The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-04-17
Honors for the South.

"a few months ago, owing to the
enforced absence of the governor Of
the Philippines, it became necessary
to nominate vice-governor to take
his place-one of the most important
places in our government at this time.
| nominated as vice-goyernor an ex-
Confederate General Luke Wright, Of
Tennessee. 1t is therefore an eX-Ccl-
federate who now stands as the expo
nent Of this government and this peo-
pie in that great group Of Islands in the
eastern seas over which the American
flag floats.
Only One Flag.
IF ever the need comes in the future
the past has made abundantly evident
the fact that from this time on north
erner and southerner will in war knoS
only the generous desire to strive how
each can do more effective service for
the flag of our common country. The
same thing Is true in endless work Of
peace, and nerer-ending work of build
ing and keeping the marvellous fabric
of our industrial prosperity.
"You have made particular effort
in your exhibition to get into touch
with the West Indies. This is wise.
The events of the last four years have
shown US that the West Indies and the
Isthmus in the future will cccuply a far
larger place in our national policy
than in the past. This is proved by
the negotiations for the purchase q
the Danish islands, the acquisition OF
Porto Rico, the preparation for build
ing an isthmian canal and finally by
the changed relations which these
years have produced between US
and Cuba. AS nation we have an es-
pecial right to take honest pride in
what We have done for Cuba. Our
critics abroad and at home have insist
ed that we never intended to leave the
is.and. But on the goth of next month
Cuba becomes free republic, and we
turn over to the islanders the control
Of their own government. We have
kept our word apd done our duty just
as an honest individual in private life
keeps his word and does his duty.
Cuba's New Destiny.
BE it remembered, however, that
after over three years occupation OF
the island, we turn it over to the Gu.
oans in better condition than it ever
has been in the centuries Of Spanish
rule. Cuba's position makes it nee
essary that her political relations with
us should differ from her political re-
lations with other powers. This fact
has been formulated by us and &C.
cepted by the Cubans in the Platt
amendments. It follows as coro!lary
that where the Cubans have thus as
sumed q position of relationship to our
political system they must similarly
stand in a peculiar relationship to our
economic system.
Every industrial exposition of tbiE
type necessarily calls up the thought
Of the complex social and economic
questions which are involved IN our
present Industrial system. Our as
founding material prosperity, the
sweep and rush rather than the mere
march of our progressive material de-
velopment have brought grave troubles
in their train. We cannot afford to
blink at these troubles any more than
because of them we can afford to &C.
cept as true the gloomy forebcdings of
the prophets of evil. There are great
problems before us. They are not in
soluble, but they can be solved only II
we approach them in q spirit of reso-
lu:e fearlessness, of common sense and
CT honest Intention to do fair and equal
Justice to all men alike.
This is an era of great combina-
tions, both of labor and of capital. In
may ways these combinations have
worked for good; but they must work
under the law and the laws concerning
them must be just and wise, or they
will inevitably do evil; and this ap-
plies as much to the richest corpora
ton as to the most powerful labor un-
ion. Our laws must be wise, sane,
healthy, conceived in the spirit OF
those who scorn the mere agitator; the
mere inciter of class or sectional ha.
tired: who wish justice for all men.