The Indianapolis journal., 1898-10-19


is results of the war, manifest even at this
hour to America and to the world, trans
cending and independent of all treaties of
peace. possessing for America and for the
world meaning far mightier than mere ac-
emulation Of material wealth, or CONNER
cial concessions, or territorial extension.
ITO do great things, to meet fifty great
responsibilities, nation, like person, must
be conscious of its dignity and it's power.
The consciousness of what she is and what
she may be has come TO America. She
knows that she is a great nation. The ele-
ments OF greatness were not impaired by
the war, but they were revealed to her by
the war. and their vitality and their signih-
canoe were increased through the
To take its proper place among the older
nations of the earth a nation must be
known as she is to those nations. The world
to-day, as never before. knows and con-
fesses the greatness and the power OF Amer
lea. The world to-day admires and respects
America. The young giant of the West
heretofore neglected aid almost despised in
his remoteness and isolation, has begun to
move as becomes his stature; the world
sees what he is and pictures what he may
be.
TOO PROUD TO BE ISOLATED
the world around her and beyond her. she
is world-power. to whom no world in
terest is alien, whose voice reaches afar,
whose spirit travels across seas and noun
tain ranges, to- most distant continents and
islands-and with America goes far and
wide what America in her grandest ideal
represents: democracy and liberty. gov
ernment OF the people, by the people, for
npOnip- ic nj av,fc ~
American territory. or American shipping,
or American soldiery Where this grandest
ideal of American life is. not held supreme,
America has not reached; where this ideal
is supreme, America reigns. The vital sig
nificance of Americas triumphs is not un-
derstood unless by those triumphs is under
stood the triumph of democracy and liberty.
IF it was ever allowed to nations to re-
joice over the results of their wars, Amer
lea may rejoice to-day Shall we then chant
the praises of war. and change this jubilee
of peace into a jubilee of war? Heaven
forbid.
America, the eyes of the world are upon
thee. Thou livest for the world. The new
era is shedding its light upon thee, and
through thee upon the whole world. Thy
greatness and thy power daze me; even
moro thy responsibilities to God and to
humanity daze mel would say alright me-
America, thou failing, democracy and lib
erty fail throughout the world.
And now know, in the day of thy tri-
umphs and victories, what guards democ-
racy and liberty, what is thy true grandeur.
Not in commerce and industry. not in ships
and i'm armies, are the safety and the gran
deur Of nations, and, more especially of
republics. Intelligence and virtue build up
nations and save them; without intelligence
and virtue, material wealth and victorious
armies bring corruption to nations, and pre-
cipitate the ruin OF liberty.
Americans, your country demands intel
ligence and virtue. Build schools and col
leges. Drive from the land the darkness
of ignorance Practice and encourage vir-
tue Let America be the home of honesty
and of justice, of social purity and of tenn
perance, of honor and of faithfulness, of
self-restraint and of obedience to law. Even
more than intelligence is virtue needed,
that America live and be great.
And now, America, the country of our
pride, our love, our hope, we remit thee
for to-day and for tomorrow into the hands
of the Almighty God under whose protect
ing hand thou canst not fail, whose COM
mandments are the supreme rules of truth
and righteousness
Judge Emory Speer, of Georgia, followed
with the closing address. The judge gave a
history OF Spanish conquest and rule in the
Americas and paid eloquent tribute to the
heroes of the late war;
BRIEF SPEECH BY MKINLEY.
At the conclusion of Judge Speer's ad-
dress there were loud calls of Mckinley"
Mckinley" The President had turned
and was just about to leave the box, but he
turned and came back to the front. He
waited for a moment until Ex-Governor
Richard ]. Oglesbee brought the assemblage
to something resembling quiet. Then Pres
ident Mckinley spoke as follows:
my Fellow-citizens-I have been deeply
moved by this great demonstration. 1 have
been deeply touched by the words of pa
triotism that have been uttered by the dis
tinguished men so eloquently in your pres
ence. 1t is gratifying to all of us to know
that this has never ceased to be a war of
humanity. The last ship that went out of
the harbor of Havana before war was de-
clared, was an American ship that had
taken to the suffering people of Cuba, the
supplies furnished by American charity
(applause), and the first ship to sail into
the harbor of Santiago was another Amer
lean ship bearing food supplies to the suf-
fering Cubans (applause), and am sure it
is the universal prayer of American citi-
zens that justice and humanity and civil
ization shall characterize the final settle
ment of peace as they have distinguished
the progress of the war. (Applause.)
MY countrymen, the currents of destiny
flow through the hearts of the people. Who
will check them? who will divert them?
who will stop them? And the movements
of men, planned and designed by the Master
of men, will never be interrupted by the
American people"
As the President retired there were calls
for Ex-Governor Oglesby, who made a few
remarks, closing them with a call for three
cheers for President Mckinley, which were
given with will. The exercises ended with
the rendition of America by the band,
the audience standing.
OTHER MEETINGS.
Speeches by Gen. Miles, Booker II.