The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-12-24
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Notable Speech By the President Il
i Banquet Given Hin
il Savannah.
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OUR ouIY 10 THE FlLIPlHos.
Stable Government Must he PRO.
yided by the United states---
Address to Colored stu.
dents NJ Savannah.
Savannah, Ga, Dec. 20.-The presi-
dsntSa!ad his party left this city last
night after n two days stay. Two
speeches were made by ahe president
here. at a banquet in the De Soto
hotel Saturday night and the other
Sunday before the students Of the coll
ored college here. The address ut the
banquet = a one Of the most notable
n%tterunces Of the president during his
southern tour, as in it he outlined his
policy in regard to u new posses
sions. The president said:
..There is cause for congratulation
that with the grave problems before
us growing out of the wa with Spain,
VIZ are free from any divisions Mt
home.
Our financial and evenue policies
cannot be changed for at least four
years, and whatever legislation may
be had affecting them during that Pc
Rod will be to improve and strength
en-, not destroy them. The public mind
can, therefore, repose in reasonable
security, while business will proceed
without apprehension Of serious and
sudden changes 30 disturbing to the
commercial world and so distracting
to the business men. All of which IL
fortunate for the country, for every
interest and every section Of the cOun-
try. Even those who desire other and
different policies prefer permanence
to constant change, or what is almost
as hurtful, the fear of change. There
are happily now no domestic differ
ences to check the progress and pros
perity of the country, which II
peaceful relations with the whole
world will encourage and strengthen.
This is fortunate, too, in another
ems 1t leaves the country free to
consider and discuss new questions
which are Immediately before us, un-
biased by party or past political nlli-
ances. These new questions are to be
thought ont and wrought out, mott n
spirit of partisanship, but in a spirit OF
patriotism, not for the temporary adj
vantage of n party Of the other, but
for the lasting advantage of the
try. Neither prejudice nor passion
nor previous condition can embarrass
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the citizen. We have entered upon
new paths. We are treading in an nn-
explored field which will test our wis
dom and craftsmanship. The chief
consideration is one of duty; our ac-
tons must be changed by it. No set
Element is admissible which will not
preserve our honor and promote the
best interests of all concerned. With
a united country and the gathered
wisdom Of all the people, feeling only
the right, inspired only by high pnr-
poses, moved only by duty and humane
ity, we cannot err. We may be baf-
fled or deferred and often discouraged,
but final success in a II which is
altogether unselfish and humanitarian
can only be deferred, not prevented.
sIf, following the clear precepts OF
duty, territory falls to us and the well
fare of an alien people requires u
guidance and protection, who will
shrink from the responsibility, grave
though it may be? Can we leave those
who by the fortunes Of war and our
own acts are helpless and with
out government to chaos and
anarchy, after we have de-
stroyed the only government they
have had? After destroying their gov
eminent it is the duty of the Ameri-
can government to provide for them
q better one. Shall we distrust our
selves, shall we proclaim to the world
our inability to give kindly govern
ment to oppressed peoples, whose fu-
ture, by the victories Of war, is con
}ded to us? We may wish it were
otherwise, but who will question II
duty now?
st is not Il question of keeping the
islands of the east, but Of leaving
them. Dewey and Merritt took them
and the country instantly and uni
yersally applauded. Could we have
brought Dewey away without uni
versal condemnation Mt any time from
the LIST Of May, the day Of his brilliant
victory, which thrilled the world with
its boldness and heroism? Was 1t
right to order Dewey to go to Manila
and capture OF destroy the Spanish
feet and dispatch Merritt and his
army TO reinforce him 2 II it were duty
to send them there, and duty required
them to remain there, 1t was their
clear duty to annihilate the feet, take
the city Of Manila and de-
stroy Spanish sovereignty in
archipelago. Having done all
that in the line Of duty, is there any
less duty to remain there and give to
the inhabitants protection, and also
our guidance to a better government,
which would secure to them peace and
order and security in their life and
property and in the pursuit OF happi-
ness? Are we unable to do this? Are
we to sit down in u isolation and
recognize no obligation to a
struggling people whose political
conditions we have contributed to
make ? l would rather have the con-
fdcnce of the poet Bryant when he X
claims:
Thou, my country. thou shalt never fall;
Seas and stormy air.
Are the wide barrier OF thy borders where
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?" s
My fellow citizens, whatever coven-
ants duty has made for us in the year
1898 we must keep"
Address at . Colorcd College.
At Savannah yesterday the president
mnde an address at the Georgia Agri-
cultural and Mechanical college. This