The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-10-26

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ly civilized; they are accustomed to gov
eminent and social order, but with all
this they have up to the present time
lived almost apart from mankind. The
breaking of the seal upon their ports Is
to US of Europe and America the dis
covery of new continent. In the ma
ture of things great results must follow.
The discovery of America broke up the
deepest fountains of European life; the
opening up of a country peopled only by
savages has stirred every corner of Euro
pean enterprise, but here in the far east
swinging inward are doors that will adj
init us to one-half of the desirable ter
ritory and one-third of the population of
the earth. 1t is a land without railroads,
without manufactures, without cities
built on modern lines, without fields cul-
tivated by modern implements 1t bids
for every character of American enter
prise. Looked at from every material
point of view
The Invitation Opened
is one that no enterprising people can
afford to decline.
The e. breakup e;ek in the current 10, Of
A aaaa,t lie fs,n is at han hand. The
to compare their own methods of life
with ours and to reach out for some of
the physical aids that we are ready to
offer. In time will come a change Of
clothing, of houses and methods of trans
portation, of all that constitutes the ma
terial side of human life. Ships laden
with these from the western world are
entering their ports. Railroads will soon
carry them in all directions throughout
the interior. Telegraphs will everywhere
quicken intelligence as 1t quickens the
means of thought. Rice will to some ex-
tent give way to bread, sandals to leath-
er foot wear, and the national dress to
modern clothing; modern civilization will
eventually gather these people in, and
feed, and clothe, and build them anew. At
the ratio obtained in Japan the world
ought in Is years to have with China a
trade Of more than $4,000 00." And fur
Their on:
'"But commerce. however enterprising
ought not to be left to shift for itself.
Government should always give to 1t the
aid of it's presence and moral force. The
Importance of this cannot be over-esti-
mated. Physical presence, the power that
flows from personal contact is the force
that dominates everywhere. This has
proved itself over and over again. Ma
items impress themselves upon the peo-
pie Of other nations after the same man
ner. They take on relations with each
other largely as they are drawn to each
seeks trade and influence must make
itself seen and felt The physical pre-
sence of a nation to the people of foreign
lands is it's flag, it's war ships and the
their observation. A harbor in the Phil
ippines well garrisoned, and sovereignty
over the islands or a part of them, would
be the physical embodiment of America
in Asiatic waters.
It is the hand of civilization that
A vast continent lifts out of
the sea upon which to lay, by the hand
of commerce, the foundations of that
civil and religious liberty that has given
to the English speaking race its great
ness at home and coming primacy over
the affairs Of mankind"
Here Is Our Duty.
Fellow citizens, to every idea and word
which I have here read from these two
great American citizens, I give my ear
nest undivided, absolute adherence These
are the problems of the hour. These are
the objects, the attainment of which in
the immediate future must command the
brain and energy of our people and their
lawmakers. What folly now to talk
about changing our standard of values
to fall out of the grand procession of the
great commercial nations of the world as
they advance to occupy this imperial COM
mercial domain. Here Is our opportunity,
here is our duty to ourselves and pos
terity. Through the splendid policy of
protection, through it's great training
school, we approach our industrial and
commercial manhood. Within we are
strong and rich and powerful. We must
advance and take our place in what in
the near future must be, nay is now, the
great commercial arena wherein the great
ccmbatants will strive in peaceful and
the doors to that commerce by building,
owning and controlling the great inter-
oceanic canal guarded by outposts al
ready ours and connecting with outposts
soon to be ours stretching to the Orient,
and giving evidence there of our visible,
tangible, potential presence. We must
build and operate great lines Of mer-
chant ships, build them in our shops,
materials, man them with our own sail
ors and load them with our own mer-
chandise. We must back them with our
wealth and protect them with our navy.
Unrivalled in our internal commerce and
carrying trade we must be unrivalled in
our external commerce and carrying
trade The flag and victories of peace
must follow the flag and victories Of
our recent war. We must so reform and
reconstruct our banking system as t.
utilize our unique and commanding posi-
ton and gain our share in the great ex-
changes of the world, and to that end
we must forever discard every thought
of rotten and debased money. While
we may rejoice in the coming together of
the great English speaking peoples, while
we may hope for and believe in the
coming primacy of Anglo-Saxon civili-
zation over the affairs of mankind" we
need to form no political alliances. To
use the words of another, our alliances
must not be those of selfish forces but of
noble and kindred aims. We need no
one to fight our battles, we will not fight
the battles of others.
1.-THE messenger of power and of for
tune knocks at our door" To a nation
as to an individual the supreme oppor-
tunity comes but once. It will not come
again. We must grasp it or it will be
gone forever. Well may opportunity say
to nation as to an individual:
Master of human destinies am I!
Fame, love and fortune on my footsteps
wait.
Cities and fields I walk; I penetrate
Deserts and seas remote and passing by
Howell and mart and palace, soon or late
I knock unbidden once at every gate!
If sleeping wake, If feasting rise before
turn away. 1T Is the hour of fate,
And they who follow me reach every
state
Mortals desire, and conquer every foe
Save death; but those who doubt or
hesitate,
Condemned to failure, penury and woe,
Seek me in vain and uselessly implore.