Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-24
Is NOW World POWER.
Associate Justice David Brewer
Speaks at Banquet of New
England Society.
Declares America Has Become a
Great World Power in
Every Sense.
United States Will Sustain Great
ness on Foundation Of Truth
and Justice.

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and Justice.
| Philadelphia, Dec. 24.-The Twenty
| first annual banquet of the New Eng
land society of Pennsylvania was held
last night in horticultural hall, covers
being laid for nearly 400 members and
guests. Guests were present from
New York, Baltimore, Washington,
Boston and other cities. Assistant
United States Attorney General james
M. Beck, president of the society, OPP
lened the speech making with a brief
address. In coming down the line OF
the illustrious New Englanders Presi-
dent Beck mentioned the name of
George Dewey. This was the signal for
an outburst of applause such as was
not repeated during the remainder of
the evening.
| The chairman then introduced as
the first speaker Associate Justice
David j. Brewer of the United States
supreme court, who responded 70 the
Power" Justice Brewers address was
frequently punctuated by applause.
Among other things he said
THE twentieth century brings US face
to face with new conditions, and we
are conscious that the United States
OF America have become more i'm
port factor in the worlds thought.
Some fancy that the Spanish war
wrought the great change. This Is
hardly 80. 1t may have cleared the
air and brought us face to face with the
consciousness of the change, but the
silent forces OF commerce and religion
have been at work for years bringing
about that result.
Again and again it is stated that the
United States has now become world
power. So they have. but what is
meant by that term. world power,
and how are we to justify our right to
that title? Not by the manifestation of
military or naval strength.
while wars will be as wars have
been, and while there is within the
resources of our country an fndisputed
army and naval strength that makes
her the most dangerous enemy on land
and sea, yet the dawn of the twentieth
century enveils greater national glory
than can be won on any field OF strife.
While the events Of the last two or
three years have compelled an increase
In our military and naval force. while
the amount Of money which Is called
for by the secretaries of war and navy
seem to many too large. and while the
roll of the drum and the blare OF the
bugle are more often heard, yet the
sons of the pilgrims will never turn
our country over to the man on horse
back, nor will our dearest laurels be
crimsoned with the blood of the dying
soldier.
I'VE shall deserve to be called a world
power, because our relations with all
nations will be carried upon the highest
principles of truth and Justice. We
stand in the council of nations strong
enough to fear no attempt to wrong us;
so strong that we can not afford to
wrong any. even the weakest nation.
Strong enough to be firmly just to the
most powerful nations and SO strong
weakest. We must be frank as well as
guage must be something to reveal and
not something to conceal thought and
purpose. The honesty we must prac-
tice is not the honesty Of Shylock.
measured only by that which is enum-
Grated in the bond, but that of the
Golden Rule, an honesty which compels
us to see the other party to the trans
action"
The Justice In noting some Of the
signs and needs Of the times touched
on civil service reform. In regard to
this he said:
Into all the avenues Of our official
life is entering civil service reform
promotion by merit has ceased to be
the joke of the politician and Is COM
ing to be the controlling rule Of all off,
cial life-not merely in the army and
navy (and we have had Of late some
very positive assurances in respect to
them), but in all the departments of
official life, national, state and munici-
pal. Whatever may be the present de-
fects in the machinery employed to Sc
cure the. desired result, and very likely
the defects are many, 1t is one of the
brightest. assurances of the future that
the thoughts and purposes Of the people
are turned in this direction and they
will not be thwarted."
Hon David j. Hill, first assistant
secretary of state, responded to the
toast, Two Types of Patriotism" He
said the patriotism Of place has played
a glorious part in the history of the
world and has nerved heroic men to no.
Bile deeds on many fields of honor.
American patriotism, he said, is not
born of possession. but of the inspira-
ton of principles. Continuing, he said:
"a great movement was won when
the struggle for local sovereignty sur
rendered its pretensions and recog
nized the reality of the nation and the
solidity of the union. Another great
movement was when this great repub
lie stretched forth its hand OF pacifica
ton over the island OF Cuba, rent with
insurrection and devastated by fire and
sword, and consecrated the sovereignty
of powerful nation to the work of
peace. / make no argument here to
justify the recent course Of events, but
I believe the days OF Washington. Lin
coin and Mckinley are glorious days in
the history Of our country. They mark
the triumph Of patriotism OF place, Of
ethics over geography and humanity
over locality.
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