The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-04
The Philippine Question is the Ma
TONS Problem.
THERE CAN BE NO IMPERIALISM.
There is Universal Abhorrcncc For
and. Opposition to TIA seifGov-
erncd People Will Never Permit
Despotism in Any Govern
nlcnt Which They Eos
ter aad Defend.

Nrw YORK, March THE Ohio so
c;etv Of New York held its fourteenth
.,nu,I diner ait the Waldorf-Astor5a to-
night. William Mckinley. President OF
the United States. was the guest of hohor-
More than four hundred covers Were
laid.
The decorations in the banquet nall
consisted merely OF bouquets OF MOWERS
on the tables; strings of American nass
bearing the coat-of-arms of the uh'eed
states with the coats-of-arms Of OhIo
and New York.
Among those at the Presidents table
were. NJ. i. Southard, president or the
ohio Society of New York; Governor
Theodore Roosevelt, Governor George h.
Nash, Ex-Governor Levi P Morton. Iof-
nelius y. Bliss, Senator Mark hahni'
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Timothy i. Wood-
ruff. Judge Addison Brown, General
Wagner 3. Swayne, General II. c. Cor
hin II. Ctav Evans, General Thomas
H. Hubbard. Charles Dick. John Barrett
'r1,nis G. Be-cin and .IuNan T. Davies.
THE SPEAKERS
THE list of speakers on the programme
was as follows: President Mckinney
Governor George X. Nash, of Ohio: Soil
citor-Gsneral of the United States John
S. Richards, Iieutenant-Governor 1lmo-
thy l. Woodruff. and James IL HOY.
There were no fixed toasts, the speakers
having subjects allotted to them as they
were called upon
On the cover of the menu was q rep
resenta ton of a Buckeye. Grouped on
the cover were the portraits OF six Presi-
dents, natives OF Ohio-Willfam henry
Harrison. Grant. Garfield. Hayes, Ben1a-
min Harrison and Will'ag2. Mckinney
At Q o'clock Mrs. Mckinley, accom-
ranied by Mrs. Abuer Mckinley and Dr.
Rixey. of Washington, took seats II, one
of the boxes Mrs. Mckinley was loudly
applauded, and She bowed, the applause
being renewed All tine galleries were
filed with ladies. many calling on the
Presidents wife
1t was 1880 o'clock when Mr.. Southard
called the guests ito order and intro
tiuced Mr. Mckinley. When Mr.. Southars
mentioned ,i,e Presidents name there
! was great cheering. Governor Roosevelt
leading Three cheers were given when
Mrs Mckinley's name was mentioned,
the guests rising. Mrs. Mckinley arose
and bowed.
The toast, 1.-The President" was drunk
standing. President Mckinley ttflen arose
| amid tremendous applause. Ee said:
THE PRESIDENTS SPEECH
Mr.. Toastmaster and Gentlemen ap-
p-eciate you welcome and thank you for
this renewed expression of good will.
It has been some years since was your
! guest. Much has happened in the mean
| time We have had our blessings and our
| burdens, and still have both. We will
soon have legislative assurance of the
| continuance of the gold standard win
| which we measure our exchanges. and we
have the open-door in the far East through
| which to market our products. We are
! neither in alliance nor antagonism, nor
ENHANCEMENT with any foreign power. but
| on terms of arnity and cordlality with All.
| We buy from all Of them and sell to all
| OF them and our sales exceeded our pur-
| chases in the past two years by over one
| billion dollars Markets have been IN
| creased and mortgages have been reduced.
! Interest has fallen and wages have ad-
vanced. The public debt is decreasing
| The country is well to do. It's people for
| the most part are happy and coneentea,
! They have good times and are on sooo
terms with the nations of the world There
| are unfortunately, those among u.s. rev
| in number. am sure. who seem 10 thrive
| best under bad times and who. when Sooa
| times oyertake them in the United States,
! feel const trained to put us on bad terms
! with the rest of mankind. With them
| can have no sympathy. would rather
| give expression to whatE1 belleVe 10 pe
| the robler and almost universal sentiment
OF my countrymen. in the Wisn not oI,ls my
| for our peace and prosperity. but Tor
| the neace and prosperity Of all the ma
/ tions and peoples OF the earth-
~-0e. UNAVOIDABLE WAR
/ .After thirty years Of unbroken peace.
1 came an unavoidable war. Happily the
! conclusion was quickly reached with
| out a suspicion OF unworthy mosiye Q.
/ practice or purpose on OUT pa1t, at
/ with fadeless honor to our arms can
| ,et fore,et the quick response OF the
/ peopfe to the couatry's needs anu INC
. quarter of {, million men who freely OF
/ fered their lives to their country ser
| vice. It was an impressive spectacle
| of national strength 1t demonssfatsu
! our mighty reserve power anu taUSHe
! us that large standing armies are IN
| necessary when every citizen IS a MN I-i
| ute man. ready to join the ranAs ZOE
national defense.
.Out of these recent events have come
\ TO the United States grave trials and
RESPONSIBILITIES. AS it was the nations
| war. so are the results the nations PROD
i Ien ITS solution rests upon US. It Is
i too serious to stife- It IS too earnest
/ for repose. No phrase or catchword
can cancel the sacred obltsa ton IT IN
i wolves No use of epfthets. no aspersion
4 Of motives by those who differ, VIII con-
tribute to that sober judgment so essen
i tinl to right conclusions No poiiticai
outfry can ahrogate our treaty of peace
I With Spain or absolve us from Its solemn
i engagements 1t Is the peoples aues-
ton. and viii be until Its detsrminat0
IS written ont in their enlightened ves-s
dict. we must choose between manly
doing and base desertion Twill never
i he the latter. 1t must be soberiy SET.
4 tied in Justice ard good conscience. ana
I 1t viii be- righteousness which exait-
eth nation must control IN rs soln-
Il lous