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z Opportunity-it means, that to the far
away islanders of the west. Far away, aid
yet even they are not so far away in this
day.of the ocean steamer and electric cable
as was Louisiana itself in the days when
jefferson. the founder of democracy, caused
the country to expand throughout lis wiids
and brought 1t and its wild inhabitants I'M
der the rule of law. The victory of Tues
day offers opportunity TO them. And they
will improve the opportunity. Schools will
multiply. Agriculture will'hourish. The
old islands win wake up aud throw of the
sleepy standardization which Spanish con-
troll fastened upon them. Trade swill -four
ish and even the arts will In time find soil
favorable to theirl development Better
than that even, they will learn the priceless
value of liberty itself under thesguidauce of
the Anglo Saxon who alone OF all the races
OF the earth has valued II so highly that he
not only fought for 1t and won 1t but, more
dificult than that, has preserved it through
the centuries.
But the victory means opportunity for the
Americans at home. 1t means that business
interests and all forms of invested capital
are not to be put through the dreaded ordeal
of q changing standard of value or radical
change In the tariff. In other words 1t
means that the uncertainties of business
which must always exist to some extent are
reduced to the lowest point by this victory.
II means that the business man and the
manufacturer have fewer things than ever
before to make ventures hazardous, or,
what amounts to the same thing, they can
make larger ventures than ever before with
out increasing their risks. 1t means the
continuance Of full dinner pail which Is
no Joking affair either for the working men
and his family or for the farmer.w raises
and sells the products with which that
dinner pail is largely filled. 1t means that
the markets of the world are to be more than
ever opened to Americans, especially In the
Orient which Is destined to become the
great center of the worlds trade, and all of
this means increased possibilities for every
American working man and every American
farmer. Nor are the commercial advantages
gained the only ones which the victory
brings to the American people, but the
others are too many to even attempt to
enumerate. The effect on the American
character itself from the Overwhelming
ayowai of its own honesty aud integrity OF
purpose alone counts for much, while edu-
cation, the arts, everything which makes
for the good OF the nation, even religion
itself in its truest sense, cannot fall to share
in the blessings which this victory brings
with 1t and cannot fail to take advantage to
some extent at least Of the increased oppor-
tunities opened up by It. II ever there has
been THANKSGIVING time when this country
has had cause for being thankful and CRATE
full, the present month with its thanksgivinu
festivities should mark that time. And tn
greatest cause Of all for Thanksgiving shou'd
lie In the fact Of the opportunities which ar
presented to the American people TO-DAY
in greater measure than ever before-oppo''
tunitIes for everything which pertains to fh'
good Of her citizenship and the imprCv
ment Of the race.