The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-06-30

: Valley Forge. That was the earlier col
< sJrCcJiye period OF our history, ami fro
r it. other peoples have drawn guidai,ce Il
!. tneir Own progress toward well-a riers
!. deTnocracy.-it has been TO them as; q pi
: lar OF light Illuminating the path TO In
: dividual freedom ard natisnSi union.
I Turning TO later days. it rsast be IT
2 parent that for some time past. ctr pc.
pie have been absorbed in eQtipp.n
: Themselves for their natural roe Q
: worsd-power; Tor they had felt within
4 them the sense CT greatness quicken. an
its expression was inevitable. Just a
: there is an individual DEVELOPMENT. s,
there is a national cieyelopRlent: ana thf
absorption in the task OF internal growth
and development. has bee-, the most sdc-
quate Of preparations for the present
high position Of our country among tn,
nations OF the earth Not, Nof course
that our countrymen consciously rehear.-
Cd their role; because considering our
natural advantages and organized re-
sources. considering the reasonable and
intelligent aggressiveness OF our people,
IL was unQuestIonable that sooner or later
we should experience sense OF con-
straint. and should look beyond our geo.
graphical limits As President McKin-
ley limited. our Industries had reached
practical maturity: our commercial en-
ergy was unbounded: and thus il came
sboet that our commercial ideal involved
: the conception OF expansion. not so much
A DfeUeO
territory. but rather because the adequate
development OF our commercial and IN
dustrisl supremacy necessitated the re-
movsl OF distractions Ike Spanish Cuba
and justified the inclusion of sympathetic
aida like the Hawaiian Islands. And prob
ably the wretchedness OF Spanish rule.
probably the destruction of the Maine
although amply oogent reasons. were not
the only reasons why the strong hand
was recently put forth; for as long as
: Cuba remained subject to Spanish in
nueaees. just 50 long was she an obstruc-
ton I'm the path Of our commercial prog
ress. not merely In the West Indies. but
also In Latfn-Americe-a region which
called for our good Will and kindly Of
nce.- And the result OF all this has been
not only that foreign manufacturers be-
came more and more convinced of the
superiority and economy of American
methods. but also that in current events
the predominance OF American ideas and
methods became plainly obvious,-as in
the Spanish war. in the renaissance OF
the Spanish tropics. in the problem OF
the mastery of the orient in the Chinese
episode. in the great inter-oceania canal
and these things cannot be without
commanding influence steadily working
FOR good
OUR CIVIC RELATIONS.
But social intercourse is the shadow
of commercial intercourse; and when ma
commercial ideals. they naturally turn TO
our governmental and ethical standards
as reflected In our civic relations. And
looking there. they find high ideals of
freedom. Of the harmonious cooperation
OF the national idea with that of local
self-goyernment. OF equality before the
law. of respect for the law and single
mindedriess in it's Interpretation and APP
plication. of happiness and prosperity
in brief. weil-orgsnized government of
laws ana not II men. And in these
things. and In others that might be nam
ed. the nations see the elements which
make Up that vast ethical force which |
has been so conspicuous In putting our
country into the front rank among the
worid's powers; and II would not be
claiming too much to say that the in
ferences drawn will enlarge American In
fiuence In wholesome direction.
Let me say. however. that since we
have set ourselves high standard and q |
lofty ideal. the future of our country de-
mands that we live I'D to this standard
and this ideal. In this matter. no mere
lip-seryice will do: no empty formula. |
divorced from strenuous act, viii suffice; |
but IL behooves you and me-each-Amer |
lean citizen. individually-to contribute his
mite. SO far in him lies toward the |
greatness of his country. To fall away
from this high standard. to refuse Ia EAR
~ into the vorl1-a-day life this impress
siVe ideal OF American citizenship. would
be ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS be repu=aant to |
the moral sense of civilization Cur pun
ishment would be none the less severe |
because IL would be the natural. unwrit- |
ten consequence OF our own acts: for ma
tons. as well for men. infractions of
the moral law inevitably bring their own !
no mercy awaits the nation |
that has shown itself unworthy: and its |
very perpetuity OF existence keeps it
forever at the bar OF public opinion |
History il the supreme Judge; and since |
our country is practically governed by |
tie members Of our profession. we should 1
never forget that while the record is not |
hastily made up. yet. once registered IL |
can never be effaced. Lest we forget. |
let me say to you what Chief Justice |
of the Supreme Court of the |
United States. Seid to a Grand Jury at |
Savannah. In 17e6. over hundred years
ago:
Let us rear an emTsre sacred tn the I
rights OF men. and connmend govern
ment OF reason to the nations Of the
narth.'
Attorney General Dole proposed the
Federal officials in the Territory. prais-
Ing their efforts and methods. and
Judge Robinson spoke OF the Bar As
ISOLATION. These outside the REGULAR
program were received with much feel
ing and the banqueters adjourned to
the strains OF AUD Lang Syne," "Alo-
IA De" and Hawaii PonoL"
Those present were: President w. O. Il
Smith. Governor s. q. Dole. Chief Jus-l
tice w. +. Frear. Circuit Judge w. ].
Robinson. United States District Judge
VI. NJ. Estee, Associate Justice a. Perry
II the Supreme Court. United States
District Attorney r. w. Breckons. As
'istant District Attorney J, ]. Dunno.
Attorney General f. p. Dole. w. L.
z. y. McClanahan. r. E.
Thompson. c. F. Peterson. u. H Case,
7. T. De Bolt. Louis j. Warren. T.
Stewart, A G.. NJ. Robertson, Henry
f. c. Peters. Frank Andrade,
= A. Thurston. w. w. Thayer. T. NJ.