The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-11-20

of policy of friendliness and con-
Citation on the part of the United
States toward her competitors in in
ternational trade. He said:
The Presidont speaaks. 49,
''This body stands for the triumphs
of peace both abroad and at home.
We have passed that stage Of ma
tional development when deprecia-
ton of other peoples is felt as tri-
butte to our own. We watch the
growth and prosperity of other ma
tions. not with hatred or jealousy,
but with sincere and friendly good
will. I think can say safely that
we have shown by our attitude to-
ward Cuba, by our attitude toward
China, that as regards weaker pow
ers our desire is that they may be
able to stand alone. and that It
they will only show themselves will
ing to deal honestly and fairly with
the rest of mankind we on our side
will do all we can to help, not to
hinder, them. With the great
powers of the world we desire no
rivalry that is not honorable to
both parties. We wish them we'll.
On Good Terms with All.
1--WE are glad, indeed, that we were
on good terms with all the other
peoples of mankind, and no effort on
our part shall be spared to secure a
continuance of these relations.
And remember, gentlemen. that we
shall be a potent factor for peace
largely in proportion to the way in
which we make it evident that our
attitude is due not to weakness, not
to inability to defend ourselves. but
to genuine repugnance to wrong
doing, genuine desire for self re-
speeding friendship with our neigh
bors.
Must Have Peace at Home.
Important though it is that we
should have peace abroad, it is even
more important we should have
peace ut home. You, men of the
Ichamber of commerce, to whose eff
forts we owe SO much of our indus
trial well-being, can, and I believe
surely will. be influential in helping
toward that industrial peace which
can obtain in society only when in
their various relations employer and
employed alike show not merely in
sistence each upon his own rights,
but also regard for the. rights y Of
others, and full acknowledgement
Of the interests Of the third party
the public.
Only Way of solution.sg4
..No patent remedy can be devised
for the solution of these grave prob
lens in the industrial world But we
may rest assured that they can be
solved at all only if we bring to the
solution certain fold-time virtues
and If we strive to keep out.
of the solution some Of the most
familiar and most undesirable of the.
traits to which mankind has owed UNI
told degradation and suffering
throughout the ages. Arrogance.
suspicion, brutal envy OF the well-to-
do. brutal Indifference toward those
who are not well-to-do, the hard re-
fusal to consider the rights of others.
the foolish refusal to consider the lin
its of benefcent action, the base APP
peal to. the spirit of selfish greed.
whether it take the form of plumber OF
the fortunate or of oppression of the
unfortunate--from these and from
Isall kindred vices this nation must he
| kept free if it is to remain in its pres
ent position in the forefront Of the
peoples of mankind. III! fts:
AT the Dedication.
| At the dedication in the morning
ex-President Cleveland spoke as fol-
lows:
''lt need not surprise us if the pop
ular estimate of this business or
ganization should fail to take into
account all that it hasTdone 10 pros
mote high and patrioticspurposes not
always related, in a narrow sense, to
commerce. No associated body of
our citizens felt more deeply and eff
fectively the throbbing of patriotism
and devotion to country when our
government was threatened by armed
rebellion; its protest and aid was inn
lnediately Forthcoming when, after
wards, an insidious attack was made
upon financial integrity through an
attempted debasement of our cur
rency; from no quarter has more
earnest and insistent demand been
heard for the adjustment of interna-
tional disputes by arbitration; its
espousal of the cause of business ed
ucation among our people has been
hearty and practical; it has advo-
Gated enlarged reciprocity Of bnsl-
ness relations. between nations and
the removal OF their vexatious him
ORANGES; and last, but by no means
least, it has promptly and with an