Mr.. Cleye-
land said, in part:
THE American people are tempted
every day and every hour to abandon
their accustomed way and enter upon a
course Of new and strange adventure
Never before IN our history have We been
beset with temptations so dangerous as
those which now whisper in our ears al
Turing words OF conquest and expansion
and point out TO as fields bright with the
glory OF war. ! once saw very useful
book entitled Don't IL contained
statement Of numerous things Which
should not be done 1 am inclined 10
adopt the plan Of this book 10 the extent
of cautionng you against imperfect IDEAS
OF civic duties and warn you against GER
tain dangers which threaten the sound
ness and safety of true American citizen
ship. and which especially ~ this par
ticular time seem 20 lie In wait Tor us
on every side.
need OF relnforcements in the ranks OF
good citizenship. II is no less certain
that our schools and colleges can IN
large measure supply the necessary help.
TRUE PATRIOTISM.
Since patriotism underlies good ciu-
zenshID YOU should avoid miscOnceptIon
OF meaning of this word. l beheVe
there is sometimes a tendency TO think
patriotism is something beilicose ana de-
hant OF course true patriotism Is very
different thing
"As an illsstration OF our past methods.
IL may occur 10 you that though this ma
lion is Young. we have within It's short
existence. by close adherence 10 our orig
inal designs and purposes, astonished the
world by our progress and the develop
ment of our vast possessions. with the
first cOuntrys tremendous growth ana
advancement before our eyes as proof OF
the strength and efficiency OF consistent
Amerlcanism, you Will find In the begin
ming OF our second century proof Of the
abundance OF our present domain lh MIL
lions OF acres of government territory
still umoccupled. while hundreds or gov
ernment officials wait 10 besiow X upon
settlers You will also see other large
acres OF American soil yet untrodden By
the feet OF man while our gstes are sun
standing open TO receive those VINO snall
come from other countries 10 share our
homes and privileges. In view OF these
things and considering our achievements
i'm the past and our promise Tor the lu-
ture. recalling what We have done ana
what we have been and what yet remains
for US TO do under the guidance OF the
rules and motives which nave thus lar
governed our national lite' you surely are
entitled TO demand the best Of reasons
fl and
and 10 expect a conclusive explanation
of the conditions which make our acquls-
ition of new and distant territory either
iustifable. prudent or necessary, perhaps
Won should be satisfied with the excuse
that such acquisition is necessary by way
of warlike preparation or precaution.
OUR VICTORIES THOSE OF PEACE
"This however will Immediately sug-
gest 10 Won that we have found hereto
fore "A constant source Of cOnsrdtulatlon
In the fact that the contemplation OK war
and its contingencies Is not ana should
not be familiar 10 our ordinary nauohal
life that il has also been our boast thai
large standing military establish
ment and warlike PRECAUTIONS are not
among the needs Of the people whose VIC
tories are those OF peace ana whose I'M
munity from armed conflict Is found IN
their freedom from thc loIelbh i'id'i"'
ships that give birth To war, ana thoush
IL has been abundantly demonstrated
that the courage and splendid lighting
qualities OF our COuntrymen viii never
fail i'm time of need. it is still grave
question whether the cheapenlng OF our
estimate OF the value OF peace, by dwell
ing upon war and warllke preparations
is calculated TO improve the quality OF
our national character.
These considerations naturally lead me
10 counsel you against the danger OF al
lowing the bright dress and gay trap
uings. which war puts on. 10 divert your
attention from the ugly features that be-
long TO It as seen In the light OF true
American citizenship. The danger or
1ronttprad on Savanfh DaQa)