The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-16
THE MORNING NEWS. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1895

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victory. Such is the soldier of the Ameri-
can army of to-day. He is entitled to all
the dove and gratitude that great and
generous nation can bestow upon him"
Both victory amt Peace.
Hon. George r. Peek of Chicago was be-
neved to be the Northern speaker of the
evening, and, rising to respond to the
toast. THE New Union" was loudly APP
plauded. He said:
"A stranger from another land, Witness
ing this brilliant festival. might well in
quire: Do You celebrate victory or peace?
The prompt, emphatic answer would be
both
Not long ago. at the great jubilee In
Chicago, two distinguished citizens OF
Georgia brought US messages that will
not be forgotten. Listening to the elo-
quent words of Judge Speer and Clark
Howell, we felt, as we had never felt be-
fore, that American patriotism is and
must ever be, national They made US
know that it is not an idle sentiment, but
81 pervasive force, which is. in Shakes
peare's exquisite phrase, as broad and
general as the casing air
Craftsmanship does not require abso-
lutte foreknowledge. but it does require the
rare ability to meet conditions as they
arise. When Dewey sailed into the bay,
he readjusted i'm an hour the policies and
aims of century. He changed the bal
ance and equilibrium of nations ana serv-
ed notice with every shot he fired that
henceforth the United States must be
counted, We have entered new fields, as
advancing nations always do; we have
assumed new duties, as living nations al
ways must. 1t may indeed, be true that
our fathers did not write out on parch-
ment what must be done if. by the for
tunes of war, our flag should be carried
to islands and seas remote. But, gentle
men, the flag cannot come down. The in
stitutions and the policy of free republic
are equal 10 new conditions. or they are
worthless. A nation that cannot keep
pace with what its own arms have ac-
cOmpdshed, Is already catalogued with the
Incapable and the degenerate. The new
union, which war has welded more firm
ly together, summons us and leads us for
ward. II does not invite responsibilities
nor shrink from them. History mas been
busy in these last eventful months, in
terfusing all the elements Of our national
life so that the parts forget chat they are
parts and remember only an indissoluaple,
indivisibie, indestructible union"
spirit of Plymouth Rock.
A splendid speech was that of Hon.
Stephen O'MeaTa of Boston the next on
the list, and its reception was one of
strong approval Among other things he
said:
THE spirit which made Plymouth Rock
! the first outpost of freedom In America
rules in Santiago to-day. 1t has lived
through 800 years, broadening as men
grew. gaining strength as emergencies APP
peared until we of this generation have
| seen the Pilgrims timid yearning for
inns p
| mand of a great republic for the liber-
| ties of a whole people, alien in all things
! which separate nations, bur earning our
| succor by the courage of their struggle
and the tragedy of their sufferings." In
/ conclusion he said:
"When the Merrimac entered the neck
! of the bottle of Santiago she carried seven
men besides her brave and resourceful
commander. They were the pick of the
| fleet, chosen for their skill, their GOODNESS,
I their courage, their willingness TO die for
the flag they served. What promise did
that chance group give of the future unity
of races in the body of our republic? Six,
| including the leader, were native Ameri-
cans four of them from Massachusetts,
Two were Irish born, hailing from New
York and the distant state of Washing
ION. But look deeper. The four from my
own state represented by immediate de-
scent four natonalties. One was of Ger
| man origin, one of Irish, one of British
Provincial, and the fourth was of those
French-Canadian people who have swarm
ed into New England for a generation,
distrusted and dislil1ed at first, but prov
| ing their worth by virtuous and fruitful
lives, and at last by the presence OF their
| names on almost every Massachusetts
! muster roll, declaring their intelligent and
courageous loyalty TO the country OF their
adoption. From Plymouth to Santiago
the world has Witnessed mighty changes,
but the spirit of freedom, which covered
first the continent, and reaches now to
! the islands of the sea, IS stronger than
ever in ats purpose, more enlightened in
its operation"
The People Paid the Bill.
Hon. Lyman j. Gage Secretary Of the
Treasury, delivered concise and polished
speech in reply to the toast How the
People Paid the Bill" Like those who
preceded him, the secretary's words were
warmly aplauded, he said in part:
"The minister OF war OF Louis XXI, in
reply to a question of that monarch, de-
cIared that TO successfully prosecute wal
three things were necessary, and these
three were money, money, money.
would not endorse this extreme state
ment, but il is my privilege TO call at
tention to the need of a supporting power
from the public treasury in every great
conflict Of arms, and briefly to indicate
how that power was secured for the cam
paign whose glorious results are tonight
here celebrated. At the outset it was es
timated that 100000 men would be requir
ed There were two ways by which the
men could be had The one was by con
scription, the other by, volunteers. Thu
latter method was Of course chosen, ant
when they were called for million step
ned forward all ans werng: Here Am
Take Me- For clothing, ammunition
ships supplies, tents, transportation, med
ical stores, and the hundred other essen
tails to a proper equipment of the fee
and the army it was estimated that 800,
100000 would be needed. How to Obtain
, this vast sum was a matter Of argument
There are two possible ways to reacl
. this fund-as there are two ways to en-
, list the soldier-eitheP by conscription o.
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