New-York tribune., 1902-05-23

erected 10 the fame Of the Father Of the Country.
can fancy each generation bringing its laSrr'p p
the great structure of which the column snou!a Dc
The generation of the Puritan aud the Pilgrim
and the Hggqenot claims the place ei honoT sro a.
ths sea cleared the forest su6dlea = me 3@' "a sS
and the wild beast laid in Christian liberty anu
law the foundations OF empire -
The next generation says What my fathers
founded builded. / left the seashore 70 penetrate
the wilderness ] planted schools and colleges ana
DAY 4 stood by the SIDE Of England on many 2
hard fought leld / helped humble the power Of
France ] saw the lilies 90 down before the lion
al Louisburg and Quebec 1 carried the cross OF
ST. George in triumph in Martinique and the Ha-
fvana. 1 knew the stormy pathways Of the ocean
] followed the whale from the srctie TO me i3e
and under equnocttal heat; as the great Engllsh n
orator said No sea not vexed by my hsherles' no
Then comes the generation Of the Revolutionary
time. / encountered the power of England. ] de-
clarcd and the independence Of my country
placed the Declaration on the eternal pr-lneipies -
have read, and which AL mankind will one day
the right OF the people TO govern themselves. |
devised the securities against popular haste ana
the Supreme Court and the Senate For the first
time in history l made the right OF ne people 10
tons for that end which viii endure forever
land aFain sh5 Vndica5ed he rtsht of an
ship 70 ssi the seas the wide %oTd o1er e %ta9q
az the ends OF the earth as my fathers had made
claimed the Monroe Doctrine in the face of the
Holy Alliance. under which sixteen republics have
H Hemsphere With republics from the lakes to Cape
Horn each controlling its own destiny in safety and
Then comes the next generation: y did -1, the
and which your fathers told. l saved the Union
put down the Rebellion freed the slave, S.
man a citizen, and Of every citizen voter" -
peace IN Which SO many Of You had an honorable
n kept h ce 2ea Pad he o qs6 M6r eenrd
in the practice of nations the great doctrine oT
covered the prairie and the plain with happy homes
and with mighty States. J crossed the continent
fosds 1a 30e deSiaTed the ctuTn independents
Of ApeTca as Ty t Isthers 9 I aTeq Yas doestc Do COM
Inerce / made my country the richest freest
hnd now WET What haze Pse' we to says What have We
70 say? Are we TO have place n IN thaL n s
repealed the Declaration of Independence: We
efer1sI riefteonsness and justice resting on the
consent Of the to to doctrine @ 9T Bfass
war e5Fe on the only MY CHRISTIAN people in the East W
converted a war Of glory TO a war of shame; We
vulgarized the American flag. We introduced per
on unsTmeS mar led men to extort confession We put
children 70 death We established TecGnGentfra6o on 3nt o
sspiration of people for liberty. 49, -,
better ne MT eounses @ Yet rev Tbe hours long
in the life of great people The irrevocable step
Let us at least have this to say: We. too, have
kept 1 ths fe IN d eRerd Re herr om h9 age
bondage We welcomed her to the family Of ma
tione We mankind example never beheld
before of moderation in victory. We led hesitatns
and halting Europe to the deliYerance or their De-
lea guered ambassadors in China. We marched
through hostile country country cruel ana par.
bsrous-without anger or revenge. We returned
benefit for injury. and pity for cruelty. We mage
the name OF America beloved in the East as IN the
West. We kept faith with the Philippine people.
We kent faith with our history We kept our
national honor unsullied. The flag which we re
cefved without rent we handed down without
stain
At the conclusion of the address wave Of ap-
rlause swept over the Senate and the galleries
So unusual the demonstration on the floor OF
the Senate that the presiding officer. Mr Platt OF
Connecticut took occasion TO call the Senate s az
tention 70 the violation Of its own rules ana N
addition warned the people IN the galleries IhaJ
applause was not permissible -... -
II want 20 call TO the attention Of the Chair sug-
eested Mr. Bacon. of Georgia that the main ap-
plsuse occurred the floor OF the senate, -.
And On the Democratic side lnterlected MY.
Foraker. Of Ohio .- ..- .,......
At 2.55 o'clock the Senate took recess for thirty
rninufes in order that its members might partske
Of an Oregon salmon luncheon. glTen en-. ny MY. MY
Mitchell of Oregon The proceeding was SO un-
usual as TO give Use 70 considerable comment