The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-05
TALKED EXPANSION
SENATOR McLAURIN's SPEECH AT
sPARTANBURG.
NECESSARY FOR COMMERCE.
A UNION OF THE ANGLo-sAxoN
RACE PREDICTED.

The Progress of the Century Outlined
and the Duty of the Future Summed
Up, as the Speaker secs It--we
Must Continue to Expand If We
Would Continue Our March of
Progressive Cannot Afford to BE-
come n "Pent Up Utica"
Columbia S. c.. July 4-Senator John
L. McLaurin delivered an address at
Spartanburg to-day. He was invited to
speak by representative business men,
The address was a summing up of the
progress of America during the last CEN
future, as the speaker saw it. 1t was
an advocacy of expansion; the acquisition
OF territory when such territory would
add to the markets Of the country
He believed Great Britain and America
would be the ruling powers of the world
and would spread the gospel in all
heathen lands. The Spanish war had
brought Americans together and that
alone had paid for all the blood and
money expended. Senator McLaurin
said in part:
Some are disposed to talk fiippantly
about the advent Of the United States
into the arena of the struggle among the
great powers of the earth. They oppose
the extension of our territory, of our
commerce. OF the blessings of our political
institutions and Christian civilization be-
cause it increases our national obliga-
tions. They forget that no nation ever
acquired power and influence without in
viting increased responsibilities ana
marching forward with unfiinching bold
r"ss towards its destiny. shrinking
from responsibility is cowardice. and
the American people are not towards.
The Fate of Carthage.
Carthage, with the richest merchants
and the finest shipping in the world, at
tempted to extend her commerce without
extending her territory and the result
was her destruction, because there was
no unity between her and the people with
whom she dealt. Our own great city OF
New York could not continue to exist
II all the states except New York were
foreign territory. Londons continual
prosperity rests upon the intimate re-
lation between Great Britain and her col
onies. Paris, although numerically great,
! has no power as commercial city of the
world. but contents itself with leading
only In fashion and scandal.
What would Rome have been without
an extension of her empire, but an in
Significant city on the banks of the IT,
Der. Without her expansion the pages
OF history would have never been blaz-
oned with the glories of the Eternal city
Without the expansion of her empire,
Greece would have been little speck on
the map of the world, and the splendors
OF Athens and the glories of Marathon
would never have been recorded as trib-
utes to human learning and valor. In all
ages nations have had national obliga-
ttons imposed upon them, and, when dis
charged they have hourished for time,
but they finally perished because they
were not equal to their increased respon-
sibflities. Shall we. with the experience
of the past before US, shrink from our
obligations as q nation and prove recre-
ant to the high trust of being sponsor
for the Christian religion, and bearer
OF the glad tidings of great Joy to all
peoples? Shall we fail in this auspicious
hour of opportunity to enjoy and strive
to perpetuate the freedom which is the
blrthright of the race, and to work for
its universal enjoyment? Shall we found
er on the rock upon which ell other ma
tions have foundered? Away with such
unpatriotic and unchSistian objections 10
the expansion of our political institutions.
Most Favored Land on Earth.
The line of duty marked out for us as
a nation is a straight and narrow way
There is no need for us to mistake IL.
We have the pillar of cloud" by day
and the pillar of fire" by night to guide
us II we watch those with steady gaze
we will safely pass through the ''Red
sea" of danger before us, and at last
reach the goal of our national aspirations
and opportunities.
Our land is the most favored of earth.
We have a diversity of soil and climate
unequalled. Our diversity OF production
is marvellous. Our versatility of scien-
tihc and inventive genius is the wonder
OF the world. We are able not only to
| feed our millions of population but The
| hungry of all nations. We con clothe
the hundreds OF millions of people in the
| Orient. Our wealth Is fabulous With
all these advantages can we afford 10
shut up ourselves In a "pent up Utica"
and allow the very redundance of our
| products to make us poor? No other ma
| tion ever had the grand commercial op-
| portunity we enjoy. Our harvests make
| our fields smile with Joy and loudly call
us to reap and enjoy rich rewards by
supplying other nations and still have
an abundance left. AS return Of graf
unparalleled prosperity and advantag ges.
IT is our national duty to grow. expand,
and go forth to contest with other nations
| for commercial supremacy.
| We cannot as a nation avoid these
sacred obligations imposed upon US. We
must go forward and meet the grave re-
sponsibilities of the future. They can be
| discharged, and when they are, what a
| glorious future there will be for our ma
ton and for the Anglo-Saxon race, with
| ore language, one civilization. one chris
tianity and our perfect political institu-
| tions. spread all over the hahitabe earth.
| Then the pages OF history will be moth
ing but the enhancing story Of the go-
rious achievements OF our republic The
world Will be wrapped in a mantle OF
peace. the race Of man will have achieved
all II was designed to accomplish. and the
nations will pursue In harmony the arts
OF peace and the path OF happiness. and
thus enjoy the fun fruition OF the efforts
Of man for six thousand years.
Angio-saxon Union Predicted.
1.-THE great events IN the future OF our
republic can be predicted with some de-
gree OF certainty. One OF the pre-eml-
nent events will be a union OF the Eng
disappearing race, In which Anglo -saxeon
idas Of liberty ana Christian civilization
will become predominant, ana iinally con.
| troll the politics. the policies and the com.