The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-03-03
AMERICAN EXPANSION
An Eloquent Endorsement Of the
Administration.
The True keynote of American Prog
ress and PrOsperity-Trade Fol-
lows the stars and
Stripes.


speech at the Union League club, Chi
cago, on Washington's birthday ami
versary Gen. W. II. l.. Barnes, of San
Francisco, aroused the large gather
ing to great enthusiasm by his force
full ana floral remarks upon his sub
iect. Greater America. lie said:
"When was American greater? Always
great still In the comparative degree. Mr..
President, not In the greatest, because
when any nation Is greatest and the tree
begins to die at the top the age OF its de-
cadence ard its weakness and retiring has
begun. America has not yet reached the
superlative degree. and. In Gods prov
idence | believe II never will until the ban
ner OF the stars and stripes shall az last
be furled before the banner OF the cross
that hangs out upon the battlements or
he aven
america was great when George Wash
ington went to Cambridge to tage charge
of the continental army. 1t was great
when Il fought Britannia to a stancstill
on the ocean and marched victorious from
Bunker hill to Yorktown. II was "A great
nation when the treaty Of Paris was signed.
which recognized the United States or
America as power among nations and as
an existing government, free and !nde-
pendent, on the face of the earth. And the
men OF that time thought, no doubt that
that was the sreatest point and would be
forever the greatest subject of congratula-
tion- 1t was a greater victory when. In
the war of 1912, the little republic chal-
lenged the empire again to the conhict OF
battle and beat them on sea and lake and
from Baltimore to New Orleans set up a.
new series of fields OF victory for the Amer
lean flag and the American principles. 1t
wasNa great nation when Mr.. Jefferson, of
whom your orator OF to-day spoke so
al CT ri p1 n n
tion OF the Mississippi river.
1T was great America again when the
United States stretched out it's arms ard
took to its bosom the struggling republic OF
Texas and drove the Mexican back into
his own country and Fremont from st.
Joe marched eight months across the con-
tinent. suffering all sorts OF hardships,
TO take possession of California, and Scott
from Vera Cruz, and Taylor from the Rio
Grande marched their armies to the cap
ital of Mexico and dictated the peace. And
again great America bought what she had
conquered We paid Mexico $15,COO,0O for
the lard that lay north OF Arizona. and that
We subsequently acquired as great Amer
lea, by the purchase under the treaty made
by Mr.. Gadsden, our minister to Mexico
And here we stand to-day. the Atlantic
on one side and the Pacific on the other.
1t was a great day when Dewey entered
the port OF Manila and made his fleet the
May day queen OF all the navies of the
world. II was q great day for great Amer
lea when Cervera made his second Spanish
discovery of America.
''Ten in Manila and six IN Cuba was the
first and only time in my life that APP
proved OF the ratio of 16 OIL. Who shall say
that the American nation Is not fighting
nation? Our grandfathers and great
grandfathers were fighters all along the
line, and generation after generation has
shown there IS something in heredity, Tor
never since the sun shore upon nations
! were such armies as ours gathered togcth
er from the body of a peaceful people ana
been managed and conducted with such
consummate skill. There are other ations
that pride themselves upon their military
system, but ! will undertake TO say hat
ii the difficulty that is now occurring in
South Africa had been a difficulty with
the Anne rican army and American generals
that war would have been ended three
months ago. That is greater America
Shall we stand limited and confined by the
oceans that wash each shore?
rs the fact that the possessions OF this
country are surrounded by water to keep
us from passing over it? Time ard space
as our orator told us to-day. has been an
rihiiated by steam and the electric tcle-
graph II takes as long almost TO go to
our latest acquisition Of Alaska-and !
pause for a moment 20 say for Mr.. Seward
that probably the career OF no state sman
was ever more attacked By his ccntcm-
porar!es than was Mr.. Seward for his ac-
QUESTION for 5000 900 OF the territory OF
Alaska from Russia.
NO American citizen loves the flag OF
this country more than myself. care not
where II floats whether it's white stripes
stiffen under the corruscatirg CLEAN OF the
arctic aurora, or its red ribbons blush a
deeper crimson under the passionate kisses
of an equatorial sun. Wherever 1t goes,
there we go. Wherever II goes there go
the trade and the commerce OF our land.
| wish you could see our wharfs Only
three years ago II was sight that almost
called out as much attention as a band Of
music, when team went down to carry
freight for the orient. And to-day the
wharfs are trembling beneath the burden
Of American manufacture, Of American
power, of American lumber. The mills on
the northwest coast have to-day from the
orient more orders for lumber than they
can fi.l IL they run night and day for two
years from the LIST day of January 1900
Manufacturers everywhere, machinery
furniture, whatever can be used, are there.
II believe that the American people will
stand behind the president of the United
States. | know that in the section from
which l come you cannot find. IL except
President Jordan, of the Stanford un!ver-
sity, you cannot find a pessimist in the
whole country. They are all expansion.sts.
They are all republicans In that respect,
ard | look this year to see as nearly a
unanimous vote for Mr.. Mckinley in our
part of the country as was given TO Gen.
Washington himself when he was elected
president of the United States for each CT
his terms.
And so, gentlemen, give you the scntl-
merit, America, freedom, justice liberty
under the law and the flag of our country
to wave forever until It's field shall be sc
crowded with stars that the v bite shall OBJ
literate the blue"