The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-03-05

in its creation, and the faith of their
 descendants has wrought its progress
 and furnished it's defenders. They are obstructionists who despair and who
 would destroy confidence in the ability of our people to solve wisely and for civilization the mighty problems rest ing upon them.
 Americans Take Freedom yyherever They Go.
 The American people, entrenched in freedom at home, take their love for it with them wherever they go, and they
 reject aS mistaken and unworthy the
 doctrine that we lose our own liberties
 by securing the enduring foundations of liberty to others. Our institutions will not deteriorate by extension and our sense of justice Will not abate un- der tropic suns in distant seas. As heretofore, so hereafter will the nation demonstrate its fitness to administer any new estate which events devolve upon 1t and in the fear of God will take occasion by the hand and make the bounds of freedom wider yet" If there are those among us who would make our way more difficult, we must not be disheartened, but the more ear nestly dedicate ourselves to the task upon which we have rightly entered. The path of progress Is seldom smooth. New things are often found hard to do. Our fathers found them so. We find them so. They are inconvenient. The cost us something. But are we not made better for the effort and sacrifice. and are not those we serve lifted up and blessed?
 Tarch of the Republic.
 We will be consoled, too, with the fact that opposition has confronted ev- cry onward movement of the republic from it's opening hour until now, but without success. The republic has marched on and on, and its every step has exalted freedom and humanity. We are undergoing the same ordeal as die our predecessors nearly a century ago. We are following the course they blazed. They triumphed. Will their successors falter and plead organic im- potency in the nation? Surely after one hundred and twenty-five years of achievement for mankind we will not now surrender our equality with other powers on matters fundamental and essential to nationality. With no such purpose was the nation created. In no such spirit has it developed its full and sovereignty. We adhere to the people of the equality among and by no act of ours will we assign to ourselves a subordinate rank in the family of nations.
 My fellow citizens, the public events of the past four years have gone into history. They are two near to justify recital Some of them were unforseen; many of them momentous and far in their consequences to our selves and our relations with the rest of the world The part which the Uni ted States so honorably played in the scenes in China, while new to American life, has been in harmony with its true spirit and best traditions, and in dealing with the results it's poli- " will be that of moderation and fair ness
 Future Relations With Cuba.
 We face at this moment most inn oortant question-that of the future re- ations of the United States and Cuba. With our near neighbors we must re- main close friends. The declaration of he purposes of this government in the 'esolution of April 20, 1898, must be made good. Ever since the evacuation ,f the island by the army of Spain the executive with all practicable speed has ste.ti 1In Ia, f1,oe ;ive steps necessary to the establish | nent of free and independent govern- i nent prepared to assume and perform | he obligations of international law | which now rest upon the United States lnder the treaty of Paris. The con- ,ention elected by the people to frame l constitution is approaching the com- ,letion of its labors.
 Transfer of American Control
 The transfer of American control to he new government Is of such great involving an obligation re- uting from our intervention and the reaty of peace, that I am glad to be .dvised by the recent act of congress f the policy which the legislative ranch of the government deems essen- ial to the best interests of Cuba and he United States. The principles
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