The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-20

(COnIlnu6Q from First RaEe.J
far and fast in the past century. be-
cause in them has been practically
shown that it is the spirit of adventure
which is the maker of commemorative;
peoples who are learning and striving
to put in practice the vital truth that
freedom is the necessary first step, but
only the first step, in successful free
government
During the last century we have on
the whole made long strides in the right
direction; but we have very much yet
to learn. We all look forward to the day
when there shall be a nearer approx
nation than there has ever yet been
to the brotherhood of man, and the
peace of the world. More and more we
are learning that to love ones country
above all others is in no way incompati-
BILE with respecting and wishing well to
all oilers, and that, was between man and
man, SO between nation and nation
there should live the great law OF right.
These are the goals towards which we
strive; and let US at least earnestly en-
deavOr to realize them here on this con-
tinent. From HudSons Bay to the
Straits of Magellan, we. the men of the
two Americans, have been cOnquering
the Wilderness carving 1t into state
and province, and seeking to build up
in state and province governments
which shall combine industrial prosperi-
ty and moral well being. Let US ever
most wildly remember the falsity of the
belief that any one of US is to be per-
other. Let US strive to have our public
men treat as automatic the truth that It
is for the interest of every common
wealth in the western hemisphere to see
every other commonwealth grow in
riches and in happiness, in material
wealth and in the sober. strong self
respecting manliness without which ma
terial wealth aVails so little.
Today on behalf Of the United States
/ welcome you here. you our brothers
of the north, and, you. our brothers of
n 4~fc11 all fcl7
you all prosperity; and we say to you
that we earnestly hope for your well
being, not only for your own sales, but
also for our own: for 1t is a benefit to.
each of US to have the others do well.
The relations between us now are those
of cordial friendship, and it is to the in
terest Of all alike that this friendship
should ever remain unbrOken.
Nor IS there the least chance of its
being broken provided only that all of
us alike act with full recognition of the
vital need that each should realize that
his own true interests can best be served
by serving the interests of others.
You, men of Canada, are doing sub
stant1ally the same work that we Of this
Republic are doing, and face substan-
TALLY the same problems that we also
face. Yours is the world of the mer-
chant, the manufacturer and mechanic,
the farmer. the ranchman and the
miner; you are subduing the prairie and
the forest, tilling farmland, building
cities, striving to raise ever higher the
STANDARD OF rlgnrs TO Drlng ever nearer
the day when true justice shall obtain
between man and man. and we wish
Godspeed to you and yours, and may the
kindliest ties of good will always exist
between US
To you of the republics south Of us
I wish to say a special word believe
with all my heart in the Monroe doc
trine- This doctrine is not to be in
vol1ed for the aggrandizement Of any
one OF US here on this continent at the
expense Of any one else on this con-
tinent. It should be regarded simply
as a great International Pan-Anerican
policy, vital to the interests of all OF Us.
The United States has, and ought to
have, and must ever have, only the de-
sire to see her sister republics in the
western hemisphere continue to flourish.
power shall acquire new territory here