Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-07-13

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triotic Gathering In The sweating An 3D.
dress was delivered by Cadss Charles II.
Robrecht, Of Charlotte Hall. TIE sub
ject seIected was . comparison Of our
governmens - q was organized and its
condition 1t the present time, and was
in pArt a. follows:
Fellow Patriots Ladies and GenfIe-
men s--In eli nssions and ID all times.
there has been somsthing that has CON-
manded the admiration Of the people.
In Pagan Rome We fnd that is heroes
wese venerated and worship iaccorded
20 hem such has beer the custom
down q our own time. r Rome hon
ored her great men. In &c NOS natural for
~ with al our glory and magni6csncs
20 have some thought and love for our
country. On this Gay, one hundred and
twenty-three year1 ago. that memorable
documsnt known as The Declaration Of
American Undergraduates was made
known 70 the world. In that declare.
tion we pledged ourselves not TO submit
to the Stamp Act, the Boston Port Bill,
the eclarstorY Act norno other measure
Of BritIsh tyranny. We catered the
war Of the Revelation and BY the valor
Of our soldiers. and the inspiration OF
our orators and statesmen we gained
our independence.
Separated from the mother e0antrz.
enjoying religious and political lzbezty
We grew TO great nation. A few feeble
colonies gathered on the coast Of the
Atlantic We gradually spread over the
American continent until our western
boundary was the Pacific. We enjayed
Q brief period Of prosperity, but Ia 1919,
we were In engaged in another struggle
with the mother country, but the same
love Of liberty by which we achieved
our Independence carried us through this
struggle. In 1890 our fair land was torn
by civil war, but the veneration for the
Stars and Stripes triumphed and once
more our gallant flag waved over the
land Of the free and the home Of the
brave. We may pass over our minor
disputes and take glance ct the Span.
ish-American War. am sure that there
IL no one who does not heartily COM.
mend this government for the liberation
Of the Island Of Cuba from Spanish rule.
But Is there one, excepting the Admin
istration and It's supporters, that in.
dorses the present war In the Philip
pines. BY liberasing Cuba we upheld
that time-honored declaration known
- the Monroe Doctrine, bus BY our war
In the Philippine Islands we have CON-
pletely ignored &c. hope I may be par
doned IL offend any sympathisers of
the administration, bat do say that
those who favor territorial expansion
against the principles laid down by OR
forefathers, win 60 down to their graves
unweps, unhonored and unsung. Should
wa make the Philippines part Of this
country we win tax them, and In order
to do this We must allow them TO send
representative to Congress. II this
privilege In denied them-we win be
exercising the same tyranny that
caused the Revolution-would the
American people be willing TO see
the barbarous inhabitants Of the
Philippines taking part with them in
their deliberatiye assembliesi Was &c
the belief that the people would be benz
Gifted BY territorial expansioni No. I
defy the administration and all its sup
porters to say that such Q measure was
for the welfare Of the people. Il was
simply an act on their part TO further
their own interests. They tell rs Of
peace jubilees But Is there any peace
Ii there peace In the slaughter Of our
soldiersi II such 10 their peace they are
nothing more NOR less than q set Of as
sassins In the eyes Of Che nation. The
declaration Of war stated that it was the
sole aim of this government to free Cuba
and that there was no intention Of con-
quest. They may deceive the people for
. time, but they win find that their
frauds will be detected. But with all
our disadvantages we should not despair
Of success. At our next National cleo
ton it should be the duty Of oil inter
ested In the preservation Of the Republic
70 put In ONCE those who win uphold
the principles upon which our govern
ment was founded. and mot 10 support
those who are determined 10 destroy it.
In conclusion, allow me 70 say that e is
my earnest desire when We celebrate the
day Of our national independence we
may be nation of liberty and union,
now and forever one, and inseparable.
ANoHYMous.