The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-08-10
DESTINY THE FINAL JUSTIFICATION
offered by the Republicans for the Situa-
ton In the Philippines.


ton In the Philippines.
When our opponents are unable to
defend their position by argument:
they fall back upon the assertion that
it is destiny, and insist that we must
submit to it, no matter how much 1t
violates moral precepts and our prin-
ciples of government. This Is COM
placent philosophy. 1t obliterates the
distinction between right and wrong
and makes individuals and nations the
helpless victims of circumstances.
Destiny Is the subterfuge of the In
vertebrate, who, lacking the courage
to oppose error, seeks some plausible
excuse for supporting it. Washington
said that the destiny Of the Republican
form of government was deeply, IL
not finally, staked on the experiment.
entrusted to the American people.
How different Washington's definition
of destiny from the Republican defni-
tion! The Republicans say that this
nation is in the hands of destiny;
Washington believed that not only the
destiny of our own nation but the
destiny of the Republican form of gov
ernment throughout the world was en-
trusted to American hands. Washing
public is in the hands of its own peo-
pie, upon the success Of the expert
nieht here rests the hope Of humanity.
No exterior force can disturb this re-
public, and no foreign influence shoutP
be permitted to change its course.
What the future has in store for this.
nation no one has authority to de-
clare, but each individual has his own
idea of the nations mission and he
owes it to his country as well as to
himself to contribute as best he may
to the fulfillment of that mission. \
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen Of the
Committee: l can never fully dis
charge the debt of gratitude which l
owe to my cOuntrymen for the honors
which they have so generously be.
slowed upon me; but, sirs, whether 1t
be my lot to occupy the high office for
which the convention has named me
or to spend the remainder of my days
in private life, it shall be my constant
ambition and my controlling purpose
to aid in realizing the high ideals of
those whose wisdom and courage and
sacrifices brought this republic into
existence.
can conceive Of national destiny
SURPRISING the glOries OF the present
and the pasta destiny which meets
the responsibilities of today and meas
ures up the possibilities Of the future.
Behold a republic, resting securely
upon the foundation stones quarried
by revolutionary patriots from the
mountain of eternal truth--a republic
applying in practice and proclaimng
to the world the self-evident PROPOSE
tion-that all men are created equal;
that they are endowed with inalienable
rights; that governments are instituted
among men to secure these rights;
that governments derive their just
powers from the consent Of the gov
erned. Behold a republic in which
civil and religious liberty stimulate all
to earnest endeavor, and in which the
law restrains every hand uplifted for
neighbours injury-a republic In
which every citizen Is a sovereign but
In which no one cares to wear crown.
Behold a republic standing erect while
empires all around are bowed beneath
the weight of their own armaments-
a republic whose flag Is loved while
other flags are only feared. Behold
republic increasing in population.
in wealth, in strength and In affluence.
solving the problems of civilization
and Fastening the coming of an uni
versal brotherhOod-a republic whiche
shakes thrones and dissolves aristocra-
cles by its silent example and gives
light and inspiration to those who sit,
In darkness. Behold republic grad
ually but surely becoming the supreme
moral factor in the worlds progress
and the accepted arblter Of the worid's
disputes-a republic whose history.
like the path OF the Just. sis as the
shining light that shineth more and
more into the perfect dav."