The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-05-31


tion of emancipation erased from our
constitution the falsehood that had
blackened and cursed it for centu-
ry, and from that hour the undimmed
radiance of our glorious constitution
has shone as the beacon light of liber-
ty for the whole world.
The second fact which we notice is
that the victors in no other war were
so greatly benefited as the vanquished
in this. BY their defeat the South
was opened to the spirit of the age that
the dark hand of slavery had closed
against it. The advent was marked
by educational, mechanical, agricultu-
raj and business progress along all
lines.
While we rejoice in all this, and
more of which we shall speak further
on, we cannot forget the atonement
required to accomplish the work. The
result Of atonement is uniOn-at-one-
ment-and is ever accomplished by the
voluntary suffering of the innocent for
the sins of the guilty. So we apply it
here. Behold the otfering-1, 800, 900
men, 275,0O0 Of whom gave up their
lives on battlefield, in hospital and
prison. i call that atonement, and
like the One on Cavalry, was made for
the life Of the nation, and by it we are
united and free today.
The genuineness of the work done
in 'G4-65 has been tested and proved by
the work done in '9S. The veterans of
both the Northern and Southern ar
mics marched side by side up the hills
and over the defenSes Of Cuba, and up
on the decks Of our invincible battle
ships at Manila and Santiago. Dewey
and Lee, Sampson and Wheeler, and
the rest-all directed in their match
less work by own great Onion, McKin-
ley. They are household names, and
were we Greeks or Romans they would
be deitied by every one.
The Spanish-American war is one of
the greatest miracles Of the ages. 1t
is too early to determine fully what
may be the outcome Of the war OF '9S,
but we see .the promise Of two great
results: lst, another Union-not of the
states OF nation, but of the Anglo.
Saxon race-that God-chosen race with
which He is to crown the world with
millenial glory. The three lines
which led up to modern civilization
were The religion of the Hebrews
the intellectually of the Greeks, anC
the all-conquering power (physicaD o
the Romans. AnglO-SaXon civiliza
tion combines the three.
The second thing which we thinl
must result from the war of '9S is ;
change in our nations foreign policy
Our foreign policy from the very he
ginning has been decidedly domestic
Washington gave it in nutshell, viz
Let us mind Cur own business a
home" The wisdom of this polio,
cannot be doubted. 1t was just th
thing for our first century; but will
the coming of the Goth century twt
words Of that policy was caanged, 81
today we believe it should read, lie
us mind our own business abroad"
Our unlimited resources in raw ma
terial, our manufacturing facilitie
and business ability, enable us to com
pete honestly and successfully witt
any and all markets of the world
Such foreign policy would be Il veri
table gospel (good news for our unem
ployeChmillions and the promise of un
precedented prosperity. Snch con
dition could only be possible to unit
ed and truly free country which w
have today as the blood-bought gift o
those who fought for independence
for union, and liberty.
When should our Memorial Da
cease to be observed? We answer
not so long as there remains one t
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