Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-04

foundation Of liberties Of Others, Our
institutions viii not deteriorate by
evasion and our sense OF justice will
not abate. under tropc suns
In distant seas. As heretofore,
10 hereafter win the nation
demonstrate its fitness 10 administer
any new estate which events deyolve
upon II and in the fear of God Will
take occasion by the hand and make
the bounds of freedom wider YETI II
there are those among MS who would
make our way more difficult we must
not be disheartened but the more earn
esty dedicate ourselves to the task up
on which we have rightly entered. The
path Of progress Is seldom smooth. New
things are often found hard 10 do. Our
fathers found them so. We find them
SO They are inconyenient. They cost
Us something, But are we not made
better for the effort and sacrifice, aud
are not those we serve lifted up and
blessed?
MARCH or THE REPUBLIC.
We will be consoed. too, with the
fact that opposition has conirontuu
every onward movement OF the republic
from its opening hour until now, but
without success. The republic has
marched on ana on and its every step
has exalted freedom and humanity We
are undergoing the same ordeal as did
our predecessors nearly a century ago.
We are following the course they
blazed. They triumphed WIN their
successors ialter and plead organic I'M
potency in the nation? Surely after
one hundred and twenty-five years Of
achievement for mankind we win not
now surrender our equality with other
powers on matters fundamental and es-
sential to nationality With no such
purpose was the nation created. In no
such spirit has II developed IT'S fun and
independent sovereignty We adhere
20 the principle of equality among our
selves and by no act Of ours will we
assign 10 ourselves a subordinate rank |
in the family Of nations
THE PAST -FOUR YEARS.
Ny fellow cIti2ans, the public events !
OF the past four wears have gone into |
history Thev are too near 10 justify |
recital Some ~ them were unfore-
seen, many Of them momentous and far |
reaching In their consequences to our |
selves and our relations with the re-, |
Of the world The part which ih' |
United States bore SO honombly IN re-
thrilling scenes I'm China, while new 90
American life, has been In harmony
with IT'S true spirit and best traditions
and In dealing with the results lbs poll
cy viii be that Of moderation and fair
ness.
UNITED STATES AND CUBA
We face at this moment a most i'm
poTtant question-lhat Of the future le-
latlons Of the United States and Cuba.
With our near naighbors we must re-
main close friends The declaration ~
he purposes 90 this government IN the
resolution Of April 90 lS9S. must be
made good. Ever since the evacua-
ion Of the island by the army ot spain
he executive with all practicable speed !
has been assisting its people by sue
'cssiye steps necessary 60 the estab'
ishment OF "a free and independent |
government, prepared 20 assume ana
,erform the obligations OF international !
aW. which now rest upon the Unllel
states. under the treaty ot Paris. The
elected by the people TO
rame a constitution is approaching me
Of its labors The transfer
Z American control 90 the new govern
nent Is Of such great Importance IN
'olying an obligation resulting ron
'ur Intervention and the treaty oil
.eace, that am glad 20 Doe advised by
he recent act OF Congress OF tha poll
y which the legislative branch OF me ,
government deems essential to the Oest f.,
interests Of Cuba and the United
itates. ,
The principles which Tel % our inter, !
ention require that HE tuniamenta' y
aw upon which the new government %
ests should be- adapted 10 secure
overnment capable ot performing inc /
uties and dlschlrgirg 'hc functions oi :,
separate nation. Of observing us IN !,
obligationsof protecting llle :,
nd property. insuring order sate9 f,
nd liberty and conforming 20 me Ss =
lbllshei and historical policy 81 the !,
nItcd Statea In ifs relation 10 CUBA.