The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-29

| ing implements. furniture, boots and
shoes, railroad. bridge and other build
Ing supplies hardwars and and nc srsa, yarle fs,
American II I'm the lead. ana that one can
hardly pick up a foreign newspaper with
sS py some nSenSty and
enterprise upon the more conservative So
tiyities OF the old world.
With. as has been said. the table OF the
German supplied from America, with the
pretty woman OF France dressed IN
American silk. with the British cutler of
Sheffield buying an American knlte. anu q
the British ironworker using American
machinery, we may next expect that We
shall soon be actually carrying American
Continuing. Secretary Long ssio: And
now may l, with all modesty. say that the
navy is not without IT'S title to credit IL
has Ned the way, as In Japan. II mas
made the nag respected. II Is rapidly de-
veloping into proportions which VIII en-.
able IL TO be the safeguard snd nelp 9.
the mighty international commerce that
is coming.
AS our products go abroad all over the
globe. as our ships carryins q, them a. sail en- ,n
10 closer commercial activity with the
world. there will be Increased necessity
for the resources Of Diplomacy, and with
these the backing and moral prestige OF
a corresponding naval strength.
| trust II l. not to be anticipated that in
the better conditions OF the fnture greaI
foreign trade once built up will be al the
risk OF any power inclined To obstruct or
impair Il, but IL so there will be no dan
ger so long as the American navy Is ami
mated by the spirit OF the American sailor
and backed by the heart OF the American
people.
expressing the pleasure IL Is 10 sit at this
table, and to he IN COMPANY with Non
the commercial men. the merchants. the
OF this dear old town. How familiar are
your names in every line OF public Inn
provement and IN every list OF public SER
80 aud kDtt "a Tan
In response TO every appeal for help from
wheresoever II comes!
TURN CAPITAL INTO INDUSTRY,
1t Is hard. perhaps unjust. imperfection
I'm the records OF history that only Few
names stand out upon It's FaRes. ana
those often the names - the ef.iers Nho
tell the story. or OF the statesmen who
put into las The convictions "a tne mSn
who, behind them. dc The wcrk. seeing
the need and shanins the means TO the
end OF the worlds prugress
You and the men like YOU all over our
commonwealth. all over New England, all
great volumes OF capital into industry.
which turns them again into capital
who enable the great forces OF labor 10
produce wealth and then 10 share and en-
our colleges and technical schools; VINO
equip the armies and navics OF our coun-
try; who send our goods into every har-
Dor and market place OF the world, and
who have made commerce not the mean.
selfish barter and sale OF vulgar money
making for it's own sake. but synonymous
with civilization.
The true ideal OF the chamber OF COM
merce is not a den of thieves from which
the master shall cast out all them that
sell and buy, but a temple OF God and a
house OF prayer
And yet, in this delightful gathering. O
how many faces / miss OF the men who
have led where you are now leading in
their places What names spring TO the
memory as we now recall those who even
i'm the short years OF my public life have
stood for the commercial integrity and
honor of Boston! I cannot name them.
nor need |. They sit beside you. You
hear their voices. You clasp hands with
them.
They still livel I cannot name them.
Yet / cannot fail TO name one whom they
and we all honored. and who. because he
has just gone from us. seems for that
very reason to be before every eye In
Massachusetts-that beloved and beauti-
full son OF the commonwealth. that knight
without fear and without reproach. that
at once rich fruit and richer promise. that
spotless conscience that faithful servant.
that honest man. that gentleman OF the
old school and OF the new school both,
that endeared governor, Roger Wolcott!