Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-10-10

your model. and the very symbol OF our ma
tionality is almost identical with yours
both are the famous bird of J"ve. an eagle.
May. then. these two eagles soar forever,
flying along parallel lines-the American
guiding. the Mexican following. always en-
cGuraged by the example of her elder SIS
ter.
Secretary Long. of the navy. who re
sponded to The Navy. received greet
ing that will live with him for many i,,n ~. :.
day. He was, frequently Interrupted oy
cheers during his speech.
The Glories of the q. a. r" were
dwelt upon by Colonel ID. Il. henderson,
national house OF representatives. His re-
marks Were cheered TO the echo.
The last address on the resni2r, Pro P,
derson. L. 5 a. commander of the depart
ment of the Lakes His incisive utter
anccs. delivered in an energetic manner,
evoked the greatest applause He spoke aS
follows: ~
All honor to the heroes of Bunker Hill
and Kings mountain. l.undys lane ana
New Orleans, yet even they never ionSht
with greater spirit than the men OF ol. or
than our young soldiers of this generation
have SHOWN in Cuba and f.uZon.
May we not infer from this thtt ionr
generations under free Institutions mas at
least proven that we are worthy oi our
SirCS'
our British kiusmcu claim that there
IS no soil which has not been pressed ny
the feet of their soldiers and no sea wiiich
has not been plowcd by the kcois ot the,r
ships and they justify this boast by their
claim that civilization and justice nave at
ways followed their flag. We may not fol
low n career of conquest. yet we must
grow with our growth as we strengthen
with our strength. \ stoppagc in the cur
rent OF progress means StaSnduoh: Inc
genealogical meaning of imperial Is rul-
ing: il need not be dCSrotic. Alliances need
not he cntanEling. and are II bc feared by
the weak and not ny the strong. ENpah-
sion should bc natural growth. whether
the flag follows trade or trade follows the
flag matters not. for the two must go to-
| Sether
Moreover. we must take up the white
| mans burden. and take our part in the
| crusade of civilization: and wars must
come ON now and then. lest we forget
The maintenance of armies is JUSTIFIED
| by two considerations: FIRST, that they
are an insurance against loss by foreign
wars and domestic insurrection. and. sec
ondly. force is one of the elements in the
What saved Israel from its idolatrous
enemies? The priests and prophets? No
| the swords of Joshua and Gideon.
! of Persia? The poets and dcmaGoSucs?
| No. the sacrifice Of Thermopylae and the
| triumph of Salamis
What is the glory of ancient Rome:
| The fame of Cicero and Horace No. the
| heroism of Horatius and Regulus and the
| courage of its invincible legiOns-
What checked the portentouS career OF
! Spain? English hearts of oak and the
Dutch !E beggars Of ttl,, the Sc sea ,-o dosno,,,
| rule? Cromwells Ironsides.
What secured our independence? The
| cloquence of Henry or the pen OF JefIer,
son? Rather the sword Of Bunker hill
| and the courage of the cOntinentalS.
| What saved our Union? The compro
| misses OF Clay and the arguments of Web
ster? Rather the rising IN arms Of Z
| loyal people.
''Wh1 can tell how long the guns of San
| tiagO and Manila bay Will echo down the
ages? Generations vet UnbCrn will hear
the reverber2tipns of that cannonade. ISL
and empires will date their regeneration
from the time our Orifiamme of freedom
WIS sent through the dir and smoke of bat
tie. God acts by natural means. We all
know that the world iS governed by ideas
| But these ideas must he embodied in acts
The inventor must make his dreams prac-
| tcable: the statesman his laws effective;
the executive his power felt.
The word must be flesh to dwell among
| us. We must not have TOO much Of the
milk of human kindness to catch the near
est way, or let i dare not wait upon i
would We know how to tight; We must
also know how to cohqUer. Not conquer
Richelieus apothegm. All methods tc
conciliatc and then all means 10 crush
and first use all means to crush and then
all methods of conciliation.
Il There is Il story told the late Gen
eral Morrow. of the army, in a congress
siOnal investigation III Louisiana, he wa
asked what party he belonged to. HI
answered automatically that he WAS al
ways on the side of the administration.
Il can answer for the army, witnou
mental reservation. that We are always OF
the side of the administration. for, as tn
president is our cOmmander-in-chief, W,
. consider that we are part of the admin
. istration.
And this l know. that a more loyal
. patriotic and devoted body of men canno
be found.
ours not TO reason why,
Ours bu. to do die"
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