The times., 1899-12-15


ousy. He was often discouraged. hut never
aisheartened. often aggrieved hut never
angry Senator Depsw continued
If the brightest in diligence mos. hope
fui spirit and most brilliant fmagination
standing by the bier of washington had
predicted the results for a century Of tho
experiment Of government Of the people
by the people. and for the people. his
prophecies would have been commoa pla-s
compared with the marvellous blessings
which tonight are the glorious heritage OF
Americans. These are the eloquent figures
OF material growth. Then we had q Re
public OF fifteen States. now f0rty-dve-
Our country covered eight hundred and ivs
thousand, four hundred and siXty-one
square miles, now three million six hun
dred and two thousand nine hundred and
ninety on this continent and one huadIed
and thirty thousand more in our colouiaI
/ islands.
''The population of 1900. 600 has become
/ at least q, ,0O0 O00. Our revenues have in
/ creased from 81. .000. 600 10 over $500 GOO goo
and cur estimated wealth from a hundred
million 10 a hundred billion OF dollars
I We import Slo0. .e0o.t0 OF merchandise an
nually. against s19. 000 600 In 1888 and from
( an exporting country Of SIS 0o0 .000 a wear.
1 the products OF our fields. factories and
f. mines exported yield twelve hundred AMI
twenty -scvcn millions of dollars The bal
aoce OF trade against us In 1893 was eX-
/ haus ing the slender resources Of our fcre-
/ fethers, while now the opuient surplus is
making us the richest. most prosperous.
and most progressive nation I'm the uor'd
No Alliance for Wa~hfuetou
Washington was strenuous that our
( Government should form no permanent al
IiaEce with any European power, and that
We should keep out OF European policies.
conflicts. and politics We always havs
been, and We always viii be. free from such
/ eutanglements and an effective treaty OF
offensive and defensive alliance could never
be confirmed.
In the evolution Of a hundred Years
the Presidency has reached the dignity
aH8 power desired b. Washington, bur de-
MED by all his contemporaries. except
Hamilton. The possibilities OF the chief
/ Magistracy were discovered by Jefferson
when he surrendered constitutional sCru-
pies for national safety by the purchase
Of Louisiana They startled the country
when General Jackson seized the sovereign
State OF South Carolina by the throat
They received the sanction OF popular ap-
proval when in the stress OF civil var.
/ Lincoln, by a stroke OF his pen. cent seated
four hundred millions Of recognized prop
erty by freeing four millions OF slaves.
The necessities OF the situation in cur
island DrOteeJorate and possession have de-
vOlved stiH greater duties and gFaver re-
sponsibilites on President Mckinley. Ex-
| traordnary Capitalization and coucentra-.
tiOn of power at the Federal Capital nave
created one OF the foremost Of nations.
without impairing the rights. the proper
independence. or the government Of tia
States. The President CT the United States
is the most powerful ruler 10 the world
but only as the executive Of a free reople.
to when every four years he saFrenders
his Office and prerCgatives.
PerfIa nF Hexxo 0-uru-f.s
The peril OF the nineteenth century wsa
disunien, that Of the twentieth wiz BE- con-
gestion- The productive power OF fuven-
tion. steam. and electricity create surplus
which endangers the health. happiness. and
lives OF the people OF Europe and America.
But dependent races of the Orient and Os
Africa. and the stimulating processes Of
/ Western civilization upon their wants pre-
sent limitless markets The United States.
which stood on sufeTanee at the doors OF
/ kings palaces at the death OF Washington,
is entering upon its hundredth anniversary
/ as an eGUal ia the AFFAIRS Of the w0ri0,
among the great powers OF Europe. At
Manila we are at the door OF the East and
none can close it against rs
Mr. DepeW closed with an eloquent ont
burst Of oratory on the memory Of wash
iugtOn. and after a national hymn By ths
| band the audience was dismissed with
I AEt4E-lNAlttA- " NLtti ti4-+LA A.Detlt-A--
known "a the Tammany Society
Hon Charles II Lltchman. OF 1dassa-
| chusetts, delivered a brief address in re-
Iation 10 the Order Of Red Men. He ad-
dressed the audienee as 'pale-faced
| friends" The foundation OF the order was
| laid in 1850 the designation at that time
| being The Sons Of Liberty" On the scroll
| of membership is the name OF George
1 Washington. The society was afterward
known as the TammaHy Society. Yes"
| said the speaker, the same TammaEy So
cieJy that now exists in New Yo-k but
| do not want to say anything abOu- thas
| society in recent years.
| The Improved Order OF Red Men was
| the next and latest designation OF the Or
| gaHizaJion. The SoEs OF Liberty fought for
the birth Of the Republic IN 1872. The In
/ proved Order Of Red Men sent thousands Of
! loyal dghters into the ranks Of the reCsnt
| army TO fight Spain The OrdaT represents
all sections Of the country, and tonight Iiks
| demonstrations as this are being held all
over the country for the purpCss Of paying
/ homage TO Washington and OF celebrating
| the emalgamation OF the North and ths
! South in love for our glorious flag
| The American Flag was Tecited By
~. ". MILAN. of this city
The Battle Hymn of the Republic vas
sung by the Arion Singing Society and tbs
! audience.
The Great Prophet Robert T. Daniel. of
Georgia, addressed the meeting in behalf
of the order and it's teachings. Sic Fecitet
| the history of the order and proclaimed
that the order had had an important and
beneficial influence in giving America the
best government in the world. Among its
founders are to be found the names CT men
/ who gave the most popular tea party that
ever took place.
He explained the cause Of calling the Cr-
der the improved Order of Red Men"
The Indians were noble race of people
when the white man first landed on cur
shores, and it was only the treatment ac-
corded the american ab0rigines which had
I transformed the red man frcm the king
Of the forest into a savage and the aim OF
the order was to emulate the noble char
acteristics OF the red race, and the results
achieved Ead been all that could be wished
for.
VIRGINIA LODGES RECEIVE.
Two Thousand MaSOus Exchange
I Greetings at WiiInrd's