Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-11-06

/ sheraton. All Of them now nave, ana
nrc liable to have in the years I" come,
) about al the Trouble they care to en-
: counter without pIoNokii.G = prolific :
conflict with the United States.
There il n< doubt but what this cuun-
ty has grown vastly III III" apprecia-
t;un If European powers during the
past FEW years. They have Il profound
ami growing respect for its vast rr-
source, and inherent strength. Situ-
at.d rs they are, there are n" prizes To
h.i won by any Of them in this hcmi-
sphere that would be worth the I'M
mcnsa expenditure Of men ana money
that would bc necessary even for an at
tempt IA win them
The interests Of European nations
c1n best be served by cultivating
iicndly relations with this countr.-.
There always has been and prob
ably always will be. class of alarm
ist; and ..ssimists who affect to see
:Utlrc of this great country Of ours.
They are men who have neither faith
in tn" I,cllnancucy of our Republican
Institutions nor in the genius Of Ameri
,an citizenship They entirely los.
sight of tn" fact that our people have
Yet to prove unequal to tn. practical
solution Of any problem that has cvc-
confronted them. The clouds of i'm
pending disaster always shadow their
political horizon. They are men without
faith. They have no confidence in
themselves. their cnuntrymcn or the
Just purposes al IN overriding Provi-
dtntc.
Shrh men have in years past do
lighted in the prediction thai IN armed
conflict with any European power
Wo;li y" III" signal for the nations of
the old world to unite ana wipe our
country off the map. The war with
fill their gloomy prophecies Instead
81 uniting against us the nations Of thu
GA world maintained an attitude VI
strict neutrality, ana on" Of the mast
powerful Of them was orteroken in its
friendship for our cause. Even this
proof IF The bugaboo character Of their
predictions di4 not silenc. th, men,
bcrs Of the Grasshopptr chorus" az
til" Golnful forecasters IF Evil have
come Ia be known.
For time III" utter failure Of thri
confidently predicted European coaIi-
ton to put in an appearance. ON
schedule time. seemed To phas,. them.
There was biirf but blessed interval
of time in which nothing was heard
from them. but when victory was
percl.cd upon our bannc. TIL.
whole world Was doing lis homage
the new territory that came t. us. MS
a result Of it, furnished them material
for fresh lamentations. Again they
painted 3 future full Of Woe. and pco-
ulsd With various hobgoblins az por-
tenti"us SHAPE ana trightful mrin
Even now While TIN echo Of their
vrooking Is still ringing in our ears
tho march "f progress is again giving
I'll" lih To their prophecies Of evil cur
country following the star of destiny is
constantly filling 2 larger and nohlrc
place in the worlds affairs. ana its
future is pregnant with hope.
Il is a duty Of good citizenship to look
hopefully into the future 1t is not to
be expected that the progress Of our
country will be wholly free from dam
gers and obstacles, but rs they have
been surmounted in the past So should
We have faith to believe that they will
he surmounted in the future. Above
all. every lover Of our country should
refrain from conjuring up imaginary
disa sters. If in the future troubles be
set us they vii! be met wisely and
well. meanwhile let us cross no
bridges until We come 10 them.