Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-10-10
A GLANCE FORWARD
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The last public utterance of Presi-
dent Mckinley was the notable speech
delivered at the Buffalo exposition on
Sc ptember ). 1t is clear to anyone who
gives the address a CLOSE reading that
it outlined the lamented presidents
views of desirable national policies i'll
the near future. During the vacation
days at Canton the presidents mind
had evidently been busy with coming
executive duties in connection with the
approaching session of a congress re-
publican in both branches and in com
pete sympathy with the administra-
ton. 1t is fortunate that Mckinley
made this address, which fills a col
umn and n half, and is sufficiently com
prehensive to serve as practical fare
we'll message. President Roosevelt, as
might have been expected from his rec
ord as well as his character, proposes,
as far as human Judgment and effort
can compass the result, to continue
absolutely unbroken the policy of
President Mckinley for the peace,
prosperity and tire honor of our be-
loved country" There are often un-
foreseen events and fresh emergencies
in human affairs that call upon per-
son in high authority for his own
initiative, because precedents do not
always exist; but as far as vice pres
ident succeeding to the presidency by
tragedy may carry out the purposes
of his predecessor President Roose-
velt will assuredly do it to the utmost
of his ability.
President McKinley's address at
Buffalo dealt almost exclusively with
the broadening duties of the United
States as a world power, and the in
creasingly intimate relations of civil
lied nations in commerce. "The spirit
of exclusiveness," he said, sis past"
He dwelt upon the proximity of ma
tions in these times as brought to-
gether by the telegraph, rapid com
munication and friendly rivalry in the
various departments of human activ-
ity. "After all" he said, chow near one
to the other is every part of the
world" Intercommunication has
made wonderful strides. God and
man." the president continued, "have
Linked the nations together. No ma
ton can longer be indifferent to any
other" In pursuance of this line of
thought, after commencing arbitra-
tion as the noblest forum for the set
tlement of international disputes, he
added: "The expansion of our trade
and commerce is the pressing problem.
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policy of good will and friendly trade
relations will prevent reprisals. Reci
procity treaties are in harmony with
the spirit of the times; measures of
retaliation are not" 1t is for all Amer
lean citizens to remem ber, he said, that
our real eminence rests in the vic
tories of peace, not those of war.
The enormous growth of American
industrial enterprise impressed the
president with the urgent need of
more markets and he advised sensible
trade arrangements which will not in
terrupt our home production" Reel
procity he declared to be the natural
outgrowth of American industrial de-
velopment under the domestic policy
now firmly established" for our sur
plus products need an enlarging for
eign outlet. The speech favored a bet
ter steamship service to South Amer
lea and Central America; direct COM
mercial Lines from fields of production
to fields of consumption; the encour-
agement of the American merchant
marine; the building of the isthmian
canal and the construction of a Pa
cific cable. Among all nations Presi-
dent Mckinley hoped for relati of
mutual respect, confidence and friend
ship which will deepen and endure.
The speech closed with these fitting
words: Our earnest prayer is that
God will graciously vouchsafe prosper
ity, happiness and peace to all our
neighhors and like blessings to all the
peoples and powers of the earth. st.
Louis Globe-Democrat.