New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-20

War With Mexico and the Gadsden Purchase have
given the great area south ana west est OF the Ar
consrue their duty, and as they built SO shall we.
their sons.
AGUINALDOs AMERICAN STMPATHIZERS.
The instruction against our legitimate authority
which for the time impedes our efforts to esta6-
fish a government for the Fflipnos involves us in
we encounter in the Island Of Luzon are many but
the chief inspiration and encouragement OF the
headquarters in the United States. Partisanship
o9r Soldiers are being murdered by maraudins
bandits ana II II we're not Tor the nope ned out
surrection in the Philippines would long ago have
The obstacles TO the establishment of civil
government in the islands are many, but We shall
made but we shall remedy them. We shall in time
lection and of free government and we shall grad
uay, but surely, lift these alien and savage races
nneh NAV he depended mon to deve7op the re- re-
oSrcas A@ of he isfanSs and make them an aded
source of wealth to our country. The wise states
manship of the President and our able Secretary OF
State has already brought from the countries OF
vast commercial advantages which Will follow the
opening of the Chinese Empire to foreign trade
Hawaii with its valuable harbor. is ours; pos
sess the best of the samoan Islands with its mag
door of China, and If counsels Of fear do not pre-
girdling half the globe with Its flag, extending its
foreign commerce to the uttermost parts of the
earth, and taking its place among the great world
nations a power for good, for peace and for,
righteousness.
WHAT HINGES ON REPUBLICAN VICTORY.
Never since 1864, when the voters of the country
of Abraham Lincoln to preserve the Union should
be continued whether they should be abandoned
and other measures attempted, have questions SO
vital been presented to the American people for
maintenance or the degradation of both our Ma
tonal credit and our National honor. \ Demo.
the Currency law as effectively as if it
wiped from our statute books. A Democratic vic
tory would nfuse new life into the Tagal insurrec-
ton, cost the lives Of thousands of gallant
army in the Philippines, impair destroy
prestige, If not our power. in the islands make
World and obeae our Se ueace in the s
ment of the vital questions certain to arise when
There is little room for fear, The farmer and the
the mpoverishment and blight of Democracy, and
the Chicago platform has alIurements for them.
The American people are neither poltroons nor
the new century by the surrender Of either convic
tions territory. Every soldier back from the
land returns an advocate Of their retention Our
GeaG o are oGe1 a9ng the SANDS OF uzGn and on
Whatever may be in store for in the and
shall not be found with the unit lamp and the
Tng P Io Eng way is new but II is not dark
must take our place with the other great nations
with fear We seek only TO lift up men to better
things-tG bless and not to destroy. The fathers OF
bi!ites as devolved upon them. The same heavens
them viii guard and protect us for What e see
is to build still firmly, always upon founda-
tons OF probty and Of virtue. the glorious edhos
! OF the Republic
WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS.
| We stand at the dawn of the new century Be-
fore it shall have reached its meridian the youngest
| here VIII have passed beyond this life or beyond
/ the sphere of usefulness. New recruits will step
| into the ranks as we fall out This very year
! thousands of young men will for the first time
exercise the right Of citizenship and cast their
ballots at the National election. The safety OF this
! Republic must ever rest in the courage Of young
hearts and the vigor of noble manhood" Youth
/ is buoyant and hopeful. No snarling criticism or
| gospel of a little America, prophecy Of despair
/ VIII ma response from hearts that beat full and
! strong with courage and with faith. and whose
creed II is that
Gods in His heaven.
AIS right with the world.
| Whatever else in the past has suffered chanre or
! has been identified with everything ennobling ana
! uplifting In our history, never so vital so
virile and so vigorous as to-day. And the heritage
we shall transmit to the century, to the com
Ing generation and 20 their children and TO the
childrens children, shall be record clean and un-
| tcrnished, an unquenchabe faith in free institu-
lions, unaterable belief In the patriotism OF the
| people, and an undying love Of liberty and az
! country.
Senator Wolcott has clear resonant voice
| which penetrated to all recesses Of the hall. He
| speaks however, with great rapdity and this
| perhaps somewhat spoiled the effect OF his
| speech, but the thousands before him were in
thorough sympathy with him and he had no
| difficulty in striking responsive chord When
| with outstretched arms he predicted the tri-
umphant election Of the Republican ticket in
November the audience broke into great APP
plause, and when he first mentioned President
minute. owing to the demonstration.
Az h. af,sar