The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-04

~ ANXIOUS Tor lb':i't us we
are There iS not Il singlc
civilized r"N"r which has anythins
whsI"y-r to fear from agslrsslv"m'Ss
on our part. All "" want is peace: amt
toward this "n,! "" wish to y" able tn
Sr"ur" l!i. sam" respect for our iiGh, :
from others which "" are eager and
anxious to extend la their rights in rr-
iiirn. to iisur- fair treatment T." ny
commercials. and to guarantee III"
safety of tn. American people.
~ H. no light task fur a nation /"
nchirvr tn" leinp,ramrniai qualities
without which the institutions of free
government are but an empty mojE"ry.
our people are now successfully gov
.ri.ins Themselves. b"ralls. for more
than a thousand years they haN. been
slowly nl Gin. themselves. Suir.tin"S
consciously. sometimes li,"On*riOuslN
toward this "nd What has taken us
thirty generations 10 achieve "" can
not expect 80 see another rae" nrcunI-
p!ish "ut ~ hani. especially when
large portions OF that rae. start very
far behind ,h,. point which our anraS-
tors had reached even thirty genera
iiunS ago. In dealing With the Phil-
ippin- people W. must show both pa
ii"n"" and strength. forhear:rce and
StendfASt resolutions
'"rh. fact that our national needs For
bid US to BE- nig@"rd'y in providing
whatever is actually n"rrssary TO our
H. Il
careful /" husband our national re-
, sources. by srrupulouS avoidance of
anything like WuS,"tu or reckless rX-
penditure. Only by avoidance of
spending money on what is needless
or uniuslitiabl- can we l.gitiniutely
Keep our income to the point required
10 meet our needs that ar, genuine
1T IL most important that We should
maintain the high level Of our present
prosperity. We have now reached the
point in the development Of our inter-
eSlS where W" arr. not only able to sup
ply our own markets but to produc. II
constantly growing surplus for which
W. must find markets abroad. 10 Sc
cure these markets We can utilize oX-
iSiiu" duties in amy ease where they are
no longer needed for IN" purpns. of
protection. or in any "ASr where the an
lcl" is not produced here ANA the duty
is no lOne-r Necessary for revenue. as
giving uS something To offer in .x-
change for what We ask. The cordial
relations with other nations which ur.
50 desirable will naturally he prunnt-
I'd by the course thus required BY our
own interests.
'.Auur,hy is u crime against the
should band against the anarchist
His Grim" should De made AN otfells.
Hgu,uSl the law OF nations. lili" piracy
ana that FORM Of n:inSiealin@ known
AS tn" SlnN" trade; for it is of flr
hla"k"r inIamy than either 1t should
be 50 declared by treaties among an
civilized powers. Th" anarchist is
everywhere not merely III" enemy nf
system and Of progress, but the deadly
foe OF liberty. If ever anarchy Is
triumphant, It's triumph win last for
but one red nIoni"nt. to be sllrrce,i,d
FOR ages by ih- sluomy night Of laspol-
ism
40 man viii ever be restrained from
h"""nin. president by amy fear as Ia
his personal safety, II the risk to the
Presidents lif" b"rum. great. il would
mean that the ntficr would more and
more COME 10 br tllrd by men nf a
spirit which would make them r-solutr
and ln-r"ilrSs in dealing with rv-ry
friend of disorder"
Queen Wilhrlminu has lust rul,se 10
r'sret the distance that separates nn-
kora fGOm The Hague.