The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-10-21
SPEECH At SCHLEY BANQUET
"THE AMERICAN PIG; THEN AND
NOW" WAS THE THEME
OF Judge Henry M. Furman at the
Banquet Given to Admiral sehley
In Dallas Last Night-speaks
Of Southern Heroes.

formed It's readers that Hon. Henry
NJ. Furman Of our city had been in
vited to Dallas to participate in the
ceremonies arising from visit TO that
city of the Southern hero sailor, Ad'
miral Schley, and deliver an address
at the banquet given in his honor
Judge Furman acquiesced to their
wishes, and last night 10 the honored
guest and the vast assemblage pres.
ent Mr.. Furman said:
Mr.. Toastmaster and Gentlemen
Men are what they think; the heart Is
the treasury and storehouse Of the
tongue. Action IS the result OF
thought; the expression Of sentiment.
Public sentiment Is but the crystali-
zation OF private sentiment. In the his
tory of the American continent we
have n most forcible illustration Of the
controlling and far-reaching effects
which ideals have upon the actions
of men and the destinies of nations.
The first Europeans who came to
America were Spaniards. They thought
only of themselves; their ideal was sell
fishness; their controlling passion was
greed for gold They did not come to
teach, to elevate. 10 build up; they
came TO destroy that they might there.
by enrich themselves without
thought or care as TO the rightfulness
of their conduct With sword and fire
they conquered, plundered and enslav-
ed. After the passage Of more than
Ave centuries, behold the blighting eff
feet of their ideals not only upon Span
iards but also upon Spanish American
countries. The first Europeans who
came to what is now the United States
were Englishmen They were not
prompted by sordid, selfish motives;
they came that they might enjoy the
privilege Of worshipplng God according
10 the dictates Of their consciences
and might enjoy the blessings of lib
erty. Their ideal was to improve. to
teach, TO develop. to build up. The
result Is that we have the grandest
type of citizenship and the nobest
civilization that the world has ever
seen. The difference between the
Spaniards and the citizens of the Unit.
ed States grows out OF the difference
in their ideals. The inevitable effect
of the Spanish ideal was to produce
bigotry, intolerance. naughty dlsdain
and contempt for others and an utter
want Of power to understand and ap-
preciate unselflsh action based solely
upon considerations Of humanity and
justice.
Judging from the standard OF thelr
ideal II was incomprehensible TO them
that the people of this country Were
disinterested in demanding that Span
ish tyranny and brutality should ceas,
full OF arrogance and having no re
gard for the rights of others. they
could not understand that the only
motive which prompted the American
people was a desire and determination
that justice should be done SO II wa'
but natural that they replied TO on
humane and reasonable demands
with sneers, taunts, insults and outra
ges. In a spirit of vain glory and over
confidence in themselves and of con
tempt for the useful pursuits and higl
nf .1fi
the Americans as a nation of pig
and bade us defiance. They made tn,
fatal mistake of regarding our peace
ful character as evidence of incompe
tence and cowardice rather than as re
sulting from our devotion TO the prin
ciples of liberty and right But whei
the conflict came they found that on
devotion 10 principle was equaled b,
our strength and courage Instead o
driving nation of pigs, as they ha,
foolishly toasted that they would dc
they discovered TO their dismay an,
ruin that they had aroused a natiol
of eagles and lions. Cervera can ties
tify that the famous loop made at tn
naval battle of Santiago by the lio
of the tribe of Judah, our loved an
honored guest, was veritable eagle
swoop.
Mr. Toastmaster, in the light Of tn
conflict through which we have gone
the man-it matters who he may be
who questions the courage and devC
tion of our soldiers and sailors or IN
genius Of our military or naval con
manders, by so doing brands himsel
as fool or knave. and may be
good deal Of both. While we glory 1
our achievements, let II always be III
derstood that we love peace rathe