The Washington weekly post., 1899-10-10

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| nave been engaged in war. He has given u.
| the victory. Fortunate, indeed, that II cal
| be said We have had no clash Of arm.
| which has ended in defeat. and no re-
| sponsibllity resulting from war Is tainted
with Gishonor. In peace we have beer
| signally blessed, and our progress ha.
gone on unchecked and ever increas sing IL
the intervening years. The boundless
wealth OF soil and mine has favored US
While all races OF men OF every national
| lty and climate have contributed theil
good blood TO make the nation what il IS
Gr"wth of Population.
From 3.szs,2l4 in 1870 our population has
grown 20 upward OF 62.000.J10 I'm 1850. and
our estimated population to-day. rnads
| by the governors Of the States. is = SIC
81 We have gone from l3 States 10 a.
We have annexed every variety of terri.
| tory, from the coral reefs and cocoanut
groves at Key West 10 the icy regions OF
Northern Alaska-territory skirting the
Atlantic, the Gulf Of Mexico. the Pacific
ana the Arctic, and the islands OF the pa
| cifc and Caribbean Sea. and we have *.
tended still further our jurisdiction to the
far-away islands Ia the Pacific.
our territory Is more than four times
larger than il Vas when the treaty. of
peace Was signed IN l78 Our industrial
growth mas been even more phenomenal
IMAM that OF population or territory. Our
wealth, estimated In I7yj at Si62. 600 OO1
| mas advanced TO 500, 10000. Education
has not beer overlooked. The mental
and moral equipment of the youth upon
whom will IN the future rest the resuop-
| slbiities OF government has had the
unceasing and generous care of the state
and the nation. We expended In lS97-9s in
public education, open TO all, so, IL. as;
Tor secondary education, ~. 474, $50, and for
higher education for the same period. $50. =
'ei,Jo2. The number Of pupils enrolled in
public schools in 1861 was 1862 ig2. OF
moro than 20 per cent. Of our population.
Is his not pillar Of strength to the re-
our national credit, often tried has
been ever upheld. 1t mas no superior and
no stain. The United States has meyer
Tepudlated national obliga tiOn either
| TO its creditors or 10 humanity. Ii will
not now begin 10 do either III never
struck blow except for civilization. and
| never struck its cOlOTs.
Principle aud Patriotism.
HAS the pyramid lost any OF its
strength? Has the republic lost any of
| It's virility? Has the self-governing prin-
ciple been weakened? Is there any pres
ent menace to our stability and duration?
These questions bring but one answer.
The republic is sturdier and stronger than
ever before. Government by the people
has been advanced. Freedom under ;hs
nag Is more universal than when the
Union was formed. our steps have been
forward, not backward. From Plymouth n
ROCK 10 the Philippines, the grand tri-
| umphant march OF human liberty has
never paused.
Fraternity end union are deeply i'm
oedded in the hearts Of the American peo-
pie FOR half a century before the civil
war the Union was the fear of men of
all sections. That word has gone out of
the American vocabulary. II is spoken
now only as a historical memory. North.
SCUM, East, and West were never so weld
ed together, and while they may differ
about internal policies. they are all for
the union and the maintenance of the in
tegrlty OF the flag. Has patriotism died
out IN the hearts of the people? Witness
the 2oo,Vy men springing to arms and in
thlrty days organized into regiments for
the spanish war, and million more ready
10 respond; and the more recent enlist
meht OF IO,OJO men, with many other
tbCCsands anxious to enlist, but whose
services were rot needed Has American
heroism declined? The shattered and
siI King fleet OF the Spanish navy at Ma
MIA and Santiago, the charge OF San
Juan and FL Caney, and the intrepid vaIor
ard determination of our gallant troops
in more than forty engagements in Lu-
ZOn, attest the fact that the American
soldier and sailor have lost none of the
qualities which made our earlier army and
navy illustrious and inVincible
nd
years the pyramid stands unshaken II
has had some severe shocks but IL re-
mains irmoTable. 1t has endured the
storms of war only 10 be strong. II stands
f1rDer and gives greater promise of du-
ration than when the fathers made 1t the
symbol of their faith.
May we not feel assured that If we
do our duty the Providence which fav-
ored the undertakings Of the fathers and
every step of our progress since will con-
tinue His watchful care and guidance
over us. and that the hand thar led US
TO our present place will not relax His
grasp till We have reached the glorious
goal He has fixed for US in the achieve
ment Of His end%
Laurier "The Dominion"
Following the address of the President,
which was received with every manifes-
tation of enthusiastic approval, Mr. Stone
introduced Sir Wilfrid Laurier, of Cana
da, who, he announced, was 10 speak on
The Dominion" The greeting ac-
corded the premier of Canada as he rose
To his feet was hearty in the extreme
The warmth of his welcome for an in
stant embarrassed Sir Wilfrid, but he
quickly recovered his self-possession. His
speech was as follows:
Il take ii 10 be an evidence of the good
relation which in your estimation, gentle
men, ought TO prevail between two such
countries al the United States and Canaaa
that you have notified US, your next-door
neighbor, in this day of rejoicing 10 take
our share with you of your joy. We snail
bring back 10 our own country the most
pleasant remembrance of the day.
4 must say that ! feel that though the
relations DrtV cen Canada and the United
States are good, though they are brother
ly though they are satisfactory, in ms
erly, as satisfactory as they ought 10
be. We are OF the same stock. We
spring from the same Races on one side
of the line a. on the other. We speak The
same language. We have the same lit
tratUre, aud Tor more than d InOusand
years we have had a common history.
Let me recall TO you the lines which il
the darkest lays of the civil war the Puri-
tan poet Of America issued 10 England.
'Oh, Englfshn-en,' he said
Oh, EHgllshmsa, in kope and creed,
In blood and tongue are brothers.
We are ali heirs Of Runnymede.
Brothers We are, In the language of
yOur own poet. May / not say that while
our relations are not always as brOtheriy
as they should have been, may / not ask,
MIR President, on the part Of Canada
ana on the part OF the United states. We
are sometimes too prone TO stand by the
fuu conceptions Of our rights and exact
an our rights 10 The last pound OF flesh.
Nav | not ask II there have not been too
0ffsn between US petty quarrels which
happily do not wound the heart OF The
nations.
Speaking His Mind.
sir. / am proud TO say In the presence
~ the Chief Executive OF the United
States that il Is the belief OF the Canadian
government that we should make d -.
preme effort TO better our relations and
make the government OF President Ne
K!uIey cEs the present government or
Canada. with the assent OF Great Britain,
so 10 work together as 10 remove all