The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1899-08-09


party that took a position in opposition
to what Americans believe is legiti-
mate expansion policy in the interests
Of the American people.
Col. Hofer's Address.
This is a patriotic occasion, an as
semblGge Of the veterans Of the Union
armies, the Indian aud Mexico war
veterans, while the bravest regiment
that has been sent out from any state in
the Union in the American Spanish war
is now in our state, on its way home,
receiving the plaudits of a proud le'-
pie.
Oregon has produced the creates,
poets on the Pacific coast-the late Sam
Simpeon and the living Edwin Ma =
ham. Oregon has produced the great
est fighting regiment of the Philippine
war. Oregon is state of whom he
people are proud by the record of actrLl
achievements on the field OF war, where
real valor OF brave hearts is required.
Oregon is proud member of proud
national Union, whose flag waves IN
triumph and glory over the West In
dian, the Hawaiian, the Aleutian and
the Philippine archipelagoes. 1ne
Islands Of thousand seas bow before
the sovereignty of the stars and stripes,
The speaker showed that we wee y
composite igce. The same elements OF
Briton and Celt, of Dane and Saxon, OF
Tenton and Norman, that formed the
original English race, were again poured
in direct immig alton upon tae nation
formed om the Thi teen English colon
les. Millions OF Celts, Skandinavia1s
and Teu' >ns have only made stronger
the original forces OF our composite
race. We possess Anglo-SPyin iustitu-
tions, but the Anglo-SaSon is the
smaller fraction ia the race-force now
called American The Anglo-SaXon
gave u ine m yture OF bloods that COM
prise the Ens slsh-speakiug race represen-
tative government, the jury system and
religious liberty. In one century this
En-, ,lish speaking composite race has
eSept around the wo Id. 1t has spread
east from England around one-halt the
O lent, TO the Australian cont lent,
over north and south Africa. II has
gone westward over North America,
Alaska, Hawaii and has planted It's foot
s,eps ON the Philippines never to be
retraced. English is the language OF
diplomacy and inte national law the
world over. The Paris treaty, the arbi-
tration conference employed English,
and We shall live to see the time when
English newspa, ots will be thrown from
the press in endless editions following
the sunrise as il sweeps around the world
bat with all inn prtant news printed be-
fore its occurrence.
England is call the mother country,
but she is only am older child of the
rentonic and Celtic race ioices Of which
We are the youngest of nations. Bui
Youngest OF the nations, our country il
the birth place OF political Institutions
that will yet remodel old England hersel
into a Democratic form Of government
and ovcrturn the monarchies OF Europe
The effort OF Easlish capitalism anC
a'istocracy 10 get possession Of al
South AZ lea met With no responsive
throh in the hearts OF Americans. Let
Great Britain invade the Transyaal re
public and the dream % an Ana .
American alliance would be- sha,tere,
10y an unanimous American protest
ihe Transvaal Eepublic had establishe,
i,s boandal les With a blood-hought 9, n
test Tor freedom and shown lis capacit
,or sell government, as dangerous a,
example TO the struggling races OF IN,
World as the American Colonies set il
l776. That democratic South African
nation OF farmer hoers was the veiy
antipodes Of British class rule. III,
speaker tlld the anecdote Of an English
loTd who called ON President Kruger bui
could not get am audience Tell him l
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