Evening journal., 1898-10-20

not aioilc ana dlWAyS necessary 10 na-
tional Advancement. There must be q
constant movement toward a higher
and nobler civilization, a civilization
that shall make It's conquests without
resort to war and achieve its greatest
Victories pursuing the arts Of peace. In
our present situation duty and duty
alone should prescribe the boundary OF
our responsibilities and the scope Of our
undertakings.
THE final determination OF our pur-
pose awaits the action OF the eminent
men who are charged by the executive
with the making OF the treaty Of peace
and that Of the senate or the United
States, which by our constitution must
ratify and confirm It. We all hope and
pray that the confirmation Of peace will
be as just and as humane as the con-
duct and contamination Of the war.
When the work OF the treaty makers Is
DONE the work OF the lawmakers will
begin. The one Will settle the extent OF
our responsibilities; the other must pro-
vide the legislation to meet them. The
army and navy have nobly and heroic
ally performed their part May God
give the executive and congress- wis
dom TO perform theirs"
The men OF the south who have de-
llvered addresses during the jubilee
have won golden opinions. The speech
OF Judge Speer Of Georgia at the open
ing meeting Tuesday was a revelation
TO those who had never heard him. and
the address of Clark Howell Of Atlanta.
who responded to the sentiment, "Our
Reunited Country-North and South. "
was in all respects equal TO that of
those who had preceded him. It caught
his audience and caught them hard.
THE President was the next toast
on the programme and TO that ex-Vice
President Stevenson replied. Mr. Ste
venson's address. which was continu-
ously interrupted by applause, was In
the following words:
Not Chicago alone, but Illinois. the
state that gave the immortal Lincoln
to the presidency and to the ages. bids
you welcome, Mr. President.
THE incumbent Of this great office
holds with unchallenged title the most
exalted station known to men. Mon
archs rule by hereditary right or hold
high place only by force of arms The
elevation Of citizen to the presidency
Of the United States is the deliberate
act under the forms of law of a sover-
egn people. As an aspirant he may
have been the choice only OF a political
party as the incumbent of the great
Office he Is the representative of all the
people the president of all the people.
1t augurs well for the future OF the re-
public when the American people mag
Nifty this office; when they honor as
now the president who has so ably up
held its dignity. so worthily met its sol
emn responsibilities, so patriotically
discharged It's exacting and imperative
duties.
1T Is well that to the people was IN
trusted the sovereign power OF choosing
their chief magistrate. 1t is our glory
in the retrospect Of more than a CEN
tury that none other than patriots
statesmen well equipped for the dis
charge OF its tireless dutles-have ever
been chosen to the presidency. May
we not believe that the past is the earn
est of the future. and that during the
rolling years and centuries the incum-
bents of the great office, the chosen
successors of Washington and Of Lin
coin. in the near and in the remote fu-
ture, will prove the guardians and de-
tenders OF the constitution, the guar
dians and defenders Of the rights OF all
the people.
However Il may have been in the
past. the United States emerges from
the conflict with Spain a united people.
Sectional lines are obliterated. Hence
forth for all time we present to the for
eign foe an unbroken front.
mo less important is the fact that
the United States of America today as
never before commands the respect and
admiration Of the world. No foreign
coalition however formidable can ex-
cite our serious apprehension or alarm.
For all this all honor to our brave SOL
diers and sailors, all honor TO the hands
and hearts Of Americas women.
Thankful to God for all he has
vouchsafed to us in the past and with
the prayer that henceforth peace shall
be the priceless boon OF nations. we
await the dawn OF the new century and
turn our faces hopefully. confidently. TO
the future"
Chairman MacVeagh paid an eloquent
tribute to the American soldier as he
called upon the two men most promi-
nent in the late war to reply to the
toast THE Army"
The toast was drunk amid wild en-
thusiasm, cheer after cheer ringing
through the hall as General Miles rose
to speak Of the glorious deeds Of the
American regular and volunteer. Every
allusion to the deeds performed by the
American fighting men was greeted
with another vocal outburst and the
frantic waving of napkins and hand
kerchlefs.
The welcome extended to General
Shafter. who followed the address OF
General Miles with another upon The
same subject, was greeted with no less
acclaim than that accorded to his su.
perior in rank.
The Navy" was the next toast ant
Captain Charles ID. Sigsbee responded
his address being greeted with great ap-
plause. His remarks were largely an
argument In favor of the usefulness ant
necessity of a large and well equipped
navy. THE time may come" the speak.
er said, when navies will be no Longer
needed, but none of us viii live to Sc,
that day. j am glad that the issue o
the Maine was not used as a cause o
war. 1 trust that we win all remembei
the Maine, but in the right sense and II
the right way-never for revenge"
War Materials F4om Londop
NEW YORK. oct. 2O.-The STEAMSHIP
| Georgian, which arrived from Londof
/ yesterday, had an important consign