Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-24
Mr.. Hoar and History.
In his finished address delivered In Phfla-
delphia Monday night Senator Hoar said:

In his finished address delivered In Pn1la-
delphia Monday night Senator Hoar said:
THE war of 1912 brought great glory to
ths nation. It was crowded with naval
victories. It won for us the freedom or
the seas. But there is no statesman who
had anything to do with the war OF 1Sl2
who Is remembered now for the share ne
had in it. That war left us but one name
which may fully be called illustrious IN our
military history-the name Of Andrew jack
son. And the glory of New Orleans mas
been, 1 think, eclipsed by the glory OF put
ting down notification.
The war with Mexico won for us a great
addition to our empire and the dominion or
the Pacific Yet the two generals who won
fame in that war. while both did their full
duty as soldiers. both were opposed In
opinion to the war. The statesmen OF that
day, who brought on the war with Mexico,
are almost wholly forgotten now, while
Webster and Sumner and Clay and Benton
and Corwin hold their places In the affec-
ton Of the people and shine with undimin-
ished luster.
But was not the freedom Of the seas
worth fighting for? Have not great benefits
to mankind resulted from it? Is there any
American statesman Of today who would
IL he could undo that work? And as for
Jackson, are we not forced to accept him
In his entirety, so to speak? Did not the
hero of New Orleans precede the hero Of
the stamping out Of notification? Had
Jackson been temporizer in the matter Of
the war with England would he not have
been a temporizer in the matter Of the
threatened disruption Of the Union? Should
we not have had In the White House an
earlier Buchanan, instead of the man with
sand who throttled notification as he had
previously whipped the British?
Now as to the war with Mexico. Is there
an American statesman of today who,
whatever his opinion may be of the ques-
tions that brought on that war, would undo
the results of it? Have we not put to good
uses all that We acquired both of territory
and prestige? Are Mr.. Webster. Mr.. Clay,
MIR. Sumner and Mr.. Benton remembered
because of their opposition to the Mexican
war? Did not the men who fought that
war become the heroes of the nation? Has
General Taylor been forgotten? Did not
the people elect him President solely on the
strength Of his achievements in Mexico?
Has General Scott been forgotten? Is he
not still remembered as splendid soldier
and typical American?
And so as to what has followed our war
with Spain. May we not hope to see all
that we have since undertaken come to
great uses? Is 1t likely that fifty years
hence any American statesman will be
found advocating the undoing Of the work
of the men who enlarged our boundaries by
the treaty Of Paris? Have we lost the
power of making progress? Is it not still
true that the American flag stands for ad-
vancement in every line of endeavor, and
for the best government ever known?
Mr.. Webster was great man. but he had
no appreciation of the value of the empire
beyond the Mississippi The judgment of
history is that the country would have
made a caamitous mistake had 1t followed
his counsels as to our western boundaries
Wise men are often COMPOUNDED. Public
sentiment justified the war with Spain and
the terms of Its settlement, as it did the war
of 1872 and the war with Mexico, and the
result, as in those two cases, will be the
Strengthening of the national power and the
fenefting of mankind