Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-08

the republic which allows healthful discus |
sions; trust American justice and Ameri- |
can respect for human rights, born OF
American democracy, to solve in due time
every problem and remove every point. |
with time for reflection, the people will
proclaim the reign 81 justice and charity.
l fear only the effe pf momentary pas
sion and of the rash ( VI occasions Hence
the motto of Amer : should be patience
and prudence andf Z, while energetical
unselhsh work fci : ntry, for humanity,
for righteousness - ,r God
THE Americi .publicl 1t lives and
liberty lives wifi = The flag of the Amer
lean republic liberty. Wherever 1t
goes liberty with it. With anxious
eye and Uhrob' ieart we watch today the
journeying OF flag OF America toward
distant isles. pray for It's safety and its
honor. We ~. aim that in Asia, as in
America, 1t means liberty and all the bless
ings that go with liberty. Some say It means
in Asia the repression of liberty. God for"
bid
at means in Asia the institution Of civil
OF der, so that America, to whom the fates
OF war have brought the unsought duty Of
maintaining order in those isles, may see
and ltnow 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 RS
stored-and it must be restored-the flag of
America may be trusted to be for the
Philippines the harbinger and the guardian
of the liberty and the rights OF the people
"The American retublic. 1t will live ard
with it liberty will live"
AS soon as the applause which greeted
the archbishop as he took his seat enabled
10 Ho rJ 10
neatly introduced Secretary Of War Root.
Mr.. Root opened his remarks by saying:
"I am Tot unmindful that the easiest way
to be interesting is to be indiscreet, and
the most practical aids to oratory are ex-
pressions which dropped in the heat of the
evening do not commend themselves to the
sober thought of tomorrow 1t is difficult
however, to be indiscreet when the Ameli-
can soldier is the theme"
EuIos,izes American Soldiers.
Mr.. Root then drew a graphic picture ~
the willingness with which the American
soldier has responded to every call Of duty
from the day OF Lexington, when every man
behind stone wall formed his own dis
appearing gun carriage" to the days when
he sprang to arms at the opening OF hos
tilities with SPAIN
1.-The fighting machinery of today" he
said, needs to be improved. 1t ought to
| be improved Thrty-three years Of peace
| have placed some men where, in times OF
war, they should not be. Round pegs have
| been placed in square holes and square pegs
! in round holes. The fighting machinery OF
| today came down from the civil war Of his
tory and it needed the stern lessons of an
other war to teach the American people in
what respect it should be improved II
rests with you," he said, ''to determine
through yourselves and representatives in
congress whether those lessons shall be for
| gotten or whether the American army shall
| be kept in the forefront of progress"
He then turned his attention to the Philip
pines asking the indulgence of his hearera
when he recounted what the American army
now for the greater part in the Philippines
had done in the island of Luzon, paying @
glowing tribute to the brilliant work of Ad-
mirsl Dewey and the navy in Manila bay.
| "On the 18th Of August he said "the
! final protocol of the treaty of peace was
signed and the American nation assumed the
duty Of preserving order in the Philippines
| While Dewey waited for the final ratiflca-
ton of the treaty of peace the American
soldiers and sailors were made the objects
| Of insult and ridicule by the Filipinos, an:
their forbearance brought them only the con
tompt-of the men they were endeavoring t
protect. 1t was the belief born of this con
tempt that tho American soldier would no
fight that precipitated the attack in Febru
airy. The Filipinos soon learned their mis-
take and realized then, as they realize now
that the American soldier will fight at an!
time he is not withheld by orders to the con
trary."
Difficulties Confronting Otis.
He spoke at some length of the difficul
ties confronting General Otis when he wa
compelled to confront 10000 Filipnos will
1000 men who were entitled to their dis
charge and paid a warm tribute to thu
volunteers who have given up thsir vision
of hope, to which they We're entitlsd, to re
turn and remained at the front until a neV
army could be raised and sent one-third o
the way around the world to stand behint
the flag.
"One steady answering purpose" b.
said, lad run through every hour and ever.
moment of every day in Manila and tha
was the uPholding of the flag. We hav
brought back of these gallant volunteers
1900 men, 1900 are there now, 1900 ar
on the way and another 1900 are ready il
the crmps of this country. BY the 18th o
this month $4,000 men will be under tn
orders of Otis, Lawton and Macarthur an
will be there. Now what are these mel
fighting for? Arc they fighting a Filipin
nation? No. There is no such thing. Their
are sixty different tribes, speaking sixt
different languages and of these all bu
one wish TO come under the control Of tn
United States.
Mr.. Root then spoke in high terms OF tn
character of the American soldier as citi
zen, saying that his services in this direc
tion were more to his credit than any vic
tory he had ever won.
Following Senator Fairbanks James E
Boyd spoke as follows on Republication i
the South" His address was received wit
much applause.
President Wickersham then brought tn
assembly standing by the announcement the
President Mckinley would speak.
The president was greeted with franti
, cheers He spoke as follows:
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen Of the Maj
; quette Club:
II will not interrupt the orderly progres
OF the program which has heen made for yol
and to which must insist that your chair
man shall adhere. rise onIy to express m
warm appreciation of the affectionate salu
tation of the Marquette club and to say tha
recprocate with all my heart. We are nc
strangers. this scene tonight is not alto