The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-23


that Washington could not have foreseeu
the conditions which had arisen. What
could we gain by alliances and what would
we risk? We could never maintain that
moral weight which We enjoy to-day II
the attitude of impartiality and benevoience
were substituted for special friendship for
any particular cne. But it is raid that we
speak the same language England anu
that therefore, we should pc bound in cIose
England or with the anglo Saxon race
might be good or a Lad thing according
to its object To-day these two nations are
allied for every purpose that makes for the
spread of civilization and the diffusion OF
justice. They have been allied since the
very beginning of our existence. That al
lance no treaties can cement, ana no
treaty. whatever its provisions, can embark
Us in enterprises of aggression or conquest:
or involve us in the cabals or intrigueS OF
''The history of England abounds in con-
tradictions. Now that in some parts OF the
world England should have furnished the
best government and in other parts the
worst almost Ii has ever seen, would be al
most inexplicable if we did not bear IN
mind one fact in her history Ever since the
Norman conquest the Norman has domi-
mated the English court and the EnSllsn
part Of the globe which had been the the
ater of his struggles and his conquests, buI
he still lives in England and he has lived
there for eight hundred years. The whole
history of the English people is struggle
between the Anglo-Saxon striving 10 re-
store the ancient common law or England,
ana the norman SITNiUk " iAlpOSc NPDlA
the Saxon the feudalism which he brought
| across the channel. After the centuries or
contest the Anglo-Saxon has triumphed
over the Norman upon his own soil. The
Norman, deprived of authority in England,
has still managed to embark the English
people in adventures beyond the seas.
ALWAYS ADVANCED JUSTICE
1.-THE Englishman has never yet drawn the
sword except where he believed it was nee
essary to advance justice. The Norman new
er wanted an excuse to engage in COM
bat. All he wanted was an opportunity.
Yet the Englishman, when he did draw the
sword in defense of justice and liberty trl-
umphed over the Norman and planted his
heel upon his neck declared that in Eng
land, at least, liberty, as devised ana
framed in the English common law, should
not be disturbed by any foreign influence
or traditions.
s'In this country yre have never had occa-
sion to complain of the English people, II
was not the English masses that assalled
our colonial rights. The first amendment to
our Constitution was to incorporate IN It's
provisions the English bill of rights An ALL
ance to advance the principles OF English
jurisprudence already exists. Ihe true prln,
ciples Of English law are better understood
here than they are in London
IF we are to have an alliance, let II pc
an alliance to advance the welfare OF the
masses, not an alliance which is to bring
them and the classes to advance the ampi-
on either side of the water; an alliance
which will aid the spread of that English
law which is the fountain of our own juris-
prudence here, at once the pride and hope
of humanity, which is the delght OF ND
erty the guide of progress, the rampant or
the world. we are ready to unite with Eng
land and all the world From the first day
of our existence we have. promoted 1t ana
sustained it. Every decision OF our courts
is extension of It. Every extension OF the q.
suffrage among free men has advanced It,
and by the sword of this Republic It VIII
continue and advance until Its SHADOW
cast across the world will encourage I'D
and will stifle wrong, tyranny ana aggreS-
sion when it appears. once and forever.
MY friends, alliances for war, IN my
Judgment are dangerous; alliances Tor
peace, in my Judgment, are supernuous.
Perhaps I may be considered extravaganit; H.
but 1 certainly am sincere when ! say. IN
my Judgment, this country Is closing upon
the last great war which the world Will see
for ages. My belief is based upon the knowl- WI
peace; that there Is no obstacle Tor war SO
formidable as a maturing bill OF exchange.
ops in proportion as 1t diminishes the pros
pect of actual conflict between nations
There is domestic disorder which is be-
which It is the part of craftsmanship to
deal.
THE FREE LABORER,
s'If I were to define the economic effect
of the Christian revelation I should say it
was the substitution Of free labor for Slav-
ery The free laborer demands a fair share
of what his toll has helped to create, and
the squabble over the proper share of the
laborer has developed a kind of civil war
known as a strike, more dangerous to So
ciety than any International conflict which
has occurred in the progress of history. The
solution of this problem is to be found where
! the solution of every problem has been
] faund-in inSfiro PQIllIV and the courage to
/ do right. All that is necessary to solution
] of any difficulty is a disposition to reach a
/ solution that is consistent with equity. In
4 this country we have every reason TO as
| sumo that the question will be solved, be-
cause here we have clothed the laborer with
| a dignity which was new to him, and he has
| borne 1t with a dignity which was worthy
! of the trust. Already we have established
/ that the laborer is the fountain of our pros
perity, the architect of our greatness. We
! hold him nobler than the soldier, and that
/ is q tremendous advance In the history Of
! the world. Better than the mercenary SOL
der of Europe, not better than the citizen
! soldier Of America, for the laborer is the
| citizen soldier. That this country will solve
/ this question, that the twentieth century
| will be marked by the establishment OF prin-
/ cipleS for the solution OF Industrial disputes
| as the nineteenth century has been marked
\ by the establishment OF principles which
] prompt peace between all nations no man
! can dispute who looks over the history OF
In conclusion Mr.. Cochran said: 1.-The life
| which closed at Mount Vernon one hundred
! years ago was a life modelled on that which
| closed on Calvary. More fruitful of political
results beneficial to the human race than
any that has ever been led in all the years
| of history, heaven could have been its only
| source, but now, after 1880 years, behold 1t
is crystallized and existing in the shape Of
| political institutions built upon &he conf
| dence of mankind, destined to grow through
| their energy through their approval and
| through their corporation, maintaining
/ peace institutions by strict adherence to the
maxims which have been inculcated by their
| founder, extending their influence by
! thoroughly obeying their spirit in all things
| we of this generation who have been de-
| prived of the opportunity of founding them
! can do more. We can extend them so that
their influence will change the aspect of all
mankind and thus will we be helping to es-
tablish Gods kingdom on earth by dis
pensing Gods justice to the world"
TO BUILD MEMORIAL HALL