The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-10

why that optimistic fatalism in our intel
lects and hearts2 Why Is this race inn
pulse Of mingled liberty and empire in our
redeenning and rescuing the world from
darkness and savagery. through us as His
lures manifestation in society and gov
eminent Of what we see in all other forms
even to the lowest-I mean the
higher types. the conquest Of the
unfit by the fit, the empire of better over
meaner forms? These are the large ctndi-
tons which have come with peace Wheth-
er we will or not we are moving out into
the open ocean of world career, world
duties and imperial power The winds Of
us. The tide is full. Gods hour has struck
for this Republic to set sail upon the voy-
century. 1t is our destiny--the destiny of
the strongest people, the most masterful
race of history; the destiny Of the chosen
people Of the Almighty Ruler OF the uni
verse.
"And so our unconquerable blood-the
blood that has been fighting throughout the
ages-the only blood that Rome could not
subdue: our institutions which make each
mans heart beat like drum and his blood
race at the sight of flags of war; and our
destiny which links our career to the on
going universe-our destiny which battle
only brightens-our destiny, against which
nations may throw themselves only to be
Shattered-our destiny. our institutions ana
our blood from the first made ultimate VIC
tory sure. The American people never can
be CONQUERED. Even with all the world
would triumph. This is no speaker
hyperboe; it is the utterance OF Fate For or
the American people are the children or
destiny and lords of the future.
WARS MUST BE HOLY.
''But every war we wage must be holy
war-a war waged for the betterment Of
mana war waged for the rescue from
darkness of oppressed and neglected lands
a war waged for the civilization of the
world. Let us never forget that that does
not mean, however, that we should throw
away the profits to our people, which come
as the first fruits of war. What saws the
Scriptures? Seek We first the kingdom of
God and His righteousness, and all other
things shall be added unto you. And so
where our war ships steam our merchant
ships must follow. Commerce is the soy
ereign civiliZer of history. Where our trade
is paramount there our manners, our GUS
toms, laws, our liberty, our institutions
and our civilization will become paramount
"Fellow-citizens, in the war which we
hope has so happily ended every element OF
our population old It's part-every race winch
nature is welding into the masterful Amer
lean people answered the Presidents call 70
arms, and all shall share equally In the
common glory With war and victory and
peace the century began for us; with war
and victory and peace the century is TO
close. Before us is the larger destiny and
from the foundation of the world. And no
influence in our national life will help this
Republic to fulfill that destiny more than
the steady orderly, vital, hopeful: construc-
tive and conquering current of German
blood that pours through the veins OF the
American people. AS the twentieth century
dawns let this Republics flag advance be-
fore all the banners of the master people or
the world, and let us die rather than that
flag should ever lose that precedence. Heart
to heart. shoulder to shoulder, let us march,
regardless of nationality, creed or parties,
into our new day and into the worlds new
century with the words of the great Bis
lipS-'We Germans fear no one, and under
God move forward to our destiny,'-We
Americans fear no one, and under COO
move forward to our destiny. In a mo-
ment, the programme says, the Star-span-
gled Banner will be sung, and when It's
first notes fill all the air with glory OF
patriotic melody the order among our SOL
diers is Hats off to the flag! Let that or
der be extended around the entire globe and
let the nations understand that wherever
streams it's folds of light the order must pc
and be obeyed, even by the produest head
that wears a crown, Hats of TO the stars
and stripes!
speaker was compelled to stop for silence,
as each reference to the holiness OF the
cause Of America during the late war
brought forth deafenlng applause Inc me
ferring to the nobility of the character OF
Bismarck and the uniting in the bonds or
blood of the Anglo-Saxon and the Germans,
the only people whom the Romans were not
able to conquer, the crowd, including old
and young men and women, waved their
| hats and handkerchief and fairly screamed.
The rest of the afternoon was spent by
the people according to their own ideas of
enjoyment. Some danced in the pavilion,
| others sat in family groups and talked over
| the events of the day. while others at once
boarded the train for their return home. The
train. however, did not leave until nearly
o'clock