The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-08-12
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Our Congressman Delives a Well Re.
ceived Lecture.

Our Congressman DeliveS Well Re-
ceived Lecture.
WHAT WAR HAS DONE.
Given New Prestige at Home and Abroad,
and Cemented the English Speak,
ing Races,
Hon. j. z. Dolliver delivered a lee
ture down at Ocean Grove. n. j., on
last Monday night and the following is
part of what he said:
1--WE gained in our war with Spain in.
inltely more than we lost and the un-
erring sinstinct of the people at large
whose whose sovereign purpose overruled the
Judgment of statesmen in the initial
stages OF the conflict, has given us new
nationaliprestige at home and abroad
to ourselves new basis of self-respect.
to the nations of Europe a new and
healthful insight into our resources and
power. The world will be slow tomake
a quarrel with community that can
raise two hundred millions OF dollars
without the aid of a syndicate at home
or abroad, within two weeks, by a pop-
ular loan.
The cabinets of the old world will
hold long session before allowing
themselves to be drawn into collision
With nation which, in five years. WI :.
have atsits disposal steel fleet OF which
the Brooklyn and the Oregon are only
types and forerunners. The war h; S
perfected our strength at home by
totally obliterating the lines of section
al prejudice marked upon our map by
the great struggle Of the last genera
ton.
General Joe Wheeler, in the thick of
the fight rat Santiago, stands for a
larger patriotism,i north aud south.
which has turned it's back upon the
past and opened its vision to the SUI
blime destiny of reunited people.
The same Influences that restored per-
feet union 10 our country have brought
BACK also that harmony to which the
broad minded men of both countries
have long looked forward in the lela-
lions OF the English-speaking world.
at the outbreak of the Spanish war
the restless diplomacy of Europe was
clrcumvented by the prompt notice of
the English government that any con-
straint placed by the powers upon the
government of the United States would
nave to count upon the disapproval and
active hostilities of the government
and people of England, and thus by
simple act of national fellowship. the
worn and threadbare prejudices of a
century yield in both countries to the
} recognition of the common cause which
the English race scattered throughout
the earth, is now to make for liberty
and civilization.
: line peace which is now at hand i'm
poses upon our government problem
vastly more difficult than the prosecu-
ton OF war. 1t puts the destinies of
the Spanish West Indies at once in our
hands. 1t gives US Porto Rico-the
government of which will probably be
an easy task-and requires us to es-
tabllsh stable and orderly government
in Cuba agreeable to the people of the
island. We have already raised the
flag OF the United States over the Haw-
! allan islands, now familiar with re-
publican institutions. Admiral Dewey.
in the harbor of Manila, by the most
: notable exploit in the history of the
navy, has brought us face to face with
the problem OF the Philippines. Two
things the American people have al.
ready agreed upon. The first is that
we ought no' to desert our insurgent
allies in the hour of our victory and
leave them to the tender mercies of un.
restrained Spanish despotism, and the
second that the question is strictly an
American one and that what we dc
shall not be constrained by the interior.
ence OF any foreign power, prince OF
potentate, whatsoever. 1t NAV bt
y counted as certain that the flag of the
United States is in the Philip
pines to stay and that, gwhether oul
government assumes sovereignty owe,
the Whole group or not, we will secure
such naval and commercial station
;. there as will enable us to administer t.
the needs of our own commerce aud be
come agents and guardians of the peac,
and liberty OF the islands.
From the beginning to the end O.
the war it was evident TO a devou
> student Of history that cur people in
strange way have been subject to tn,
a, guidance of powers wiser than any hu
man foresight and. that we have com,
to our present situation in the provi
dence of God. Without our knowing il
or intending 1T, we have been caught il
the current, in what our forefather
used to call the course OF human events