The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-01
What Has Been Done for Hawaii.
Porto Rico and Cuba VIII Be
Done for the Philippines.
"AUNTIES" DRUBBED BY H0AR
ATTENTION CALLED TO THOSE WHO
OPPOSE A DEGREE FOR MNINLEY,
And Also to the Fame Attained by the
President as a Statesman. De-
batter and Orator.

BOSTON, April 3o.-An imposing array of
speakers. headed by Vice President Theo-
dore Roosevelt, held the attention Of 1000
members of the Home Market Club, the
most widely known Republican organiza-
tion of New England, at it's twelfth annual
dinner in Mechanics HaIr- tonight. Vice
| President Roosevelt was seated on the right
of the president of the club, George Draper.
Among the others near President Draper
| were Senators George f. Hoar and Henry
| Cabot Lodge. Joseph II. Manly of Augusta,
Me-; Right Rev. William Lawrence, ID. D.,
Episcopal bishop of Massachusetts; VIM.
+. draper. former ambassador 10 Italy;
Rear Admiral William T. Sampson and
Senator Henry f. Burnham, of Manches-
ter. n. ri.
After the especial guest of the evening.
Vice President Roosevelt the principal
speakers of the evening were Senator's Hoar
and Lodge and Gen. Curtis Guild. jr. Pre-
| vious to the dinner a reception was held in
| honor of Mr.. Roosevelt. The immense hall
was hung on all sides with mass of color.
numerous political notices and pictures
Grace was said by Bishop Lawrence. Pres
| ident Draper introduced Lieutenant Gov
ernor Bates, who, In the absence of Gov
| ernor Crane extended the welcome OF Mas
sachusetts TO the Vice President of the
| United States. Mr.. Roosevelt was greeted
with applause and cheers When he could
make himself heard he said. in part:
"The only way TO play a great part well
| is to do we'll each of the lesser things which
| In the aggregate make up that great part.
world duty I'm the future is properly 10 per-
| form the particular duties of the present.
| We must perform our future duties as dur
| ing the last three years we have performed
| our duties in Porto Rico and Hawaii. In
| Hawaii the difficulty was but slight. II is
| almost comic TO look back TO the Jeremiads
| of those who prophesied untold woe to the
| Nation from the admission or Hawaii she
| came in and not ripple was caused by her
| entrance. We had no difficulty in choosing
| a Governor. for the Territory. We simply
| took President Dole. OF the Hawaiian re-
public, and made him Governor of the new
| territory which had been added to the
| United States. Nothing but benefit has
come to US from having this great outpost
| in the Pacific And an even greater benefit
| has come TO the people of the islands them
| selves.
CASE OF PORTO RICO.
"In the case of Porto Rico the problem
was more difficult. We took the island of
| a million inhabitants who had never known
what freedom was. We have established
representative government. and have
sent to be the first Governor your own fell
| low-citizen. Governor Allen. How well he
| has done let the bald recital of the facts
show. The civil government of Porto Rico
has not cost the people of the United states
one dollar. Under Governor Allen ii has
] been self-supporting from the beginning.
"Since the close of the war with Spain
| our chief problems regards the outside
world have been those in Cuba, the Philip
t,f,, faa Nn hoxvo % fn faa
proud of the way in which, in our action
| as regards all three. we have been able to
combine a proper disinterestedness with
| lust regard for our own national interests.
| We have neither failed i'm our duty to our
| selves nor in our duty TO others. We could
not afford to take upon ourselves world
burdens without paying heed to what Is
| due TO ourselves. Still less could we afford
| to take them up unless willing TO perform
| them in accordance with the dictates of
| the higher law and with a view TO the
ultimate benefit of mankind at large. In
other words. we must approach this work,
| If we expect TO do IL well. just we APP
| proach our work at home-failing neither
| IN the qualities of the head nor In those
| of the heart. TO be merely sentimental
| would, of course. result not simply In heavy
| damage to us, but i'm irreparable wrong to
| those on whose behalf our sentimentality
was nominally exercised. To act in spirit
| of cold hearted selhshness would be, per-
| haps no more for outsiders, but would be
| even more destructive to ourselves. Z"
A
| Judge the future by the past. Look back
| over the last three years and see what we
| have done. Think how infinitely better off
| Cuba and the Philippines are because of
| the policy upon which this Republic has
| acted. Mankind is our debtor for what
we have done. and the doing OF II has
raised our national character 10 a higher
| standard than ever before. We have made
mistake. of course; let us profit by them
| and avoid them hereafter; but at home
| and abroad let us continue the course
lNaxs rod q "A
on the whole we talk truly of the future
greatness of our people. Let us see 10 ii
| thet our deeds make good our words. that
! we take advantage of our manifold oppor-
tuntties and do without fiinching our man.
| ifold duties. We are not TO be excused II
we fail TO keep in mind the principles that
| OF Justice and OF Jnercy-of courage and OF
| honesty that 60 10 make up a national
record of clean living and true manIiness."
SENATOR HoAR'S ADDRESS.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Roosevelts adj
| dress he was given three more cheers.
The next speaker was Senator Hoar. who
was accorded a hearty reception In dis
cussing the tariff question he said:
I've had in President Clevelands first
| term and in President Cleveland's second
| term. all the free trade the American peo-
| ple want for century. I'VE have had
under the measure which bore the name OF
| Mckinley and again under hts administra-
! tiOn as President, triumphant example
OF the blessings of protection; a surplus
in time OF war. trade advanced with gi-
gantic strides. the balances all our way.
! capital we'll employed. the factories crowd
| ed with orders, the laborers wages going
I'D. and. above an. our great leader. whose
name is the symbol of protection, twice
seated in the executive chair.
Referring further 10 President Mckinley
the senator said: II see that some worthy
| gentlemen just denying him the
| right TO the title of scholar. William Nc
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] stated 20 the American people with a
beauty and precision not equaled In that