The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-18
CLEVELAND TALKS
ON CONSERVATISM
Ex-PREsIDENT's ADDRESS AT HoL-
LAND SOCIETYiS BANQUET
IN NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE Holland So
ciety held its sixtieth annual banquet at
the Waldorf-Astoria tonight. The Rev
Vandyke, president of the society. pre-
sided. On his right was ex-President
Cleveland, and Tunis Vanbergen at his
left. Covers were laid for 800 and all
places were taken. Speakers were:
Grover Cleveland, DR.. Andrew Smith and
Charles w. Layton.
EX-President Cleveland said in rart:
4 am quite willing to take a. humble
place among the sernonizers in this time
OF 5hea adlong national heeilessness and 10
invoke the cultivation and saving grace
of Dutch conservatism. That is the kind
OF conservatism that counts the least, but
for the sake of principle and freedom
will disregard the cost; that lays out a
voyage by chart and compass and fol-
lows chart and compass to the end; that
leaves. the liberty and national happiness
which rest upon tried and sure founda,
tons; that teaches reverence for ma
tional traditions and encourages the peo-
pies satisfaction with their eountry'a
mission.
Thirty years after. the close of the war
for the preservation of the Union, a
treaty Of arbitration was formulated be.
tween the United States and Great Brit
ain. which. If completed, would have gone
far towards removing all danger of awat
between the two nations.
This treaty failed of continuation in
the senate OF the United States. Less
than five years. passed and these Eng ism
speaking champions of peace and arbi-
tration are still operating in par;Nle1
lines, one on the Philippines and the other
IN South Africa, but not together for
peace and arbitration. Both are killina
natives in an effort to extend their LOS
sessions"
With success in our subjugation effort
a new, untried and exceedingly perilous
situation will be forced upon us We
can conquer the Philippines, and after
conquering them can probably govern
them. It is in the strain upon our in
stitutions, the Generalization of our peo-
limitations, and the perversion Of our ma
tional nissien that our danger lies. AS
distinguished bishop has said: '"The
question is not what we shall do with the
do to us Our country will never be the
same again. For veal or for woe, we
have already irrevocably passed beyond
the old lines.
The problem is a momentous one It's
solution depends upon the extent to
which the old patriotism and good sense
OF our countrymep can be rescued from
impending danger. Thus. these are sober
days for thoughtful citizens-days for
preaching-days fer sermonizing. If we
are to be saved from disaster we must
take up the preaching and practicing Of
that sort of conservatism which finds q
congenial home In the Holland society,"
In the midst of reckless tumult and in
the confused rage of national greed and
bloodineSS, this conservatism should de-
family stand forth and demand a hear
ing. Let it be known that American
freedom sand popular rule cannot perish
except through the madness of those who
have them in their keeping, and by the
blood and sacrifices of Our fathers, by
the lofty achievements of the free insti-
tutions they established, by our glorius
victories of peace, and by our reliance on
the promises of God, let Dutch conseeva-
tism enjoin upon our people a faithful
discharge of their sacred trust.