The Forrest City times., 1902-04-11
r.union a. &c eruntrY lat one Of tbs

| for civilization and humanity IN TIE
| phifrrfres has been a man Wlo. IN the
cfVfl war. faneht vith distinction IN a
/ Uniform Of confederate grdy- u ever the
! need comes i1 the future The past Has
/ mace eolEtiaatl! - CEN r. - =
/ from this on nor-h=fler ar s1utheTrsI
I VII IL war know only rh= -=ero1s desire
I 10 strive hDE each can % ne more e.
/ fectIye service for the Sag Il our CON-
! mon country The sane thing Is true y
/ the endless work Il peaC=. the reverend
- work OF building and keeping the
+ marvellous fabric Of our Industrial pros
f psrttE. TIE upeuHdiug q anE part q our
I country Is a benefit 70 The whole and
T ever such effort - this To stimulate the
+ resources and industry q p particular
T section Is entitled 10 the h@artiest support
: from every quarter q The union. Thor
/ ouGhly good national work can Be done
T only L each - - works hard for htmss
4 at the same tine keeps constantly II
I mind that he must work in conjunction
I with others
You have made particular effort with
/ the West Indies This J. wise. The events
I Of the last four years have shown rs that
+ the West Indies and H. isthmus will. IN
Z thu future. occupy q far larger place in
] our national policy than In the past This
i proved b. the negotiations FOR the pur-
I chase Of the Danish Islands the acquisi-
.!on 81 Porto HieC- the prep4ratl9 Tor
building an isthmian canal and. finally.
b the changed relations which these
years have produced between - and
{ Cuba. A. q nation We have ar eSpee a.
right - take honest pride II What We
have done Tor Cuba Our critics abroad
. and at hone have insisted that xe never
..,es-1e1 - seaE= the Island But on the
z7th OF next month Cuba becomes a free
republic and w. turn over 10 the island
the control 81 their government NJ Il would
De very difficult - ind a parallel IN the
conduct q any other great state that has
occupied such position a. ours. We
have kept cur word and done our duty
jast as an honest. individual in private
NE keeps Ms word and dos MS DUTY.
Be il rernern bered- moreover. that after
our three years occupation Of the island
we turn i over - tbs eubans In a better
condition Than i eTer has been n all the
centuries OF Spanish rule. This has a d.
rect bearing upon our o.n welfare. Cuba
i 80 near To - that We can never be in
different 70 mtsgoEernueut and disaster
within its limits. The mere fact that our
adm inistratio1 IN the island has mini
mized the danger from the dreadful
ana To ourselves. Is sufficient 10 en-
phaslze tho community OF interest be
tween - But there are other interests
which bind Is rfgefher G4ba's position
makes Il necessary that her political re-
lations with Us should differ from her
political relations with other powers Thu
TACT sas been formulated By Is and ae-
cepted D. the tuhans IN the Plat aSfisDd
meuts. X follows, - u coroliary thai
Rnsre the Glbaus have thus assumed a
position o. peculiar relations nip 10 our
political system they must similarly
stand IN peculiar relationship % ouf
economic system.
w have .igAttully insisted upon cuba
80. 'tiHs tg"dfa Us an attitude dlrFFins
any other power. and in return a. d
matter q right. we must give 10 CUBA a
"l.lst eil nat better-posltion
- .t'ii.-sl+t- n mr. relations with Us
than ~ 2lfe - other powers This Is ths
e9uf = 9le tatea ~ sound policy b. 4 Wis.
ana t.ir.sIS nted II" u our own interest
az ~ N POSITION " ne taken during
IlF pasl i2VF years w are wealthy
ail4 Al@'Ei tut country dealing with d
IlsIiS. W. AeE one +AG TIE contrast IL
"taliA ana strength makes II all The
more OUT duty 70 deal with cuba a.
- - dIFtt9y dealt Win her. II q spirit
% ARG generosity
This exposition ts rendered possible be-
Cause Of the period of Industrial r4rosreri-
y through which we sr- passing While
material Well-beiug is never aII-safaclent
to tbe life 81 - nation. 81 It Is the mer-
81 t-aism 10 say thai is absence means
ruin W aeed 70 build a higher Ilf4 an
On II a. a foundation bBt ~ ran b4T1s
iiff3s indeed unless This foundation III
prosperity 10 deep and broad The we'll
being which We ar now er loving can -
secured only through general business
prosperity. and such prosperity is c1udi-
toned upon the energy aud hard work
the sanity ant the mutual reSf.4.et ~ II
classes q capitalists large and small -
wage workers ~ every degree As j. in
eFitable in every period ~ business pros
pcrlty. some men succeed more than 9th
=, sAd Il = tatgTtan teig also, inevIta-
NJ nat when this is tae case some IN
Wise people are sure 10 Try 70 appeal to
the nay and jealousy Of those "a 10 sue
Go l,isi II = q good thing when these
appeats stt made - rene Der that V Ifie
- - +!tti'4 4l 20 increase prosperity By
- - A. ~ "e7s -Ho-ea 2 - ruln IL. and hat
.t.sls = ~. ~ Satisfaction 10 the less
70 US = my succeed IN overthrow
ny p9sA ne more prosperous and them
- III ne crash ~ common disaster.
- 4i44 RAJ exposition OF this
= - 'l-'s9-dIiiy ea4s- up the thought OF
- I'm * social ana economic ques-
sL9 Is y ~. q are involved In our present
- = IL. = I'm Our astounding ma
- rt1sfrIilE. the sweep and rush
49, nan tit rnerc march Of our pro-
S-s-tr material development have
~ -Lt ssSte troubles IN their train We
81 .lot aIi9td 70 h!lhk at these troubles
~ 5h"Ie IMAM because Of them We can
thI1tiu 70 accept as true t,le gloomy fore
D'4t.iES ot lhe prophets OF evil. There are
$50 pfoplttns before rs. They are not
49, ~ . ~ p4I me! San be solved only If
We approach them IN spirit Of resoiute
honest infentto, e'i"il I sense ana o.
Justice to All men liz ". dlu equa.
10 fail n We adont ~ - a. g AM
denagorIIa vrbo 80 -. Po4.Is u me
which ts stn,nI, - 50 Sa'St 'Hc "tditn
thrift Foresight ana a. In 80 ~ vi en- oodled
would shut tho d. Ftt4eemgt. VINO
against fbose ubose - 'l'l1oi Ii1lty
eSrariafI,- &C., SApAlI