The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-20

at Versailles. It was a text &his father used to quote to him in the old candle shop in Boston when he was boy: Seest thou a man diligent in our business and we shall stand'--stand, you see. not crawl or swagger-stand as a friend and equal, asking nothing, putting up with
 nothing but what Is right and just, | among our peers, in the great democracy l of nations"
 After he concluded Secretary Hay was obliged several times to acknowledge the applause accorded him by the diners. Governor Odell spoke to the toast the
 State of New York" and Mayor-elect Low replied to the toast The City of New York" Joseph H. Choate, Ambas- sador to the Court of St. James was next introduced. He dwelt mostly on the re- cent visit of the delegates of the New York Chamber of Commerce to Lonoon and the sympathy that had been shown by the British people at the time Of the death of President Mckinley.
 Senator J. L. McLaurin. Senator John l.. McLaurin of South l Carolina, spoke to the sentiment: The ] Monroe Dostrine of the Twentieth Cen tlIrv." The Senator declared that the ruling question today with all nations and the one to which all political aues- tions are subordinated is What can we do to further industrial development ana obtain substantial business prosperity Speaking of the promulgation by the | infant republic of the Monroe Doctrine, | he said that "any other policy would have wrecked our government ana been | an insurmountable barrier to our national growth, prosperity and progress" Now that we have become 'the greatest export nation of the world, the 'mightiest potentiality on earth for pro- | gress, civilization and human freedom" we can mo longer confine our institutions | and our destiny to this continent, put are | compelled by uncomfortable events to | seek fraternity with other nations, and | to reach out for new channels of trade. "The Spanish war was the occasion, not | the cause The report of Dewey's can- non in Manila bay was but the formal announcement to the world Of what you call on your program, The Twentieth Century Monroe Doctrine but which l call the Mckinley Doctrine such as 1t will be known, in future ages.
 Senator McLaurin elucidated Mckinley | doctrine to be as follows:
 The Mckinley Doctrine. "First-As our own manifold produc- | lions largely exceed home consumption, | the expansion of territory trade and commerce are the only means of securing | markets for our surplus products "Second-That as a nation with | | ment and enlarged national obligations,
 we could no longer abstain from partici- patton in the affairs of the world, but | must take our share of the responsloility' | .'Third-That while maintaining the | doctrine that no government on the American continent must be interfered | with or controlled by an European power, yet we must cultivate friendly relations with them and be prepared to seek ana I sha | world.
 l "Fourth-That we should not and could | not as a nation safely shrink from the | full performance of all the responsibih- ties cast upon us, but must look forward | to the fullfillment of our national destl-
 n.y." :,
 .sThc propositions in this doctrine"
 said the speaker, will be to the twen- Itieth century what the Monroe doctrine
 was to the nineteenth. If, as a nation, l we would enjoy the commercial fruits ne need and desire, we lpust, Ike indi- I viduais, make national ventures and 1 heroic efforts"
 Senator McLaurin declared the princl-
 pIes embraced in the Mckinley doctrine | to be the only ones which promise the | stability of the nation and full accom- | plishment of our national destiny. He l predicted that this doctrine is to be ''our | chart and compass until we complete
 another cycle in national life and another
 move to be made onward and upward.
 Reciprocity Treaties.
 The speaker spoke of reciprocity
 treaties as one of the features or this
 twentieth century Monroe doctrine and
 defined their principle to be that trade | is not to be free one one side and let | ted on the other; that goods are not to be | taken from a foreign country free or | duty or at a low rate unless that coun-
 try takes something from us free of duty | or at low rate.
 What we need in this country said | the Senator lis a non-partisan patriotism
 and statesmanship, more devoted to the | building up of our common country than | to party success. Great national issues 1 involving the glory of our republic ana its triumphant success. as free constltu-
 tional government should not be dwarfed
 into sectional and partisan questi jns:
 Let us stand shoulder to shoulder, good | Americans, no matter what our pohlics l or what our section"
 In conclusion Senator McLaurin said:
 "All signs indicate that our modern clVl-
 lization is approaching one Cf those | momentous crises that occur peri 1dicallY
 In the history of the human race
 Antagonistic elements of fearful force
 are at work. It seems as if all prophecy ! pointed to America as the final battle | ground between error and truth, and l 1t may be that we are near that field or | Armageddon, dimly seen by poet and
 painter. where the brute nature Of man
 and his immortal soul join in the great
 battle which the good Book tells us
 shall precede the dawn of that era of
 peace on earth and good will toward | men,.
 Governor -elect Albert B. Cummins of
 Iowa followed Senator McLaurin.
 Governor Elect Cummins
 The Hon. A. B. Cummins, c Jvernor-
 elect of Iowa, spoke about the present
 prosperity of the republic-what are the
 essentials to its continuance?"
 He thought it futile to inquire what
 Legislation. If any, should be adopted
 to prevent or adjust the devastating con
 troversies between the employer and em-
 ployed, between capital and labor, until
 there is a power as broad and as com
 prehensive as the problem itself to pre-
 scribe a solution. It Is hardly worth while
 to enlist the best thought of the country
 upon restrictions and regulations of trade
 combinations and industrial monopolies
 so long as forty-five states in hopeless
 confusion hold the only power that can