Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-18

the americas people a. hts chosen n:tic.
world. This is the divine mission Of Amer
lea, and Il holds for us all the profit, all ths
glory. all the happiness possible to man
guardians of It's righteous peace. The judg
ment of the Master 10 upon us: "Ye have
been faithful over few things; will make
| you ruler over many things.
| What Shall History Say?
What shall history say Of us? Shall II say
that we renounced that holy trust, left the
savage to his base condition, the wilderness
| to the reign Of waste, deserted duty, aban
because we feared our strength and read the
| charter OF our powers with the doubter'a
eye and the .quibblers mindf Shall II say
mand the proudest, ablest, purest race OF
| history, In history's noblest work, We de-
| clined that great commission? Our fathers
no Of the
simplest acts OF administration. They
planted no sluggard people, passive. Wills
me worlds work calls them. r Iney estao,
no retreating nag,
That nag has never paused In it's onward
march, Who dares halt II now-now when
history's largest events are carrying IL for
ward; now when we are Mt last one people,
though strong enough for any task, great
enough for any glory destiny can bestow !
How comes II that our first century closes
with the process of consolidating the Amer.
lean people like unit just accomplished.
and quick upon the stroke of that great hour
presses upon us our world opportunity,
world duties and world glory which none but
people welded into an indlvisible nation
ga nachieve or perform? Blind, indeed, Is
lie who sees not the hand OF God In events 50
vast, so harmonious, so benign. Reaction
airy, indeed, Is the mind that percelyes not
that this vital people Is the strongest Of the
saving forces Of the world that our place,
therefore, Is at the head Of the constructing
and redeeming nations OF the earth; and
that to stand aside while events march on
Is a surrender of our interests, a betrayal
of our duties as blind as 1t is base. Craven,
indeed, Is the heart that fears to perform
IA work so golden and so noble; that dares
not win glory so immortal.
Do you tell me that IL will cost us money 7
When did Americans ever measure duty by
financial standards? Do you tell me of the
toll required to the
work for the world, for humanity, even for
ourselves. has ever been done with ease
Even our bread must we eat by the sweat of
our face. Why are we charged with power
such as no people ever knew, IL we are not
TO use 1t In a work such as no people ever
wrought? Who will dispute the divine means
Of the fable Of the talents?
Must Sacrifice to Win.
Do you remind me Of the precious blood
that must be shed, the lives that must be
given, the broken hearts OF loved ones for
the slain? And this is, indeed, a heavier
nation every historic duty we have done,
every achievement we have accomplished,
has been by the sacrifice of our noblest sons.
Every memory. that glorifes the flag is OF
these heroes who have died that Its onward
march might not be stayed. 1t Is the ma
tion's dearest lives, yielded for the flag, that
precious blood poured out for 1t that makes
Ii precious to us. That flag is woven OF
heroism and grief, of the bravery of men
and women's tears, of righteousness and
battle, of sacrifice and anguish, of triumph
and OF glory. 1t Is these which make our
flag holy thing.
the glorious legend of single battle where
II has waved on land or sea? What son OF
soldier Of the flag whose father fell be-
Um for tho of
In the cause Of civilization, in the service
of the republic anywhere on earth, Ameri-
cans consider wounds the noblest decora-
lions man can win, and count the giving OF
their lives glad and precious duty. Pray
God that spirit never fails. Pray God the
time may never come when Mammon and
the love of ease shall disease our blood
that we will fear to shed II for the flag and
its imperial destiny. Pray God the time
may never come when American heroism is
but legend, like the. story Of the Cid;
American faith In our mission and our might
a dream dissolved and the glory of our
mighty race departed
renew our youth at the fountain of new and
glorious deeds. We will exat our reverence
for the flag by carrying Ii to a noble future
as well as by remembering Its ineffable
past. Its Immortality will not pass, because
everywhere and always we will acknowledge
and discharge the solemn responsibilities our
sacred flag In Its deepest meaning put upon
us. And so, Senator's, with reverent hearts,
where dwells the fear of God, the American
people move forward to the future of their
hope and the doing Of His work.
Concluding, the Senator said
Mr. President and Senators, adopt the res
oution offered that peace may quickly come
and that we may begin our saving, regen.
Grating and uplifting work. Adopt IL and
this bloodshed will cease when these deluded
children OF our islands learn that this Is the
final action of the representatives of the
American people In Congress assembled
Reject 1t, and the world, history and the
American people will know where to for
ever fix the awful responsibility for the con-
sequences that will surely follow such fail
ure to do our manifest duty. How dare we
delay when our soldiers blood Is fowing?