The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-18


duty and humanity, we cannot err.
We may be baflled or deferred and
often discouraged, but final success in
a cause which is altogether unseltish
and humanitarian, can only be de
fer cd. not prevented.
IF following the clear precepts Of
duty. territory falls to us and the well
fare Of an alien people requires our
guidance and protection, who will
shrink from the responsibility, grave
though it may be? Can we leave these
peoTle who, by the fortunes of war and
our own acts, are helpless and without
gCEe Inment to chaos after we have
destroyed the only government they
have had? After destroying their gov
eminent, it is the duty of the American
government to provide for them bet
ter one. Shall we distrust ourselves,
shall we proclaim to the world our in
ability to give kindly government to
oppressed people whose future, by the
victories of war, is confded to us? We
may wish it were otherwise, but who
will question our duty now?
1T is not q question of keeping the
islands OF the east, but of leaving them.
Dewey and Merritt took them, and the
country instantly and universally ap-
PlauGed. Gould we have brought
Dewey away without universal con-
Of May, the day Of his brilliant victory
which thrilled tie world with it's bold
ness and herOism. Was it right to
ORDER Dewey to go to Manila and cap
ture or destroy the Spanish fleet and
dispatch Merritt and his army to re-
inforce him. If IT were duty to send
them there, and duty required them to
remain, then it was their duty to ami
hilate the fleet, take the city of Manila
"a ,fal, to- .,
the archipelago. Having done all that,
is there any less duty to remain there
and give to the inhabitants protection
and also our guidance to a better gov
eminent, which will secure to them
peace and order and security in +7eir
life and property and in the r,rsuit
of happiness? Are we unable to do
this: Are we to sit down in our iso-
lation and recognize no obligation to a
struggling people whose present condi-
ticns we have contributed to make?
My felloW-citzens, whatever cove
nants duty has made for us in the year
1898, we must keep"
Previous to the presidents speech a
cordial welcome had been extended to
him by D. G. Purse, president of the
reception committee and by the mayor
of Savannah, p. W. Moldrim. Secre-
plying to the toast of Commerce"
Among other things Mr.. Gage said:
When our factories shall turn out
twice or thrice the quantity of things
our people can use, the shops where
these are made will have to close up.
or other markets will nave to be found
where they may be exchanged for
things that can be used by us If
eight millions of people in southern
do l. -1r.
or so poor as not TO be able to buy
them, can by stimulating influence of
civilization be brought to desire and
acquire them, by so much our problem
/ is solved.
1T is the function Of commerce to
aid in bringing these things about; but
commerce alone can not do it. A com
merce which exploits the poverty of
the poor. soon ends. Good government.
the establishment OF peace, the dissem-
nation of education, the encourage
ment of industry the protection of
the weak; in a word, the elevation of
races lower in the scale of civilization,
until they feel new wants and find the
ability to supply them n fair exchange
for the fruits of their own peculiar
soil, climate, or radical characteristics;
these are the foundations upon which
a lasting, growing commerce can be es-
tablished."
Secretary Alger in responding to '"The
army, said in part; cone hundred and
twenty-five thousand Of our volunteers
have already been mustered out and re-
turned to their homes. One hundred and
fifty thousand including the regulars
fully armed and in excellent condition
still remain In the field. ready for SER
vice. l would say to those still in the
field, patience. While your sacrifices
may be and with many, no doubt is.
great. yet the 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, In time Of peace prepare for
war -
Postmaster General Smith, in reply
ing to the toast of the Press" said.
in part:
This memorable journey of the pres
ident in the south has greatly advanced
the fraternity of feeling between the
north and the south, which entered
upon new stage when both rallied to-
gether under a common flag against a
common foe. We have on our own soil.
among our own people a problem
greater and more difficult in many re-
spects than any which is presented in
connection with the new acquisitions.
And yet, we have seen at Tuskegee that
with patience, forbearance and honest |
purpose this momentous home problem
can be successfully solved and this wit
ness inspires us with hope and faith |
that the difficulties less complicated and |
formidable of our new possessions can |
with honest craftsmanship and courage
be triumphantly mastered"
Secretary Long followed Postmaster |
General Smith and made a stirring !
speech on the Navy
Secretary Wilson, in the course of |
a speech upon Agriculture" said in !
substance:
The American farmer is the best
educated, best clothed, best housed |
best fed and the most independent
cultivatOr of the soil upon earth, partly |
because the farmer feeds the artisan
cheaply and feeds him well.
Gen. Wheeler, amid intense enthusi-
asm, replied to the toast of Woman, .
with a glowing, chivalrous tribute
which, though very brief, touched the
hearts of his southern audience.
The banquet then concluded
Tomorrow viii be a day of rest for
the presidential party at the De Soto
Hotel They leave for Macon at mid
night tomorrow.
FOR THE INDIANS
The Appropriatlon Bill Passes House Sinh