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interest in the prosperity Of Cuba and. our
ss% : faithfully ith III to aou our nstsSrnationai obiiFa.
.erventien: May GOD speed ii. Day xhoa,
'ha aas saHHs a the 'S Charge sS,'G Of Seali HiSpiS; tenden.
OF OF bioodsbed and Conquest, / put The fact, as
stated by President Eliot, that during the brief
period of our national life the United states has
more than ono-half OF all that have taken, place
in, modern, times, and embracing subjects
lions ample cause for war;. The fear, there.
fore, that the annexation Of Hawai- VIII lead
20 en. sss part IS anf 20 e hsT a ndG aS SSmsef0TTs oPp D Dney
the islands is to avoid becoming ontangled with
other nations OH their account. 1 am for an
There Is one other measure Of vital moment to
the. future prosperity and safety of this nation
tho present century. and that is the construction
of the Nicarauguan Canal. The vast consequences
to this nation that hang upon its successful ac-
nal should DO built and controlled by the United
States alone. In addition to the commercial
manded as a measure OF national defence. TO
day we are compelled to maintain two virtually
separate and dependent navies:
the necessities of our naval force, that our
OF two fieets of battlcships, a fleet of eight to
be assigned to the Pacific and one OF twelve, to
be assigned to the Atlantic and the Gull. This
naval power that she is now recognised to be.
To-day we need the same naval force in the Pa
twelve battleships upon the Pacific. We have
only one. The NicAraguan Canal would unite
1he na ,bsm OF ava the ht ON sitS Sa9 coast pasth as H the
emergency might arise. We would then have
one strong and efficient navy, instead Of being
the reduced expense of the navy would pay the
"The annoxation Of the Hawaiian Islands
and the beginning Of the Nicaragnan Canal
should crown yhs our Zach. achievements yMni 81. in n the present Re fht
to know. But, having faith in tho future Of my
that great EnEiishman. John Bright. uttered
during the most aisconraging crisis of our civil
mIns;h %irl f IN 1s ss %: :so the dee aisPiEtiios Of 81 CLAD s,i:
possible and that the cause OF the North was
fate will befall that fair land. stricken though
i lie Now that Is YIN siri fha FnTns in It It's T 5oarn i S" Rfsh the be;
sun. will sink into endless night in order to
crafty the ambition Of the leaders of this revolt.
/ I viii cherish It.. I see one vast confederation
line to the glowing South. and from the wild
waters Of the Pacific main; and ses one PEG.
faith, and. over all that wide continent, the
pressed of every race and of every cline
ITO the memory of John Bright, orator. states;
man, aud philanthropist, the friend Of the United
States in its darkest hour. there should be
erected in the capital Of the nation q monument
having inscribed thereon the, words which. !
have quoted. In the history of the war for t1e
preservation of the Union the name Of John
Bright will ever be connected by every patriot.
Ic, american with that other name immortal
Abraham Lincoln" 49,
Lieut.-Gov. Woodruff said In his speech
Most men arc given to an oxsggera,
Gold Democrat to-day, who. does not claim
tho credit for the election of Mckinley. And
yet. In all seriousness. too much praise
sought protection during the campaign
Of 1906 under the banner Of the Repub.
lican party. Indeed. my Republican friends
Of the Middiescx Club, lin tho temple of our
musty with the animosities of partisanship.
ated. let them at once DO put in perfect
order. that the Democratic guest who SO.
iourned with us in the critical days of the last
national contest may find a permanent political
home and rejoice to become a welcome member
of the household Of the Republican faith"