The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-07

United States Senator Beveridge was then
| introduced. He spoke on THE Brotherhood
of Business" saying:
MY theme shall be union and unity the
| oneness of the American people, the SOL
| idarity of all legitimate business, the in
| Independence of all honest enterprise, and,
| therefore, the brotherhood of all who COM
pose our industrial civilization; the
brotherhood of business as well as of sec
| tions; the brotherhood of manufacturer
and miner, of merchant and carrier, Of
banker and farmer. of all who, by hand
| or brain, are building up the prosperity of
the American people and extending the
commercial empire of the great Republic
1.-THE great truth Of the hour is this: the
| real interest of every American citizen is
| the true interest of every other American
| citizen; the ultimate good of any class is
| the final good of all. Unless we abolish
civilization and reverse the balancing
| principles of property and cooperation on
which 1t is founded all legitimate occupa-
tfons are necessary, and, If necessary, then
| the prosperity of one involves the prosper
| ity of all. And SO nothing Is so vital to-
| day as for all Americans to know that fell
| lowship is their highest duty. If farmer.
manufacturer. artisan. carrier. banker and
all the elements with which God has
woven the American Nation can under
stand that their interests are Identical and
| not antagonistic, the sovereignty of the
| Republic over the markets, mints and
minds of all the world is no longer a
| prophecy, but i'm the very realization of
| that great truth becomes an accomplished
| fact.
OUR OPPORTUNITIES.
'And so the word on the lips of patriot
| ism to-day should be fraternity. Hatred,
| suspicion and discord are words for the
| lips of treason, for there is a treason of
| peace no less than of war. And it's vo-
cabulary the American people must learn
to forget and never again acquire. We
want to-day the gospel of affection
preached throughout the land. The coun-
| try wearies of the prophets of dissension
| and waits and listens for the voice speak
| ing peace and good will among all the
people of our Nation. This text must be
| upon the tongue and in the heart of every
citizen of the Republic, All Americans are
! brothers and the world is our duty and our
/ field
'sThat is for us the motto of the hour
| and of the century to come. For world
1 opportunities are ours to-day, and If we
| grasp them they will increase with the In
| creasing years. Look around the horizon.
| On our east the greatest empire in history
i Is involved in war which Is but the fuse
| to the mighty struggle soon to come. We
| cannot prevent Ii as we are. But snail we
not so unite, conserve and build our power
| that hereafter we shall finally become the
| arbiter without whose consent no nation
| may open the doors of Janus? On our
| south the great canal awaits the diggers;
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/ the scoop of spade, is to be brought thou
| sands of miles nearer to New York and the
commerce of the world be made to pass
| beneath our guns. To our north, on an ex-
1 tension of our soil, is people OF our blood,
1 our tongue, our faith and of kindred in
| situations. separated by an imaginary line,
| through which we can already begin to
read the words of Engiands prophetc
| statesman, the all but inspired Bright.
| ION our west the Orient waits, ripe and
ready for development. Tens OF thousands
| of miles of railroads are to be built
| throughout the countries of the aroused
| and awakening East Civilizations en-
| lightenment is to be carried TO the multi
! tudinous millions of China Enlightenment
| means new desires, desires mean new de-
| mands, new demands mean new supply;
| and so the syllogism OF Oriental develop.
| ment ends at farms, our shops. ouI
| factories and our banks In its material
phase. while. in its spiritual aspect II
| sweeps on, in its blessed benefits for them
and for US, beyond the sight OF finite eyes
| Yes, look around the horizon. We are
| circled about with opportunities. As q
nation OF brothers. undivided by imaginary
| and needless differences. We can master
| these opportunities, and so begin that
| period of American supremacy which
means prolonged prosperity for the Ameri
can people and the betterment OF all with
whom we come in contact-and we viii
| come in contact with all the world Blu
If we are divided among ourselves: If we
| war on each other; If We waste and scat
Ter our iOECtS WHICH, ntcciStl
| BILE, we will. instead of achieving the mas
| terry of the world, lose the mastery of our
selves.
ALL HAVE LIKE INTERESTS.
''And so, If the speech 1 utter TO you to
night might not as appropriately be spoken
to the farmers of America, should refus.
to speak to you. because your Interest,"
are the same. There Is no class in tn
Republic who deserve exclusive speech
No message should oe heard that has no