The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-24
AVID BREWER,
VI TING FANG
Beth Speak at New England Club
Banquet.
fNEY's NAME IS cHEERED
ASSOCIATE JUsTIgC MAKES AN
ADDRESS ON OUR FUTURE.

49,
Philadeiphia. Dec 28.-The twenty
first annual hanqussof the New Eng
KIND society OF Pznnsylvania was held
Ciday Ia Horuc'atafal hail. covers be-
ihs laid for aqarls goo members and
guests. Guess were present from New
YORK, Baattmors, Washington. Boston
aEs other cities Assistant United
states Attorney General. James NJ
Beck. presidert OF the k6eiety, opened
the speec9-nai ine with y brief adj
dress.
IN COMING down the line % IlustiOus
New Euglaniers, president Beck men
toned f9e name Of George Dewey"
THIS WFs me siguia Tor an cuthresk. Of
applause such as was not repeated dur
ing the remainder of the evening.
The principal Speaker was Associate
Justice David Brewer of the United
States supreme count, who responded
10 the toast, The United states;
ORD foWer+ justice Brewers ad-
dress was frequently p,uctuated with
applause
Among other things he said: ''The
tTentietk century brings us face to
face witii new conditions, and we are
conscious that the Uuited STATES Of
america have hsc0me a more import-
ant factor in The worlds thought. Some
FANCY that the Sranfsh wsr wrought
the great Change This is hardly So
= il may have cleared The air and
brought as lace 20 face with the con-
s1oasness uf the change. but silent
forces Of s9mGerce and religion have
aaer az work flr years bringing about
that result.
Again and again it is tied that
tile United states have nov, be come a
world power. So they have but what
ls meant BY The term. a world power
and hoV are We TO justify our light
Il tht tiIies NoJ by the manifesto
lion % military power OF naval
egrsasth.
While wars viii be as wars have
been and while there is within the re-
Of our country an undisplayed
~ hhty and naval strength that makes
re- ~ Afosr dangerous enemy on land
aal zee. vet the dawn of the TWEEN
tieth autury enveils a greater natural
f7ot sasu ftsn be won on any field Of
1te hiie@sRe events of the last
ffo e1 lhles FeaSs have compelled an
increase in ebr eliitarv and naval
s7ce Willie re AMOUNT OF money
feh is4cafled for by the secretaries
~. aud navy seem to many too
large aud while the rou of the drum
No The blare of the bugle are more
ogep heard. yet the sons Of the pill
AflIiS vii neVer turn 0u4 country over
ae man on horseback, nor wiz cur
fssf iauFeis be crimsOned oy the
blood 81 the dying soldier
te shah deserve 80 be called a
qfia power because our relations with
a1tiQns Will be carried upon the
4Arst principles OF truth and justice.
iss de-
enough 70 fear no attemnt To
pos. - strong that I'VE cannot
80 - wrong any, even the weakest
f'eHs strong enough 10 be firmly
q the most powerful lOf nations
I'd = sss2Hg that we mus3 be kindly
susl With Ne wea,sest. Ne must be
sarS as weSs<s honesE Renceforth,
diplomatic lansaage post be some
thing To reveass ,z-SnOt something 10
coceeai. thought and purposes. The
honesty we must show is not the
honesty of Shylock. measured only bv
tlA;t which is enumerated iD the bond.
ls5t that of the golden rule--au hunesty
y hich compels Is 10 see the OrEer party
to the transaction
Ihe justice in noting some OF the
signs ana needs OF the times touched
BON civil seT viss reform. In regard 10
this BE- SAID.
llllI all fll- avenues OF our gfflcIaI
liff is enfrfnE civil service reform
promotion 10y merit mas ceased to be
fhe joke oi the politician and is COM
8 7hg To be the controlling rule of all Of
ssfclai life-lsut merely in the army and
aNy fani NE nave lad of late some
ny positive assurances Ira respect 20
bat in AN the departments Of
ai life national state and NUM-
Whatever may be the present
Is IN the macbiueTy employed to
-e ne desired result. and very
the defects are many &c is one
= fla brisht as,uI suces OF the future
~, the tSaughI and purpose Of Tue
Rfgae are tanned in TINS direction AMI
lolce Viii not be- thTarted-"
Va Ting Fang. the Chinese minister.
gesponaed 90 she toast - Greeting
sn The 0aienr Minister WI alluded
rieGy 90 the epeu d00r Of roe Chinese
empire saying thar foreigners are
COATED the sapee as the natives. tkere
Was nH high tariff IN China such as
afher countries had. because the other
countries had arranged the tariff for
f15Iia- THE oldest nation I'm the east
asf said vas grateful To America for
ai she had done for China. America.
nor only become a -wOrid power" but
s'tculd see That justice is done 10 an
This country VIII said Minister WI.
not only become a World Power" but
he World power - commerce and