Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-07-09
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is only one man born to ease, lux
ury and wealth in the great city Of
New York who is to-day a COM
manding figure in either thesocial,
political or financial affairs of that!
mighty metropolis. The single ex-s
ception is Theodore Roosevelt. He
is a child of Fifth avenue but has
the heart of the Dakotas and the
west. The environments Of wealth
did not spoil him. But aside from
the Vanderbilts and Roosevelts'
there is not a single great fnan-'
cier in New York who was not
born poor. The bank presidents,
the railroad magnates. the leading
lawyers WERE, as a rule, farmers
sons, all of which. goes to prove.
that this country is a poor mans
country.
Mr.. Dolliver next touched upon
the subject of Imperialism. Some
we're alarmed at the very name.
They declared they we're against it
because it meant a big navy and a
big standingarmy. Now he likewise
was opposed to these things that is
beyond a certain limit. He knew
however, that the American people
would have a navy equal to the
dignity and size Of the American.
republic, and that was what he
wanted. He wanted an armyas big
as the United States needed when
ever it has business in any part of
the earth. If these things meant
imperialism he stood by it. Any
how the American soldier is the
American school boy with a gun.
Also, if Imperialism meant that we
were 70 own andcontrol the Nicar-
aqua canal, why then he must
plead to being an imperialist.
However, when the Nicaragua
canal is dug it must be presented
to the world as a pledge to peace
and commerce.
Mr.. Deliver said he had not
been very much in favor Of war
with Spain, but now he was pre-
pared to believe that the American
people had acted with wisdom
when they forced the issue, At
any rate good, rather than evil, had
come out Of this war, notwith-
standing that a remnant Of insur-
rection was still going on in Luzon,
and, the speaker added after a
pause-in South Dakota. This
happy hit at the %irrepressible Pet
tigrew was greeted by the large
audience with roars of laughter
and prolonged applause that could
have been heard far out upon the
lake. Out Of the war with Spain,
MI. .,Dolliver continued, we had
got first, a united Nation. He
then told how anxious brave old
Joe Wheeler was to fight for the
flag he had once fought against,
and die, if need be, in it's defense.
This forcible illustration of how
the men Of the South and the men
Of the North had come together in
behalf Of our common country,
when wars alarm sounded, was
most impressive and moved those
who heard it to deep enthusiasm,
Another thing we had got out
of the wal was new and enlarged
responsibilities. Some might ask
if that were a good thing. He
would answer yes. No progressive
nation lives to itself. It might be
possible for a nation to do such a
thing, to pay attention to what
concerned itself only, to hang on
to what it had and take no interest
in the rest Of the world, but
that is not the highest
type Of national life. Natives 81
the highest types the speaker said
were the United States, Germaly,
France, Russia and England and
they are the ones that exercise
commanding Influence IN the of.