The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-08
THE SUN, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1899.

she draws to herself the attention OF the world
Her democracy and her organization OF her
Democracy-behold the glory OF the American
Republic
If need there were to define Democracy. I
would repeat the clear and comprehensive
words OF Americas martyred President: A
Government Of the people by the people and
for the people,.
Material prosperity belongs to us as to
no other people. The cities OF America
are building up museums and libraries.
to which are fastening the literary
and artistic treasures OF the world
and the generous beneiactions OF American
citizens to those museums and libraries belle
the oft-repeated assertion that in democracy
art and literature lack patrons and perish from
absence OF encouragement
There has been In America no deterioration
OF character. no lowering OF the stand
ard in public or private life. rs tho re-
suit Of her democracy. And surely there has
been in America no lowering OF the highest
standard OF patriotism. Where is the country
at whose call for heroes citizens with such
speed. with such forgetfulness OF self and In
such mum bers rally round the haR2 Soldiers
ready to sacrifice life for country are never
wanting in America No CONSUMPTION 10
needed to Ali the ranks 81 army or navy. And
with what vaor and what skill American SOL
ders give battle! Defeat is unknown in
America. Defeat is impossible in America.
The American Republic. She lives and
liberty lives with her. Tho flag OF the Amer
lean Republic means liberty. Wherever it
goes. liberty goes with il. With anxious
eye and throbbing heart We watch
to-day the journeying OF the flag
OF Am erica toward distant isles. We pray for
its safety and its honor; we proclaim that In
Asia as in America it means liberty and all the
blessings that go with liberty. Some say it
means in Asia the repression Of liberty. God
| forbid. 1t means in Asia the institution OF
civil order so that America. to whom the
! fates OF war have brought tho unsought duty
| Of maintaining order in those isles. may see
/ and know who are the people OF the Philip
pines. who there have the right to speak for
the people what the people desire. and for
what the people are fitted. Civil order
stored. the flag OF America may be trusted to
be for the Philippines tho harbinger and the
| guardian OF the liberty and right OF the peo-
| pie. The American republic. she will live and
| with her liberty will live"
THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
scene Of great enthusiasm followed the
| conclusion OF the Archbishops address. and it
was several minutes before order could be re-
| stored. Toastmaster Wickersham then intro
duced the President. who spoke as follows:
Il would not interrupt the orderly progress
OF the programme which has been
arranged for you. and to which I
must insist that your chairman shall adhere.
l rise only to express my warm appreci-
alton Of your affectionate salutation. and to
say that reeiprocate it with all my heart. We
are not strangers. This scene here tonight is
not altogether unfamiliar to me. l stood
before you once before moro than three years
| ago. your honored guest. and have for all OF
you only the most grateful recollection and
unstintsd gratitude.
| You have not only been my friends.
faithful and unfaltering at all times but
what 10 OF more moment you have been
at all times faithful to your country.
loyal to the inviolability OF the public faith.
standing always for honest government and
honest money. and forever standing for the
honor and integrity OF the flag wherever it
| floats and whenever it 10 carried by our soldiers
or sailors on land or on sea-"
SECRETARY ROOTS SPEECH.
Secretary OF War Root was the next speaker
He responded to tho toast THE American
Soldier" and said:
II am not unmndful OF the fact that
the easiest way to be Interesting is to be
indiscreet and that the more attractive aids to
oratory are eItravagant expressions. which,
while conforming to the zeal OF tho evening. dc
not commend themselves to the sober Judg
ment Of morning Happily the subject tc
which am assigned. finds its own interest in
every American heart and no eloquence ID
needed to strike the chords Of sympathy or Of
sentiment in loyal souls whore the American
soldier is the theme. Applause.
| You don't wish me to speak OF the soldier
OF tho past. We are peaceful. not mil
itary people. but we are made OF fighting
fibre. and whenever fighting is BY hard neces
sity the business OF the hour we always do Il
as becomes tho children OF great war-lik,
nation. Applause And on every field. from tn,
day when along the stone walls that lined tn,
Cambridge road, the men OF Concord and o
Acton made each his own disappearing gun
carriage. to the day when the flag hoated owe
the citadel OF Manila. the American has an
swered loyalty to every call OF duty. Ap
plauss The American soldier to-day is par
Of a great machine which we call Mtar
organization: \ machine in which. as by cleo
trical converters the policy OF Government il
transformed into the strategy OF the general
into the tactics OF tho field and into the acton
OF the man behind the gxn. Applause
, Through that machine he is fed. clothed
transported and armed. equipped and housed
The machine to-day Is defective; it need
, improvement; 1t ought TO be improved. Thirty
, three years OF profound peace have evolve
, | in it some men upon whom the stress @
harsh requirement has proved tha
they are UNIT for the positions I
which they have attained. Some squar
r pegs have got into round holes and some roun
, pegs have got into square ones. Some me
who. in the ordinary days of peace. hay
seemed to be equal to all requirements in tn
stern necessities OF war have failed to answe
to the demands; and wherever that has oC
Cured. the machinery has stopped and fails
, to accomplish its purpose. 1t was ineyitabl,
1t could be avoided only by the true Angle
4 Saxon method OF Improvement by experiment
. The machine was the machine by whic
q were clothed and armed, equipped. trans
I ported and ordered the armies who fought tn
greatest civil war of modern times. 1t was tn
machinery that We sxerted through that Rret
!. generation OF men whom we all honor
we look back over a third OF a century an
which required the experience. the har
experience. OF another war to teach ii
u American people where 1t needed In
:, | DroyAment and change 1t rests wit