New-York tribune., 1901-01-18

IN | n tic e s t
of our people There can be but one answer to this
question. Conservatism has in a great degree been
our country's Welfare and glory strange voy
age has been entered upon without count OF cost
and without chart or compass. The tried and sure
foundations of liberty and National happiness
traditions has been relaxed, and satisfaction with
our country's mission has been undermined The The
become CALLING and rksome under the temptations
love Of peace honor and and sce has been weakened
and frugality and contentment not now traits
war. even with the worlds advanced civilization,
Generalization that follows in its train never
a country whose citizens do the. lighting cannot
fail to leave their impress for time at least upon
public and private life in time of peace.
Thirty years after the close of the war for the The
foFmuiated between the United states and and
tween the two countries. Thus these two great
in the path of Peace and in advocacy Of the aboi-
ton Of war with the hope and & expectation That that
and that more general adoption of arbitration as
result in great advance toward the abandonment
of throughout the world. This treaty failed of
Less than five years passed and these English
% n oI PeTe non aT n tbe Pbp
pines and the other in South Africa-but no longer
in an effort to possess their lands
is a most serious one If England succeeds in her
attempt IN South Africa she will but add another
to her list of similar acquisitions; brave people
will be subjugated, and because of engagement
in a similar venture in another quarter they will
miss the expression of American sympathy which
We are accustomed to extend to those who struggle
Tor national life and independence On the other
hand, with success in subjugating effort a new
untried and exceedingly perilous situation will be
forced upon us. we can conquer the Philippines
and after cOnquering them probably govern
them 1t is In the strain upon institutions. the
Generalization of people, the evasion of our
constitutional limitations. and the preverson of
our our National mission that our danger lies. As a
not what we shall do with the Philippines, but
Wnat the Philippines will do to us.
our country will never be the same again For
beyond the old lines; The Republic will in some
sort be saved. Shall it be only in and
with the germs OF decay fastened upon Its vitals?
or shall it, though changed. still survive in such
of free Americans?
The problem is momentous It's solution
depends upon the extent to which the old patri-
otism and good of our countrymen can be
rescued from impending danger. Thus these are
sober days for thoughtful ctizens-days preach
ing. days for sermonizng. If we are to be saved
and enforcement of that sort of conservatism that
should find conEenial home in the Holland So
clet!, IN the MIDST or reckless tumult and in the
confused rage of national greed and bloodiness.
this conservatism should defiantly stand forth and
demand hearing. Let it be proclaimed that
American freedom and popular rule cannot perish
except through the madness of those who have
them in their keeping and by the blood and saCrf-
hces OF our fathers, by the lofty achievements Of
rlouS victories OF peace and by reliance on the
promises of God, let Dutch conservatism enjoin
upon our people a faithful discharge of their
sacred trust
The next speaker was the Rev. Andrew Heer-
nance Smith Dutch Discoveries" his sub
Destiny and Charles w Dayton on Dutch
Danes"