The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-18
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ton of commerce to aid in bringing these
things about; but commerce alone cannot
do it. A commerce which exploits the pow
erty of the poor soon ends. Good govern
ment, the establishment of peace, the dis
semination of education, the encourage
ment of industry, the protection of the
weak; in a word the elevation Of races low
err in the scale of civilization until they
feel new wants and find the ability to sup
ply them in fair exchange for the fruits of
their own peculiar soil, climate or racial
Observation-Disclosures are the foundations
can can be established. We See on all sides the
advanced commercial nations struggling
with each other for dis ant markets. They
apprehend, by intuition, at least, half the
truth.
by the orderings of fate or a Provi--
dence little suspected by us, we of this land
have been pushed forward as it were,
against all our traditions, to tace new re-
sponsibilities, new duties and new oppor-
tunitieS Shall we restrain ourselves ana
remain insular, or shall we accept the chal-
lenge that destiny brings us? John Add
son truly said: Nature seems to have
taken q particular care to disseminate her
blessings among the different regions or the
world, with an eye to their mutual inter-
course and traffic among mankind, that the
nations of the several parts of the globe
might have a kind of dependence upon one
another and be united by their common in
terests.'
IF. with due humility, we shall try to
find our way to the larger life events have
brought to us: if, with an honest regard for
the duties which the great and strong owe
to the weak and helpless, we take up what
may seem a. present improbable burden,
we shall, 1 believe, in the fullness or time,
find out that in our larger relations and in
our extended commerce philanthropy and
per cent. may be made to go together
SECRETARY ALGER'S ADDRESS.
Secretary Alger, in responding to THE
Army" said: zone hundred and twenty
five thousand of our volunteers have already
been mustered out and returned to their
homes. One hundred and fifty thousand, in
GLIDING the regulars, fully armed and in ex-
cellent condition-still remain in the field
ready for service. Shall they be ordered to
further conflict? Let us nope not. but their
presence, at least in large part, will be in
dispensable until peace is ratified and the
regulars are increased in numbers to take
their places. / would say TO those still in
the field. patience. While your sacrifices
yet the glory of your lives will always. be
that you wore the blue while your country
1.-THE lessons we have learned and largely
from the navy are 'in time of peace pre-
pare for war. an old saying but fruitful and
true. How little material tine country had
to equip its great army with when called
into service you know. How seemingly an
impossible task it was the Impartial history
army we'll armed with the best of modern
weapons. and skilled in the use of them,
the navy. fully prepared for war In adj
vance, well skilled IN yunnerys met the
Spaniards and destroyed their fleets while
they were hopelessly trying to adjust their
range-finders
POSTMASTER GENERAL SMITH.
Postmaster General Smith. in reply to
THE Press. said, in part: This memorable
journey of the President in the South has
promoted one thing and emphasized another
1t has greatly advanced the fraternity Of
feeling between the North and the South,
which entered upon new stage when both
raj led Toe her "a
against a common foe. It may not affect
them That was the last and least OF all
thoughts connected with IT, for Ii was not
the thought at all That has not been the
impulse or purpose of his administration
And the other truth that this journey
has emphasized is the fact that no prob
lem conEronts US with which fhia Nation
cannot successfully cope. We have on our
own soil. among our people, . problem more