The St. Johns herald., 1901-10-05


 the genius of the inventor and tn,
 courage of the inventor.
 ''It took special messenger of tht
 government with every facility knowr
 at the time of rapid transit nineteen
 days to go from the city of Washington
 to Now OrIins with message to genera
 Jackson that the war with England had
 ceased and treaty of peace had been
 signed How different now. "We reached General Miles in Porto
 Rica by cable and he was able thru
 the military telegram to stop his army
 on the firing line with the message that
 the United States and Spain had signed
 a protocol suspending hostilities. We
 knew almost instantly of the first shot
 fired at Santiago, and the subsequent
 surrender of the Spanish forces was
 known in Washington with in less than
 an hour of it's consummation The first
 ship of Cevera's feet was hardly
 emerged from that historoic harbor
 when the tact was flashed to our cap ital, and the swift destruction that fol- lowed was announced immediately thru the wonderful medium of teleg-
 raphy.
 ''So accustomed are We to safe and easy communication with distant lands that it's temporary interruption even in ordinary times result in loss and incoH- venience. We shall never forget the days of anxiety waiting and awful sus- pense when no informatinn was per mitted to be sent from Pekin and the diplomatic representatives of the na- tions in China, cut off from all com munication inside and outside of the walled capital, were surrounded by an angry and misguided mob that threat ened their lives; nor the joy that thrilled the world when a single mes sage from the government of the Unit ed States brough thru our minister the first news of the safety of the be- sieged diplomats.
 ''At the beginning of the nineteenth century there was not mile of steam railroad on the globe. Now there are enough miles to make its circuit many times Then there was not a line of electric telegraph; now We have vast mileage traversing all lnads and all seas. God and man have linked the | nations together. No nation can long CT he indifferent to any other. And as we are brought more and more in touch | with each other the less occasion is | there for misunderstanding and the stronger the disposition when we have differences, to adjust them in the court i of arbitration, weich is the noblest forum for the settlement of internation- al disputes.
 "My feIlow-citizens, trade statistics indicates that this country is in state of unexampled prosperity. The figures are almost appalling. They show that We are utilizing our fields and forests and mines and that we are furnishing profitable employment to the millions of Torkmen turnout tho United States, bringing comfort and happiness to their homes and making it possible to lay by savings for old age and disability.
 That all the people are participat- ng in thIs great prosperity is seen in every American community and shown oy the enormous and unprecedent deposits in our savings banks. Our duty 8 the care and security of these depos- t, and their safe investment demands he highest integrity and the best business capacity of those in charge of hese deposits of the peoples earnings.
 We have vast and intricate busi- ness built up thru years of toll and in which every part of the country has its stakes, which will not permit of either neglect or of undue No narrow, sordid policy will subserve it. The greatest skill and wisdom on the part of the manufactur- ,rs and poducers will be required to lold and increase it.
 "Our industrial enterprises which nave grown to such great proportions affect the homes and occupations of he people and the welfare of coun- ny. Our capacity to produce has de- reloped so enormously and our prod tets have so multiplied that the prob. em of more market requires our urg- mt and immediate attention.
 "Only a broad and enlightened pol cy will keep what we have. No other policy will get more. In these times of business energy and gain we ought to be looking to the future, strengthening the weak places in our and commercial systems that We may be ready for any storm or strain
 By sensible trade arrangements which will not interrupt our home pro- iuction, we shall extend the outlets for 'ur increasing surplus.
 q A system which povides a mutual exchange of commodities is manfestly essential to the continued healthful growth of our export trade. We must 1 not repose in fancied secutity that we an forever sell everything and buy lit le or nothing If such thing were