The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-23
THE LESSON IS LEARNED
North and South the Blades of
Mighty Shears.
AN INOISSOLUBLE UNION
Senator Hoar's Forefathers' Day Ad-
dress-The Question OF Territorial
Expansion Lightly Touched
Upon-A Grave Problem.

annual banquet of the New England So
ciety was given at the Charleston hotel
here tonight. The leading speakers OF
the evening were Senator George +.
Hoar of Massachusetts. who responded
TO "Forefathers' Day" Senator John L.
McLaurin OF South Carolina, who re-
sponded 20 "Our Country" and the
Hon. Joseph Il. Cumming of Georgia.
who responded to The Mayfiower."
The banquet was an elaborate and
brilliant function and there were seated
at the tables 100 guests. Senator
Hoar's address was largely Of his
torical nature and touched but lightly
upon issues of the present day.
Senator George +. Hoar OF Massa-
chusetts said in part:
If there be a single lesson which the
people of this country have learned
from their wonderful and crowded his
tory, n il that the North and South are
indispensable to each other. They are
the blades OF mighty shears. worthless
apart. but, when bound by an indis-
soluble union. powerful, Irresistible and
terrible as the shears OF fate-like the
shears Of Atropes. severing every thread
and tangled web Of evil. cutting out for
humanity its beautiful garment OF lib
erty and light from the cloth their
sisters spin and weave. The best evil
dence OF our complete reconciliation IL
that there Is no subject that we need To
hurry by with our fingers on our lips.
The time has come when Americans.
North. South. East and West. may dis
cuss any question OF public interest in a
friendly and quiet spirit without re-
elimination and without heat. each un-
derstandng the other. each striving to
help the other. as men who are bearing
a - a
with a common hope. | know that this
Is the feeling OF the people OF the :-orth.
think ! know that II is the feeling
OF the people OF the South.
1T Is we'll known Cor II Il he not well
known / am willing 70 make IL known
that ! look with inexpressible alarm and
dread upon the prospect OF adding to
our population millions OF persons
dwelling In tropical climat tes. aliens in
race and in religion. either to share in
our self-government or. what IL worse
still. to set an example to mankind OF
the subsection of one people to another.
We have not yet solved the problem
how men OF different races can dwell
together In the same land I'm accord
ance with our principle OF republican
rule and republican liberty. ! am not
one Of those who despair OF the solution
Of that problem in justice and I'm free
dom. ! do not look upon the dark side
when I think OF the future of our be-
loved land. | count IL the one chief good
fortune OF my own life that. as ! grow
older. | look out on the world with hope
and not despair. We have made Won
derful advances within the lifetime OF
the youngest OF US While we hear from
time u time OF occurrences much to be
deplored and utterly To be condemned,
yet. on the whole. we are advancing
quite as rapidly as could be expected TO
the time when these races will live to-
gether on American soil in freedom. In
honor and In peace, every man enjoy
ing his just right wherever the Ameri-
can constitution relgns and wherever
the American flag floats-when the
influence OF intelligence. OF courage OF
energy, inspired by a lofty patriotism
and by a Christian love. will have its
full and legitimate effect. not through
disorder or force. or lawlessness. but
under the silent and sure law by which
always the superior leads and the in
ferior follows. The time has already
come when throughout large spaces in
our country both races are dwelling to-
gether In peace and harmony. I believe
that condition OF things To be the rule
OF the South and not to be the excep-
tion! We have a right to claim that
the country and the South shall be
judged by the rule and not by the ex-
ception."
Messrs. McLaurin and Cumming took
occasion to declare in more or less pro-
nounced terms against the theory of
expansion.