Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-09-19
MckINLEY's LAST SPEECH.

Thursday. September S. the day be-
for he was shot, and US 1t outlined u
policy that will undoubtedly be fol.
lowed by Roosevelt. We reproduce it
in full. as follows:
president Milburn. Director Buch.
anan. commissioners, ladies' and gen
| tlemen:
Il am glad to be again in the city
OF Btmalo and exchange greetings
with her people. to whose generous
hospitality | am not a stranger and
with whose good will have been re-
peatedly and signally honored. To-
day | have additional satisfaction in
meeting and giving welcome to the
| foreign representatives assembled
here. whose presence and particapa-
ton In this exposition have contri
buted in SO marked degree to Its iH
terests and success. The commits
sioners of the Dominion of Canada and
the British colonies. the French col
onies. the republics of Mexico and of
Central and South America, and the
commissioners of Cuba and Porto
Rico who share with us in this under
taking. we give the hand of fellowship
and felicitate with them upon the tri-
umphs of art. science. education and
manufacture which the old has be-
lueathed to the century.
'EXpositions are the time keepers
of progress. They record the worlds
advancement. They stimulate the en-
ergy. enterprise and intellect of the
people and quicken human genius.
They go into the home. They broad
en- and brighten the daily life of the
people. They open mighty store
houses of information to the student
Every exposition. great or small, has
helped to some onward step. Com.
parison of ideas is always education
al; and as such instructs the brain
and hand of man. Friendly rivalry
follows, which is the spur to indus
trial improvement, the inspiration to
useful invention and to high endeay
or in all departments of human &C
dvity. 1t exacts a study of the
wants. comforts and even the whims
of the people and recognizes the eff
cacy of high quality and new prices
20 win their favor. The quest for
trade is an incentive to men of bust
ness to devise. invent, improve and
economize in the cost of production.
REGARD FOR FUTURE.
Business life. whether among our
selves or with other people, is over
| sharp struggle for success. 1t will
De none the less SO in the future
Without competition we should be
clinging to the clumsy and antiquated
processes of farming and manufac-
cure and the methods of businesses of
long ago, and the twentieth century
would be no further advanced than
the eighteenth century. But though
commercial competitors we are, com
merical enemies we must not be. The
Pan-American exposition has done it's
work thoroughly, presenting in its ey.
hibits evidences of the highest skill
and illustrating the progress Of the
human family in the western hemi-
sphere.
This portion of the earth has no
cause for humiliation for the part i,
has performed in the march OF civ
ilization. IT has not accomplished ev
erything; far from it. 1t has simply
fulness, and recognizing the manifold
achievements of others. it invites the
friendly rivalry of all the powers in
the peaceful pursuits of trade and
commerce and will cooperate with
all in advancing the highest and best
interests of humanity. The wisdom
and energy of all the nations are none
TO great for the worlds work. The
success of art. science, industry and
invention is an intentional asset, and
4 common glory.
BROTHERHOOD OF MAN.
after all, how near one to the
other is every part of the world.
Modern inventions have brought into
tlose relation widely separated peo-
pies and made them letter acquainted
Geographic and political divisions
will continue to exist. but distances
have been effaced. Swift ships and
fast trains are becoming cosmopoli-
tan. They invade the fields which
few years ago were impenetrable.
The worlds products are exchanged
as never before and with ever-increas-
ing transportation facilities come in
creasing knowledge and trade. Prices
are fixed with mathematical precision
by supply and demand. The worlds
selling prices are regulated by mar
ket and crop reports We travel
greater distances in shorter space
1f time. and with more ease THAI was
ever dreamed of by the fathers. lso-
lat ion is no longer possible or desir-
able. The same important news is
read though in different languages,
tne same day in all Christendom.
The telegraph keeps us advised of
What is occurring everywhere. and
the ress foreshadows, with NOR, OF
less accuracy, the plans and purposes
of the nations. Market prices Of pro
ducts and of securities are hourly
known in every commercial mart, and
the Investments of the people extend
beyond their own national boundaries
into the remotest parts of the earth
Vast transactions are conducted and
International exchanges are made by