The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-19

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unanimity Of popular sentiment as
was the war with Spain. In the pros
ecution of the war n In the diplomat
ic proceedings of a later date. the pres
ident carefully noted the drift Of pub
lie opinion. and In all respects as care
fully followed the manifest wishes of
the people. No president. not evcn
the great Abraham Lincoln. ever kept
himself in time of war in closer touch
with the American people or more
s~crupulously pursued the policy which
they desired. And they are satisfied
with what has been accomplished. In
this hour of triumph the attitude Of
the American people candidly walt
ing for the terms of peace to ascertain
what shall be the final disposition of
the territory which, as the result OF a
war waged unselishly for humanity,
has fallen into our hands, Is imp
sublime. There Is no unrest and dis
trust. With perfect confidence in the
sagacity and patriotism of the presi-
dent, the nation waits in silence and
In hope; and mot a wave OF trouble
rolls across its peaceful breast" de-
spite all the walls of those gentlemen.
who. mistaking the past policy as that
of the future. desire IL to remain for
ever Interchangeable; who are inexpress-
IDLY grfeved that the giant is no longer
| COnItnt WIFI the nursery TuyIico
which were sung around its cradle. but
insists on singing the battle hymn OF
the republic.
We all hops our country In the fu-
ture will be the home OF liberty. OF
justice and Of humanity and 1t is not
a bad way. Promote these at home
to do something for liberty and justice
and humanity in the islands OF the
ocean. The man who thinks only of
himself grows narrow and mean; and
so does the nation. We nav given of
our bounty to the weak and the suf-
fering. and even while we were giving
the blessing came upon US In fullest
measure-the hearts Of our own people
were knitted against the love and sec
tional feeling and luminosity passed
away; the bitterness of party spirfc
and the shibboleth of party hate dis
appeared: the sympathy and good VIII
of the mother country commanded the
neutrality of Europe n In turn won
for herself from this country a love
stronger and heartier than was ever
before felt by this people for Great
Britain since the pilgrims left her
shores. We want no formal alliance
even with England: but henceforth in
the contests hat endanger the liberty
of the rights of men, these two coun-
tries will stand together, and the crown
ed heads that are sti1 specializing on
/ NHt VI tAt ,aa-
ance of power and using Turkey as a
weight In the scales must take notice
that the United Statesfl is henceforth
to be reckoned as one OF the powers of
the world whose wishes are not to be
entirely d~isregarded by the little con-
tinent of Europe.
Must Build the Canal.
The Nicaraguan canal should un-
questionably be built, either by a pri-
vate or by the nation. but not
by any union of the two, the nation
furnishing the money and the company
the experience and in the end the COM
pany having the money and the nation
the experience. There has been too much
of that; let us have no more of it; but
let the canal be built. our treaty OBJ
legations not being overlooked. Its in
huence on our future prosperity will
be beyond calculations; and II our
dreams of commercial greatness in the
East are ever realized this canal will
be doubly important. Let Ii be built.
honestly built, for the good of man.
kind and IL will d largely to Ameri-
can prosperity.
/ am glad that Hawaii is ours. 1t
ought to be. 1 am glad that there is
hope that Porto Rico will be ours, the
people not being unwilling. / do not
desire Cuba-but l would TAX care
OF Cuba, or make her take care of her
self. / do not want the Philippine
archipelago-but / would hold Manila
certainly, and the island Of Luzon. and
I think ! would let the rest Of the
archipelago try its hand at self-govern'
ment. Relieved of Spanish taxation
and oppression. allowed to use theii
money for their own Improvement
stimulated by the sight of American
liberty. American schools. American
E justice. I believe the archipelago nigh
J De safely left to work out its own sal
vation-and IL IL can. 1t Is a great dea
E better off than IL would be under GU
! administration.
: I close with the simple hope that II
: the future u people may be industri
{ Gus, prosperous. v%irtuous and happy
that our rulers nay be men who fea
. God and work righteousness: that on
: nation. by its example of liberty an
: justice for all may be the means o
: overthrowing tyranny and oppression
: everywhere and of lifting up and com
= forting the downtrodden and the op
= pressed. and that in a wise employment
: of the industrial forces at home IL ma
secure the high utility of capital an