Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-11-23
HAY AND McLAURIN.
quet OF New York Chamber of
Commerce.

Commerce.
The 133d annual banquet Of the New
York Chamber of Commerce, at Del
monicos, last Tuesday, was the occa.
sion of speech-making by leading
statesmen and flnanciers. Among the
guests Of especial honor were Ambas-
sador Joseph H. Choate, Secretary OF
State John Hay, Senator John L. Nc
Laurin, Andrew Carnegie. Governor
Odell, Mayor-elect Seth Low. ]. Peir-
pont Morgan, Chauncey M. Depew. and
Others about $50 in all. Speeches were
delivered by Messrs. Hay, McLaurin
Choate, Odell and others: but the prin-
cipal deliverances were those Of Mes
srs. Hay and McLaurin, the Associa-
ted Press giving to these about rs per
cent Of the space allotted to the whole
function. Secretary Hays subject was
"Our Diplomacy" and Senator Nc
Laurin's was 1.-The Monroe Doctrine OF
the Twentieth Century" The senator's
speech, as synopsized by the Associ-
ated Press was as follows:
The senator declared that the ruling
question today with all nations and the
one to which all political questions are
subordinated is, What can we do to
further industrial development and OBJ
tain substantial business prosperity?'
Speaking of the PRONUNCIATION by the
infant republic Of the Monroe doctrine,
he said that "any other policy would
have wrecked our government and been
an insurmountable barrier to our ma
tional growth, prosperity and progress
Nov that we have become the
greatest export nation Of the world
the mightiest potentiality on earth fol
progress. civilization and human free
dom, we can no longer confine our In
stitutions and our destiny to this con-
tinent, but are compelled by uncontrol-
liable events to seek fraternity with
other nations and to reach out for new
channels of trade.
1.-The Spanish war was the occasion
not the cause. The report Of Dewey's
cannon in Manila bay was but the for
NAL announcement to the world OF
what you call on your programme, the
Twentieth Century Monroe doctrine,
but which I call the Mckinley doc
trine,' and as such 1t will be known
to future ages"
Senator McLaurin elucidated the Nc
Kinley doctrine to be as follows:
First. That, as our own manifold
productions largely exceeded home
consumption, the expansion Of terri
tory, trade and commerce was the only
means of creating markets for ouC-sur-
plus products.
Second. That as nation with
firmly established constitutional gov
ernment and enlarged national obliga-
tions we could no longer abstain from
participation in the affairs of the world
but must take our share Of the respon-
sibiity.
Third. That while maintaining the
doctrine tndl Ho government oii 'A
American continent must be interfered
with or controlled by any European
power, yet we must cultivate friendly
relations with them and be prepared to
seek and control our share Of the trade
of the world
Fourth. That we should not and
oould mt as a nation safely shrink
from the full performance Of all the
responsibilities cast upon us. but must
move forward to the fulfillment of our
national destiny.
THE proposition embraced in this
doctrine" said the speaker, will be to
the twentieth century what the Mon
roe doctrine was to the nineteenth. If
as a nation, we would enjoy the COM