The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-03-05

OF the republic will give to me generous s,,pport
In my duties to preserve, protect and defend
the constitution OF the United States" and to
"aare that the laws be faithfully executed" The
national purpose is indicated through national
election. 1t is the constitutional method of as
certaining the public will. When once it is regis.
tered, 1t is law 10 us all, and faithful ubsery.
ance should follow it's DEGREES.
Strong hearts and helpful hands are needed
and, fortunately, we have them in every part Of
our beloved country. We are reunited Section.
alisn Las disappeared. Division on public ques.
| tions can no longer be traced by the war mans of
1861. These old differences less and less disturb
the judgment Existing problems demand the
thought and quicken the conscience of the coun.
try, and the responsibility for their presence as
well as for their righteous settlement rests upon
us all, no more upon Inc than upon YOU There
are some national questions in the solution OF
which patriotism should exclude partisanship.
Magnifyihg their difficulties will not take them of
our hands or facilitate their adjustment. Dis.
trust OF the capacity, integrity and high purpose
OF the American people will not be an inspiring
theme for future political contests. Dark pic.
lures and gloomy iorehodngs are worse than use
less. These only becloud; they do not help to
point the way Of safety and honor. Hope max.
eth not ashamed" The prophets of evil were not
the builders of the republic, nor in its crises have
was mighty force in its creation and the faith
OF their descendants las wrought its progress and
furnished its defenders. They arc obstructionsts
who despair and who would destroy confidence in
the ability of our people to solve wisely and for
civilization the mighty problems resting upon
them The American people, inirenched in free
dom at home, take their love for 1t with them
wherever they go, and they reject as mistaken
and unworthy the doctrine that we lose our own
trurt Tho I,,.tn ,.Ia+s-
liberty to Others. Our institutions will not de.
tcriorate by extension, and our sense of Justice
will not abate under tropic suns in distant seas
As heretofore SO hereafter will the nation demon.
strate its fitness to administer any new estate
which events devolve upon It and in the fear of
God will take occasion by the hand and make
the bounds Of freedom wider yet" II there are
those among lis who would make our way more
difficult, We must not be disheartened but the
more earnestly dedicate ourselves 10 the task upon
which we have rightly entered. The path Of
progress is seldom smooth New things are often
found hard TO do. Our fathers found them So |
We find them So They are nconvcnient. They |
cost us something but are We not made better
for the effort and sacrifice. and are moi those We |
serve lifted up and blcsscd2
A Glance Mt the Past,
We will be consoled too, with the fact that |
opposition has confronted every onward move
ment Of the republic from its opening hour until |
now, but without success. The republic has
marched on and on, and its every step has exalted
freedom and humanity. We are undergoing the .
same ordeal as did our predecessors nearly a cen.
fury ago. We are following the course they
hla2ed. They iiiumphed. viii their Successors
faltcr and plead organic impocncy in the nationY
Surely after 1876 years Of achievement for mankind
we will not now surrender our equality with other
powers on matters fundamental and essential To
nationality. With no such purpose was the nation
created In no such spirit has 1t developed its
full and independent sovereignty. We adhere to
the principle OF equality among ourselves, and 10y
no act ct ours will we assign to ourselves a sui.
ordinate rank in the family Of nations
My fellow citizens, the public events nf thc
past four years have roUr into history They are
too near to justify recital. Some Of them were
Unforeseen; many Of them momCntous and far.
reaching in their consequences to ourselves and
our relations with the rest Of the world. The
part which the United States bore SO honorably
in the thrilling scenes in China, while new to
American life. has been in harmony with its true
spirit and best traditions, and in dealing with
the results its policy will be that of moderation
and fairness.
We face at this moment most Important q,lcs.
tion-that Of the future relations Of the United
States and Cuba. With our near negIhOrs We
must remain close friends. The declaration Of the
purposes OF this government in the resolution Of
'--'' q" lII9 "'"et he made pnnh. Fvar snon
rnc evacuation Of me island by the army Of spain
the executive with all practicable speed, has
been assisting its people in the successive steps
necessary to the establishment Of free and indie
pendent government prepared to assume and per-
form the obligations Of international law which
now rest upon the United States under the treaty
Of Paris The convention elected by the people
to frame constitution is approaching the com