The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-01
NEW CENTURY SENTIMENTS
Wishes, Hopes, and Expectations Of National and Dis
triCt Officials and Business Men.

wrong and evil shall go cut, and that jus
tice and good shall enter. Many express
the hope that wars may cease and thai
such disputes as may arise between ma
tions shall be adjusted without the she'd
ding of blood. Many who do not express
this hope. imply it.
The general spirit expressed by men IN
public and private life is that there shall
prevail throughout the world peace or
earth. good will to men" Many SPEAK
with an assurance which is more than
hope that great good is to come, end ii
is pointed out that as the world has
grown better, so will it continue to grow
The elevation of the material and spirit
ual condition of man will, they believe, sc
forward.
Literature in its various FORMS includ-
ing the press, will continue to exercise its
sway over the minds of men, quickening
the sense of right, touching the sympa-
thies, and calling upon the mind and heart.
Men hope that the multiplication Of books
may go on and that as We pity the lack
of facilities suffered by our ancestors, SO
may our posterity pity us.
surgical science will develop till diseases
now reckoned as incurable will no longer
cause a fear and that death from acct
dent shall be minimized and longevity of
man increased
Some hope that the barriers OF language
and national prejudice will be broken
down. and that all men will be brothers.
The Presidents Wish
President Mckinley. through his secre-
tary, Mr.. Cortelyou, said: "A wish for
the peace of the nation, and the content
ment, happiness and prosperity of all the
people"
Secretary Root: my immediate wish is
for the speedy passage of the Army bill
in order that the department may get the
volunteers home in time for their dis
charge. AS for anything further my
wishes are so many that it would be
difficult to find one which is paramount"
Secretary Gage: I'VE will this year en-
deavor, as We always have, 10 maintain
the monetary and financial system OF the
United States on a perfectly and solid
basis, and strengthen it whenever such
thing can be accomplished
Postmaster General Smith: 1.-THE extern
sion of rural free delivery and the COL
rection of the abuses in second class mat
ter will receive the special attention of
the Postoffice Department during the first
year of the new century l hope that at
the close of the year very few OF the in
habitants of the United States will re
without free postal delivery. The depart
ment has given its sanction to no more
important improvement to the service in
many years. Legislation is desired 10
Toll INN ola Hoo
The Postoffice Department, however. VIII
proceed to effect extensive changes in the
present administration of the service
within the authority given by the existing
laws"
Minister Writing Fang: My New Year
greetings were those of peace and good
will toward the whole world in general,
and the great United States in particular.
As far as the twentieth century is con-
cerned we all are living in the same age,
the only difference is in the naming of it,"
The Nations Law Makers.
Senator Allison: THE coming century
presents SO many vast problems with
which we will have to deal, that nothing
but the progress of time can tell what
the developments will be. I only hope for
the very best that can happen"
Senator Proctor: My wish for the COM
ing century is that the great nations of
the world, such as the United States, Eng
land. Germany, Russia, and France, will
continue the work they have already be-
gun in developing, civllizing, and bring
ing to condition of progress equal 10
their own, the smaller and weaker ma
tions of the world, as We are doing in the
Philippines, England and Germany are
doing in Africa, and Russia is doing in
Asia"
Senator Thurston: 81 think that one Of
the first great questions which will be de-
cided during the first year of the new CEN
fury will be the election OF Senators by
popular vote. / hope to see the Fifty
seventh Congress adopt an amendment TO
the Constitution permitting the several
States to decide for themselves whether
they will continue the election of United
States Senator through their Legisla-
lures or by direct vote of the people This
would soon do away with corrupt Safe
bodies and contested elections. l think
we would have a finer body of statesmen
than ever were the candidates for the
Senate nominated in a State convention
and made to run the gantlet Of popular
yote.''
Senator Bate: "My fondest wish is that
Justice shall rule. that men shall be as
brothers that public opinion will never
permit Of en- unnecessary war, and that
the necessity for any war may never
arise"
Senator Berry: "The greatest achieve
meDt which lies before the world is the
complete establishment OF Justice"
Representative Allen of Maine: 81 hope
the coming century may be one OF peace
and moral and intellectual progress"
Representative Barney: Il hope that the !
American Republic may grow In strength
and greatness during the twentieth cen
fury as during the Nineteenth
Representative Berry: Let us trust to
that supreme power. whose will sways
all things above and below, that public
opinion will so evolve along lines Of equity
and fair play that it will be impossible for
one man 10 DO injury to another"
Representative Cannon: Il would have
It come to pass that all members OF the |
Committee on Appropriations and all their
successors, and the members Of all other /
committees OF the House and their success
soTs, and all members e. the Senate. viii |
have the courage to repress every ten
dency toward extravaganza in public af-
fairs"
Representative Corliss: May the TWEEN !
fieth century witness the DEVELOPMENT of /
a spirit of moderation in all the things of |
life till intemperance Of every kind shall |
be no more"
Representative Cox: THE twentieth
century like every other century that has I
come and gone since time was will take !
care Of itself We are creatures Of des- /
tiny. We must obey the supreme will. I 4
hope many Of the errors common in the |
nineteenth century Will not be repeated in |
the twentieth"
Representative Dick: let US have peace /
on earth, good will 10 men"
Representative Eseh: "As the world is