The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-07-11
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or absolutism under the sword
Only the future can decide, but thu
answer is never in doubt.
Years ago prominent Russian
uttered the proud boast-the future
is ours. The Germans have seer
their day, the English their midday,
the French their afternoon, the
| Italians their evening, the Spanish
their night, but the Slav stands on
the threshold of the morning.
He did not see far down on the
horizon that larger, brighter and
more brilliant star, the star of the
American Republic.
The future is not for the Slav.
Already our nation is working out
its manifest destiny.
Within two weeks Congress has
authorized the building of the canal
that is to bring us in close touch wit
the Orient.
That divinity that shapes our
ends, rough hew them how we WILL"
has placed numerous islands of the
sea under our control.
Our flag flies far out on the Porto
Rican coast and on the far confines
OF the Pacific, taking liberty under
| Jaw W tic very eUQS vi tilG tdTtu
On this Fourth of July, this very
| day, our representatives are establish
ing civil government in the Philip
pines, 10000 miles away.
We will bot shirk our response
blllties.
Slowly but surely the waves of
barbarsin will be beaten back
The Chlnaman and the Slav will
gradually accept Liberty under Law
and Ahsolutism under the sword will
| fade away like the morning mist be
| fore the bright sunlight OF modern
civilization, aud that day will surely
comn toreseen by En2lauds's greatest
Laureate, when he wrote these glow
ing words:
"Men, my brothers, men the workers, ever
reaping something new;
That which they have done but earnest of
| the things that they shall do.
For dipt into the future, far as human eye
could see,
Saw the Vision of the world, and all the
| wonder that would be.
Saw the heavens fill with commerce, ar
gosies of magic sails,
Pilots of the purple twilight, dropping down
with costly bales
|
there rain'd CHASTITY dew
From the nations airy navies graphing in
the central blue.
Far along the worldwide whisper of the
South wind rushing warm,
With the standards of the peoples plunging
through the thunderstorm;
Till the war-drum throbb'd no longer, and
the battle-hags were furl'd
In the Parliament of man, the Federation of
the world
There the common sense of most shall hold
fretful realm in awe,
And the kindly earth shall slumber, lapt in
universal law.
For doubt not through the ages one in
creasing purpose runs,
And the thoughts of men are widen'd with
the process of the suns"
Following the singing of the "Bat-
tie Hymn of the Republic" DR..
Henry N. Dodge read poem appro'
pirate to- the occasion. DR.. Hurlbut
made a brief closing address or
"What is the American Theory OF
Popular Government. - The Doctor
briefly called attention to the fact
that the United States was the only
country in which the people had q
voice in making all the laws. In
the Republics of old and in England
of today the laws for the masses
were made by a comparatively few.
A synopsis of the Doctors address
which was listened to with marked
attention follows:
The distinctive features in the gov
eminent ofthis country are, First, Pop
ular Sovereignty: All the people shall
have a share in the government OF the
land. AS President Lincoln expressed
it. it is "a government of the people,
for the people, by the people" The
experiment has worked we'll here, and
if the government of this country was
placed in the balance with that oil
other nations it would be fond that
our advantages outweighed theirs.
The second element mentioned was
that ours is representative govern
ment, where certain men are chosen
to represent certain localities and
meet together TO make laws for the
whole country. When the govern
ment was instituted the problem was
how to equalize the representation
of the large and small States, and it
was settled by having a House OF
Representatives, where the represent
tation is according TO population,
counterbalanced by the Senate where
there is an equal representation of all
the States. The plan has worked well
and is now universally recognized as
the safest and best method.
The third element, and one that
puzzles foreigners, is the federal gov
eminent. In England Parliament
regulates all matters, great and small,
including local affairs as well as those
pertaining to the nation. There is nc
such thing in England as the federal
idea. Here the local affairs are lefI