The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-12-20

tlI llltTIt Ii can OnlN ne Deferred
not prevented.
If. following the clear preccpts of
duty. territory falls to us and the welfare
of an alien people require our guidance
and protection, who will shrink from the
responsibility. grave though it may be:
oan we leave these people who. by the
fortunes OF war and our own acts. are
helpless and without government. to
chaos and anarchy after we have de-
stroyed the only government they have
had: Having destroyed their govern
ment. it is the duty of the American
Government to provide for them Il bet
ter one. Shall we distrust ourselves.
shall we proclaim to the world our ina
bility to give kindly government to on
pressed peoples. whose future by the vic
tories of war. is contided to us? We NAV
wish IT We're otherwise, but who will
question our duty now:
1t Is not u question of keeping the is
lands Of the East. but Of leaving them.
Dewey and Merritt took them. and the
country Instantly and universally APP
~llauded. Could we have brought Dewey
away without universal condemnation
at any time from the first of May. the
day of his brilliant victory. Which thrill
ed the world with its boldness and here
ism? Was it right to order Dewey TO
90 to Manila and capture or destroy the
Spanish fleet and dispatch Merritt and
his army to re-enforcc him: If it were
duty to send them there. and duty
required them To remain there. it was
their clear duty to annihilate he fleet.
take the city of Manila and destroy the
Spanish sovereignty in the archipelago.
Having done all of that in the line Of
duty, is there any the less duty to remain
there and give to the inhabitants protec-
fJnJl DfI nlan 90, -~-I
government. which will secure to them
pcace and order and security III their
life and property and in the pursuit of
happiness! Are W. unable to do these?
Are we to set down III our isolation and
recognize no obligation to Il struggling
people whose present conditions we have
contributed to make: | would rather
have the confidence of the poet Bryant
when he eNclaimS:
Thou. my country, thou shall never
fall.
Seas and stormy air
Are the wide barrier of thy borders
where.
" Among thy gallant sons that guard
thee we'll,
Thou laughest at enemies. Who
shall then declare
The date of thy deep founded
strength. or tell
+" How happy in thy lap the sons of
men shall dwell:'
My fellow citizens. whatever cove
nants duty has made for us i'll the year
1898 We must keep
Previous to the Presidents speech Il
cordial welcome had been extended to him
by -. G.. Purse. President Of the recep-
tlon committee. and by the Mayor Of
Savannah. L. W. Meldrim. Secretary
Gage followed the President replying to
the toast Of Commerce."
Secretary Alger, Ill responding to The
Army said:
One hundred and twenty-five thou
sand of our volunteers have already been
mustered out and returned to their
homes. One hunderd and fifty thousand.
including the re@ularS-fully armed and
in excellent condition-Still remain in
the field ready for service. Shall they
be ordered to further conflict: Let us
hope not. but their presence. at least il
large part, will he Indispensable. unless
peace IS ratified and the regulars are in
creased III numbers TO take their places.
Il would SAY 10 those still III the field,
patience, While your sacrifices may be.
and with many 10 doubt the great yet tlr
glory of your lives will always be that
YOU wore the blue while your country
needed YOU.
The lessons we have learned. and
largely from the navy. are. iii time OF
peace prepare for var An old saying.
but forccful and true. How little mate
rial the country had to equip its great
army with when called into service. YOU
know. How we'll. seemingly an ,imposSi-
BILE task was met. impartial history Of
the war will show. While we met an
army well armed with the best of mod
crn weapons, and skilled in the use OF
them. the navy fully prepared fer
war in advance. we'll skilled in gun
1ery. met the Spaniards and destroyed
their fleets while they were hopelcSsIy
TRYING to adjust their range finders :"
Postmaster General Smith. following
the President. spoke liz reply to '"Illo
Press, and WAS followed by Secretary
Long. on The Navy"
Secretary Wilson. in the course Of 4
speech upon ".Agriculture.' said.
"Thc American Turner Is tn" best
educated. best clothed. best housed. best
fed and the most independent culti-i
yator of the soil upon earth. partly be
cause The farmer feeds the artisan cheap
~ and feeds him we'll.
"Thc best craftsmanship of our times
is that which wisely considers tn case
of the lahorer in field and snop, 20 thcI
end that the greatest possible good may
be the reward OF ton. ne Nu south
reduced the fertility Of its hnlda for 4
century in producing RAW E1itcrlll FOR
the factories Of other sections and othcrI
nations. The new South is Iiversifyln-l
its industries. adding skill - ilcld crolSl
and greater value To the product of it@I
mines. The young farmer of tn" SCUM
should study soil rather than tie dcl'i
languages: he should learn of the plant
i'll preference to ancient history, :ldl
the feeding of animals before giving tins
to bellies letters. The study Of th"i
movement Of moisture in tn s'll VIII
pay better than the study Of o%rlt9ry.
Barn yard poultry offers grcat"T rewards
for their intelligent care thal county
Offices"
General Wheeler. amid intense e%nthu-l
SiaSln, replied to the toast OF NV oman
with Il glowing. chiyalrouS tribute. WhlGh|
tboupb worry lriaf fnlIchnl ttp np1 rtS OF