Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-22


be likened to the young lady who has
''come out" into society. During the
period Of her teens she has been kept in
the seclusion of the home and jealousy
guarded by parental care and oversight
from too close contact with the world.
Arriving at the age Of discretion and
able to look about and judge for her
self. she "cOmes out" In society and
goes forward. cOnquering and to con-
quer. The United States has had a
similar experience. 1t has spent Its
young days within the home and re-
Trained from going out into the world.
1t has been educating itself and learn
ing the ways of the world. 1t has been
preparing itself to throw OF its hermit
garb and abandon its habits Of isolation
and to step out into the open as an i'm
perial nation come Of age and con-
scious Of Its strength and resources. 1t
has come out into the society Of the
nations. Admiral Dewey presenting 1t
to them on that famous Mnyday morn
ing far away In the Philippines. not
with roses and lilies but with shot anu
shell. not with waltzes and two steps
but with the diapasOn Of cannon. firing
shots heard round the world and an
nOuncing to that world the advent Of II
new member in the society Of the M
tions whose voice and influence are to
he felt in the councils Of those nations.
The war with Spain was undertaken
In the cause Of justice. humanity. free
dom and national righteousness. No
one dreamed 1t would 80 beyond that.
but Dewey's glorious victory unveiled
new future for this country. 1t has
ended it's hermit life. 1t has dissipated
traditions. broken down precetents. III
auguraied new ideas and new policies.
and expanded republican jurisdiction
1t has brought new issues to the front
1t has placed the country In position
where foreign nations must consider 1t
as factor in all imperial projects. To-
litically. ipdustrially and commercially
1t has become suddenly aggressive.
Hitherto in an isolated position. 1t has
been a matter Of Indifference what Eu-
| ropean powers might do. Now 1t Is h
matter Of importance that we should
know who are our friends among them.
and we are rapidly finding out. We
have discovered that la belle France.
to whose enrichment we have been the
largest contributor, Is the friend of
Spain; that Austria would gladly help
Spain openly II 1t dared: that Germany.
Notwithstanding the presence In this
country Of thousands upon thousands
Of good aud patriotic German citizens
has not been well disposed to MS: tina,
Russia has been cOldly neutral: and
that the one power of all others from
whom we had smallest reason to ex
pect friendliness, Great Britain. has
proved itself our stanch friend and
stands ready to help us physically OF
financially In case any other European
nation shall interfere in favor Of Spain
And this country will not forget thi.
friendly attitude of Great Britain. I,
Is one Of the compensations Of the wal
that we have discovered our rea
friends. and that In coming into tn.
society OF the nations we know whom
we can trust. There have been alread,
many cOmpensations In this war shor
M II has been. 1t has removed the las
vestige Of internal prejudice and sec
tionalism and has solidified and unified
our own country, 1t has revolutionizet
our hermit policy and sent us out int,
the company OF the world. 1t has dis
= covered our real friends, If there ha,
been no other outcome these result
would have been richly worth all tina
the war will cost.