The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-10-19

results? BY the same natural method.
How is Russia providing for the future-a
future whose tremendous shadow aWeS
every rival but ourselves. a future which
will be surpassed only by the future of the
American people? BY extending her do
minion into unbroken solitudes and over
savage peoples, even when the develop
ment of resources within her original bor-
ders Is scarcely yet begun, just as America
heretofore has always done. Can we then
longer ask how America is TO provide for
her future now? By the same methods
adopted by the instinct OF every vital peo-
pie and approved b. the Judgment OF all
their statesmen-even by the same method
we ourselves have heretofore steadily fol-
lowed.
where are such territories to be found?
The great islands thai join the shoulder of
South America to Floridas peninsula, and
stand like sentinels over the Gulf OF Mex
leo and the American-made entrance to the
Pacific-these are such territory. The
group of material wealth and military and
naval power called the Hawaiian islands.
stationed though by some great strate-
gist I'm the most important ocean OF the fu-
ture-the ocean which the great scientist
Humboldt declared would soon be the scene
of the greatest commercial activity of all
the globe and of all history-these are such
territories The island empire of the East:
richer I'm itself, In vegetable and mineral
resources, than any equal area on all the
surface OF the earth, located at point
through which the lines of the world S
greatest commercial navigation In the 1u-
ture must of necessity pass and even pass
to-day, located with reference to the num-
berless millions of ASiatic consumers as a
merchant would locate his salesrooms with
reference to his cuStomerS-thiS island en-
pire constitutes the very ideality of such
territory. These territories, won by the
blood of our soldiers, and which thus Sc
cure our commercial solvency In the fu-
ture as England has similarly secured her
commercial solvency in the past, as Ger
many and France are seeking to secure
their commercial solvency in the future. the
Republican party says ought to belong. do
belong and shall forever continue to belong
to the American people. And these terri
tories. thus securing the commercial Solv-
ency Of the American people for the present
and for the future, won by the blood OF
our soldiers. the Democratic party asks
you, young men of America, to help
them surrender. In which proposition lies
your greatest personal and material safe
ty? In which proposition resides the most
prosperous future of the American people?
And the prosperous future of the American
people necessarily involves the prosperous
future of yourself, considered as an indi-
vidual. And this is the material and bust
ness side of the subject.
GLORY OF THE REPUBLIC.
Lift you eyes now from the balance
sheet of profit and loss involved ia this
proposition up to the skies where shine
the stars OF American glory and American
power in the wonderful future which is
dawning as your young manhood dawns.
and tell me. young men of America in
which Of these propositions resides the
surest realization of the true grandeur of
the Nation? Is the greatest glory o. tins
Nation to be secured by cutting ourselves
of from the worlds activities? Is it a
robler destiny to keep our institutions to
ourselves or TO extend their blessings over
ort-a--
to-day is to spread civilization through the
aggressive. commercial and administrative
activity of the worlds most powerful peo-
pies over the dominions of barbarism, the
development OF the resources of lands
whose inhabitants have failed to develop
them Is IL a truer grandeur for our Ma
ton 10 take part-aye. and TO lead in that
great movement-or to withdraw within
hold me. 1 am the example you should
follow. What Is the fate Of a man who
assumes that attitude OF egotistic right
eousness? 1t is the contempt of his fell
lows. and not their regard: and il is the
degeneration of himself and not his inn
provement. So with the Nation. IL We
withdraw within ourselves. our fate is the
inevitable fate OF internal dissensions, class
hatreds, sectional. divisions and finally
10 death itself through the process Of dis
integration- And this is the proposition
the party OF destruction is asking the
young men OF America TO support And we
see even now. as the first fruits of the
necessary end OF such a doctrine OF decay
that the party of destruction, I'm this very
day and hour. not only thrives upon class
hatred but actually fosters IL, not only
fattens on sectional feeling but propagates
It. There Is not a dissension among the
American people, there Is not a division in
this great Nation of brothers in which
Democracy does not rejoice and by which
II does not profit. And IL We have no
external object TO which to direct our
strength. II We do not go down 10 the sea
in ships. IL we do not plan systematically
and fntelligentiy in the definite and prac-
teal way TO capture the commerce of the
world for American products, IL we do
rot carry American administration and tn,
American flag wherever opportunity is az
forded by that favoring Providence that
has compelled US to expand from the very
moment our banner was first unfurled all
OF Americas Unreasonable energy which
should be given TO the mastery OF the mar
kets OF mankind by American products
and the mastery OF the institutions of man
kind by American ideas. viii be turned
back upon ourselves 10 our own destrtc-
ton. Which course leads TO the Nation :
glory l viii not argue the question liz
Is enough TO ask IL. And on the answer
the young men Of the Republic make I am
willing 10. risk the fate of the Republic
OPPORTUNITIES AFFORDED.
Think o. the careers this plan Of ma
terial progress opens TO the young men OF
the Republic In every direction. Our con-
su.ar service must be improved to meet the