The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-08-12


be llkcncd to the young lady who has
'comc out" into society. During the
period OF Der 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 ut 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
qucr. The United States has had n
similar experience. II has spent Its
young days within the home and re-
Trained from going out into the world.
II has been educating Itself and learn
preparing Itself to throw of It's hermit
garb and abandon Its habits OF isolation
and to step out into the open ms an i'm
perial nation come of age and con
sclous of Its strength and resources. II
has come out Into the society of the
nations. Admiral Dewey presenting It
TO them on that famous Mnyday morn
ing far away In the Philippines, not
with roses and lilies but with shot and
she'll not with waltzcs and two steps
but with the dlapason Of cannon, firing
shots heard round the world and an.
nouncing to that world the advent OF n
new member In the society OF the ma
lions whose voice and influence are TO
be 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 go beyond that
but Dewey's glorious victory unveiled n
new future for this country. II has
ended It's hermit life. 1t has dlssipatcd
traditions. broken down prcccdents. in
auguratcd new ideas and new policies.
and expanded republican jurisdiction
II has brought new issues TO ,he front
II has placed the country In position
where foreign nations must consider II
rs factor In all Imperial projects. 70
litically, industrlnlly and commercially
II has become suddenly aggressive
Hitherto In nm Isolated position. II has
been n matter OF Indifference what Eu.
ropenn powers might do. Now II Is Il
matter OF Importance that we should
know who are our friends among them
and we are rapidly finding out We
have discovered that In belle France.
TO whose enrichment we have been the
largest contributor. Is the friend Of
Spain: that Austria would gladly help
Spain openly II It dared; that Germany.
Notwithstanding the presence I'm this
country of thousands upon thousands
OF good aud patriotic German citizens.
has not been well disposed to us; that
Russia has been coldly neutral: and
that the one power OF all others from
whom we had smallest reason to ex-
pect frlendllness. 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 viii not forget this
friendly attitude OF Great Britain. II
II one OF the computations Of the war
that we have discovered our real
friends. ana that IN coming into the
society OF the nations we know whom
we can trust There have been already
many compcnsations IN this war. short
as Il has been. II has removed the last
vcstlgc Of Internal prejudice and sec.
tionalism and has solidifed and unified
our own country. II has rcvolutlonizcd
our hermit policy and sent us ont into
the company Of the world. II has dis.
covered our rial friends. II there had
been no other outcome these results
would have been richly worth nll that
the war viii cost.