The Van Buren press., 1898-08-06
HOAR's CLUB SPEECH
Difficult Problems to s0ITe-Ameriean
Flag in the East an Emblem Of
Liberty and Not Of Ameri-
can Dominion.
can Dominion.

BOSTON, MASS. July 30.-Senator
Hoar was the guest Of honor at the an
nual meeting Of the Massachusetts,
Club al Marblehead Neck. and made a
long and carefully prepared speech. il
the course Of which he discussed the
question Of our foreign relations. grow
ing out Of tht war. Upon this question
be said:
1t is impossible with our eyes upon
this constantly changing kaleidoscope
to predict with certainty how we are to
solve the difficult problems that are
coming upon Us a. the end Of the war
with Spain. But Of this you may be
sure. that the vote Of every person who
now has legislative responsibility in
either house Of congress, by the choice
Of the Republicans Of Massachusetts,
or is likely 10 have such responsibility
hereafter, will be cast in accordance
with the opinion Of Massachusetts,.
Her opinions on such questions are the
fruit Of nearly 300 years Of a great and
honorable history. She will not depart
from the declaration Of independence.
She will not depart from the doctrines
Of liberty laid down in her own cOnsti-
tuition. She will not consent to the
rule over vassal slaves nor subject
peoples. She will enter upon no mad
career Of empire in distant seas. She
will not seek to force her trade upon
unwilling people at the cannons
mouth. She will not exact tribute OF
revenues from men who have no voice
in regard to them. She will not con
sent to enter with the powers Of Europe
into any partnership, alliance Of con
sent for the plunder Of China or the
division of Africa, or for the subjuga-
ton Of the eastern archipelagOes or foI
compelling unwilling peoples to trade
with her.
IF the American flag appears in the
east it will be as the emblem of theil
liberty and not Of our dominion. She
will desire TO meet the great responsi
bilities which the end Of this war seems
likely TO bring to the American people
solely in the interest of the provinces
we may deliver from Spain and not fol
our own. The power Of the United
States is to be exerted through example
and influence and not by force.
cit will be a sad thing for the coun-
try, it will be a sad thing for mankind
if the people of the United States come
to abandon their fundamental doctrine
If we attempt to govern great masse'
of people aliens in birth, of strange Ian
guage, Of different religions, our spirit
will not, | am afraid-God grant tina
| may be wrong-the American spiri
will not enter into and possess them
but their spirit will enter into and pos
.e,- ,,a Tho baet tbipU we pOuld hOpI
in such case is that we should succeed
as England has succeeded with those o
her colonies whom she admits to NJ
considerable self government. 1t Il
more likely that we may fail as span
has failed.
Let us wait until the negro through
out the south can cast his vote and have
/ it counted in freedom and in honor
Let us wait until the poor imnigran
can come into the northern port and b'
received as brother and as an equa
without being used as an instrument u
/ debase the elections in New YORK o.
| Baltimore or Chicago.
"Mr. Gladstone, in his famous com
parison of England and the UNITED
I States, in which he expresses his ad
miration for our constitution, says also
''In England inequality lies at tn
very base of the social structure
Equality combined with liberty was tn
groundwork of the social creed OF tn
American colonies.
| IAN aristocracy or monarchy ma.
govern subject states. 1t never ha
7 been and never will be done success
fully by democracy or a republic.