The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-26
COLLEGE MEN DINE.
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world powe for only a few years. 1t
is almost as yesterday, compared with
the age of other nations. since that
patriotism, peculiar to Americans,
| swelled in the breats of our colonial
forefathers and demanded the freedom
and independence of our race: and not
withstanding the fact that we triumph
ed over England, which was then the
world power and purchased our coun-
try with the price of sacrifice, priva-
ton, blood and life, we were, until re-
cent years. denied the national standing
which we were justly entitled to. The
world did not realize then as it has
been forced to do that the Revolution
was an era in the history of man ia
vorable to human happiness, and that
ii was an event destined to mark the
universal progress of mankind from
despotism to liberty Nor was 1t
caused by the instantaneous discovery
of principles of government before
unheard of, or the practical adoption
of political ideas such as had never
before entered the minds of states
men, but it was the full development
of principles of government forms of
society, and political sentiments, that
are traceable back more than two CEN
turtles in English and American his
tory.
STEAD the celebrated British jour
nalist, attributes our success to the
fact that a young and vigorous race
had been let loose among the incalcu-
liable treasures of a virgin continent,
and that the vital energies of many
other races have been poured into our
race in lavish profusion, by
a process of natural selection
which eliminated the weaker, the more
timid and less adventurous spirits, and
that this great amalgam of heterogenl
eous energies constitutes a new COM
posite race, which found itself pre-
pared and free to face any and all
problems without any of the restraints
of prejudices. traditions or old estab-
lished institutions which cucumber and
hinder the nations of the Old World
1--WE are to-day the worlds great
farm, the worlds great bank the
worlds great workshop, the worlds
great factory the worlds great trade
center and the worlds great intellec-
| tual and moral fountain
History is becoming more and more
the story of industrial development,
and the strength of nations become
more nearly measured by their wealth
and commercial Importance. Modern
ironclads and smokeless powder have
largely taken out of warfare the ele-
ment of personal bravery, and have
substituted technical skill and eXecu-
tive ability. Commercialism in its
highest sense has been the real OBJ
ject back of half the military move
ments of the last decade. 1t is sordid
and unromantic. but I believe with
stead vat a study of the compare
tive pl currents of nations, an anal
ysis of trade balances, an understand
ing of the statistics of production and
consumption, will give the data which
are now needed in making a forecast
of a country's history.
America as the greatest of all world
Powers stands supreme-a dictator in
the affairs of the world-a Power
which will increase in strength, glory
and grandeur, and is as strong and en-
durable as Gibraltar, and will go down
the vista of centuries to bless millions
and millions of people yet unborn, who
will rise up, and from the gratitude
of their hearts, thank God for the
Stars and Stripes, which they will be-
hold waving triumphantly from the
Flagstaff OF eternal supremacy.
Mr.. Edwards response was followed
by a song Answer" BEAUTIFULLY, sung
by Mr. Gordon 1t was received with
applause and Mr.. Gordon responded to
the encore by singing Darling Chlve.'