Evening star., 1898-10-20
DUTY DETERMINES DESTINY
President McKinley's Significant Remarks
at Peace Jubilee Banquet.
He Responds to the Toast sour COun-
try" mt the Chicago Auditor
ium Last Night.

President Mckinley attended banquet
at the Auditorium in Chicago last night.
responding to the toast Our Country"
The banquet part of the program for
the ceremonies attending the peace jubilee
in that city. -.s- /.
The dispatch describing the banquet says:
Mr.. Mckinley was seated at the right
hand of Toastmaster MacVeagh. the others
at the presidential table being Secretary
Gage, Secretary Wilson. Secretary Bliss,
Archbishop Ireland. Clark Howell. General
Miles Governor Tanner, DR.. Frank Crane.
ex-\ -ce President Stevenson, Admiral
Brown, Captain Sigsbee. Judge Emory
Speer, General Shafter. Samuel Gompers,
President Angel of Michigan University
and President Northrop of the University
of Minnesota.
AT 10 o'clock Chairman MacVeagh. who is
always most happy in his Introductory re-
marks, introduced President Mckinley. an
nOuncing that he would reply to the toast
Our Country
The Presidents Speech.
After few Introductory remarks in
praise of Chicago's wonderful development
the President said:
with no feeling of exultation but with
profound thankfulness, we contemplate
the events of the past five months. They
have been too serious to admit of boasting
or vain gloriflcation. They have been so
luil VI responsibilities, immaculate ana pro-
spective, as to admOnish the soberest judg-
ment and counsel the most conservative
action. This is not the time to fire the i'm
agination. but rather to discover in calm
reason the way to truth and justice and
right, and when discovered to follow it
with fidelity and courage, without fear,
hes1ta ton or weakness.
The war has put upon the nation grave
responsibilities. Their extent was not an
ticipated and could not have been well
1oreseen We cannot escape the oblga-
lrtn IA Il
serious questions which have been brought
home to US by the achievements of our
arms on land and sea.
We are bound in conscience to keen and
perform the covenants which the war has
sacredly sealed with mankind. Accepting
war for humanitys sake. We must accept all
obligations which the war in duty and honor
imposed upon us. The splendid victories We
have achieved would be our eternal shame
and not our everlasting glory. If they led
to the weakening of our original lofty pur-
pose, or to the desertion of the immortal
principles which the government was
founded. and in accordance with whose en-
noblng spirit 1t has ever since been faith
fully administered.
Not War of SpoIiatiOn.
The war with Spain was undertaken not
that the United States should increase its
territory, but that oppression at our very
doors should be stopped. This noble senti-
ment must continue to animate US, and we
must give to the world the full demonstra-
tion of our purpose
Duty determines destiny. Destiny, which
results from duty performed, may bring
anxiety and Derls but never failure and
ulshonor. Pursuing duty may not always
lead by smooth paths. Another course NAV
look easier and more attractive, but pur-
SUNG duty for duty'S sake is ALWAYS sure
and safe and honorable.
1t is not within me power of man to
foretell the future and to solve unerriagly
Its mighty problems. I--mighty God has
His plans and methods for human progress
and not infrequently they are shrouded for
tne time being in impenetrable mystery.
Looking backward can see how the
hand of destiny bulded for us and as
signed US tasks whose full meaning was
rot apprehended even by the wisest STATES
men or their times Our colonial ancestors
dld not enter upon their war originally for
independence. Abraham Lincoln did not
start out TO free the slaves but to save the
Union. The war with Spain was not of our
seeking and some of its consequences NAV
not be to our liking.
our vision is often defective Short
sightedness Is common malady, but the
closer we get to things they get to US
the clearer view and the less obscure
cur duty Patriotism must be faithful as
" ell as fervent; statesma nship must be wise
as sell as fearleSs-not the stateSmanshiD
which will command the applause of the
hour, but the Judgment of posterity.
Progress Prevents Degeneration.
THE progress of a nation can alone pre-
vent degeneration. There must he new life
and purpose or there will be weakness and
decay. There must be broadening of
thought well as broadening of trade.
Territorial expansion is not alone and al
ways necessary to national advancement
There must be a constant movement
toward higher and nobler civilization a
civilization that shall make its conuuests
without resort TO war and achieve its great
est victories pursuing the arts Of peace. In
our present situation duty, and duty aloue
should prescribe the boundary of our re-
sPcrsibilities and the scope of our under
takIngs
The final determination of our purpose
awaits the action of the eminent men VINO
are charged by the executive with the MAX
ing OF the treaty of peace, and that OF the
Senate of the United States. which, by our
Constitution, must ratfy and confirm it,
We all hope and pray that the confirmation
of peace will be just and as humane as
the conduct and consummation of the war.
when the work of the treaty makers is
GGnc the work of the lawmakers will begin.
The one will settle the extent of our respon-
sibiliues; the other must provide the leSis-
lation TO meet them. The army and navy
have nObly and heroiCally performed their
Part. May God give the executive and Con-
gress wisdom to perform theirs"
Clark HoweIr's Address
The men of the south who have delivered
addresses during the jubilee have won gold
en- opinions. The speech of Judge Speer OF
Georgia at the opening meeting yesterday
was a revelation to those who had never
heard him, and the address of Clark How
ell of Atlanta. who responded to the senti-
mcnt Our reunited country-north and
SOUTH was in all respects equal to that of
the eloquent speaker from his own state
who had preceded him. II caught his au-
dience, and caught them hard.
BALL AT SOLDIERS HOME.