Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-03-06
The Nations Mission.

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Ohio society in New York President
Mckinley said that mo political cutlery
can abrogate the treaty of peace with
Spain or absolve us from its obliga-
TONS AS spoke the president, so feel
the people of the United States, for the
nation has never yet gone back upon
any of it's obligations. The president
added that manly doing Is right, and
not base desertion OF. a task because it
proves not easy. Nations do not grow
in strength, said the president, by do
ing the easy things, and the cause of
liberty is not advanced by doing only
the things easily done.
Said President Mckinley: There can
be no imperialism. Those who fear are
against it. Those who have faith in the
republic are against 1t. So that Is uni
versal adherence for 1t and unanimous
opposition to it. The only difference is
that those who do not agree with us
have no confidence in the virtue or ca
pacity, or high purpose, or good faith
Of this free people as a civilizing agen-
cy, while we believe that the century of
free government which the American
people have enjoyed has not rendered
them faithless and i%rresolute, but has
fitted them for the great task Of lifting
up and assisting to better conditions
those distant peoples who have, through
the issue of battle. become u wards.
No great emergency has arisen in this
nations history and progress which has
not been met by che sovereign people
with high capacity. with ample
strength and with %unfiinching fidelity to
every honorable obligation. Partisan
ships can hold few Of us against SOL
emn public duty. We have this so often
demonstrated in the past as to mark
unerringly what It will be in the future.
The national sentiment and the nations
conscience was never stronger or high
err than now. There has been q reunion
Of the people around the holy altar con-
secrated to a country newly sanctiied
by common sacrifices. The followers of
Grant and Lee have fought under the
same flag and fallen for the same faith.
Party lines have loosened and the ties
Of union have been rooted in the hearts
Of the American people. Political pas.
sion has altogether subsidized. and pa
triotism CLOVIS with inextinguishable
fervor in every home in the land. The
flag has been sustained on distant. seas
and islands by the men Of all parties
and sections and creeds and races and
nationalities. and It's stars are only
those Of radiant hope to the remote peo-
pies over whom II floats.
THE hberators will never become the
oppressors. A ~self-governed people will
never permit despotism in any govern
ment which they foster and defend. We
have the new care and cannot shift 1t.
And, breaking up the camp of care and
isolation, let us bravely and hopefully
and soberly continue the march of
faithful service and falter not until the
work is done. 1t Is not possible that 75,-
900, 600 of American freemen are unable
to establish liberty and justice and good
government in our new possessions.
The burden is our opportunity. The OPP
p%ortunity Is greater than the burden.
May God give us strength to bear the
one and wisdom so to embrace the 9TH
err as to carry to our distant acquisi-
lions the guarantees Of life. liberty and
the pursuit Of happiness"