Evening journal., 1898-07-18

nation distinguished from an en-
pire wherein every man is crowned a
king and has no superior in privileges
before the law. We have cut loose from
the traditions or human device. and
have founded our government upon the
divine idea OF essential manhood. I'm
der our Constitution there can be no
kings, no princes, no dukes or lords, no |
titles Of nobility, save the God-given /
title Of elemental manliness, and l have
little patic@ee with those people who |
find themselves more at home among |
the effete, corrupt and worn-out mon
archies OF the old world. than in this
land of God-siven liberty. Here before |
our law as before the Almighty, |
every man stands upon his own merits |
and grows great, as he grows up into |
the stature Of the divine will. Our
theory approaches the perfection OF
human government. IL is inconsistent
w1h the desOlatiOn and mutilation OF
wars Of conquest, and cOnsonant with
the peaceful and rightful arbitrament
OF all national questions. We are the
| first gathering Of really free men into
one nationality; a government express
/ ing the untrammelled will of seventy
millions Of people. If true to ourselves
what shall prevent our becoming the
! great leader os all the nations, and
Gods chosen instruuAent to lead the
nations OF the earth 70 the shrine OF
liberty? 1t is the will Of the Almighty
thnt all men should be free He usee
human government, however to work
out this will. In the past, Just so long
as the then dominant race fitted into
his purpose ii prOspered, when it failed
so to do, the end came and another wac
chosen. SO with us. If we follow that
divine purpose, we shall continue the
leader of men, but II we prove false to
the trust, God will set us aside and
take another, for the infinite purpose
our national forces to meet our Mas
ter's Will.
/ Under our system the highest posi-
BILE virtue and intelligence is needed in
each individual factor as the corner
stone of our system. The attainment
OF this should be our supreme aim, as
It means our continued existence.
Turning, therefore, aside from the al
; lurements OF military glory and the ac-
QUESTION OF territory, let us see in
what direction our national forces shall
be used.
4 We have seventy millions Of people
1 Ten millions Of these are foreign
- born; many OF thep still speaking theiI
own language and keeping up in oui
midst their own distinct foreign Gus.
toms. over eight millions are colorec
i people, distinct in personality and pre-
- l, 81
o the hour. More than twenty millions
Z are ignorant; unable to read or write
stepped in ignorance and knowing
+, nothing OF the needs OF our nationa
- life To insure our successes as ma
2 ton, this entire mass OF humanit.
= must be made homogeneous, the.
81 should be taught to speak one Ian
Il guage, to love one country and on
flag; to become virtuous that they ma
be indeed free. Suppose we were t
turn all our national forces within
D. build and fill up our schoOl-houses an
j. churches; create pure home life an
- marital fidelity among all these sey
a enty millions, think you that in thi
y one line we may not find use for all ou
national vigor, without seeking Othe
l. proposition is to answer it, For mar
;t you upon such individual intelligenc
l. and virtue depend our welfare and per
- manence as people.
l need say nothing OF the develop
?. ment Of this magnificent domain G
ID ours which God has blessed with In
- exhaustible riches in everything tina
D. can minister to human comfort or hu
M man happiness. This question sink
iAto insignifcance, beside the develop
" ment Of our national life in the int
" ligence and virtue Of our people. Th
le one transcends the other Just TO ehe eN
o. tent that the soul in its ininity trRT
10 scends mere matter.
Nationaiism means the eRfranchfs'
ment OF men. Imperialism means tn
ie enforcement OF matter as il is roOte
a in greed and power and dominion.
D. So long as ancient nations cultiva'
g. men, they prospered. When they 70
20 got their own people and sought Il
embrace Of those outlying, they did NJ
III find strength. but only found DeitIah
OF by whom they were shorn OF strengt
a. and brought to shame and ruin.
al While we may fear, still we cann'
n DelleNe ludl We are ~ Aol bSb inc SOes~i
ings OF history and despise the voN
% of God pointing us to highest natioi
alism.
ID II Cuba, Porto Rico and the Phi
re ippiRa Islands shall fall 20 us as VII
90 tors, set them free, and thus start II
"A parliament of free peoples who sha
look to us as their leader, while "
IL still keep in touch with the divine pu
ny pose Of human liberty and deve,ol
&. ment. The oppressed Of the earth e.
ty pect this much Of us. We shall
al recreant to our trust II we fail to me
b, that expectation.
. Emilio AguinaldO, the Philippine II
/! surgent leader, voiced this expectatic
Id on the 18th of June, when he uttert
al the following prayer and prophecl
n "As America protects the Cubans,
20 she will protect the Philippines. 81
- will give us liberty for which we hay
rs struggled for years. All the world wi
respect us when America protects u
lis I'VE rebelled against Spanish a
OF thority because of the corruption OF h
al government officials, her crushiI
taxes her horrible cruelty and her \