Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-07

for their righteous settlement rests Upon
us all-.no more upon me than upon you.
There are some national questions In the
solution Of which patriotism should ex-
clude partlsanship.
Magnifying their difficulties will not
take them on our hands nor facilitate
their adjustment. Distrust OF the capac-
ity. integrity and high purposes Of the
American people Will not be an inspiring
theme for future political contests. Dark
pictures and gloomy forebodings are
worse than useless. These only beclolid,
they do not help to poInt the way Of
safety and honor. Hope maketh not
ashamed" The prophets Of evil were not
the builders Of the republic nor In its
crisis since have they saved or served 1t.
The faith Of the fathers was a mighty
force In Its creation and the faith Of their
descendants has wrought US progress and
furnished Its defenders. They are OBJ
structionIsts who despair and who would
destroy confidence In the ability Of our
people to solve wisely and for ciwllisa-
tion the mighty problems resting upon
them The American people. intrenched
in freedom at home. take their love for
1t with them wherever they 70 and they
reject as mistaken and unworthy the doc
trine that We lose our own liberties BY Sc
curing the enduring foundations Of lIb-
erty to others. Our institutions will not
deterioriate BY extension and our sense
Of Justice will not abate under tropic suns
In distant seas Az heretofore, 10 here
after win the nation demonstrate It's fit-
ness to administer any new estate which
events devolve upon II, and In the fear Of
God will take occasion by the hand and
make the bounds Of freedom wider vet"
II there are those among VI who would
make our way more difilcult we must not
be disheartened, but tho more earnestly
dedicate ourselves to the task which we
have rightly entered. The path Of prog
ress Is seldom smooth New things are
often found hard to do. Our fathers
found them 80. We find them 80. They
are inconvenient. They cost Us some
thing. But are we not made better for
the effort and sacrifice and are not those
we serve lifted up and blessed?
We will be cons0led. too, with the fact
that opposition has confronted every on
onenine hoi,r until now but without s,,c-
cess Tha rauublic has MARCHED on and
nm a nd NJ avsrv aten has evaIted fresdom
ana humanity. We are undergoing the
same ordeal q did our predecessors near
ly q century ago We are following the
course they biased They triumphed.
VIII their SUCCESSORS fall, falter and
plead organic impotencv N the nation?
Surely after TX wears az Achievement for
va Will not now surrender our
equality with other powers on matters
and essential IN nationality.
With no such purpose va ina nation
created. In no such apirit has n devel.
oped liz full ana lndenendent sovereirntv.
We adhere 10 the principls AZ Equality
among ourselves and by no act Of ours
eill we assign 10 ourselves 4 subordinate
rank in the family ~ nations. w
NV fellow citizens. the public events of
the past four years have rone into his
tory They ara too near 10 iustjfv recI.
tai. Gome OF them were UNFORESEEN many
Of them m0mentous and far-reachine IN
their consequences TO ourselves and our
relations with the rest Of the world. Thu
part which the United States bore 40
honorably in the thrilling scenes IN Chi.
ma. while new "a American Ma. has heen
In harmony with It's true spirlt and heat
traditions and in dealing with the results
Its policy will be- that ~ moderation and
fairness.
We face NJ thIs moment 4 most ,mnor.
tant ouestion--that NJ the f,,turs RIA.
tions Of the 1rnited States and Cuba
With our near neirhbors we must re-.
main close friends The dsclara t,op ~
the mrnosos ~ thls ynvsrrrsnt in NO
~ AnrlI % lsqs must no mads
good. Ever sInce the evacuat ion ~ the
ISLAND nv the army NJ snain tha evecutive
win iii nracticahie snaad has Man a ss,sts
Inr ~ neonla In tha succasslva stans
N tbe esta hI,shmant ~ sree
and Indenendent government nrenared N
ssume and narfor,n mo ohiiro,,ons NJ
Iaw ,vh,ch now ras, ,non
fha limited states nndar tba trsatv =,
PARIS The convention elacts1 Nv mo
peonIe IN frame a constitution ~ an
the completion Of it's labors
me transfer Of American control to the
new government Is OF such great impor-
,ance, involving an obligation resulting
rom our intervention and the treaty Of
peace. that ! am glad to be advised BY the
'ecent act OF congress Of the policy which |
ne legislative branch OF the government |