The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-03-03
MISSION.
The Patriotic Theme Of Mr.. Bryan
at Washington.
Th- IA moa. Nebraskan Make "a Nig-
srou- Attack ON perinii-m-A
Yer, Full >,aop>i- OF uis
Address.

dress Of William j. iiryau before the
Virginia association. Washington DC.
"Wednesday evening. February " Hi-
subject Was America MISSION ne
said. in part:
"Mhen the advocates OF Imperialism find
II Impossible 70 reconcile a colonial policy
with the principles 81 our government cr
with the cancns Of morality when they are
unable 10 defend IL uYon the ground 81 ~
ligious dgty or peculiarly port. they fall
back Ia helpless despair upon the assertion
that u Is destiny suppose y does violate
the constitution. they say suppose u does
break all the Commandments suppose Y
doe entail upon the nation an incalculabie
expenditure 81 blood and money II - de--
tiny aud We must submit
The people have not voted for imperial
ism no national convention has declared
for IL: no congress has passed upon it To
whom. then. has the future been revealed.
Whence this voice Of authority We can all
prCphesy. but our prophesies are merely
guesses. coloree by our hop+s ara OUR sur
roundinEs Mans opinion Of whai " % he
~ half "a ish and half environment ANarire
paints destiny with a dollar marx before
IL. militia rsm @Tuips Il with a sword
~Ile - the best prophet who, r~ecocniz-
ing the omnipctence Of ruth compre henrs
moss clearly the great forces which arr
workinE out ths progress. not u one party.
mot of one nathan IUT OF LEe NUM- 4A NANF-
History IS reulefe With predictions
whi~h o-re wor. tie hue ~ destiny. hat
uhf.h t.l.a ~. f-sirur,.rt n.rat=. trrS.
who uttered them saW too small an arc %
.he circle OF events when Pharaoh pur-
sued the fleeing lsraeltes 70 tAe edge pi %"
Red sea he was confident that thtir hpni-
!. - ~ -.,.w.f ars .r.s they would
a..fn $50. brfrk- without straw. b-r aes-
- - ~, -.r.af.7 ,rtl Moss ana hs
sofiov...- rDa-h.s ~ further shor. dry
sb@T srs ~. v-aves rolled r.sr the horses
.-9 cbLtfotx ~ ~. Er.uttare When Bel
sn.z7.- 4, ~. lsst n rt. ~ has r.Egr. led
~ Forsa-a to-ss f-to fha BarAlarian
1890, r.m 49, sar aovn - a fable clr-
,r.s,~ .~.h .~ss.ls ~ silver ana cnl4 ne
f.lt erre M 49, kingdom for many years 70
rcme M ses,iry wa~ ro- r.,.aie5 untl
~. b.ra u-r-a uno- fh. wall thos. awe
,rsrf-5-r words Meme. Meme. Tekel
i-n -, Uh.n Ass.r-a AMMAN swsps
- ut,s ~ rrrsu.rfrr hosts MS
n.-..~.-, - ~. .-.4e.rt triumph
,,~osrnou. ~. world hut esStlny was mot
.a,esI.s untI charl.s Marr.i raised the
-. 1.t-l.reis OF Tours and
$500 rn-.,.e srom wy sword Of Maham-
n~,fs-- when Na--ieon emerged vic
..- ..n~ ra-.rrr f~nw rim and from
.,.a.T~,,+1 4. ,noa.f- himself the child OF
scs,t,, ~, a.stirx was not revealed until
r,,.rn.-.s ,o--es f,ir.s n. army of Well
. *. ,.r,n4sh.s rarsrfau h.rau
~ -~-r.rrhni march ro -. Helena. When
- - ro.,s ~ George III. routed the
". Ervlsrs.r -. l.. xgrston and Bunker
rr41 49, 80. y. sn-. +h. H-f-iSh sovereign
,ts,ors ~ colonies tax.a without r. presen-
,a.sor .rs d-aIn4s ~ thssr wealth hy for
.Ss---gg. go ia, Eesftnv was not re-
,sataF rr,n ~ Sn~-ans.r ~ CORVALLIS
.,m,i.,as -. work l.run 81 Indepe ndenc.
b.n.,d ueh.-.a ir,a existence q govern
,s.,t .er;virr n. trst overs from the con-
s.r, ~ ~ rov.rn.a
.V. hax. reached another crisis The
.-.tsr. sor-rf-. ~ imnars.IfSm. haufShe1
,-or rnr ia-a NOR. -han 4 c.ntury ago.
49, r.r-oss4a ne Atlantic and challenged
denor-ary 10 mcrral combat upon Amert-
go sof Whether th. SPANISH war shall
Il. trnw- ~ history as a war for liberty or
- var ~ corouss, whether the princi-
49, ~ self--oy.rnm.- snail as strength
.r.a ~ abandoned phetAe- this nation
sbaii remain a homn--a.rrus republic Or
h,cama \ he-t.rorfn.ou .muir.-theS.
oa.s,.ans must h. answered ~ the Arneri-
e.n ueoule-whe thty sq.ak. and nOt until
th.r viii destiny IL revealed
DESTINY i not a matter 81 chance. il 81
a MATTER Of choice. IL ia not a thing % hs
waited for. IL Is a thing 10 lie achieved
so ~. can see ia. END from the be-
u. ass..