The times., 1899-07-17


of those days disappeared, broken in fof-
iune and dying in other lands, unknown
and unheard Of, 50 the Tories Of 1899 will
disappear from the pages OF history as
factors in the development of their eQun-
try-s greatness, and remembered only as
so many wasps fitting through the night
Of gloom which they themselves have Gre
ated.
No backward Step.
''We cannot take any backward step. We
are held responsible before the world, and
we will prove in every way worthy of this
trust, and the time will come, and in the
very near future at that, when those who
doubted and feared, will be compelled to
admit that they foundered in the shoals,
fearing disaster. when indeed We were al
ready on the high sea of achievement with
haven of safety in sight. The people of
the United States. conscious of their duty
to the Government and to themselves, Will
never for moment tolerate that they
shall brutally enrich themselves at the
expense of other nations, but at the same
time in their onward march they will not
be found wanting when It is necessary TO
maintain law and order in those countries
which the fortunes of war have made our
own.
THE policy of our Government is like
the policy of every other form of govern
ment, suceptible of change, as a wise
statesman has said, "A wise man changes
often, fool never, so n great nation
cannot be expected to remain within the
narrow confines that Graded its birth, but
must expand its lungs and stretch out its
limbs in all directions, so long as it is
not detriment and injury TO the body
polite. or destroys those fundamental
principles on which government is found
ed. This is the duty we owe the State,
duty sacred and holy. one that We must
not trifle with, and one that we must ap-
preciate in its highest and best sense.
There is, as the German proverb says,
nothing so finely spun but what sooner
or later it viii be made manifest under
the sum- therefore, individuals and ma
tions cannot afford to do wrong, or to pur-
sue their onward course unless their
action is based on virtue, truth, and in
tegrity.
Refers to the Dreyfus Case.
"one of the best proofs of this is the
picture that is now revealed to us in our
| sister Republic. The American citizen
who is student of history has felt sore
and sympathetic for France in her great
trial. No matter from what motive, France
was our great ally and friend at time
when we needed aid and support, there
/ fore, to see this great nation so full of
genius and liberal ideas seemingly drifting
justice from its moorings of liberalism and
justice, was painful and heartrending
and it did not matter to us whether the
victim of hate and fanaticism was Jew or
! Christian. Therefore. we as American
citizens. are proud TO recognize the notable
efforts of Zola and Picquart, men worthy
of the genius of the nineteenth century,
and who have redeemed the name of man
and Frenchman from contempt, and saved
glorious old France in spite of herself, and
the victim of the most diabolical con-
spiracy of all times will no doubt soon be
rehabilitated in every sense, as loyal and
brave citizen of France.
1T Is these object lessons that constant
ly appeal to us and cause us to investigate
into the origin of persecution, and this
manifestation in France has added an
other important chapter to the many that
have been enacted on the pages of history,
but strengthened by that which finally was
done in France, let US never lose heart or
courage for the right. Let US with single
ness Of purpose and devotion ever remain
true to the institutions of our country,
and while from time to time we may suf-
fer from the prejudice of the ignorant and
unthinking, let us look beyond this tenn
porary cloudburst, awaiting the sunrise
of a new and better era in which man will
no longer be criticised or doubted because
he belongs to this or that church oTgani-
zation. but honored and respected for that
which ne does as a citizen of our common
country"