The silver star., 1899-07-28
SAID By A RAILROAD Man.

must be Of superior quality, and the
demand for American manufacturers
began to increase and is increasing
with each day, until hundreds Of our
factories are now running night ana
day. and business In the United States
was never in more prosperous con-
dition than It Is on the 21st day Of
June, 1893.
1t has been said by a great Ameri-
can writer that trade follows the
nag" Our war with Spain has placed
our nag upon the islands of the Pa
cine. directly In the natural track be-
tween the Pacific coast Of the United
States and Japan and China, and as we
contemplate our growing commerce
with these old nations we are remind
60 OF the prophetic statement made at
the completion Of the first continuous
line OF railroad between the Atlantic
and Pacific oceans. by the joining of
the Union and Central Pacific rail-
roads. more than thirty years ago. by
that prophet Of his time. Thomas H.
Benton, who. standing on the summit
OF the Rocky Mountains and pointing
toward the Pacific ocean. said: "There
Is the East; there is India" Mr..
President. since the meeting at Lake
George. four years ago, the fortunes
Of war have placed the United States
In the front rank among the powers
Of the world. and we can no more shi-k
the responsibility which these events
have brought on us as nation, than
we can shirk our responsibility as pri-
vate citizens.
There are some who seem to think
that we might get along without trade
with China. and that 1t is a new fan
gled notion that Chinese trade can es-
pecially benedt the United States.
Commerce with China Is much older
than many suppose, for 1t began lis
years ago. the first vessel sailing from
New York on Washington's birthday,
In the year 1774. This vessel returned
to New York May II. 1776. The sue
cess Of the venture was such as to war
rant its repetition. and from that day
to this. trade between the United
States and China has continued with
out material interruption. until It 10
now greater In Importance and value
than that Of any other nation trading
with China. with the single exception
Of Great Britain. II we are to continue
- one Of the great nations Of the
world. we can hardly afford to ignore
. country that comprises one-twelfth
Of the land area and nearly one-fourth
Of the population Of the globe.
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