The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-10-19
Exercises Concluded With a Ball
for the Benefit Of Suffering
Soldiers and Sailors.
SECRETARY CAGES ADDRESS
Spike on the Future Of the Country
and Predicted Great Things for the
People Of the United States.

ball tonight capped the climax OF Chich-
Eo's peace jubilee. Four thousand people
danced AZ tho Auditorium for the bene-
NJ OF the suffering soldiers ana sailors.
and In a social way the ball was ads
tlnguished success About tZJ.O0o were
realized for tho benoht Of the soldiers
and sailors.
Although the weather was cold, the
Jubilee exercises attracted great atten-
ton, Mayor Harrison delivered the ad-
dress of welcome.
Mf, Gage. responding 10 the toast.
"our Future" said In part:
"Mr. Chairman. Ladies and Gentlemen
This IL 10 me moment Of supreme
pride and satisfaction. Having for many
days travGcd with our honored guest.
the president OF the United States; hay-
ing witnessed tho enthusiastic receptions
everywhere given him. ! have looked
forward with suppressed excitement
10 this time. when my own city OF Chi
cago should greet and welcome him 70
its hobpitailtleL have not been dis
appointed. Everywhere expressions Of
confluence ana affection toward him have
been most gratifying By every token
the people have eVnced their patriotic
regard for the sman who now stands
forth aa the embodiment Of the dignity
and power OF the nation.
"In committing 10 me a question 80
far reaching as II the future Of our
country. the chairman has assumed that
the respondent possesses mythical quail
ftues much deeper than those clEimed by
that wizard Of the north who profchscd
to foroicll only tho dnrkening fortunes
Of single Scottish elan.
"Tho future fortunes Of great ma
| ton cannot be easily cast. At any
time. the living generation can take nc
count OF its present situation as COM
pared with lis historical past. and pos
sibly discover the trend or direction Of
the material moral and political forces
which are carrying the national NE on
ward. hut beneath all that II observa-
bic. there may be influences moro pow.
crfu In shaping nnal destinies than
those that are open 10 observation. The
three million OF the colonial period were
long affected. though UNCONSCIOUS OF q,
by that stream Of tendency which found
its fnal result In the separation OF the
colonies from the mother land. An Eng.
llshman n quoted 40 saying:
"In 1850 the United states viii have a
population OF two hundred and Nifty mil
lions and VIII be able 20 eFYsh any hAiior
of the earth. except perhaps. the Slays
In his estimation Of our future power
he mIsconcclved the use of Il. II ls not
our mission TO crush any people II
Il our mission to enlarge, TO iSberato. I,
set free The foundation stone upor
which this great social political struetur,
rests II the rights 81 Individual men
over him the man sAcred IN his person
aiity. however poor be be. Is lifted uI
BY the protecting acgis of the consttu
ton and laws. No king, no potentate
can rob him Of this, the fundamental
distinguishing principle Of American
citizenship. The future OF which W,
are now thinking depends upon th'
faithful. continuous. nevcr-HelaNing
enforcement OF this radical principle.
~ this bo surrendered. II the indlvid
ual be robbed Of his rights. whether by
combinations OF men. or combinations o
money or boy governmental usurpatoi
Of power. then the citizen ceases TO be
the cslaveor the sycophant takes his plac
This is tho vitalpoint in our political
social scheme Pray God that Il be nev
! cr lost Upon It's preservation our ma
tional future primarily depends. Th'
rIRhts Of the individual man to which
|. have alluded are not final ends. In them
selves they are, however. the condition
: precedent to all permanent naton0
progress. wherein is embodied industry
commerce, education, art, domestcl tran
: guilty. dlgnifcd living and happy homes
THE demands OF commerce and indus
try for the permanent establishment o
J our Ofialrs OF the warid's money medium
has been neglected or ignored. Througl
ignorance or by disregard OF economi
conditions. this great commonwealth o
people are consequently paupers as &
the American ocean marine.
THE army and navy little neede'
though they be In the affairs OF FIRE
and well ordered state. have hitherto
been quite inadequate to properly repre-
( sent the dignity and power OF the ma
ton. These neglects or shortcoming
time VIII tully cure. Inc TASK OF IN
statesman, hitherto limited by the need
OF a comparatively harmonic civilization
Is now to be enlarged. New and pro
found problems, relating to strange o
alien races. win challenge his though
and test his wisdom,
/ Surely the future is big with destin
for us, Having learned the value of free
K dom. can We wisely preserve Il to oui
J selves and have read its blessings abroa
: over other lands beyond the seasG
I'm patience, courage. and with IN
highest sense OF responsibility to God an
man the sublime task must be assumed
WIN we succeed? Yes. II over tn
word Liberty We write the word Law
II over the word Country we write tn
word Justice,
while these shall endure, there W,
hang over the future not the shadow O
a darkenlng destiny, but alluring light
giving hope to the oppressed; assuranC
10 the patriot and enduring comfort