Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-02-23
'KlNLEY'S SPEECH.

! the y-IrS GoqUiCIIN. 1t seems not sOlonS
J hut Is i'm fact six vars since ii WAS my
honor to ho "a guest of the Homo Market
club. Much has happened IN the intervene
ing time. issues which We're then engage
ing Us hay" been settl Il or put aside fur
larrcr and more abs, rninC ones ElmcS-
tic conditions have improved and are gen
orally satisfactory.
We have made progress in industry and
have r"alz I'll the prosperity for which We
have been striving. We have had four
long years Of adversely, which TAUGHT us
some lessons which will never he unlcarn-
'd and which Will b. valuable in guiding
our future action. We have not only been
successful in our financial and husin less
affairs but have been successful i'm Il war
with 4 foreign power which has added
grcrt glory to American arms and Il new
chapter to American history.
do not know why in the yoar lN9a this
republic has Unexpectedly had placed be
fore ii mighty problems which it must
face and meet They have come ana ale
here and they could not ic kept AWAY.
Many who Were impatient 70. tn" conflict
a year ago. apparently needless of ITS
larSar results are the first to cry cut
against the far-roachins consequences of
their own act. Those Of us who Dire .dcd
war most and whose every effort WAS di-
root'd 10 prevent it,, had fears Of ncw and
grave problems which might follow its in
'lN- Ol'i'l' II. ! ne tNbluilbl tl even. )
Whcn no man could control has brought
these Problems ulon lis. &c tain IT :. that
they have not cemc through any fault on
our own part bat as a high obligation and
We meet them with clear conscience ana
un-a.li~h purpose, and with good heart
resolve t. undertake their solution.
War was declared i'm April 1N9N. with
practical unanim!ty by the Congress- and
once upon rs, WIS sustained by like uuan-
unity among the people There had been
rary who had tried to avert it, as on tho
oth. r hHnG there were many who would
have ur"cipititcd it at an earlier date. In
It's prosecution ana conclusion the great
majority Of our countrVmen of every Sec
ton believed they VIZ fighting i'm Just
cause ANA at home or ON the sea or in the
nrld they hal part in its glorious tr-
umphS 1t was the war of an undivided
nation
Every great act in its progress. from
Manila to Santiago, from Guam to Porto
Rico. met universal and hearty commcn-
dation. The protocol commanded the
llH"ticallN unanimous approval of the
American people 1T was welcomed by
every lover of peace beneath tho nag.
TN" Philippines, like cuba and Porto
Rico, were lntruSted to our hands by the
war ana H. that great trust under the Pro-
violence of God ana in tn name Of hui
man progress ana civilization. We are
,o,,,i,t. {, w. NV "ot
,,,t Gtt G, y, u0' iul" "Hl'h We VIII
4 49,, -" en- va" P"I'' VIII HoI'
i,, ,'t''.'' ~, ~" N"''S ~ nome 10
/ " MN ~ ,"i""l't US 'Accui"il VIM"
/ Dewey ana Otis ard the brave men whom
~ ''n'l''i'' WIN nave IN" support OF
'"d'N III "PH"''IlN our nag Wh'rc
81 mIN H""'S, IN SNhnul ana assurance
90 .''. ~ "!' Justice
"'t hat'oH WIS ever lpl' 10 write an
"v'"."U pT"SF'ihh" or IN" war upon
""''i II was entering Huch less decree
]" "''N"H'c 'il' scope Oh us results Con-
gross can declare war but higher pow
or "'clt'S us bounds ana likes Its rcla-
l"hs ana responsibilities, The President
can hlrtcl 'ne movements OF soldiers on
''l' "clu an" Hc'tS upon IN" sea but ne
cannot IorSo' IN" Close OF such movements
OF PrcScrine lhrlr limits. lie can not an
U'lldto or aNold inc consequences but he
must meet 'leH' 40 accurate map of ma
,i'hs engaged III war can De traced until
the war Is over nor can the measure Of
resp 'hSinlIliE p' lNcd tlll the Last gun Ia
hred ana the verdict cmbodles in the stip-
ulatols Oh peace
We near no complaint Of the relations
created by IN" war between this GOv rn-
mont ana the Islands of Cuba ana Porto
klco. mere "ic some, however, who re-
CARA the Phlllpplnes as in different re
ihtiph' nut Whatever variety Of views
lhere may ne ON TINS phase Of the QucS-