The times., 1899-05-26

enough and humane enough to meet them
and to master them and to bring from them
blessing for all posterity? LGreat applause
and cries of Yes, yes, Dare We not,
with wide open. fearless eyes. scan the ex-
panding horizon of the twentieth century?
Let towards falter: let pessimsts bewail;
the world moves: the Republic lives; God
reigns, and in the sunshine OF his favor
we go marching on [applausel; on, under
the flag that symbolizes the highest ambi-
tion of the human race.
That flag. Washington made it the flag
of independence. Lincoln made it the flag
Of liberty. Mckinley has made It the flag
of mans humanity to man lapplauSel, and
world around, serenely uplifted toward the
here today and on land and sea the wide
eternal blue. kisseG by the sun of day and
woed by the stars of night it triumphantly
floats the unconquored flag of the greatest
nation Of the earth" [Applause.l
Webster Davis Speaks.
The Hon. Webster Davis. Assistant Sec
retary of the Interior, was introduced. He
spoke in part as follows:
Our war with Spain was right. Our
war with the Filipinos is right, and the
men on land and on sea who upheld the
dignity of the Republic and raised the
Stars and Stripes in Cuba Porto Rico, and
the Philippines, are the heroes of the ma
tion whom we delight to homo, today.
shall not mention names lest we may in
dulge in unjust Determinations. We want
TO honor them ali, from the highest officer
in the Navy and Army down to the hum
blest sailor and private who performed
their part in that great contest. love to
speak of the priyates lapplausel, the men
who carried the rifles and the muskets.
The pedestals to the fame of the com
manders was built upon the bolies and ce-
mented by the blood OF the common SOL
diers. [Applause.l Too much praise can
not be given to the able commanders who
made the plans and gave the orders. But
today, as the nation eulogizes the COM
manders of the Army and the Navy, want
TO say a word for the boy who marched n
the ragged blue, and the sailor boy who
was the humble private. They are heroes,
one and all and their deeds will never
die
We do not forget to offer our praise to
the men who offered their services, but
who never reached the scene of conflict.
IApplause.l Through no fault of theirs
they missed the battlefelds. They were
good soldiers. obeying every command.
They have performed well their part.
When Cuba lay at ,our feet wounded
and bleeding. suffering and starving, and
stretched forth her hands to us in a cry
for help. we answered that cry. 1t was a
cry for justice. for humanity, and for
brotherhood. To have turned a deaf ear
would have been shameful and cowardly,
and would have proven us false TO the very
principles of our Government and every
obligation of common humanity. AS one
man we stood face to face with the bar
barism and tyranny Of Spain, and grand
was the result of the victory We have
achieved. and remarkably small the loss OF
human life.
Now the question arises are we going
to give up the fruits of that victory? lCries
of No. no.''l | answer, no. No, thousand
times, no. There is but one course to pur
sue, and that is to fight ii through. The
authority of the United States must be
thoroughly established and thoroughly rec
ognized by the Filipinos When this is
done we can then treat with them. and
treat them right. IApplause.l The leader
of the Filipino insurgents is but a rene
gade, anyway. He does not represent the
majority of the people of the Philippine
Islands. He sold himself once for money.
and wall do so again should he get the
chance. Like some Americans. he is a pat
riot for gold only. [Laughterl
Force the FiIipinos.
Our Government ought to receive and
assume the responsibilities of the govern
ment of the Philippines. To fail to do so
would make US the laughing stock of the
whole civilized world The only way 10
deal with these people is by force. This
is war of civilization against barbarism.
a war of liberty against slavery. A war
Of law against anarchy. and the only way
to do is to force them TO accept the bless
ings Of civilization at the hands of this
great Republic. We have got our honor
10 maintain. and our boys will maintain
that honor. tApDleuse-l
The Filipinos. and the Cubans also,
have so long been in slavery: have so long
suffered under the iron heel Of oppression,
that they are ignorant, superstitious and
barbarous. They are treacheTous because
they have been bred to treachery. But un-
der the guidance CT the American nation
all these bad qualities viii disappear, and
they will build up their country, open up
their mines, cultivate their fields, and
stimulate their commerce and trade. As a
great and mighty nation it is our duty to
carry to these people the blessings Of civ
ilization. 1t will be the best thing for
each. II is destiny. lApplause.l
My friends, large part Of the blood
shed in the Philippine Islands may today
be laid at the feet OF some of our citizens
in the United States of America. to some
of our misguided people who have lent
them announcement and enabled them to
continue their conquest. Our people have
an honest right to differ on questions of
public policy, but they have no right to
commit sedition and treason. Applause
They have no right to aid and abet the
enemies Of this country. They have no
right to incite our soldiers and sailors TO
insubordination and mutiny. All men and
women thus guilty are traitors to our
country and unworthy the name American.
But their efforts were a failure They did
not affect our soldiers. fer. though the
time for which they had enlisted had ex-
pired, and though some of our traitor
Gus Governors are demanding their return.
they Stand honOrahlY for right and cnnn=